DRK .. now slightly more engaging than PLD 2.x

[saber_alter]

I agree. feels like a slightly watered down 2.1 warrior with some extra defensive CDs and some more magic defense. Might just main paladin again anyway. new delirium seems like an afterthought at best and detrimental at worst. soul eater combo having the same potency powerslash combo removes any reason to ever use that one outside of initial enmity generation.

Actually, I really hate the new delirium. it's a 2 minute CD, so it's only going to be used 2-3 times a non drawn out fight. It requires Blood gauge to use in the first place, and all it does is extend blood weapon by ~5 gcd, and price by 16 seconds, which are 2 abilities that generate blood gauge, and other than that it just restores MP. The skill likely doesn't give enough time back to either skill to regain enough blood to justify the cost, not to mention it doesn't deal damage.

why would i ever use it when i can just use that blood on another bloodspiller, or buff my party with Blackest.

[Xenosan]

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Actually, I really hate the new delirium. ...

Yeah I think they need to rethink that skill. I'd consider the recast removed entirely, and reduce the MP restore so it's exactly an oGCD Syphon Strike. This way might see a more active Blackblood Gauge mechanic: A Gauge rotation that rotates between DEL and BS/Q working parallel to the current base GCD rotation. Something not too unlike 2.x Ninja's Huton > Suiton > Raiton rotation built atop their base GCD rotation.

FAIK Blackblood seems to be little more than a bank for BloodSpiller/Q. But if they are on GCD, they are pushing the next Siphon Strike back a GCD with every use. Making DEL a more frequent OGCD MP restore could alleviate this drawback to BS (and for Power Slash combo too for that matter, since it's garbage for the exact same reason).

[Shurrikhan]

Actually, I really hate the new delirium.

Bloat incarnate.

But then again, for all the choices removed from DRK, bloat and increased obligatory actions seems to be the general direction of design.