Lets Talk Dark Knight

[Akumu]

I hope DRK doesn't get a scythe this time around. A DRK main weapon is usually a sword. If you remember in FFXI (drg cutscene?) the DRK also wielded a sword on his side. However, I would be cool with almost anything besides a scythe though.

Also, PLD typically follows some kind of strict code or order. They raise their shields high trying to defend and ward off any threat, healing and curing those hurt in battle(obviously themselves also).

A DRK will sacrifice himself in battle to accomplish his goal without a care about his own life. They will harm themselves one moment then drain your life the next. Which is usually the effects of Dark magic. The user and the target both are in danger, except the target suffers more.

Besides one using White Magic and the other using Dark(Arcane?), the main difference to PLD and DRK is how they go by defeating an enemy and accomplishing their goals. One isn't good and the other evil.

DRKs don't mean some ruthless bastards running around killing innocent children for their own laughter. It also doesn't mean a DRK can't/won't protect others. A DRK becomes more at war with him/herself which is why a DRK can become a PLD and vice versa as the Knight goes through his/her experiences and ways of thinking changes.

A DRK can be a Tank and still have that DRK feel(sacrifice = greater/added effects with some drains in the mix). I just hope whichever way the job goes it's something that will at least be fun/interesting to play.


Just my thought on why DRK can become a Tank. Tanking is a role favored by people and I am hoping the remaining jobs are not just DD ones. It doesn't have to be my favorite class(DRK). I'm just going off of Yoshida's statements about it coming off of GLA though. Which traits would have to be changed completely once you equip the DRK stone, for it to be a pure DD.

[Karazaki]

I wouldn't call the recent changes a revamp exactly. I have a hunch that it was easier to implement the new changes the way they did and that come 2.0 they'll blend classes and jobs together. Realistically it would only involve giving jobs their class's abilities and traits. I have faith that any new classes they make will be good, fun, and interesting to play.

Anyways, my apologies for straying from the thread's topic. I believe that when they add DRK it will probably have many abilities for tactical battles, just not sure how exactly.

[Lux_Rayna]

I have faith that they will make good, fun, and interesting classes. I'm just a bit worried about the shared EXP pool between classes and jobs, I wouldn't want a new job (branching from an existing class) to be max level automatically. I do have a hunch that they are planning some Armory System reforms for 2.0 though.

>_> why? Its not a new job, but a specialization. Its bad enough you have to grind multiple classes just to use one class efficiently, yet you want them to make you grind the jobs for your classes too? Thats a bit much. No thanks.

Jobs just add flavoring to a class. You get handful of new abilities, the loss of most of your cross-class skills, and are forced to specialize in one aspect of your class. As the game progresses the distinction will become more clear, but jobs just came out in their infancy so you can't possibly expect them to be all that different yet. The armory system will prove to be a good system, people just need to give it time. I think the issue with the armory system is purely about ppl preferring the title BLM to something like Thaumaturge, or would rather just be a DRG instead of the generic Lancer. They dont want non-classic classes in their FF games.

[Ramsey]

It's really only blazing fast to level if you PL, I've found leveling outside of PLing post 20 to be at a perfectly reasonable rate, and pre-20 being quick is a boon, especially considering there is zero content and even less than zero gear to wear at those levels.

[Klive]

Stop while you still can!! :P

[KoujiGeki]

Stop while you still can!! :P

thank you.

[Karazaki]

Sorry, honestly did not mean to divert the thread.

[Cyonos]

I hope Drk is a soul eating, blood drinking, 2hd wielding, fire balling terror. Clad in the blackest of black armor with glowing red eyes and veins.

Drk as a tank is a horrid idea if i've ever heard one but thats just my opinion.

If you want the high powered slayer, the get one shotted by bosses just cause you dropped a massive ws on it speak up and be heard DRK FTW!

[Klive]

I hope Drk is a soul eating, blood drinking, 2hd wielding, fire balling terror. Clad in the blackest of black armor with glowing red eyes and veins.

Drk as a tank is a horrid idea if i've ever heard one but thats just my opinion.

If you want the high powered slayer, the get one shotted by bosses just cause you dropped a massive ws on it speak up and be heard DRK FTW!

So basically the Black Mage of the melee world.

I hope they fix instances/speed runs/content so more melee will be acceptable then. <---Do not continue thread of that comment.