Should Dark Arts Come Back in 6.0? If so, What Should the Skill Do?

[Colt47]

It isn't. In fact PLD is worse because it has two single button spams, Sword Oath and Requiescat. SO is a 3 button spam after RA and Requiescat is every minute and its a fixed rotation with little to no leeway. At least WAR is IR is 90 secs and FC's is flexible in that you can either spend it after 2 combos or hold it for an upcoming burst or NF heal window. Upheaval and Onslaught also help as gauge dumps and knockback cancels but regardless PLD, WAR and DRK are mostly single button spammers akin to what happened to the healers. Tanks are all flash but no substance in 5.0, with exception of GNB which is ironically popular because everyone says it plays like a DPS. Really says something about their design philosophy going forward.

Also, warrior has the advantage that it can play reactively to what enemies do thanks to self heals. This is what makes warriors easier to play and use for most people because a player can't just get hit and then use a defense cooldown, they have to predict the hit is coming and use a defense cooldown. A warrior does not need to predict the tank buster since he can equilibrium and self heal what would have been mitigated (Savage being the exception).

But on the subject of dark arts itself... honestly just make it a damage boost like flight or fight. Delirium and blood gauge just doesn't feel right on the job.