Getting refused to EX groups as a DRK

[Kiteless]

Ehhh, DRK's have a LOT of powerful oGCD abilities compared to the WAR's comparitively weak brutal swing. DRK's average potency for their GCD attacks is also higher than what the WAR has. That stuff adds up fast. Probably going to have to wait for someone to math the whole thing out and get a lot of parses to verify before we have a clear winner between the two. Although I'm almost positive they're both better than the PLD in terms of MT damage (although the PLD *did* get some new toys they can use as MT, so who knows).

From what we know so far, at least for OT damage (we can't really parse DRK MT damage too effectively, at least on dummies, because we can't actually maintain our damage while MT without taking damage), WAR has a pretty clear lead on DRK and PLD, who both end up coming up pretty even, up until DRK runs out of TP after around the 2:15 minute mark, at which point PLD starts to beat DRK by a fairly sizeable margin (until the point where PLD also runs out of TP, but when the dust settles, PLD will have done more damage, as well as still have the ability to support their party with Clemency and Divine Veil, where DRK can... pose... or something).

Don't forget, PLD has an incredibly impressive tool in the form of Fight or Flight. That's an overall increase in damage of 10% (30% for 30s every 90s) that applies to ALL of their damage dealt, including DoTs and autoattacks (this means crazy stuff from shield oath), something DRK's blood weapon can't even come close to attesting to.
While MTing, I imagine that the damage situation between PLD and DRK will be quite close, with WAR edging them both out by a considerable margin with smart play. Keep in mind that WAR can stance dance far more easily as needed than the other tanks, and the way Wrath/Abandon work implies that it was even meant for this.