Dark Knight

[Bloodclaw]

You act like every class except support classes *aren't* DPS classes.

It's like you're trying to troll but being sincere about it.

Okay, evidence please. I would like to see your support of your statement. I gave my conclusion by using a 3rd party (Wiki), to actively see the roles the class has had in combat by the points made leaning to this subject. If I missed some points supporting the class as a tank fine. If You want to point out a class that was equally or more-so a DPS and now a tank Okay.

[Exstal]

Okay, evidence please.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Job_System


There you go.

[Harok]

As I see it if DRK ere to be a tank it would most likely be some kind of DoT based drain tanker. We already have a heavy damage mit tank job (PLD) and a slower mostly burst heal based tank job (WAR). We still do not have a middle of the road between these two extremes. I also believe that such a build would be set up for a far more aggressive play style not just with Darkness but with abilities that damage/debuff any enemy that hits the DRK (The whole "My pain will be your suffering" thing). We have a number of good MMO examples of this set up like the Shadowknight from EQII.

I see it a being very much a "death of a thousands cuts" type tank where for the most part any individual attack (with the exception of Darkness for those strategic burst moments) is relatively minor but with the DRK piling so many on consecutively that it effectively bullies the enemy to death with a barrage of pain. Thing is this would also make a good DPS set up if SE decided to go that route.