Dark Knight

[Lemuria]

I know this game needed a new tank, but somehow I just don't think Dark Knight is really a fitting choice. We're talking about a job which historically sacrifices HP to deal bonus damage and relies on supplemental black magic. They've ALWAYS been weak as all hell too, taking hits about as well as a newborn. Goodbye Dark Knight, it was nice knowing you.

Still, it's not the first iconic class to be turned inside out in FFXIV. Black Mage was first, after all. I still held hopes for a different option for tanking though. Runic Fencer from XI perhaps might've been a better option.

[SoulKhan]

is the DRK going to be out on this update? or at a later time...

[Gilthas]

They've ALWAYS been weak as all hell too, taking hits about as well as a newborn.

Pretty much the only Dark Knight in the series that's been weak as all hell was FFXI's Dark Knight, and that was because defense in that game didn't mean diddly squat. Warriors were squishy too in that game.

In other FFs they had good defense.

[Sho86]

Pretty much the only Dark Knight in the series that's been weak as all hell was FFXI's Dark Knight, and that was because defense in that game didn't mean diddly squat. Warriors were squishy too in that game.

In other FFs they had good defense.

Yeah I remember Cecil/Gafgarion/FFTDarkKnights/Leon taking hits quite well compared to other job/characters. If you made them weaker defense for the sake of power, well that was your call.

[Viridiana]

Yeah I remember Cecil/Gafgarion/FFTDarkKnights/Leon taking hits quite well compared to other job/characters. If you made them weaker defense for the sake of power, well that was your call.

Err. . .Dark Knights in FFT (including Gaff) didn't really take hits better than any other class. Their only real advantage was that every turn they could absorb PA*WP HP back from someone in range. There was no actual defense stat in FFT. >_>