DRK's Niche as a tank?

[Felorr]

Then why did DRK make world first? Checkmate, naysayers.

Because the world first group brought a DRK. I'm sure that if that same player had gone in with WAR, they would still be world first.

[Azerhan]

Because the world first group brought a DRK. I'm sure that if that same player had gone in with WAR, they would still be world first.

Best logical answer.

But this is the big issue with the DRK: what reason did we have now to take a DRK instead a WAR?
I don't talk about fun or personal preference, but just about strat/meta/math, call it what you wan.
I wonder if SE will do something about it, I don't want to see the same thing that happened to the Monk during HW happening to the DRK in SB...

[Sarcatica]

Best logical answer.

But this is the big issue with the DRK: what reason did we have now to take a DRK instead a WAR?
I don't talk about fun or personal preference, but just about strat/meta/math, call it what you wan.
I wonder if SE will do something about it, I don't want to see the same thing that happened to the Monk during HW happening to the DRK in SB...

I would say that the balance atm is fine. DRK would need to get another round of buffs to stay somewhat competitive but overall is fine.

I am now slowly going for WAR atm as well, coming from maining DRK for this expac.

Right now, DRK WHM MNK and again Casters are unfit for speedkills at top 10 range but that doesn't mean that they significantly worse. People tend to overexaggerate too much. This stuff only matters if you are doing serious speedkills at 95 percentile and above.

Actually it's funny that full 4 physical DPS is meta again, going round and round.

[Azerhan]

snip.

I agree, for myself I just think that bring to the DRK Scourge back or something that give him a little more dps - and why not more variation in his rotation - should be perfect.
I've to say the lost of the DoT and Delirium makes the DRK a little boring.

[Sarcatica]

Because the world first group brought a DRK. I'm sure that if that same player had gone in with WAR, they would still be world first.

It has something to do with how WAR is inefficient to bring where you don't know the contents well enough. TBN is a huge part because you can effectively pair it with most CDs and it will still be up for other mechanics, compare it to WAR tanking having to consider "what if I use too much CDs and I potentially won't have enough CDs for next busters etc?". The playing safe method is sound especially because they have no issue with lack of DPS as the general cause of switching roles in that situation.

Edit: and most of the top raiders are versatile enough to bring jobs of the same role in. So it is never a problem if they end up having to switch mid way like what Elysium (PLD or DRK mostly) did for the previous expansion on Gordias and Midas.