Dark Knight Megathread

[Sazuzaki]

Well, at least the new combo looks cool bros... Has a nice heavy feel to it judging from the benchmark. They're finally adding more GCDs to DRK.

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

Well, at least the new combo looks cool bros... Has a nice heavy feel to it judging from the benchmark. They're finally adding more GCDs to DRK.

Like how Dragoon got new combo pieces called Chaotic Spring and Heaven's Thrust, am I right? ( °u°)

Jokes aside, I really hope whatever we saw is more than "big hitting GCD but with 60/120s CD" or "big hitting oGCD but with 60/120s CD". Or just visual upgrades for Souleater combo for that matter.

[Sazuzaki]

Like how Dragoon got new combo pieces called Chaotic Spring and Heaven's Thrust, am I right? ( °u°)

Inb4 lvl 100 trait: Enhanced Souleater

I guess if it had to be augmented 1-2-3, I wouldn't mind if it was attached to something like Delirium or Blood Weapon? Truth be told, I absolutely wouldn't be surprised if it's gonna be some one button combo like the swords from PLD on a 60s CD.

[mallleable]

What if the new DRK stuff is them turning Carve, and Spit into a 3 part GCD combo like Gnashing Fang.

[Keagian]

I'm gonna make a guess that the new moves are just Enhanced Bloodspiller and Quietus under the effects of Delirium.

[Sazuzaki]

I'm gonna make a guess that the new moves are just Enhanced Bloodspiller and Quietus under the effects of Delirium.

Solid guess... I do hope it's not our capstone ability, seeing as they usually wait to show those until the job action trailer.

[Sazuzaki]

Well, after looking at some specific things, I'm fairly certain what we saw was DRK Confiteor. Please look forward to it.

Guess we'll see in the media tour.

[Zairava]

Well, after looking at some specific things, I'm fairly certain what we saw was DRK Confiteor. Please look forward to it.

Guess we'll see in the media tour.

That or the job action trailer, if launched at the combat liveletter on the 16th.

At any rate, while the ideal is that more is going on with DRK than what we see in the benchmark, I'll take DRK confiteor over what is now easily. The combo itself could have something more going on, such as actually making use of Darkside for the first time in what, 5-6 years now?

No, Shadowbringer doesn't count since you can essentially keep Darkside running while comatose.

My prediction is that it indeed is not our capstone, but it does make me wonder what is if it isn't.

I overanalyzed the hell out of what the DRK did before the new GCD's started, and while it's hard to tell, it seems to be an Edge of Shadow or an upgrade of it.

[Sazuzaki]

At any rate, while the ideal is that more is going on with DRK than what we see in the benchmark, I'll take DRK confiteor over what is now easily. The combo itself could have something more going on, such as actually making use of Darkside for the first time in what, 5-6 years now?

For sure. If what we are seeing is a Confiteor equivalent, I'm glad we're at least getting something heavy after 5.0. However, I'm still left disappointed from Endwalker after thinking Shadowbringer was gonna have its own interactions, only for it to be the most basic ability ever. Not even sure why it's locked behind Darkside in the first place. Flavor? Nostalgia for Dark Passenger?

Don't mean to be a doomer though. Nothing is set in stone until we get DT, and DRK can only get improvements at this rate. I know Yoshi said he wanted his design team to take more risks, so I hope that applies to jobs in the future too.

it seems to be an Edge of Shadow or an upgrade of it.

Please no... Linear skill upgrades are so boring... If it is, I hope it gets some unique functionality rather than being flat potency. It would be cool if we got an Edge of Shadow alternative (more potency but doesn't refresh Darkside as suggested by many people), but a flat upgrade would be the lamest way to go about that.

[Zairava]

For sure. If what we are seeing is a Confiteor equivalent, I'm glad we're at least getting something heavy after 5.0. However, I'm still left disappointed from Endwalker after thinking Shadowbringer was gonna have its own interactions, only for it to be the most basic ability ever. Not even sure why it's locked behind Darkside in the first place. Flavor? Nostalgia for Dark Passenger?

Don't mean to be a doomer though. Nothing is set in stone until we get DT, and DRK can only get improvements at this rate. I know Yoshi said he wanted his design team to take more risks, so I hope that applies to jobs in the future too.

Shadowbringer is a massive disappointment overall for me. The DS requirement is meaningless even if they wanted to add "flavor" and it essentially just looks like a ramped up Flood of Shadow. Underwhelming is an understatement.

I do hope they take more risks with jobs too, I just think it should be sooner rather than later if they really want the next 10 years to start with a bang.

Please no... Linear skill upgrades are so boring... If it is, I hope it gets some unique functionality rather than being flat potency. It would be cool if we got an Edge of Shadow alternative (more potency but doesn't refresh Darkside as suggested by many people), but a flat upgrade would be the lamest way to go about that.

I think I wouldn't mind edge/flood so much if Darkside actually functioned as a job mechanic instead of a boring damage buff and nothing else. The rework feels incredibly incomplete. I gave them a shot and waited till Endwalker but we seen how that went. Give us attacks that use Darkside, not just require it. Let Dark Arts procs give Edge/Flood an added effect (like 400p heals) or let it empower your next oblation. Something.

We'll see down the line, I suppose.