On this day a year ago, Plunge was taken from us (and other Job Identity)

[Shurrikhan]

Again, that makes no more sense than "let the barrier be a barrier, separate from any heal", "let the damage be just damage, separate from any buff generation", etc.

By the time we worry so much about the 0.4% overall damage, well beneath Crit/Dhit variance in otherwise identical runs, as to demand that every mobility tool be identically single-function... what job flavor or variance are we even permitted?

[fulminating]

I unbound shadowstride. I’d sooner have no gap closer than an uncool one.

[Volkien]

"Man, I sure do hate the dark magic teleport which falls in line with a lot of what DRK does already thematically, I sure wish they'd go back to the generic front flip move."

[Kozh]

"Man, I sure do hate the dark magic teleport which falls in line with a lot of what DRK does already thematically, I sure wish they'd go back to the generic front flip move."

Because magic teleport totally isn't generic at all
/s

[Volkien]

It's better than a front flip helmbreaker. Obviously aesthetic preference is down to personal opinion.

Look at the title of the thread, it specifically mentions "Job Identity". No other move in DRK's arsenal has it doing flips with it's heavy greatsword. Spins, sure, but not flips. Shadowstride fits DRK's identity better imo.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Dark Arts, pls.

[...]No other move in DRK's arsenal has it doing flips with it's heavy greatsword.[...]

CaS existence makes it believable they're able to do just that lol.

[Daralii]

It's better than a front flip helmbreaker. Obviously aesthetic preference is down to personal opinion.

Look at the title of the thread, it specifically mentions "Job Identity". No other move in DRK's arsenal has it doing flips with it's heavy greatsword. Spins, sure, but not flips. Shadowstride fits DRK's identity better imo.

Probably half of DRK's animations that actually use the greatsword are like that. Bloodspiller grabs the sword in one hand, spins it in full 360s multiple times, and then does a jump and downward slash with both hands.

[Volkien]

Admittedly, yes, and I'm aware that part of the fantasy of DRK is that they can lift this heavy chunk of steel with ease, but with CaS specifically, it starts off with an upward swing which builds the momentum allowing us to jump and spin with the sword. Bloodspiller is similar, but that starts off with our character readying the spin in anticipation. Plunge was so instantaneous that it was jarring.

I realise I'm being nitpicky with gameplay animations, which need to be fast and snappy. But part of DRK's identity is that the sword should always FEEL heavy to the player. Plunge never felt heavy to me.

[Taranok]

Because magic teleport totally isn't generic at all
/s

Eh, it's carried by a vastly better animation in a game where its nearest competition is sprouting wings and sorta rocketing across the arena, powerwalking at the enemy, or doing a slow powerslide.

Of all the things DRK has lost over the years, plunge is so low on the list that I'm pretty sure Dark Dance is above it for me.

I'm still salty about scourge, literally the absolute best animation DRK has had, and one of the best of any job period. I also miss the priority-based rotation it had in HW. I hate priority-based rotations, personally, but I miss having a tank that had a priority rotation instead of all being the same shade of 'variations of ARR Warrior.'

[CidHeiral]

I'm still salty about scourge, literally the absolute best animation DRK has had, and one of the best of any job period.

So true, Scourge is better than the entire current 123 DRK combo. It really sells the weight of the weapon while still looking like your character is badass enough to still swing it around with relative ease. 10/10 animation.