Getting refused to EX groups as a DRK

[Alphras]

Eh... kind of sketchy. DRK is the worst MT of the three, in addition to being the worst OT. It's usable, but the same people who would kick a DRK for their dubious OT abilities would be just as well to avoid them for MT too. Especially for the Bismark Ex fight that OP mentioned. When I was doing it, I found that being a reliable DRK MT for that fight can be quite difficult, as in order to keep pumping out enough DPS to help the party clear the enrages, combined with that awful MP bug, you have to play it pretty fast and loose with your MP, which makes it hard to reliably gather up the right birds with AoEs when they spawn.

DRK has zero issues tanking this fight. And the fight is not really tight on dps either. The main thing holding DRK back as OT is his TP problem, but that doesn't even matter in this fight.

If a group is missing a tank and refuses a DRK they are just idiots (and yes I know they are out there).

Edit: Sorry the OT was about Bismarck Ex, my missread. That is even worse though, since there is not really a MT and a OT and in the most dps intensive phase both tanks are tanking.

[shinros]

Dude we are talking about Ravana Ex. DRK has zero issues tanking this fight. And the fight is not really tight on dps either way.

Agreed don't know where people are getting the idea that DRK is absolutely terrible (2.0 warrior comments) and cannot tank fights and paladin does more dps than them. People are now making poor decisions because they keep reading that DRK is absolutely terrible and its now spilling into PF.

[Gooner_iBluAirJGR]

Agreed don't know where people are getting the idea that DRK is absolutely terrible (2.0 warrior comments)

The forums have poisoned the minds of the player base!
@OP if it makes you feel better: they probably didn't clear it.