DRK tanking. A little bit of pain.

[Fluffernuff]

While I agree completely with you on the usage of Dark Passenger, dont WARs do this every time they step out of Defiance while tanking? A loss of 25% extra HP for the chance to do greater dps.

ehhh.. losing maximum HP isnt the same as taking damage. if i have 30K hp in defiance, and 24k in deliverance... i have 24k HP in deliverance. I'll be at 100% HP if i drop defiance at any point above that 24k HP. no HP "lost". its the same deal with Thrill of Battle. thats not the same thing as just... taking 6k damage from my own skill. also as a "toggle", you could look at it as yes, "losing" that 6k HP for a new skillset. but at the same time, i'm still not actually taking that 6K every time i stance dance either.
your HP could be any number of places as a warrior. so even then, it doesnt translate to the same thing.

the closest thing we have to giving up HP directly for damage right now is Blood for Blood. which, last i checked, was really freakin' bad on gladiators and marauders