Dark Knight Megathread

[HyonaCookie]

The limit break. Eventide? Living Dead? Drains all HP, deals 16000 - 18000 damage, 22000 on crit, huge line, really edgy. Gives you a red buff that looks like Raise, cannot die while this buff is active, and also seems to be the healing component of Living Dead. Duration of ten seconds and heals via damage dealt 1:1 or maybe just a flat amount? Unsure, but it's definitely coming from the Dark Knight, as was said in the Live Letter changes. Something interesting, the buff DOES NOT go away when the Dark Knight reaches max HP thresholds. A silver of hope for you friends, maybe.

Okay my interest has piqued. If this buff is also part of PvE/Living Dead then I'm gonna have a field day. Some poor DF healer is gonna be subjected to me using LD on the first pull of a dungeon.
Also might consider trying out DRK in PvP for once instead of just sticking with WHM/MCH.

[HyperiusUltima]

I just noticed something (hope someone didn't mention it already), go to around 8:15 and watch the DRK's buffs near the top. I wonder how they're going to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJpSIpC4uXU

Keep in mind that is PvP DRK. How PvP DRK operates is completely different to how PvE DRK does.

[baklava151]

Keep in mind that is PvP DRK. How PvP DRK operates is completely different to how PvE DRK does.

I understand that, just funny to see them pop up there. Might even give PvP more of a try now depending on how they function.

[Archwizard]

The limit break. Eventide? Living Dead? Drains all HP, deals 16000 - 18000 damage, 22000 on crit, huge line, really edgy.

Interesting, sounds like they're pulling PvP DRK more in line with its classic FF iterations, with an LB that actually evokes a classic Darkside. (Onyx Wave or one of its many renames, perhaps.)

Wonder if this means all tank immunes will become their PvP LBs. Much to ponder.

Okay my interest has piqued. If this buff is also part of PvE/Living Dead then I'm gonna have a field day.

Hold your horses, I very much doubt they would make PvE's Living Dead deal any sort of damage or it would be wasted on your opener.

Though I suppose if they removed the Doom clock, made it an HP to 1 skill like Bolide but with a Holmgang and Life Drain instead of an immune, that would definitely be a vast improvement over current LD.

[HyonaCookie]

Hold your horses, I very much doubt they would make PvE's Living Dead deal any sort of damage or it would be wasted on your opener.

Though I suppose if they removed the Doom clock, made it an HP to 1 skill like Bolide but with a Holmgang and Life Drain instead of an immune, that would definitely be a vast improvement over current LD.

Sorry I should've been clearer. I meant the red buff that looks like Raise, not the ability itself. I have no expectations for what change is going to happen LD, but if it's anything like what was shown in PvP with the lifesteal buff then I will happily use it more often.

[Duskane]

pvp DRK always been pretty fun,
too bad they remove the draw in effect on unmend years ago,
but im very excited for pvp DRK but pve DRK im dreading the LD changes which is sad
god i hope death penalty is gone and walking dead last the full 10 seconds

[HyperiusUltima]

Sorry I should've been clearer. I meant the red buff that looks like Raise, not the ability itself. I have no expectations for what change is going to happen LD, but if it's anything like what was shown in PvP with the lifesteal buff then I will happily use it more often.

That could be Reraise. Could you screenshot what specific buff you're denoting? There's a lot of buffs in that video to pay attention to, even if it's just Yoshida targeting different people.

[Titoulakikoute]

we saw dark arts and soul survivor, also darkside icons

[HyonaCookie]

That could be Reraise. Could you screenshot what specific buff you're denoting? There's a lot of buffs in that video to pay attention to, even if it's just Yoshida targeting different people.

It appears at around the 9:50 mark of the video, the DRK gains it before expending all their HP for a giant purple attack. I assume it's what is keeping them from dying after that attack.

[Titoulakikoute]

btw i dont get it : yoshida said in a recent interview that somes jobs play feel will change significantly and they decided to make these changes even at the risk of players used to the jobs’ current feel getting confused. but when they show us changes in the last live letters, nothing big were changed... do you think its likely possible that we get alo more changes on dark knight? like dark art?