Dark Knight Megathread

[YukikoKurosawa]

...How would that be any better, though? I'd be fine with seeing it cost 3k MP and deal a Flood's more damage, but you're effectively just asking for one fewer ability to use, one fewer CD to track (however casually/passively).

Insofar as consolidation goes, the more obvious choices seems Blood Weapon <> Delirium, unless they want to make Blood Weapon an actual mechanic instead of a finnicky generator of at best one Blood and one MP spender each.

That said, what did you have in mind for something that might replace it?

No? I'm asking for more unique abilities to use, keyword being unique. Shadowbringer is just Flood of Shadow. Full stop. It's the same ability, just slightly reskined, and not costing MP. There is zero reason it should not be anything but a replacement to Flood of Shadow. As for what I'd replace it with? I don't know, I'm not the one designing abilities. Something actually unique, animation wise, sound wise, and functionality-wise. Look at what PLD's got. Cleasrly they ran out of ideas for DRK this expansion and just gave us dark bubbles.

[Shurrikhan]

No? I'm asking for more unique abilities to use, keyword being unique. Shadowbringer is just Flood of Shadow. Full stop. It's the same ability, just slightly reskined, and not costing MP.

The fact that it is stronger, on a CD, and costs no MP already makes it as different an ability as Carve is from Edge, Senei is from Shinten, etc., etc.

Look at what PLD's got.

By your logic above, Paladin merely got a small damage bonus and 50% AoE on one Goring Blade combo per minute.

Yes, Shadowbringer's aesthetic is uninspired, but let's not exaggerate. It is roughly just as distinct from Flood as Carve is from Edge and Blade of Faith/Truth/Valor is from Fast/Riot/Goring.

As for what I'd replace it with? I don't know, I'm not the one designing abilities.

Given that this entire Megathread exists in large part because we think Dark Knight has, at the least since mid-2021, shown insufficient design direction, this isn't exactly the place to forgo on principle all opinion as to what ought replace what we have, lest we end up with yet another Monkey's Paw outcome when removing what we dislike.

Something actually unique, animation wise, sound wise, and functionality-wise.

Are there any more specific avenues of 'function' that might appeal to you?