DRK needs re-tuning/buffing.

[Souleater13]

I am not 70 yet so i cant comment on how TBN affects the feel of DRK, nor the damage and defensive numbers but i did want to share my thoughts.

Keeping the max damage and defensive numbers separate for a moment.
I would like some tweaks that make things a little more interesting.

Dark passenger mp cost reduced to want to use the skill without decimating mp pool.

Delirium gets its original animation back, be given a potency(200?) and the blood cost and/or recast reduced a little bit while keeping it oGCD and the mp gain and timer extenders.

Quietus should make it so the next 3 weapon skills absorb HP. (50%?). When you dark arts quietus it should make it so the next 3 weapons skills have increased potency and consume a % your of HP. (a fun risk vs reward skill with the original souleater mechanic. more interesting then just another aoe...)

With quietus not being aoe shall unleash get its potency back.

If DRK really does need more defensive capabilities then how about with every dark arts consumption either a flat decrease or a chance of decrease in seconds towards shadow wall recast.

Add scourge back in as the 4th weaponskill in the power slash combo but make the dot last longer and adjust potency as necessary for that.

if more group utility is really needed then have it so sole survivor includes; when placed on a party member act like a "mini living dead" making it so most attacks wont reduce hp below 1 hp for maybe 2-3 seconds?

thanks for letting me add my ideas to the chaos lol.

**as always any numbers etc mentioned in the abilities are reference and can be adjusted for balance.

[Shinkyo]

DRK needs a DPS boost and a defensive CD filler for scratch damage.

1) Add an additional Dark Art proc to TBN when shield breaks
Without a big revamp, there's big opportunity for TBN to add more depth to our dps rotation (which is super easy) and provide the boost we need.
We should be encouraged to convert as many tbn into BS as possible for DPS and I would hate to have DRK buffed only through potency increases.

Problem is that BS is not enough of a dps increase (ouside grit) considering the risk of the shield not breaking if not timed right.
A good fix to that would be for TBN to also proc a free DA when the shield breaks.
That would be a very rewarding mechanic and wouldn't affect BS that you'd use from normal gauge build up.
The CD on TBN might have to be increased to avoid having a free DA every 15 sec.


2) Change the DA effect on Dark Mind to mitigate all damage
The Current DA+DM being worst than DM+TBN, they should change the DA effect to mitigate all damage (not only magical).
This would have very good synergy with the above change to TBN as if you proc'ed DA through TBN, you'd be able to use it on DM for free and the gauge for BS would still make it a DPS neutral/slight increase transaction.

I think those 2 changes would make the class more engaging and put DRK in a pretty good spot DPS and mitigation wise.