Maybe we should not have new jobs in 7.0

[Jeeqbit]

As a potential DRK main, I think the real issue we have is a lack of self-sustaining survivability tools. PLD and WAR were given massive self heals. DRK is left with pitiful life-gain abilities and The Blackest Knight. TBN is amazing but it's not the same as recovering 70% of your health on your own.

On the other hand, you can combine TBN with Shadow Wall to potentially mitigate 70% of your health from being lost. I've used it to solo Therion several times.

Do we really want all tanks to be the same? What makes DRK unique is that you focus on preventing the damage in the first place, while the focus of WAR is taking the damage and then healing it back up. I am sad that GNB and PLD had to take some of what WAR has but at least DRK has retained something unique.

It could get another shield to combine with TBN but arguably Oblation could be.

[Stachiko]

Do we really want all tanks to be the same? What makes DRK unique is that you focus on preventing the damage in the first place, while the focus of WAR is taking the damage and then healing it back up. I am sad that GNB and PLD had to take some of what WAR has but at least DRK has retained something unique.

It could get another shield to combine with TBN but arguably Oblation could be.

The thing about TBN is we most likely won't have it in the event of near death. We save it for when it can and will get a Dark Arts proc. Elsewise it's wasted MP.

PLD's don't have to sacrifice damage. The changes to Holy Sheltron give them a decent HoT, and in the event it's not sufficient they can heal on demand or Requiescat inter-cycle heals with damage.

DRK's get a meager self-heal on the end of their combo, and a similarly impotent oGCD heal. If we were more barrier focused/life steal focused, we'd be more in line with the other tanks.

And yes, tanks do need to be the same survivability wise. No one is forgoing DRK's right now, but they'd rather have a WAR/GNB/PLD. The additional healing requirements of DRK are a nuisance.