DRKs talking to a brick wall

[Vallamaria]

I've decided to revise this opening post since the way I initially worded things has lead to many misunderstandings.

As a Dark Knight main this sub-forum greatly saddens me. I mean since 4.0 and even more so after 4.1 it's been full of threads from people who have all sorts of ideas of how to fix/balance/improve DRK. Yet all they're doing is just talking to a brick wall. You're literally just wasting your time. Because fact of the matter is SE is never going to use any of those wild ideas or even see or respond to a single one of those threads. Heck one only needs to go back through the pages of this sub-forum to see that the last time someone from SE ever responded to a thread in here was back in February of 2016. I'll even include the link to the post I speak of here: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post3592519

So with that being said I wish all my fellow DRKs would just keep things focused on discussing the main core problems with DRK while we wait for the next Q&A. But once it arrives we absolutely MUST make ourselves heard during the Q&A in the next Letter from the Producer LIVE! Since that is the only time they ever seem to truly pay attention to the outcry of Tanks.

[MagiusNecros]

You mean the Q and A where they PR handpick questions that don't matter?

[Mycow8me]

Honestly I don't expect them to use anything the players say in regards to class balancing but voices have inspired changes a few times even the most recent one shake it off. So they are "listening" even if not using our ideas. Sometimes its fun to just come on here and debate about a class and see what others are struggling with/thinking about in regards to an issue.

Telling people not to say anything "or even to stop now" is like telling SE there's nothing to worry about or even consider as a possible problem anymore.

[Chrono_Rising]

If the developers continue to just ignore Dark Knight issues eventually people will begin leaving the job and the game. Cut your tank population by a third and the dps will start complaining as well. They can then look at the forums and say, oh maybe this lack of response is bad for public relations.

[Claire_Pendragon]

I'm leaving my subscription canceled until I hear from the DEVs on this.
They dont need an immediate fix. They just need to say they at least hear us on the subject.

[Tint]

i didn't touched the game since 4.1 patchday, not sure if or when i continue playing. i quit DRK right after 4.0, but since there is no other class i like except WHM, but i can't handle healer-dps, i returned to DRK after 2 weeks in hope for adjustments in 4.1. but nothing came so i don't know... leaving the game means leaving my FC behind, but playing the game is not much fun anymore...

[akisya]

A community manager would not have the right to say anything about confirmed class changes, unless told to by their superior. Their job is to moderate the forums, not make changes to the game. They should be giving feedback of the players to the appropriate staff, not replying to us on here. If community managers didn't moderate these threads, it would be nice if we could harass one another about how much tank DPS should be done, right?

[Chrono_Rising]

A community manager would not have the right to say anything about confirmed class changes, unless told to by their superior. Their job is to moderate the forums, not make changes to the game. They should be giving feedback of the players to the appropriate staff, not replying to us on here. If community managers didn't moderate these threads, it would be nice if we could harass one another about how much tank DPS should be done, right?

I am fairly certain the community is calling for a developer’s input, not the community managers, though I realize the OP is looking for a community rep. I’m just trying to be clear about what I would want to hear. Do they think the class is fine? If they do why do they perceive it to be fine? Can they share some data? What made it necessary to lower our oGCD aoe by 50 potency and double the cost?

[Derio]

The DRK neglect has greatly affected the queue system. Some of my friends who main DRK as well have stopped playing until they hear something about a fix.

Why hurt the tank population knowing its the smallest population in the game.

They could at least say something, but housing is more important that balance.

[Elkanah]

The DRK neglect has greatly affected the queue system. Some of my friends who main DRK as well have stopped playing until they hear something about a fix.

Why hurt the tank population knowing its the smallest population in the game.

They could at least say something, but housing is more important that balance.

I literally stopped playing DRK the moment I hit 70 because it plays awful compared to WAR and PLD now, and it was my main in HW. It was also a job I played religiously in FFXI. Adding the insult salt wounds to drk by making select jobs in XIV have "glamour" scythes from cash shop rather than options between the two weapons on the class itself had all but sealed the deal.

Switched to RDM/SAM and kept my BLM afloat, and never wanted to touch tanks again at 70 each with 320 gear. *shrugs*. Squeenix doesnt like tanks and clearly hates healers (well, job wise).