Turning DRK into a tank was a huge mistake.

[Alacran]

I will admit to wanting DRK to be a DPS. I was upset when I saw the reveal, even though I had leveled both MRD and GLD to 50 in 1.0 it had been sometime since I had Tanked anything seriously. At the time of of announcement I had been using my Tank jobs to solo storyline content, FATES, and hunt marks. However in time I realized Tanking was really the best option for DRK. When considering what it was out of the job, the presentation I wanted was not of an attacker behind the enemy worrying about positionals. A Dark Knight wears heavy armor, uses both spell and blade to defeat their enemies. I understand i'm speaking more to the lore of the job and not the gameplay aspect here, but as a long time fan of the job and the series as a whole I cannot separate the two.

The idea of them not being traditionally tanks I feel is a convenient loss of memory for many who choose to only think of the FFXI era of DRK.


This is one of the originators. This is how it started.


This is how it is. They are doing a fine job of staying close to the traditional aspects of the series. I hope it continues.