DRK June Update.

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All this is entirely dependent on Occult Acumen. One has to wonder how the bonus TP will work. Is it going to be static? Is it going to be dynamic based on DMG?

I wish that Nether Void recast was low enough to keep it with 1 absorb Spell full time. 5minutes is a little much. I mean, if it does something like Double the Absorb Potency, that's pretty massive. Stock absorb STR is +18 so double is +36 to absorbs, which is what? Like +27 Attack?

You know..can work with people in your party.../shrug
get a sam to close/open weaponskills while you can open/close them...then do MB drain II or w/e.

Fix'd


SE should have made it so that DRK gains TP by Stunning enemy weapon skills.

Alas, it seems DRK will forever be stuck as a Scythe Wielding warrior without innate Berserk.

I was talking about MB Drain II. The only 2 skillchains that DRK can do for this is Darkness (Apocalypse only) or Compression.

Hmm i smell drain III for the next update. woot aspir II

tempest belt...6% haste with wind weather
drk/sch at 90! go go go lol /fail =(

I was talking about apocalypse for me at least. Cata > cata + darkness. I didntl ook up any other skill chains.

Yea I guess liberator would be justifiable to an extent. I would really like to see an update that gives a job trait with like +40 magic accuracy or something. It would really remake this job.

Yeah DRK could really use a remake,
maybe make it a more effective melee job :)

At first i was like meh this isnt to impressive.


Then i kept reading and i was like wow thank you SE very much


The changes might not be to clear bc we dont know how effective they are, but a few things will make a big difference

/sam drk can not only self skillchain but self magic burst, and with the magic burst we get extra tp.

we get tp for stun drain asb tp bio which are all spells casted quite frequently if you do play drk right.

aspir 2 will rock because now we can recover even more mp by ourselves with 2 aspir spells, as well as gain tp for doing it.


Assuming we get 3 tp for casting spells, similar to when we take physical dmg, then ths will be godly.

If it is 1 tp per spell, it still has the ability to lower your x hit build by one by subbing sam.


Overall, this update for drks may be what we are looking for ^^


As for war sub, with more crit hits we will prob die more but hey, more dmg too.

Incorrect. You get TP for damaging spells. Stun will not give tp unfortunately.

o you are right, i read that wrong with excitement lol. well thats still a nice thing to have i would say :)

I am really happy with this new update! Ever since i been playing, i cant remember drk getting anything useful. Now as was said earlier some tier 2 absr. spells would have been godly, or even lengthen the time the stick. To often i get all buffed up with acc str and mnd only to have them wear after the next mob. I really like the way magic dmg give a tp bouns now. I think this is gonna open up drk to alot more roles in game. I guess only time will tell though.

Looks like the best non-relic SC for drk that can provide a MB atm is:

Guill > insurgency > compression > drain II

and for greatsword:

Spinning slash > groundstrike > distortion > water III I guess.

So do you think it would be worth investing in the elemental spells? and capping elemental for drk. I have never had any use for elemental, even when MB i did shitty dmg so i found it a waste of MP unless i was soloing some ep elementals for crystals or something stupid like that.

In my opinion it's a waste, because like I said earlier and many others have said in other DRK threads, casting just gets in the way of doing melee, would would rather MB water iii for <250ish dmg or do 2 swings of 200+ each? Also if I would do sekka I would rather do 2 Guillotines rather than some other combination to SC because most mobs DRK's engage don't last very long.

This update is going to encourage more magic use from DRK, the downside, is that for this magic to be completely beneficial, the DRK must have a magic set along with their other sets. Knowing that over 50% of the player base is lazy as ***, this update won't see use at all and if it does, it will still be completely gimp just like it is now.

If SE wants us to use our magic more, why not give us Auto Refresh!? Aspir II is nice, but much more suited to BLMs needs (especially with Mana Wall and Convert with /RDM). No way I'm gonna TP in Parade Gorget over my Justice Torque.

However, I am very interested to see what Occult Acumen will give TP-wise with Drain I & II, especially with Nether Void. If it's a DMG:TP ratio I will be happy, but if it's a static proc...

Still, it is an interesting addition to say the least and will require a big change to the way I play.

...guess I should start making an Elemental set. I knew that Abyss Cuirass would come in handy one day!

BLM RDM SCH WHM don't have auto refresh, why should drk get it? Just use the chain that gives refresh...

Amen to THAT!!!

Valid point, but those are all mage jobs; they have a much bigger MP pool than DRK. Granted, the biggest MP sinks are elemental spells and DRKs won't be using those very often, but using all the other spells adds up quickly.

...still not gonna TP in Parade Gorget. :P

I'm actually excited for this.
Nether Void is what i'm really hoping to see because Dark Seal is near useless. Maybe these two together along with Occult Acumen will be quite a nice combination.
I was definitely calling Aspir II to everyone I knew and to no surprise; here it is. That will be nice in terms of keeping mp practically full 24/7.
As for the tier 3 ele spells..Indeed. I only wished MAB affected drains, then the cuirass would have seen some actual use from me. This may change everything. Tier 2 spells are pretty much fail; i'm curious to see how this goes.
I don't care what anyone says; DRK isn't much without their spells. I'm not too upset that they didn't really add anything that didn't relate to spells because they want to encourage more spell use, but now that I look at the whole picture it's looking pretty nice.

but how many DRKs do you know that actually carry around a full set of equip just for spells? Not many...which is why DRK spells always fail..b/c everyone gimps them. OH DOODZ I HAS E BODY!! *drains for 23hp* FAILLOLOLOLOL

I doubt this update will change that...

lol well the only mage set up DRK's carry around is their Dark magic skill gear. I doubt many are going to carry INT/macc/MP gear just for the ele spells.

Most don't even carry that...

Also, enfeebling gear? idk

I can count the number of DRKs with Dark sets that USE THEM, on Leviathan, on one hand. I can also count the number of drks, on leviathan, that actually USE SPELLS on one hand. Nobody, from what I've seen, uses any *** spells which is very upsetting b/c on the off chance that I do go drk, I get lol'd at for casting. "Casting takes away from TP time" yea well *** you buddy I want my extra HP/str/acc/tp/dread spikes lol

Edit: Drks can make decent backup sleepers if you have a lolAB blm that can't sleep ***...

Well... we call those noobs, no? :)... Capped enfeeble skill of 225 @75 sucks on mobs that are T to IT even with gear to help it out... I myself only use it for solo/low manning when we get a link or so and I will try to bind/sleep II it :)

Well drks magic is not worth casting, I did this math in the other thread:

528 delay scythe -65% haste(what you should be buffed with)
528-65= 184/60= 3 seconds per swing. Casting takes about 1-2 seconds. You basically lose 1 swing worth of TP (16.7% tp) and w/e damage you would have done if u had swung. Drk magic is worth casting in situations where you can not full time melee only.

Also carrying around +drk magic gearsets are useful for before a zerg when u ES drain II but that's about it. Personally I have 7 gear sets I carry with me on drk, bringing a magic damage gear set would just be impossible without massive more inventory.

Yeah, I get nowhere near that many buffs in any given event. Rarely get the opportunity to truly zerg anything. I see this update as a definite step up for me.

Edit: Lucky if I get hasted. Rarely ever get a march, there are different types of groups / players. Apoc owners are the exception not the rule.

I want an Apoc...but I can't lead a dyna shell and no shell will let me sponser the good *** ; ;