Dark Knight

[Bloodclaw]

P.S.S. Metal armor was actually very common in the Roman era. Mail armor (lorica hamata) was standard issue for heavy infantry (you wouldn't want to put much armor on light infantry) and plate armor (lorica segmentata) was basically the choice of anyone who was looking to spend money on armor.

Yes, I brain farted. I was thinking Greek Spartan period.

[Kitru]

Yes, I brain farted. I was thinking Greek Spartan period.

Sparta has been in Greece for about as long as Greece has been Greece. "Spartan period" makes absolutely no sense.

Even then, assuming you're referring to either Classical and Ancient Greece, bronze armor was in common use and was only supplanted by the glued linen armor because of weight considerations, not due to the rarity of metal itself. Still, the glued linen was remarkably resilient and wouldn't simply cave immediately under any kind of cutting force (else what's the point of wearing it in the first place).

At no point was the sharpening of shields actually performed for much the same reason that the Roman scuta weren't sharpened: hoplons were too big to be wielded as cutting weapons, and those shields small enough to be used as weapons would not have benefited from sharpening the outer edges because a blunt edge works just fine for the purpose and doesn't hinder the functionality of the shield itself (by increasing weight and decreasing structural integrity).

[Neko_One]

I LOVED DRK in XI! I want it back so badly! >:3

[Bloodclaw]

I LOVED DRK in XI! I want it back so badly! >:3

Yes me too.

[Exstal]

There's isn't much to talk about Dark Knight anymore anyway. In first 30 pages, we've explored the possibility of roles Dark Knight could fill and why it should go that way. Any further discussion would be because people don't read the previous pages and just skip to the end to hit "reply to thread".

Yugiri could be like Freya too though.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cleyran

[Bloodclaw]

There's isn't much to talk about Dark Knight anymore anyway. In first 30 pages, we've explored the possibility of roles Dark Knight could fill and why it should go that way. Any further discussion would be because people don't read the previous pages and just skip to the end to hit "reply to thread".

Yugiri could be like Freya too though.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cleyran

Very true about the conversation about DRK. I am trying to keep this thread alive so people can express the desire for the job to be brought to the game and to leave it open on any news relevant to that development. As for the race, yeah thats a possibility, but not sure about the art style. The tail doesn't look all the scaly.



P.S. However, if they are releasing a new DPS job, then it would mean that either they are NOT releasing the DRK soon or they are making it a tank. I don't think they will release two new DPS roles at the same time.

[Exstal]

They are releasing a gun class and dagger class, the news will be at E3. I swear, if Yoshi lied about Ninja being tank..

http://www.psu.com/a023154/New-Jobs-...er-PvP-details

[Bloodclaw]

They are releasing a gun class and dagger class, the news will be at E3. I swear, if Yoshi lied about Ninja being tank..

http://www.psu.com/a023154/New-Jobs-...er-PvP-details

Yes I hear about that from Mr. Happy the other day.

-When did Yoshi talk about ninja's being a tank or lack there of?

[Exstal]

I'm having a real hard time locating the exact spot where he said it, however he once expressed his disdain for how FFXI did things to some classes.

Red Mage being a refresh bot. Ninja being tank. Things that contradicted their older roles by a ridiculous amount.

[Bloodclaw]

I'm having a real hard time locating the exact spot where he said it, however he once expressed his disdain for how FFXI did things to some classes.

Red Mage being a refresh bot. Ninja being tank. Things that contradicted their older roles by a ridiculous amount.

Ah okay. Well that is cool. I see no problem with the ninja being a Tank, DPS, or Support. Just not a healer. Each has their place in history and media. I just hope we don't get too many DPS at once. Will make all the rest suck to play because they won't be able to get into dungeons.