Dark Knight Megathread

[Rithy255]

Why are they so adamant on linking Dark Knight's identity to that crappy shadow clone??

No clue, Reaper got the way better deal here, I kind of wish it was DRK instead that got a "dark transformation" then again looking at scholars new skill its likely for the best... I can imagine it would be like some spooky pirate costume with how far scholars transformation missed it's identity

I don't get who actually likes the "shadow clone" It's just a annoying visual DOT, You already have one of those in salted earth.

[SeriousPan]

No clue, Reaper got the way better deal here, I kind of wish it was DRK instead that got a "dark transformation" then again looking at scholars new skill its likely for the best...

Nothing would make me more sad than to see DRK's identity get fumbled as badly as SCH's but it's clearly on the way there.

[OdinelStarrei]

One of the biggest complaints I have about Dark Knight is the fact that the Darkside gauge, and by extension, the Living Shadow timer are essentially non-factors. This did not change in DT, which is a shame.

The thing is, I think there was an opportunity that was missed with Disesteem. Yes, I know that "2 min followup" skills in DT are...not the most liked thing. However, the way I've always seen SE promote Living Shadow is synced attacks with Esteem. You see it in the Shadowbringers and Endwalker job action trailers, because it's cool. I agree with this, there are times where if the Blood gauge syncs up just right, I'll do a double Bloodspiller with Esteem and that does proc some kind of positive feeling inside my dead heart.

What I was thinking, why not lean into that with Disesteem? Give us the Scorn buff when summoning, fine fine, but match the buff duration (20 secs) with Living Shadow's timer. Why not have the potency of the skill scale inversely with the amount of time left on the Living Shadow timer? Disesteem is the last skill that it uses, and with the ease of pre-summoning and no blood gauge cost, it can act as an effective "end point" or "cap" to the burst phase by sending off a combined attack. Like, the two of you are doing different things, you'd be doing the Scarlet Delirium combo with EoS weaved in, Esteem would be using an actual useful Abyssal Drain, and no cost gauge spenders, until you sync at the end, together as one, blah blah blah.

I'm not even saying make it a major difference. Either make it a linear scale with the buff itself, kinda like how Eventide's damage scales inversely with HP in PVP, or have Esteem give you stacks of Scorn overtime that cap out at 4 (it's Bloodspiller being the final stack) to prep your Disesteem to do the highest amount of damage. Maybe a small gain in 50 potency per attack that Esteem does before Disesteem. Therefore, it would be optimal to use Disesteem when Living Shadow is at 5 seconds or less of it's timer. With many buffs now being 15-20 seconds anyway, and pots still staying at 30 seconds, it still conforms to the current design while adding a bit of flavor.

Of course, this would be optional. You could use it anytime in Living Shadow as long as there's a target. But I would actually might look at my Living Shadow gauge if something like this was implemented.