Quote Originally Posted by Crater View Post
I dunno, do you consider it a problem that DRK uses Plunge for DPS even though it's a gap-closer? Because this would be more or less the same thing.

If you don't specifically need the utility of Plunge's mobility, then you use it as often as possible to maximize DPS, but if the mobility is an important factor for a specific part of a specific fight, then you'll usually hold Plunge to use for its mobility, if you're gaining more than you'd be losing by holding it.

Reprisal would work the same way. On most fights, you would aim to use it as often as possible, either by slotting Anticipation to boost your Parry rate (imagine that, by the way: an actual reason to ever slot Anticipation!), or by strategically breaking a TBN to activate Reprisal. But if mitigating raid damage (or even a tankbuster) was a primary concern, then you could just hold off for a few seconds and leave it off-cooldown, even if it does proc, so that you have it available when you need it.

I think DRK has enough bad/useless skills that it would be a good thing to have an extra one that is always good for DPS, even in cases where it's only sometimes useful for utility/mitigation.
I think it's a good thought process, I just don't see how it actually plays out. Set aside if you're MT for a second. If you are OT'ing and need to reprisal a large raid-wide, then you're sacrificing DPS by spending mp for TBN shield to break and proc reprisal. Is the extra 210 potency going to make up for lost dark arts attack? Nvm making sure you aren't going to cap on blood gauge when the shield breaks. I don't know. Plunge is a bit different since it has no cost associated, nor is any party raid utility being compromised by using it. Could be wrong but just my thought process here.

I agree they should make one of the role actions have more synergy with DRK. PLD has synergy with Rampart and War with Awareness. Anticipation would be a good place to start since they lost dark dance.