Datamined DRK changes from final build

[Flaris]

So what's the point in having Darkside as a buff if it costs no mana? Why not just bake the extra damage into the class? I liked learning DRK because of learning how to maintain my MP, and it was really rewarding when id run through a dungeon never taking off Darkside. Obviously now there is no reason not to use darkside, so it seems trivial to me to even have it when they could just make it a part of the class without it being a buff.

[Brannigan]

So what's the point in having Darkside as a buff if it costs no mana

Disables outside MP regen. They could just make it a trait (MP regen stops in battle, outside sources don't work, dmg increased by 15%) but you wouldn't be able to toggle that off for cases like A12S where there's no enemies on the battlefield for a full 45s but you're still in combat.