Dark Knight

[Darkstride]

honestly I liked the Scythe as a weapon, it makes the dark knight look more badass, like a grim reaper. Im curious as how they will make DRK different than a dragoon class. Both are melee and burst dps. Would be a neat idea if the DRK created an aura buff for the entire party based on what stat the DRK absorbed from the mob. ex, Absorb Str, would provide the party with a STR buff, only 1 type of attribute can be absorbed at a given time, this creates interesting gameplay, depending on your party make up. Of course they will still retain their soul eater ability as a CD for high dmg burst, and Drain for life steal.

I think Dark Knight could also play as a melee counterpart to Bard as DPS/support. Rather than group buffs, though, it would focus on enemy debuffs.

The could also have an ability that converts health to TP.... or a trait that allows you to use health in place of TP when TP hits 0.

[Giantbane]

Whichever weapon they decide to go with, I hope to god they make the scythe or greatsword massive and oversized on the lalafell. Did anybody see the greatsword models and animations on the guild wars 2 asurans? They look amazing compared to the pathetic little toothpicks that the Tarus wielded in FFXI.

[yondaimeflash]

I think whether it looked ugly depended on which race you were tbh. Some races looked good with certain stances and weapons and some didn't (Elvaan SMN animation gyah!).

I'd rather they went Great Sword, because a Scythe isn't a weapon, it's a farming tool.

In 11 I saw many different races as a two handed sword DrK and none of them looked right not even the elvaan, and yes the sythe can be a weapon used in a fight other than be a farming tool.

[Gamemako]

honestly I liked the Scythe as a weapon, it makes the dark knight look more badass, like a grim reaper.

Probably the 20,000th time it's been said in this thread, but the grim reaper does not fight with the scythe. He reaps (read: harvests) the souls of the passed so they can forge on to the afterlife, a role referred to as a psychopomp. The grim reaper is a farmer, yo.

Im curious as how they will make DRK different than a dragoon class. Both are melee and burst dps.

Dark Knight is necessarily burst DPS to begin with as that is the essence of the Darkside ability. HP drain is ultimately essential as well, because it's an absolute nightmare to have an extra job to heal all the time. Both filling the same role honestly doesn't too much matter in the first place. There are only so many ways you can hit an enemy. More important is making the class interesting to play.

Would be a neat idea if the DRK created an aura buff for the entire party based on what stat the DRK absorbed from the mob.

Overpowered as all hell. Stat absorption would have be limited to individual.

and yes the sythe can be a weapon used in a fight other than be a farming tool.

A scythe is a farming tool, not a weapon. Historical uses of the scythe as an improvised weapon have the blade turned upward into a backward glaive. It's not very effective compared to proper weapon; it's mainly a tool of farmer uprisings, like the long-enduring image of a pitchfork.

[Zetsumei]

:/ i've heard so much of new jobs/classes but there aren't any leaks or anything, no upcoming patch notes, i just want to see proof that there will be Dark knight. there aren't any two handed swords in this game, or duel weilding...Who does that? there just has to be upcoming jobs/classes that have these skills, otherwise everyone will get bored and just put the game down and play something else.

[Gamemako]

i just want to see proof that there will be Dark knight.

There is none. No new jobs have been confirmed. People just like to talk about what they want to see. Yoshi has used Dark Knight as an example when talking about a possible second job for Gladiator, but that does not mean Dark Knight will be the second job for Gladiator or even that we'll see Dark Knight at all.

there aren't any two handed swords in this game, or duel weilding...Who does that?

It's dual, not duel. Each class has its own weapon set, so any new class would need a new weapon set. Additionally, the pugilist weapons are dual-wielded, and any future dual-wield weapons will likely be done the same way.

there just has to be upcoming jobs/classes that have these skills, otherwise everyone will get bored and just put the game down and play something else.

If people are quitting because of a lack of dual-wielding, I don't mind.

[Stryker-7-]

loved my DRK in FFXI!! Miss it sooo much!

[OnyxStrife]

I like the fact that Dark Knight is coming, but I hope it isn't another DPS class.

Just another thing to make DPS queue times longer.

[Exstal]

loved my DRK in FFXI!! Miss it sooo much!

A farmer who donned plate armour, everyone!

[Judge_Xero]

Can't wait. BLM with a Scyth = Dark Knight. Get a good combination of ranged and melee skills with some cool "Convert Damage taken to MP" and you got a nice little Mage Tank