Dark Knight: 5.0x Feedback Thread

[Hasrat]

So I don't really tank much, but still level all the jobs for funsies. But, of the three (sans GNB), DRK is feeling the least intuitive. Already had everything at 60 by 5.0, and I've only just rotated around to working DRK up to 70, obviously some big changes to adjust to.
I'm not really looking for advice on the tanking side. Use CDs, don't get hit, whatever, I'm not tanking anything important. I'm just not sure I totally understand the damage side of things.
One basic combo (and one AoE). Standard damage boost CD. Simple enough. C&S, Salted Earth, Abyssal Drain, just use on cooldown I guess? What's the usage of these Flood/Edge of Darkness abilities? One single, one group, sure. Do I just use them as long as I've got the MP for it? Try to weave them in during combo? Is there any reason I would hold back on them?

Hopefully going forward with leveling, I can at least better understand things as they come.

[shao32]

So I don't really tank much, but still level all the jobs for funsies. But, of the three (sans GNB), DRK is feeling the least intuitive. Already had everything at 60 by 5.0, and I've only just rotated around to working DRK up to 70, obviously some big changes to adjust to.
I'm not really looking for advice on the tanking side. Use CDs, don't get hit, whatever, I'm not tanking anything important. I'm just not sure I totally understand the damage side of things.
One basic combo (and one AoE). Standard damage boost CD. Simple enough. C&S, Salted Earth, Abyssal Drain, just use on cooldown I guess? What's the usage of these Flood/Edge of Darkness abilities? One single, one group, sure. Do I just use them as long as I've got the MP for it? Try to weave them in during combo? Is there any reason I would hold back on them?

Hopefully going forward with leveling, I can at least better understand things as they come.

DRK kit have zero sense bcs is designed to have none, it's simple at it looks and works like you think it works, the only part you missing edge/flood is edge are spamed (saving 3k of mp for TBN) under blood weapon under raid buffs every 60s, the MP economy of DRK is so slow you get all the MP back for the next blood weapon, when that happen you spend the rest of the time doing nothing until next blood weapon, for flood since TBN have priority under aoes situations you use the first for the damage buff and the rest from TBN procs so you don't run out of MP to fast and thats it