Wild Idea - Change DRK damage from Slashing to Magic + Give Resistance Down Debuff

[LordHousewife]

I'm not sure that anything needs to be done with the current magic skills? I'm not sure I follow. They would still be magic type, they would obviously just benefit from the resistance down debuff if it's on the enemy.

I don't think it needs to be added to Delirium though. Delirium is the counterpart to Rage of Halon where it reduces inbound magic damage to Halon's physical dmg reduction. DRKs having both an INT down and MAG Resistance Down would be similar to WARs having both Storms Path and Storms Eye.

Small details like these are actually really important, believe it or not, for how well a class will do on fights with certain mechanics and for overall game balance. I am strapped on time right now so I'll jump back in later to explain.

[Delily]

So here is my idea: change the damage type of DRKs from slashing to magical damage. This would open up for some pretty interesting job synergy that the game is currently lacking.

I like this idea, but I think it should tied to Darkside. In addition, I'd change Delirium so the the Dark Arts effect would be a resistance debuff and not an INT debuff.

[LordHousewife]

I like this idea, but I think it should tied to Darkside. In addition, I'd change Delirium so the the Dark Arts effect would be a resistance debuff and not an INT debuff.

I like this, but I don't see why it can't have both. Monks already have something similar with Dragon Kick. The problem with Delirium is that it's underwhelming and taking the INT debuff off of it does not solve this. Keep the INT, add magic resist down.

[Disc]

BLM & SMN would be way too strong if DRK could reduce target magic resistance. Blunt is somewhat understandable to increase synergy with MNK, but even that is pushing it with the DPS boost gained. I'd rather just see Dark Dance turned into a parry version of Sheltron so I could Reprisal on command.

[Galgarion]

Or they could just make it blunt damage and make Delirium exactly like Dragon Kick and cancel each other like Storm's Eye and Dancing Edge. I think that greatswords would be more accurate to be listed as blunt damage. I don't think you can really cut off things with a giant claymore (it's not a katana), but you surely break bones and rip off entire body parts. Plus, we still have only one blunt damage job.

This is a goofy video, but it does demonstrate that Claymores had pretty good cutting power. Skip to 5:08 to see what it'd do to a human head. OUCH. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_I_fkRngNM

[Freyyy]

This is a goofy video, but it does demonstrate that Claymores had pretty good cutting power. Skip to 5:08 to see what it'd do to a human head. OUCH. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_I_fkRngNM

Okay granted. I was imagining much bigger blades tho, like Deathbringer, which doesn't seem that it can really cut anything like that.

[Phoenicia]

Okay granted. I was imagining much bigger blades tho, like Deathbringer, which doesn't seem that it can really cut anything like that.

This is a better demonstration of the Claymore cutting power: Here. I skipped to the part where he demonstrates it so you won't have to watch the whole thing (though it was interesting to watch).

[Freyyy]

Okay I never expected a claymore could cut like a katana lol

[Phoenicia]

Okay I never expected a claymore could cut like a katana lol

All swords were made to "cut". And we're talking about flesh here. The hardest part to cut in a living being is the bones, but even that was cut through with different blades.

Katana was a very sharp weapon, it's true, but it wasn't the sharpest mankind had seen. The Japanese do a great job glorifying it, as they should! But any blade with a curve was VERY sharp and didn't rely as much on its weight. Sabers, Arabian swords and the katana were great examples of relatively "lighter" blades that had extreme cutting power.

Claymore cuts because of its weight. Knight swords were also capable of slicing a man in half with a powerful enough swing.

Want some fun facts? Search Damascus steel swords. Those were famed to "cut", not just flesh, but other swords and rifle barrels. Though I don't know why a technology, used first in India, is named after a middle eastern city (Damascus).

[Walluh]

Now imagine what a sword like that does backed by an overpowered godslayer backing the swing with black magic goodness.

Carnage.