Dark Knight

[SirTaint]

Help me out with this, I played FFXI since PS2 launch and I NEVER saw a DRK tanking, like ever? When was DRK a viable tank in XI?

Now don't get me wrong, it was an awesome DD. There was nothing like seeing a Kirin burn with a few DRK's with Kraken clubs going to town

Not sure what to tell you. I was MT DRK starting around salvage era. DRK/NIN was the top tank for all HNMs esp before the magic hate nerf. Most DRK tanks had Apoc for the haste and cures but not all. Between high DPS and spell spams nobody could pull hate.

Later on I preferred to tank on SAM but DRK was the best tank for quite a stretch of time.

[Devils]

Not sure what to tell you. I was MT DRK starting around salvage era. DRK/NIN was the top tank for all HNMs esp before the magic hate nerf. Most DRK tanks had Apoc for the haste and cures but not all. Between high DPS and spell spams nobody could pull hate.

Later on I preferred to tank on SAM but DRK was the best tank for quite a stretch of time.

Guess it was a progression from when I left. Nin/DRK was the main tank for most everything with PLD/NIN coming up fast. I guess the paper-thin defense of the DRK was fine with enough haste and shadows?

When were you tanking on DRK? I left in 05?

[Exstal]

Why do people keep thinking DRK is going to be a tank, when in ever incarnation it has ever taken its a total DD? A melee glass cannon if you will.

- wears heavy armour
- is a knight
- Why do people think Ninja is going to be DPS when it was a tank in FFXI

Help me out with this, I played FFXI since PS2 launch and I NEVER saw a DRK tanking, like ever? When was DRK a viable tank in XI?

Now don't get me wrong, it was an awesome DD. There was nothing like seeing a Kirin burn with a few DRK's with Kraken clubs going to town

FFXI =/= FFXIV

DRK using a Scythe is silly.

[Leiron]

- wears heavy armour
- is a knight
- Why do people think Ninja is going to be DPS when it was a tank in FFXI

The thing is that DRK and NIN were not intended to tank.
They were intended with the idea of being DPS, them turning out to be capable of tanking was just a surprise.


FFXI =/= FFXIV

DRK using a Scythe is silly.[/QUOTE]

[Exstal]

Well, I would prefer Dark Knight as a tank if not, Samurai as tank. Ninja should have never even been considered a tank but SE screwed up. But that's the past, it'd be wise not to make the same mistakes.

[Sylari]

- wears heavy armour
- is a knight

Also a class that generally has 'kill yourself for more damage' as one of its core gimmicks, which makes me a bit skeptical of it as a tank.

[AmoNox]

I miss my DRK so much. I'm just playing war, blm and pld to pass the time while I wait for DRK to be released.

[Bloodclaw]

I miss my DRK so much. I'm just playing war, blm and pld to pass the time while I wait for DRK to be released.

Same here, except the PLD part.

[Bloodclaw]

Also a class that generally has 'kill yourself for more damage' as one of its core gimmicks, which makes me a bit skeptical of it as a tank.

Yeah, and also while DRK did wear metal armor, it was never really heavy armor. Just because its called a knight does not mean anything. I mean look at batman, he was called "The Dark Knight" and he wore very flexible armor in the recent films.

Also you need to look at not just 11 but also tactics and every other incarnation of the class. Look at wiki, the DRK is supposed to be an awesome damage dealing class compared to none, usually the most damaging class in the game due to its willingness to hurt itself to kill its appointment. While some goofs as you mentioned are there, I too have to agree the DRK is going to need to be a damage dealer.

Souce: Wiki Dark Knight

[AmoNox]

playing pld for the mix of melee and magic ...and I like tanking