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[Giantbane]

One more problem on the pile is its TP usage. PLDs can use shield swipe to mitigate tp drain without losing out on DPS or enmity. WARs have GCD Infuriated abilities that give it a break from TP drain that are a DPS BOOST. DRKs have nothing of the sort as a MT and run out of TP faster than the other two which really seems quite backwards on a Tank that was sold as MP management. its an unfair disadvantage to darks, and there is no reasonable way to mitigate it. (spamming a spell like unmend or unleash is not a reasonable way to mitigate tp drain as a main tank as it is a definitive dps loss and hurts your MP).

unmend isn't that bad, really. It's 150 pot move that, for all intents and purposes regens 50tp. It *is* a DPS loss, but so is shield swipe (when you consider goring & royal authority). Shield swipe is less of a DPS loss, but it only regens 10tp (it is 40tp, right?). So Unmend is a larger dps loss compared to shield swipe, but unmend gives the DRK 5x more TP than shield swipe gives the PLD. The result being you have to do it less often. And as was stated, unmend is not dependent upon a block proc, you can do it whenever needed. This also works for the DRK as an OT. PLD gets nothing when OT to deal with TP loss, they're just out and have to switch to heals/stoneskin.

Granted, I still think both classes could use a little more in the TP department. For DRK, it would be nice to have a stronger melee version of unmend that would serve the same purpose. Probably more conventional TP restoration for the PLD. Maybe have sheltron restore TP in sword oath?

I have no idea why they gave WAR deliverance AND equilibrium's TP restoration. You'd think Deliverance would have been enough, as you'll be putting out fel cleaves on the regular (no TP cost).

•Switch cross-class skills from GLD/MRD to GLD/LNC - this gives it a second parry tool and fixes any tp problems and adds an extra OT DPS booster benefit.

this is a bad idea. Foresight is actually pretty good with current armor levels. Something like 16%+ pure mitigation not dependent on RNG. Keen flurry is nowhere near as effective.