Lets Talk Dark Knight

[Platinumstorm]

I doubt Dark Knight will be added before additional magic, pet, and ranged classes; which are already heavily underrepresented in the game, and more interesting mechanics are needed for current classes like black and white mages. Other classes need polish to make the classes feel more responsive and reducing the "awkward times". I guess that's what I would be focusing on.

[Jinrya-Geki]

Actually Klive i wouldnt be against a ball and chain for Drks its new and not a drastic new that would upset everyone. and could hhave decent multi hit and aoe ws that COULD keep up with warrior.


Though i wont lie the sword staff would be god damn EPIC

[Black_Rose]

nothing but more jobs/classes would make me happy, just one thing.
i want them to fix the current system to make all the classes useful for current/upcoming content.
what benefits does a new class/job introduce to a game, if all the setups make you go with a tank, heals, tons of mages or ranged dd's anyways.

[Ramsey]

Only FF11 has Dark Knights using scythes and you know how that can go on these forums. I'm against scythes because they are not a weapons. Only due to the renderings of Death, Grim Reaper, using a scythe to harvest souls is the only really anyone thought on it as a 'dark' weapon. Granted this is a fantasy, a scythe designed harvesting gain and a very clumsy hard to use 'weapon'. I would prefer Dark Knights to have swords if anything or, maybe, a flail. Flail or morning star could be really awesome for dark knights...

A morning star is kind of a clumsy weapon, but I suppose it's more practical than a scythe.

Though it's not entirely true that scythe and scythe-like weapons with curved blades (where the inside is the cutting portion) were never used in combat.





Most of these weapons were improvised farm tools, or meant for a particular use, but it's not totally unbelievable a scythe could develop in a culture as a weapon for combat. It's obviously a reference to imagery of a reaper though, and the associations with darkness and death that it shares with dark knight, as you stated.

[Andrien]

They'll most likely look like a demon, and dual wield swords like Batraal.

[Jinrya-Geki]

actully i a not gonna lie when you said sword staff and i thought about it.

This....

i jizzed

[Velhart]

DRK would be easy to implement in this game.

1. Make it the alternative job on GLA, opposing PLD.

2. Like THM and CNJ have a choice of a 1-handed or 2-handed weapon, this same concept can be applied to GLA. Have 1-handed swords and 2-handed swords for the class. Have DRK's excel in 2-handed swords.

3. Can make DRK a powerful damage dealer by giving him his basic STR modifiers along with the ability to use enfeebling strikes that could lower the enemies stats, such as defense or attack power.

[SwordCoheir]

Only FF11 has Dark Knights using scythes and you know how that can go on these forums. I'm against scythes because they are not a weapons. Only due to the renderings of Death, Grim Reaper, using a scythe to harvest souls is the only really anyone thought on it as a 'dark' weapon. Granted this is a fantasy, a scythe designed harvesting gain and a very clumsy hard to use 'weapon'. I would prefer Dark Knights to have swords if anything or, maybe, a flail. Flail or morning star could be really awesome for dark knights...

Actually it's not uncommon for tools that were originally designed for farming to be re-designed for war. It happens pretty often actually, some examples would be the nunchucks, sai, whip, chain & sickle, and of course the scythe. I imagine they originally never thought these farm tools could be used for war, but found out their potential when farmers participated in rebellions or had to defend themselves and didn't have the means or access to actual weapons like a sword or Bow.

[Soco]

Let the flaming and nerd rage begin...

[Jinrya-Geki]

once again it add to a certain intimidation that drk has, you should not be able to see their face.