Thread: 4.11+ DRK Suggestions/Balance Changes from a "Hardcore" Player

Originally Posted by Hruodig

This would never work. Dps is king, so no one would want to take a pld to anything past savage progression. They need to be balanced dps wise and, by default, need the defensive cds to actually do the content. They also need to be able to do all types of content, from trials to raids, to dungeons. *How* they do these things is where they can have their own little identity.

And that is exactly where the problem is at ain't it? DPS is king? No, dps is part of the fight but should not be the go to for everything. There is multiple ways to balance fights around classes, it doesn't have to be purely dps. It takes a bit more effort sure, but at least it removes the issue of cookie cutter templates that we currently have. Each tank is pretty much the exact same thing, there is no uniqueness to any of em. Well besides how flashy some of the animations are.

Originally Posted by Syrellaris

And that is exactly where the problem is at ain't it? DPS is king? No, dps is part of the fight but should not be the go to for everything. There is multiple ways to balance fights around classes, it doesn't have to be purely dps. It takes a bit more effort sure, but at least it removes the issue of cookie cutter templates that we currently have. Each tank is pretty much the exact same thing, there is no uniqueness to any of em. Well besides how flashy some of the animations are.

Well I don't personally have a problem with it, it's how I came to enjoy the game. If I wanted a different meta I'd play a different game.

Originally Posted by Hruodig

Well I don't personally have a problem with it, it's how I came to enjoy the game. If I wanted a different meta I'd play a different game.

There isn't enough "good game" anywhere around to announce "I choose the game for the meta", pretty much you just came and fitted into a meta and now can't imagine something else.

Originally Posted by Azerhan

In FF XIV, dps is king. Maybe it should be not, but it is.

Again, that is the problem of the game. People got so accustomed to it, they don't want anything else or cannot see anything else. There's plenty of MMO's around that use plainly DPS as the key factor, luckily there is also some that rely on dps but did not make it the key factor in every fight. Some fights can be extremely mechanic heavy for example. Try to think outside of a box for a change, but because players don't, developers don;t either. They rather stick with tried and tested(while boring) methods that work.

And no, in my example DRK isn't useless. All 3 tanks can easily MT bosses in raids, they just bring different things to the table. But that is why this is a forum, people can express idea's and opinions as they see fit. You don't always have to agree with them.

Originally Posted by Syrellaris

And no, in my example DRK isn't useless. All 3 tanks can easily MT bosses in raids, they just bring different things to the table.

DRK is certainly viable and only marginally suboptimal. The problem is that they don't bring anything the other tanks don't do better.

Full magic DRk would kinda invalidate the "Knight" part of Dark "Knight"

Originally Posted by 347SPECTRE

Full magic DRk would kinda invalidate the "Knight" part of Dark "Knight"

Dark Magic will be fine. I'd really like to see some Magic Absorb and more damage shields. As well as some drastic buffs to Living Dead buffing the DRK's attack power by 300% at the cost of being DOOMED for 10 seconds before death.

Or some Leech Tank aspects by putting Lifesteal on their attacks and not just Souleater.

But I really don't think the traditional Dark Knight is ever gonna be in XIV unfortunately.