Are Dark Knights really that bad right now?

[Bhearil]

shake it of and divine veil are layers of security, necesary or not the skills are excepcional usefull improving the security of the party and cover the usual mistakes you will find in midcore and casual statics/runs like a vulnerability before a big raid aoe, lack of protect bcs revive a few seconds ago and alarge ect, both shields help a lot in progresion reducing a lot the weight of the healers by presing 1 single buttom, have a DRK will request everyone do the mechanics perfectly bcs the chances of recovering from mistakes will be lower specially since is the job with the lower self sustain too.

speaking of dificulty of the job, the dificulty of the job dosen't matter if the job have a niche, the problem DRK dosen't have it, there is nothing unique that justifify the actual gameplay and ppl tend to complaing you have to work harder for barely same dps as a PLD, less utility and lack of do something impactful like take several TB with holmgang saving CDs, slashing debuff making ninja and sam rotations smoother, divine veil and SIO covering potential mistakes and able to keep yourself alive at the cost of dps if thats save the run, or not but you try it with it more that a DRK can do.

Basicaly this, DRK has no special situation where you would say "man i wish we had a DRK" and despite its lack of niche you are burdened with cumbersome mechanics and gameplay forcing you to work more for less rewards

Also it really lacks an identity: Pala: Holy fighter, great defences with tons of group utility. WAR: Berserker-like tank with huge damage numbers, good lifesteal and considerable group utility. DRK: Edgy tank with 1 single target skill as group utility, low damage with low burst, and meh lifesteal. With PLD blocking magic with their shield on SB, DRK lost their Heavensward identity as "magic tank" alongside most of its offensive kit like Low Blow procs, Scourge, Delirium, Riposte etc