Quote Originally Posted by Phoenicia View Post
Darkside is equivalent of Maim/FoF and NOT a DPS stance. DRK has no DPS stance.
How are Darkside and FoF comparable? Darkside = flat increase in dmg by 15% FoF is 30% FoF lasts for 20 seconds. Darkside is UNLIMITED as long as you have mp. How is it NOT a dps stance? Instant increase to dmg and gives you access to Blood Weapon and Dark Arts which increases your attack speed on top of your overall dmg. I think most people would call that a dps stance, especially compared to SO.
And yes, baseline def is 0, but certain bosses can enter stances that dramatically reduce incoming dmg and SO can't cope. Obviously, +potency of 50 is an increase, but it is most certainly not comparable to other tanks, especially those with aoe capability. Sword oath is a single target move. Compared to salt of the earth, for example, raid dmg is down in add phases. My only point was that SO is not something to bank on for raid dmg increase. It's just not what it's good for.