Quote Originally Posted by Freyyy View Post
FoF increases damage done by 30% for 30 sec (not 20) on a 90 sec CD.
You are correct. 30s, not 20. My mistake. However I still would not compare Darkside to maim. Maim requires a combo to use and has no additional perks. Darkside, on the other hand, similar to Sword or Shield oath, is on unless the tank drops it. The cast is instant, like an oath or stance, and does not fail unless you run out of mp, which you shouldn't.
Even the dmg increase is not comparable. DS grants access to Dark Arts and blood weapon when not in Grit. The benefits to Darkside far exceed Maim or FoF, and standard off tank practice for drk's is to drop grit and beat the crap out of the boss. I can see how you might say it's not a dps stance when used WITH Grit, but that's like saying sword oath isn't a dps stance when you're using shield oath. You're just not using it. That doesn't make it any less of a dps stance. In OT, out of Grit, it is definitely a dps stance.