Dark Knight's /Dark Missionary

[Kalaam]

Should it then be a static ressource (a gauge) or keep it draining every second ?

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

Should it then be a static ressource (a gauge) or keep it draining every second ?

Depends entirely on if Darkside is supposed to have a buff effect like now.

But if we want a static resource that doesn't drain, we literally have that, "Blackblood". It kinda surprises me that they mentioned nothing about Blackblood as the Stormblood integration was fairly nice and was more than just a Spillcleave gauge.

[RyuDragnier]

Should it then be a static ressource (a gauge) or keep it draining every second ?

Darkside should keep draining, as we already have a static gauge in the form of the Blood Gauge. I'm mostly aiming for Darkside to not be so set and forget, which in result changes up the flow of DRK and makes it feel like less of a WAR clone and more of a unique tank that's managing its buff timer, when compared to GNB's cartridges (and heavy GCD burst), WAR's current gauge work, and PLD's sustain (which will soon be something else entirely). This also changes Edge from "use on cooldown" to a tactical choice to keep your Darkside duration up. Abyssal Drain would replace it as the go-to for damage, as it'd also give a small sustain heal to help and would prevent overcapping on Darkside when MP needs to be spent.