"Dark Knight: Tanking On The Edge"

[shao32]

Grit is still a worthy ability as a tank stance, make no mistake. Its just that there are SO MANY benefits to having it off, particularly when MTing, and nothing particularly special about having it on. DRK's main interchanging mechanics based on stance are specific to A. Having Grit off and B. Getting hit. Nothing for both. Most skilled DRKs will find every opportunity to turn it off regardless of what they are doing. Its a thing that high level play avoids as much as possible. Does that mean you never turn it on? Of course not. But it does mean you will try to exhaust other options before doing so.

¿many benefits to having it off? the only one is don't have the 20% of damage penalty, ¿what you lose if you don't have it on? soul eater don't give you self heals, extra hate, extra acc and 20% of damage reduction in other words you technically you lose more turn it off, but of course is a tank stance and depends of the situation is better have it or not, and many players and you i see you put more value on dps vs all, good tanks turn off when is need it and keep it on for the same reason all we can agree with that, is not a question of how skilled you are, is a question of how skilled is your healer to turn off grit, DRK are not WARs how can do all in the same time, more when we lose our self heal in "dps mode".
is just i don't like the people say the tank mode is poor designed like you say in this case only for in this game make dealt less dps, is a tank resource, one of the most importan all 3 tanks have it and deserve the same respect like the others skills that's all.

edit: i forgot you have access to blood weapon without grit mi fail, is a point to add but still i keep mi point, blood weapon is a dps buff to say something and give you mp vs lose 20%damage reduction and self heals, like i say is very situational and you are limited with you healer skill, are 2 tools and depends from 3º persons to what is better in that moment.