Dark Knight Tank confirmed for 3.0

[MPNZ]

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Hm, it sounds like they didn't give players the DKs skills from tactics.

The "sanguine sword ()" technique would be really helpful as one of it's early level skills, and something that would work like a brds song skills that would give him 50% atck -50% def buff so you could give them an ???% x dmg= mp absorbtion skill like infernal Strike. It would fit in better with the combat system for ARR, imo.

[PWilson]

I assume it'll be a MAR 30 / BLM 15 class requirement (MAR is already two-handed class, shield lob makes no sense, bloodbath super does...). That would make it another offtank class, especially if it's a dodge/parry focus (more ideal for tanking adds) - unless there's some really neat status effects going on with it that affect bosses. Geared out into max parry, could really relieve tension on the offhealer.

Wouldn't mind a tank with Sleep.
Wonder if we're going to see some 'new' status effects in 3.0.

[Saigwa]

There will be no job requirements because they announced the dark knight is its own class.

[SirTaint]

There will be no job requirements because they announced the dark knight is its own class.

Was this confirmed?

I'm pretty positive there will be class requirements, there just won't be a base class. I doubt a new player can just start from day1 on DRK.

[Dioptase]

The beginning of this post shows that DRK doesn't have a class requirement

[PWilson]

Don't be silly. There will be job requirements so folks can't just pick up DRK. And if it has none and is "its own class", then it IS a base class.

SE don't appear to have stated either option. They just said "there isn't a base class". Context could mean there isn't a new class. That statement is wide open to interpretation - obviously, if there is zero base class, then it IS a base class. And if there's somehow no class levels involved, it's just "DRK is always max level (- level sync)" then there has to be requirements, otherwise that just blows the whole idea of progression out to sea. I suppose the requirement COULD be "finished main quest" or just a generic DoM/DoW L50(60?) unlock quest.

But previously, they also said that they wanted to make all the classes like Arcanist - two jobs.

Am I wildly out of the ballpark for trying to sum 2 + 2?

[Dioptase]

During the slideshow, the slide says no base class involved so that's all the info you get.

[Kenji_]

Hmm this is a JOB not a Class, I believe at lvl 30 you will be able to unlock the DRK via quest, same as all Jobs in the game. By "No base class" I understand that you won't need lvl 30MRD and 15PLD to get lvl 30WAR and so on.

[PWilson]

I just thought of a far more fascinating (mechanically) possibility:
You could be any base class when selecting the DRK job crystal?

And wouldn't that be neat.

[Greven]

I was there, they said no class involved as if you get the DRK from lv1 but Yoshi added a sentence like "[...] Someone may find themselves able to do DRK from the start of 3.0" so I guess there will be something to unlock the DRK soulstone that we can do before the actual release, like capping 2-3 jobs. And they only said "greatsword and power of darkness", nothing about its style like being a dodge/parry tank. Tho watching the other DRKs on the series we can expect it to bring a sexy HP pool and the heavy armor makes you think about high defense/parry..