Thread: DRK QOL changes for 5.4

Originally Posted by Valknut

I just really don't get the themes of DRK at all anymore.

PLD protects and his answer to a higher threat is to improve his defenses. Good makes sense. Sword, shield, big armor and abilities that protect others/heal very on point.

WAR is all about taking the hit and hitting harder back. Good makes sense in the berserker battle frenzy thing they got going on. Big axe, lots of wild swinging abilities and blood thirst type healing. Sure seems to be cohesive.

DRK is the, uh? Anti-hero? Maybe? Does it put it self before the party? No, and that wouldn't work well in an MMO. Does it use themes from the past DRK's? its got that 1 drain ability and a blood weapon that does the opposite of what it sounds like it should, no dots, no enfeebles, no real primary drain abilities.... Its got black armor and a big sword though! What a mess! The fact that the previous suggestion is based around DRKs ability to shield itself is just bonkers to me.

In what world do you see PLD WAR GNB and DRK and think..... Ya DRK would benefit the most from shielding it self, this makes sense.

As much as I agree with you, thats apparently the hand DRK been dealt in this game. The funny part is the removal of shadowskin, which would make sense that TBN would be sort of cloaking yourself in darkness to resist damage. It looks like DRK is now a Shadow Knight, using its shadow as a dot, and cloaking itself in a bubble of darkness. And thats about it. It also has a zombie tank invuln, we arent entirely sure how that happens, i guess he goes unconscious and his shadow takes over till it fades or something. Maybe he just sinks into the darkness and his only way out is being healed completely to full before he's swallowed whole. Theme's a bit of a mess. Though iirc the proper Japanese title for the job is "Shadow Knight" so... i guess thats what it is now. Just cant do anything cool like hold mobs down with its shadow powers, or anything. Even lost its ability to blind people with its darkness, so yeah. Your guess is as good as mine.