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[Nalien]

Non-tank players aren't gonna switch to play tank anyway.

This simply isn't true... I didn't pick up Dark Knight with Heavensward because I love tanking, I spent 2.0 on Scholar, until Ninja replaced it for me... Yet here I am, playing Dark Knight and upgrading its damned hideous Anima weapon first...

[AlphaFox]

This simply isn't true... I didn't pick up Dark Knight with Heavensward because I love tanking, I spent 2.0 on Scholar, until Ninja replaced it for me... Yet here I am, playing Dark Knight and upgrading its damned hideous Anima weapon first...

Likewise, I refused to tank and actually disliked it. Tried Dark and ended up MTing for my raid group for several months till we disbanded. Some will try it simply cus its a new class but yes, some people are stubborn and won't budge on Tanks no matter how many are made and that is their loss.

[Nalien]

Likewise, I refused to tank and actually disliked it. Tried Dark and ended up MTing for my raid group for several months till we disbanded. Some will try it simply cus its a new class but yes, some people are stubborn and won't budge on Tanks no matter how many are made and that is their loss.

Certainly, one of the key complaints with Dark Knight is that the Jobs historical skills simply don't make for a tank, yet I'd say Dark Knight is a pretty faithful to the Job... Dropping Grit amounts to sacrificing defense for damage, and Dark Arts has me sacrificing MP for damage, OK it's not HP, but it's close enough IMO (though I wouldn't mind a Meditate/Convert style skill come 4.0), and the Drain aspect of the Job is just wonderful here, IMO... I'll never get tired of Abyssal Drain on large pulls... Would there even be a point to Drain on a DPS?

It's unmistakably Dark Knight, IMO... The fact that tanks are just a stance off away from practically being DPS anyway doesn't hurt either... Sure I'll never out damage my Ninja, but I'll still out damage half the DPS I see in Duty Finder anyway...

It's a shame some people just refuse to tank... I'd actually say it's the strongest role in the game... DPS tend to have more interesting mechanics, but good luck surviving anything long enough to enjoy them...