Quote Originally Posted by Mahono View Post
i think you misunderstood me. i mean they are able to mantain maim. so that already put them in the same boat as DRK with grit and DS. but WAR can have berserk up for 20 sec, WAR can have unchained for 20 sec, and about fell cleave i mean as their highest DD pot skill vs CnS (450)..

if i have to write everything literally itll become a book, not a post. work with me here with the understanding
Proper grammar and punctuation are very important; these have very different meanings: "Sally loves eating her family and her friends" and "Sally loves eating, her family, and her friends". One is perfectly acceptable, the other is...not.


As for your points, Maim is basically the same as Darkside, except you need to spend a GCD every other combo (or so) to keep it up, and Darkside buffs other abilities (on top of the damage boost) at the cost of MP (which isn't an issue if you're a half-way decent DRK). Storm's Eye, like Dancing Edge, also buffs other tanks' and NIN damage.

Now, if you want to compare Fell Cleave to Carve and Spit, compare the rest of the skills as well. Skull Sunder is 200 pot, Spinning Slash is 220 pot. Maim is 190, Syphon Strike is 250 (had to double-check this one. Twice). Butcher's Block is 280 and Power Slash is 300. Souleater is 260 (400 w/DA!), Storm's Path is 250. Storm's Eye is 270, Delirium is 280. Hmm...interesting that all comparable DRK skills are more potent than a WAR's are (except Hard Slash and Heavy Swing, both at 150 potency). DRK do nice, consistent damage over a fight (with proper MP management); WAR are more bursty when Berserk is up.