Originally Posted by
Kirschy
DRK/NIN works fine as a tank. The only reason I mentioned it, is that taking 700+ damage from breath seems like a lot. My DRK with virtualli no defensive gear shouldn't be taking the same damage as a PLD or NIN(Which are the jobs listed by the OP.)
EDIT:
I wouldn't call a DRK tank preferable over a PLD tank... But when youre able to output a lot of damage, you don't always have a choice. With a good setup, you'll be able to blink off 90% of anything that has Slow/Elegy on it. That being said, like Blackice pointed out... we have Last Resort, Weapon Bash, Souleater, along with spells like Stun, Bind, Sleep, Sleep II, and Absorbs. DRK/NIN can be played like a nin/drk with a respectable damage output. It's not very hard to secure hate as a DRK and hold it.