PLD vs DRK

Rufus_Shinra

Rufus_Shinra

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I enjoy watching ballista matches on YouTube, but one thing I never noticed is a PLD vs DRK fight.

Say they are both level 75 and have the best equips that they can. Who would most likely win?

The PLD with their Iron Defence or DRK with their Overpowering Damage? Or does it just depend on the skill level of the player?
 
Well, I remember doing a 60 cap Diorama-Ab(tab) against my DRK friend, 1v1. PLD/WHM vs. DRK/NIN. I won.
 
Depends on the subs and cap or anything else in the rules. Plus gear wise a kraken knight is probably one of the best opponents in ballista especially if they have like an adaburk. Only way i can really see the Drk losing is if the pld had aegis, but then he wouldn't be dual wielding so it would still be a long ass fight with the drk.
 
I believe the DRK would win, simply because of its spells and abilities. DRK has all the means to make a PLD worthless against him (if it was a toe-to-toe fight.) But if the fight is like playing chicken, where the one getting smashed uses 'run away' tactics, the DRK would probably lose.. But even then, it gives the DRK his/her cooldown time on his/her spells, which would just also hurt the PLD more. DRK now also has hate a hate mitigation spell (if it was uncapped.) Also, Aspir wouldnt be good news for a PLD
 
i think they both loose because they aren't cannon and bandwagon jobs

=D
 
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Khidir said:
i think they both loose because they are cannon and bandwagon jobs

=D
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But without Paladins, who are you going to get to tank? Ninjas?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*breaths*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Well, guess you could always get warriors eh?

Edit: Sorry, im just really Pro-PLD. Nothing against those of you who play the NIN job PROPERLY.
 
Kage said:
Says the RDM/SMN.

lols
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hey hey i was doing this before it was 'cool' now there are idiots subbing it and can't even spell the word refresh
 
PLD/RDM would put up a hell of a fight. If the drk subs nin, diaga takes care of shadows. Phalanx lowers the amount of damage dealt from the drk. Joyeuse with enspells would take out a drk quick (dread spikes would be bad, but the cooldown is a bit) with their low defense. You'd be suprised at the damage output of joyeuse in ballista, especially if the pld has any homam gear. Aspir would be bad, but pld can get up to 3 mp per tick refresh, and chivalry which, if used with enough tp, will completely restore mp. Paladin in ballista is about out-lasting your enemy, which a pld can do pretty well.
 
Eulore said:
PLD/RDM would put up a hell of a fight. If the drk subs nin, diaga takes care of shadows. Phalanx lowers the amount of damage dealt from the drk. Joyeuse with enspells would take out a drk quick (dread spikes would be bad, but the cooldown is a bit) with their low defense. You'd be suprised at the damage output of joyeuse in ballista, especially if the pld has any homam gear. Aspir would be bad, but pld can get up to 3 mp per tick refresh, and chivalry which, if used with enough tp, will completely restore mp. Paladin in ballista is about out-lasting your enemy, which a pld can do pretty well.
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Also, you know what's really fun? Flashing or using Sentinel right before the DRK WSes, makes for some good laughs.
 
Rufus_Shinra said:
But without Paladins, who are you going to get to tank? Ninjas?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*breaths*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Well, guess you could always get warriors eh?

Edit: Sorry, im just really Pro-PLD. Nothing against those of you who play the NIN job PROPERLY.
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thats kinda a dick move, yea there are those NIN who don't know shit all about the job, and i used to be like you and hate NINs and prefer PLD

but atleast give the job a chance, there are some things you need NINs for that PLD cant do, just try having a sky shell without any NINs and tell me you still think there bad
 
Eulore said:
PLD/RDM would put up a hell of a fight. If the drk subs nin, diaga takes care of shadows. Phalanx lowers the amount of damage dealt from the drk. Joyeuse with enspells would take out a drk quick (dread spikes would be bad, but the cooldown is a bit) with their low defense. You'd be suprised at the damage output of joyeuse in ballista, especially if the pld has any homam gear. Aspir would be bad, but pld can get up to 3 mp per tick refresh, and chivalry which, if used with enough tp, will completely restore mp. Paladin in ballista is about out-lasting your enemy, which a pld can do pretty well.
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Phalanx, Stoneskin, Barspells, Enspells, Cure spells..... Dang.....

Didnt we have a topic on this? When I asked if PLD would get their own Voke?

Anyways, that would kill DRK spells and phsycial damage. Plus as Kage said, Flash is fun :P

Solan said:
thats kinda a dick move, yea there are those NIN who don't know shit all about the job, and i used to be like you and hate NINs and prefer PLD

but atleast give the job a chance, there are some things you need NINs for that PLD cant do, just try having a sky shell without any NINs and tell me you still think there bad
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Oh im giving the job a chance. Its only 2 levels behind my PLD. Im not saying its a bad job, there are just so many people bad at PLAYING the job.
 
Caught sight of a drk vs nin fight a few days ago. Surprisingly, the drk won 2/3 fights. I was surprised....maybe ninja isn't as "broken" afterall...
 
Areya said:
Caught sight of a drk vs nin fight a few days ago. Surprisingly, the drk won 2/3 fights. I was surprised....maybe ninja isn't as "broken" afterall...
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lol peolple act like shadows is a big deal against stuff that isnt AI it can be shredded quickly

you know spam weak spells or diaga and poof ninjas go naked!
 
Areya said:
Caught sight of a drk vs nin fight a few days ago. Surprisingly, the drk won 2/3 fights. I was surprised....maybe ninja isn't as "broken" afterall...
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Well, like someone said, any -ga spell and shadows go bye-bye.

Ninja's are tough with shadows, but soft and gooey on the inside. Without shadows, a DRK can tear through a NIN.
 
It reallly comes down to how experienced both people are in ballista. DRK/RDM destroys next to everything 1v1 being that DRKs already have a natural Enfeebling skill for Slience, theres also Drain and Aspir(!) and Absorb TP. Guillotine also has added effect Silence which is better than any WS PLD has. Stun and weapon bash are really nice too
 
I dunno how many of you acctually pvp...but a pld/rdm is basically unstoppable. The pld using a joy toy easily inturrupts most drk's spells, they also have flash, sentinal, and basically any other buff you can think of.

I've 1v1 alot on my blu against pld, and lose about 4/5 times. And my blu can take out a drk in about 6 seconds, so if that doesnt mean something, I dont know what does.

I guess if a drk/rdm did get silence off (and have it stick) then he MIGHT have chance. But with barsilence, and a cap of 225 enfeebling magic, the odds are against you. Just my two cents.
 
Icewolf said:
I've 1v1 alot on my blu against pld, and lose about 4/5 times. And my blu can take out a drk in about 6 seconds, so if that doesnt mean something, I dont know what does.
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It doesn't vouch for much considering they are very different jobs with very different stratagies of killing people. There is no way the Drk you kill in 6 seconds is any good if you really do kill him in 6 seconds so that also doesn't count for anything.

Icewolf said:
I guess if a drk/rdm did get silence off (and have it stick) then he MIGHT have chance. But with barsilence, and a cap of 225 enfeebling magic, the odds are against you. Just my two cents.
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Silence is really the least of the worries if you have a drk/rdm. Sleep and bind can but you in alot worse of a position. If the pld decides to put up barsleep instead barsilence then go with silence and the pld is equally in trouble if no meds. You also aren't taking in to acount that 225 is far more then enough to enfeeble a player. We aren't fighting IT mobs here. Even match players are much more squishy.
 
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