Dark Knight : Just another mitigation tank

[Omskahn]

Why not brainstorm a class as an example, come up with skills, stats and such like an actual class/ job in game and post it as an idea?
Weapon style, attributes, cool downs, all of it.

Then post it and negotiate with the community.

Who knows, maybe SE might go with it?

It seems most of the detractors are more interested in telling the OP how wrong they are about their specific suggestions, instead of maybe looking beyond at the reason why this topic was even made.

There\\'s no real reason to play a DRK over any other tank right now, except unless you just feel like it. And the funny thing is a lot of the arguments against the OP mention how his idea doesn\\'t fulfill the utilitarian function of a tank, but then seem to offer no other alternatives. No one wants to talk other ideas. It seems to me that these people concerned with function over flair are ok with a tank that is both less unique, and less useful.

Undoubtedly, minor things about my post will be picked apart instead of addressing the fundamental issues.

-Why should I pick DRK?
-What can it do that the others can\\'t?
-What was the point of this additional tank of it seems so similar to the other 2?
-What can be changed about it so it can have its own identity?

Right now I feel there aren\\'t very good answers for any of these. I think this has to do with SE knowing what a good thing they having going with the game right now, after being utterly abysmal a few years ago. They don\\'t want to rock the boat too much, so to speak, and in doing so are hesitant to try and innovative even a little.

The only significant thing that DRK has that sets it apart imo, is Dark Arts and how this ability synergizes with other abilities, giving them additional effects. I don\\'t think that\\'s enough