Are DRK's looked down upon?

[Aaliyahrose]

Well to be honest I did a bit of an experiment in Pharos Sirius HM, when I did a big pull my DRK hp drops down 1/4 before we start dps. While my PLD only lose a bit of HP. And yes I did it with Ilv 200 gear for both.

In big pulls, if you do the rotation correctly, DRK dodges a high number of auto attacks avoiding a considerable amount of damage. Depending on what type of mobs you go up against, you may have to change up your hate/mitigation rotation.

[Anienai]

Only hyur, lalafells, and miqo'te DK tanks.

[RecklessLion]

Actually they handle physical attacks well...better then wars. I thought they sucked until I realised grit stays up so that 20% shadow skin and shadow wall does well. Dark arts plus dark dance....are yall sure yall playing DRK as a tank and not a watered down dps thinking you're hitting hard?

[RecklessLion]

This is true only as an OT. DRK MT utility is pretty darn good considering its uptime and the fact that it makes no sacrifices for it.

Yeah well I guess since people are screaming Balance all tanks on all levels it's hard to see the shinning points instead of "Moar damage!!!"

[Jpec07]

Only if they're Lalas or female Au Ra.

[RaineAmorie]

I'm a Lala Drk since day 1 of 3.0, and get more compliments on my Drk tanking than Pld. Pld has a shield which gives them the extra bit of mitigation, but if you're cycling your cooldowns well, and know which mobs to stun in a pack you'd be surprised how sturdy Drk can be.

Unless you're pushing content in Savage you really shouldn't worry about which tank you play. Pick a class you like and learn it, a good Drk is just as good as any other tank, and knowing your class is what really makes you shine. I've been making the double pulls in Antitower since the 2nd day and having no trouble with my HP dipping to frightening levels.

[Jpec07]

I'm a Lala Drk since day 1 of 3.0

*looks down upon in the most literal sense possible*

Oh sorry, that short joke must have gone over your head.

[Syzygian]

Reprisal makes up for our lack of a shield in a way.

[SpookyGhost]

Unless you're pushing content in Savage you really shouldn't worry about which tank you play.

Even if you are, they're all perfectly viable. WAR + PLD and WAR + DRK have cleared A5-7S so far. Unfortunately PLD + DRK still isn't really a completely viable thing, but with gear it's doable.

DRK's pretty good, a lot of it's use is taken away as OT but Reprisal is really strong as MT and having access to DA + DM for certain mechanics or just magical tank busters/cleaves is ridiculously good. I'm personally still not a fan of how they designed DRK in general though, as it basically just... has CDs... which is pretty boring... but that aside, still pretty fun and entirely viable.

[Kryptoghost]

Even if you are, they're all perfectly viable. WAR + PLD and WAR + DRK have cleared A5-7S so far. Unfortunately PLD + DRK still isn't really a completely viable thing, but with gear it's doable.

DRK's pretty good, a lot of it's use is taken away as OT but Reprisal is really strong as MT and having access to DA + DM for certain mechanics or just magical tank busters/cleaves is ridiculously good. I'm personally still not a fan of how they designed DRK in general though, as it basically just... has CDs... which is pretty boring... but that aside, still pretty fun and entirely viable.

out of curiosity, why doesnt PLD and DRK work? i keep reading that. People are saying Neither has the utility to OT. What utility is required, i believe both have an AOE enmity raiser for adds.