Quote Originally Posted by Reynhart View Post
Because only one class offers two jobs. We can explore a lot of new mechanics by doing the same to all the existing class before creating new ones, unless they are really different. Dark Knight was frequently a Sword/Shield job, I don't think it's necessary to create a class for it.


I think it's not very useful to give it a second tank job. If you wanna tank with a sword and shield, just go for PLD.
A third tank would be far more interesting coming from a class that isn't a tank.

And of something is pretty much standard in the whole FF history, it's that Dark Knight is a damage dealer, whatever weapon you give to him.
Tradition died when Yoshida gave Bard a bow and it came from Archer. I can see Dark Knight being a tank or hybrid of tank/dps. Seems pointless to me to make it pure dps, as we can see from the recent Arcanist Yoshida is aiming to make new classes/jobs hybrid.