DRK - Excessive Dark Arts

[Chrono_Rising]

The problem with DRK isn't our DA usage, its that we're the lowest tank DPS and offer less utility than PLD.

I feel the same, the dps problem is that we cannot spam Dark Arts enough to match the potency increase achieved by Warrior and Paladin. For dps, I think drk needs more ways to regenerate mana for more dark arts or moving our GCD blood skills to oGCD skills. What do you think?

I also think shadow wall needs either more time, more utility or a shorter cool down (mitigation of vengence, cooldown time and duration of sentinel, and 0 utility) but thats a different post.

[SyzzleSpark]

I feel the same, the dps problem is that we cannot spam Dark Arts enough to match the potency increase achieved by Warrior and Paladin. For dps, I think drk needs more ways to regenerate mana for more dark arts or moving our GCD blood skills to oGCD skills. What do you think?

I also think shadow wall needs either more time, more utility or a shorter cool down (mitigation of vengence, cooldown time and duration of sentinel, and 0 utility) but thats a different post.

Here is what I would do:

1. Make Shadow Wall last 20 seconds (instead of simply buffing the % or shortening the cooldown - this will make it unique and not simply a clone of Vengeance/Sentinel)
2. Add a CD exclusive to tank stance or with an MP cost (something that costs DPS) that increases our Parry rate and has a 50% chance to proc a -10% damage taken (like a personal Eye 4 an Eye buff) that makes up for the loss of the old Dark Dance+Reprisal synergy and gives us a Clemency/IB equivalent. Currently DRK does not have one of these extra CDs that costs damage but rounds out our CD suite, whereas WAR and PLD do.
3. Double the potency of Plunge, Carve and Spit, and Salted Earth, and increase their recast times by 15-20s. This will be a DPS gain, reduce oGCD bloat, and bring us up to speed in DPS.