Datamined DRK changes from final build

[DerpyCubone]

I don't understand what a Drk does anymore. We aren't the anti-magic tank because everyone else now has their stuff work against magic. We are the worst physical tank because Dark-Mind is now only half a cooldown compared to everything else. Just walking Darkest Night bots maybe?

[Ragology]

I don't really use dark so I don't fully understand the weight of these changes, but I'm guessing its a nerf overall?

[eagledorf]

To be blunt, they don't know what they're doing with the tanks and healers.

DRK came in without much of an identity except being the "magic" tank so all they can do is make it unique by making either PLD under-powered for two years or now making DRK all-around craptastic. AST came in with a stance to replace either other healer on a whim so they started crap and now after quadrupling the power of The Balance and buffing their HPS to where they can spam crit-Adlo sized shields with an instant cast they're just better at everything.

SqEx...two years.

[CoolCat]

I was pretty indifferent towards the changes to drk. But the souleater nerf makes me really sad. I never felt like I was in godmode just because it took 100%, but at least seeing myself healed a little from a big hit was useful. Now being at 10% why even make a effect on souleater at all.

[BlackironTarkus]

I don't really use dark so I don't fully understand the weight of these changes, but I'm guessing its a nerf overall?

Huge nerfs. We're kind of the worst DPS, worst self healing, worst mitigating tank now.

[ADVSS]

Good thing rampart is optional now. I think its very clear that self sustainability and mitigation isnt a tanks job anymore, its up to the dps to mitigate ohys/magic damage looks like., and the healers.

[Daniel_Fury]

I will personally wait for content before I judge too much.
I can see that they are heavily forcing play in grit. There's still a bit of info we need before we can assume DRK is trash.

I'm interested in seeing how the skill speed changes affect our OT blood generation.

[Esp]

Good think rampart is optional now.

Didn't Rampart take a hit too? Rumored it's 10% mitigation and not 20%, lol.

[Tint]

do i even have to care using any defensive cooldowns anymore? i mean: even if i wanted to use them, where are they? xD just stay in grit all day, pressing 1-2-3...

[eagledorf]

Didn't Rampart take a hit too? Rumored it's 10% mitigation and not 20%, lol.

I think it was always like that, you got 20% through a trait. Still, it would be a nerf to DRK and PLD since they both had 20% before.

It's possible to likely that this is not right because removed skills are all still in the data. The GLD Rampart (which is 10% base) is no longer being used, so there may be a new Rampart that's the x-role skill that's still 20%.