(04-19-2015, 07:29 PM)Iex Wrote: No.
I don't see many people playing the "White Knight" stereotype when playing paladins. I actually don't see many people playing paladins at all. Most folks if at all, are free paladins. A lot of people play as "gladiators" or just mercs that know a shield is an extremely valuable weapon as well as a defensive measure.
Since we have no clue about the Dark Knights damage mitigation, but can assume that it is going to be sort of magical in nature (maybe... I mean warriors just can take a beating because the inner beast helps them defy normal limits of damage and pain). Shields will always be a better IC non-magic 'protection thing' without being self sacrifice of just taking the blow.
My prediction is if folks aren't RPing the Dark Knight as the dark knight, they will treat the class in the same way Warriors are often treated. "A RP DPS CLASS" Just using a sword instead of an axe. I also predict the two handed sword will just be added on as a weapon to the character's arsenal. Sometimes you need a shield sometimes you need a huge ass sword to break something.
This pretty much nails exactly what I'm doing currently with Tiergan and what I will do with him when I pick up the DRK class for funsies.
As much as Tiergan is considered a defender/protector figure by a couple of folks, it doesn't entirely make sense for Tiergan to become a paladin, so he's just a 'gladiator'. If I have him become something DRK-ish IC, it will literally just be him going "Well, I like swords. WHY NOT USE A BIGGER SWORD?!" No darkness powers, no batman.
Tiergan will just be a regular dude who really likes swords.
PLD will probably still stay my main tanking class though unless DRK turns out to be so astoundingly fun that none can resist its siren call.
