Dark Knight

[Umero]

well, they just need to make up some story that fits behind all that. Game mechanic-wise, it's not hard to implement. All those relic weapons already are job specific only if you haven't noticed them.

[WhaleBiologist]

In my experience, these things tend to sort themselves out.

[AhriSazame]

Im waiting for Summoner job.

[allluckys]

Relics auto equip job crystals so yeah the work around is easy.

[Dyne_Fellpool]

I'd really like to see DRK be a tank class.
The only way I would be ok with it being a dps class is if it was a sword/shield dps form for GLD. (And yes, I think sword/shield would be an interesting setup for a melee dps class.)

There just arent enough classes that are good candidates for tank. There really needs to be a balance between the number of tank/dps/healer classes, so more tanks really should be added as other classes are.
Samurai and Dark Knight fit into the tank role best, imo.

Either way, Dark Knight is a KNIGHT, and should use a sword & shield like Leon, Cecil, Gafgarion, etc. Its the iconic FF Dark Knight.

[Arasiel]

I'd really like to see DRK be a tank class.
The only way I would be ok with it being a dps class is if it was a sword/shield dps form for GLD. (And yes, I think sword/shield would be an interesting setup for a melee dps class.)

There just arent enough classes that are good candidates for tank. There really needs to be a balance between the number of tank/dps/healer classes, so more tanks really should be added as other classes are.
Samurai and Dark Knight fit into the tank role best, imo.

Either way, Dark Knight is a KNIGHT, and should use a sword & shield like Leon, Cecil, Gafgarion, etc. Its the iconic FF Dark Knight.

Would be nice to know what direction they are going. The suspense is killing me!

[Butcherb0y]

Stop wishing for DRK to b a tank. It's a DPS. It's not ff11 style. There r better candidate in ff lOre for a tank job.

“Vikings have the ability to lure enemies into attacking them instead of other members of the party, but it's gonna hurt!”
—In-game description
The Viking (バイキング, Baikingu ?) is a Job class in Final Fantasy III. It is gained from the Water Crystal. Vikings swing giant hammers and axes with ease. Their only drawback is that they develop slower than other melee Jobs. Vikings are mainly used as a "tank" for their Provoke ability and access to the strongest armor. Ther u have it.

[Hiroradius]

I was wondering who here is waiting for the DRK. It was latterly MY class in FFXI, and was more than a little surprised that it wasn't in the launch release with the paladin as a balancing force.

So who are the dark knights in hiding around us waiting?

P.S. I am hearing the occasional person saying "DRK is going to be a tank." and I have to say this is not true in the slightest. Please look at the history of the Dark Knight before jumping to such a conclusion.

Wiki Dark Knight

The Dark Knight class, when brought into Final Fantasy 14, will depend on which base class they will use to create the soul crystal for this job. Will it be Gladiator? Opposite the paladin which will make a Dark Knight a sword and shield type (like Cecil) AND tank since the Gladiator abilites produce enmity, OR base it off Lancer and make it a scythe class (like final fantasy 11) and since Lancer's don't get any jump abilites it could work, and the animation of using the lance could also work with a Scythe. OR will they base it off Marauder, which again makes it a tank? OR lastly, create a new base class?

Only time will tell.

[SeraphDark]

Hate to say it.. but i doubt there will be a DRK class. Not in the forseeable future anyway. If they do it will most likely be a tank. Being there adding in ninja(Tank), thief(?)(dps) in the Expantion, and the duel pistol(dps) class in 2.2.
The next class they add will probably be a healer, as there already adding in dps and tank classes in the future. I would personally like ninja to be dps, but in FFXI it was a tank class. So.. i'd assume it'll be a tank in ffxiv as well. An evasion/blinding/parry tank.
I would put my money on Blue mage, a status inflicting healer class. Debuffs and buffs to many mobs at once, and full party buffs.

[Warrlordd]

yeah... NIN gonna be dps cuz it was never tank to begin with. nice try