DRK feels weak

[Almandaragal]

I get the very strong feeling that you have not leveled Dark Knight at all after Endwalker’s launch.

You'd be correct. Anyone who starts off a post with "I feel like DRK is very strong defensively." in the context of a thread noting that DRK feels weaker defensively in Endwalker is either inexperienced with the job at 90, or likely trolling. When they throw in "but self sustain doesn't count as mitigation" as if self sustain isn't part of a defensive kit, well, I can't help but wonder if they actually tank dungeons at all, or are just tanking 8 man content where incoming damage is mostly a joke in comparison.

Overall their posts give off an air that they don't seem to understand how survivability for tanks in dungeons works. Somehow Thrill doesn't count as mitigation because 20% more HP doesn't reduce damage taken (despite literally giving you the equivalent of a temporary shield that can be healed) but TBN counts as mitigation because... 25% more HP? For 7 seconds instead of 10, shield not healable, doesn't increase amount healed, and is a DPS loss if not fully diminished?

I mean, I get it. TBN is a great skill in a vacuum. It has pros and cons, potential versatility, etc. However, it doesn't hold a candle to the new tools literally every other tank got, and it seems like some people are still hung up on it being one of the better tools of the prior expansions, not realizing that it's sub par now. Or that it had to make up for two of DRK's cooldowns being magic only, or that it's invuln was garbage comparatively, and so on. DRK doesn't need to be the "best" tank. However, I would like for it to have similar self sustain even if that comes at the cost of some of it's damage.

I dunno, maybe the job balance team just forgot that I can't spam my Abyssal Drain on the global cooldown anymore-- for two expansions, and thinks we're still fine.