Dark Knight

[Lemuria]

so is the general idea that a lot of people who wanted to play DRK are now not going to play DRK because they don't want to tank?

I think it's more that they would have preferred Dark Knight to stick to its roots rather then deviating quite so horrendously. Going from an outright DPS to a tank is a pretty big leap, especially for a job which traditionally sacrifices HP to fight.

It means either (a) Dark Knight is going to be missing most of its iconic nature or (b) it's going to be the most annoying tank for healers ever devised.

[Nel_Celestine]

I think it's more that they would have preferred Dark Knight to stick to its roots rather then deviating quite so horrendously. Going from an outright DPS to a tank is a pretty big leap, especially for a job which traditionally sacrifices HP to fight.

It means either (a) Dark Knight is going to be missing most of its iconic nature or (b) it's going to be the most annoying tank for healers ever devised.

Pretty much this is spot on for my opinion.

[Exstal]

It's as if you people haven't played Dark Knight. Takes HP to attack, takes HP back from enemies. Who's to say it can't do that?

If you ignore FFXI, the only game in the numbered series that pulled a lot of wild things, then there are only two tanks- Knight (Paladin), Viking

So you want 2 tanks? Okay.

[Nel_Celestine]

Am I salty about the Job being a tank? Yes
Am I annoyed that it doesn't fit past games versions of Dark Knight? Yes
Will I still play it? Begrudgingly Yes

I have been wanting Dark Knight since 1.0's intro trailer had Derp-Lander with a Great Sword. I RP'd having one, researched and used old Dark Knight lore from previous games. Dark Knight has always been my go to class for high damage output. I feel a bit cheated by this but accept that they have to add tanks to the game. I just feel there are several better options to pick from than Dark Knight.

Arc Knight
Holy Knight
Sentinel
Viking
Rune Knight / Rune Fencer
Templar

[Jacost]

It's apparently an evade-tank? I guess if it does have abilities that sacrifice it's own HP, evasion is the only kind of tanking it could afford to do...

[dragonfire8974]

There is a reason I want this as a dps , and that is just because dps jobs are easier and more accessible in my opinion and I really wanna play drk

[Erepio]

ppl should srsly stop going "Hey Dark Knight is a tank" and start going "Hey that tank is a Dark Knight"

if they implement the dark knight and it feels/plays like one then thats enough.. u shouldnt play a job for its role anyway, u should play it cuse of the job itself

[MidlaneGod]

It's really annoying when Ffxi vets gets really obnoxious and salty when they dont get things their way.

[Ecks007]

It's really annoying when Ffxi vets gets really obnoxious and salty when they dont get things their way.

I'm a FFXI Vet, who was a Dark Knight main for 5 years before I quit XI.

Originally I was all against Drk being a tank (I'm talking theoretical arguments from a year ago) because I was really against it possibly coming from Gladiator, using sword and shield and using Gladiator abilities which didn't fit the Dark Knight theme.

And I still would be against it, if that was the case.

However, even though it will be a tanking class, everything I have seen about Dark Knight so far is pretty spot on for the job. Honestly I cannot wait to play a Dark Knight again. So, I'll be a tank. No big deal. I think they managed to turn Dark Knight into a tank and still retain all the stuff I love about it. The look, the badass weapons, the dark magic. I'm good.

[Klive]

Wait, I get to be an unstoppable juggernaut of death and soul eating glory? I see nothing wrong with this.

I can stop being this pansy paladin touchy feely tank and still use a sword, epic win.