So I'm a bit late to the party here. And I'm going to open this up by saying that I am not a person that RP's as a DRK. I simply am a lore enthusiast and like to dig into whatever I can. I've been leveling DRK OOCly for raid flexibility purposes, and have been eating up all the lore I've been able to get my grubby hands on.
While there is not really enough one way or the other, unless the level 60 quest shines some beacon of light. Which I'm going to assume it does not because there's still this big humdrum over it. We can draw a few conclusions. Emotions, are not the source of a Dark Knights power. The wording in how things were stated in the 58 Quest made it sound more like Emotions are the means to accessing the powers, not that the emotions themselves were the power. This distinction is pretty important I feel. But it also leaves us far from learning the true nature of the Abyss. So rather than a source, Emotions would be the kindling, or the means by which you access it.
I, personally am of the belief that this power comes from the void - due to how it's been presented, the colors the skill abilities use, and the general themes it plays with. That's not to say that all of you should stop doing what you're doing and adjust to my beliefs. It's simply that this is the most plausible explanation that I believe we've got. The way that people talk about the DRK's job in the story makes me feel like there's certainly something to my theory. Sidguru talks early on how once you become a DRK and come in contact with the Abyss, you're never quite whole again. Which is likely referencing the split in your psyche, that creates your super powered evil side. However, in the level 50 job quest, it also seems to me that your dark side is doing more than just appearing to you. I believe it was implied that your darkside was actually animating Fray's remains until it split from them revealing itself giving us the Fight Club-esque twist we got. This in particular felt very...voidy to me.
In the end, RP as you see fit. But for better or worse the true nature of the Abyss still eludes us in definite detail. As with everything that is deliciously gray, we get to draw our own conclusions. I'd just like to remind people that your way of doing things may not be the correct one, and neither may my beliefs. But currently this conversation seemed to lack a good counter argument so I decided to throw my hat into the ring.
While there is not really enough one way or the other, unless the level 60 quest shines some beacon of light. Which I'm going to assume it does not because there's still this big humdrum over it. We can draw a few conclusions. Emotions, are not the source of a Dark Knights power. The wording in how things were stated in the 58 Quest made it sound more like Emotions are the means to accessing the powers, not that the emotions themselves were the power. This distinction is pretty important I feel. But it also leaves us far from learning the true nature of the Abyss. So rather than a source, Emotions would be the kindling, or the means by which you access it.
I, personally am of the belief that this power comes from the void - due to how it's been presented, the colors the skill abilities use, and the general themes it plays with. That's not to say that all of you should stop doing what you're doing and adjust to my beliefs. It's simply that this is the most plausible explanation that I believe we've got. The way that people talk about the DRK's job in the story makes me feel like there's certainly something to my theory. Sidguru talks early on how once you become a DRK and come in contact with the Abyss, you're never quite whole again. Which is likely referencing the split in your psyche, that creates your super powered evil side. However, in the level 50 job quest, it also seems to me that your dark side is doing more than just appearing to you. I believe it was implied that your darkside was actually animating Fray's remains until it split from them revealing itself giving us the Fight Club-esque twist we got. This in particular felt very...voidy to me.
In the end, RP as you see fit. But for better or worse the true nature of the Abyss still eludes us in definite detail. As with everything that is deliciously gray, we get to draw our own conclusions. I'd just like to remind people that your way of doing things may not be the correct one, and neither may my beliefs. But currently this conversation seemed to lack a good counter argument so I decided to throw my hat into the ring.
