Dark Knight Megathread

[Bhearil]

But why though?

I actually think it's a nice step forward for DRK. I enjoy PLD because it has something it can do to stay relevant at range: it's lengthy ranged instant cast magic combo. The other tanks just kinda spam their version of Shield Lob and wish they had it that good
But now, with the enhancement to unmend, what DRK does at range is now dynamic.

Not just in that it now ​helps facilitate reengagement, but it also raises the skill ceiling just a little more because you need to keep an eye on your Plunge stacks so you don't set yourself up to overcap on them before you're able to dash back in (​especially since dashes are often held to be used in raid buffs I usually sit on one stack). One more small thing to watch. And considering how people comment on liking things they have to watch / keep track of I'm actually pretty surprised to hear people are getting so upset over this rather benign skill upgrade. I would have figured people would consider it good design, but earlier this week someone on these forums said it was a "slap in the face" and another said it "pissed them off."

If people aren't satisfied with the skill it might just need some tweaks, but unless it leads to some really cursed gameplay let's not just axe it.

Usually you use very few Unmends after the battle started and you can keep a charge stack since tanks get 2. Its a garbage passive, to say that it is extremely situational at best while being useless at worst means that its a waste of passive, same as improved Simulacrum wasting 2 passives instead of getting alll the effects on the last one and giving something useful with the first. Your reasoning is the very same as Monks Fist of Earth "Bu-but is a 10% mitigation is useful for aoes! Dont axe it!!" when I could count with one hand how many times it was useful from 2.0 to 5.4 and still have spare fingers

All tanks have evolved more or less on this expansion, but DRK looks like they got only 5 extra levels considering how garbastic the aditions are, even Warrior is on better state and their aditions were "meh" compared to GNB and specially PLD