Dark Knight melee DPS?

[InfiniDragon]

I'd strongly consider dropping the game if they changed DRK to a DPS. It's my main job and I like it as a tank.

Just fix them so they have value when compared to the other two tanks.

[Colt47]

I actually wish they could push it so that the dark knight could dps and tank, but the problem is that the model used in this game is the original trinity MMORPG design, so it's actually bad to have a class that can do both since it usually means it makes the job too complicated or the job ends up becoming extremely under powered. The only reason World of Warcraft pulled it off is because the classes are really three or more jobs rolled into one, and while some share some cooldowns, classes like the druid actually had three completely different move sets, so much so that a Feral Druid looks nothing like a Moonkin druid.

They could hypothetically do something like that in this game, but their last attempt was the summoner / scholar split and due to various reasons they abandoned that approach. In fact I believe they are trying to get away from the class -> Job thing since it's mostly just confusing.

[Rasikko]

Ugh.. just get rid of tanking all together, and make it all DPS, for crying out loud.

[Kazrah]

I think if anything, we should make Warrior a DPS job. I mean, that's pretty much how people have been using it anyway....

[Khel]

Sounds like a good way to double DPS queue times, or worse.

[Selova]

As someone that was extremely let down at the DRK reveal of it being a tank, especially when i was hoping it was going to be a melee dps that played similarly to FFX-2's DRK, I'd support this. Especially In it's current watered down state, I'd even go as far to say that how the job functions, especially right now is a insult to the job in previous games.

[Alacran]

I hate the idea of this vehemently. I enjoy My Dark Knight as Tank and think the dev team did fine bringing it to FFXIV. The problem is they made WAR and PLD better. That being said i do expect talent/ skill trees down the road, weather i want teem or not.

[sarehptar]

The lengths people will go to to avoid having to tank...

There are 9 DPS classes to choose from currently! Might I suggest you just try them instead?

[AxlStream]

XD Haha Would probably be more viable than it is now.

The f are you talking about. DRK is perfectly viable. Less desired when looking at it's 2 brothers yes but it still can clear any content in the game. Please use the term appropriately.

[Zodiar]

This is never going to happen