Quote Originally Posted by Februs View Post
Right? I might actually dust off my Drk now.

As for the Dark Arts adjustment, it shouldn't be too bad in PvP, as the amount of Mp drained by darkside in PvP settings is at a reduced rate. The part that confuses me is that it is also being changed for PvE. Given that Mp reduction is at the normal rate in PvE settings, and there have been no buffs (that I know of) to Drk's ability to regain Mp, it seems strange that they'd also decrease it's CD in PvE ... unless there are more non-PvP related changes that we just don't know about yet.
The Dark Arts thing doesn't really change anything in terms of MP drain, having ready access to Dark Arts doesn't mean you'll Souleater or Carve and Spit more often. All it really does is make the Dark Dance Dark Passenger combo less irritating to do, you wont have to either delay one or set up Dark Arts early... Well, you'll still have to set up Dark Arts early/delay, just 3 seconds early instead of 5... As far as DPS and MP drain goes though, not much of a change... MP really isn't an issue until Grit goes up, though I'd still trade Enliven for Manadraw in a heartbeat...

Glad they finally gave Tar Pit a respectable effect... How much damage is 300 potency in i150? 600~900? Fairly OK self heal, still weaker than Equilibrium or Clemency, but it actually has some potential as a self heal now and that Heavy effect finally makes sense (self heal and run). Carnal Chills change is great too, given you can cleanse it that long duration was definitely a mistake, shorter duration but more frequent is far more useful... I think my only concern is that their utility is actually worth considering now, meaning their burst potential is slightly diminished... 300 potency on Tar Pit is great, but now I may want to hold off on using it for the drain effect... They've got very generous recasts now though, so that shouldn't be too much of an issue...

I still think Dark Knight is lacking something though, at best I think this puts the Job back where it was before 3.22 destroyed it... Granted I was perfectly fine with it back then...