Should Dark Knight get a Rework?

[Midareyukki]

And this may be controversial, but why can't Dark Mind and Oblation just be a lesser damage absorption barrier version of TBN? Dark Mind just feels like an old outdated relic from HW and Oblation just feels like our old Rampart clone mitigation ability from that same timeline. Since DRK is so focused on using the TBN, why not just go all in and make its two mitigation moves lesser barrier abilities, too?

So basically a shield tank?

[Soge01]

So basically a shield tank?

I mean, its already a shield tank with it having so much heavy focus on TBN. So why not go all in? xD

[Rehayem]

I mean, its already a shield tank with it having so much heavy focus on TBN. So why not go all in? xD

Would be cool, but that would render Sage useless, no? DRK's combat style focuses on sacrificing HP for damage (in our case in FFXIV it's MP), so they could work around that, maybe it would be a spicier gameplay.

[Soge01]

Would be cool, but that would render Sage useless, no? DRK's combat style focuses on sacrificing HP for damage (in our case in FFXIV it's MP), so they could work around that, maybe it would be a spicier gameplay.

If DRK's use of the TBN could be properly balanced with the old way it could drain hp from enemies to keep itself standing, then I'm all in for spicier gameplay style.

Right now, DRK relies on TBN far too much. DRK needs to stand on its own and so bringing its old hp draining/healing abilities back would be perfect , so aa to lessen the needed use for TBN.