Thread: About the DRK changes coming in 4.3

Originally Posted by WhyAmIHere

Syphon Strike gains you MP regardless of if you DA it or not. After it was added in SB it made delaying the DA being consumed for C&S (or now possibly even BS) by having SS consume it. That +140 potency is... fine, but it really screwed up the flow of the class (amongst other issues that do the same), and is part of why it feels so "DA spam" heavy now.

Most prominently it affects setting up cooldowns with Dark Mind, as you can't prep for a tank buster GCDs in advance anymore. TBN being so incredibly picky on timing compounds this. Being able to "hold" a Dark Arts through Scourge, Delirium, or Syphon Strike was something I didn't realize was so useful until it was gone.

Originally Posted by Valdegarde

Most prominently it affects setting up cooldowns with Dark Mind, as you can't prep for a tank buster GCDs in advance anymore. TBN being so incredibly picky on timing compounds this. Being able to "hold" a Dark Arts through Scourge, Delirium, or Syphon Strike was something I didn't realize was so useful until it was gone.

...and i suddenly realized that I've missed being able to do that.