DRK or PLD - did I make the wrong choice?

[Ipkonfig]

I do all current content as DRK and have no problems. I do solid DPS both tanking and not tanking. None of my static healers have claimed it's to hard to heal me. I'm currently only i172, I just wanted to hit i170ish in tank gear and focus on getting WAR to 60 for Alex release so I can have both to swap for fights.

The only issues I have with DRK are the lack of group utility and the massive TP drain that is Blood Weapon. I'd also like Dark Arts + Dark Dance to just focus on parry and drop the evasion. Keep the average mitigation the same but only with parry since there are a lot of mechanics you cannot evade.

[Hundred]

It doesn't actually matter The current content is easy, there is no Class check.
Depending on your schedule you can have all 3 tanks level 60 within pretty much a week to three weeks, they all use the same gear except weapon so who gives a shit, level it all and run dungeons with the one you feel comfortable/appropriate.
There is no heavensward content yet where it matters what tank you play.
This is like 2.0 when people were tripping about Warriors in progression when Warriors issues came alive at Titan HM and Coil.

[Dante_V]

As a raid leader I think it will be harder for all of these drks to find groups just on the sheer population of them alone. And I wouldn't take 2 drks in a static. As a pally/war you will likely have a better chance of finding a place in a group as they seem to be a minority at the moment when compared to drk.

But drk isn't a bad job at all IMO. It will get to where it needs to be and the hype will die.

[stoxastic]

Yep, going to be a tough life for all these DRKs who skirt by FCoB being barely passable as 123 PLDs. Those players are going to be heavily exposed on a complex job like DRK.

[Kydi]

I guess the main question is which one first. PLD seems, from the sounds of it, is currently quite a bit better than DRK in terms of general mitigation and overall raid utility as OT. Since I've only got one shot at the MSQ (and the experience that comes with it) I'm just wondering whether to push for the several million XP for 55-60 on DRK and face the full 50-60 grind as PLD, or do the 50-55 grind as PLD, switch to PLD for now so that I have a stable and (to an extent) "always wanted" tank whilst I'm doing the 55-60 run for DRK.