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I wonder if this topic has popped up before, but here are my two cent worth.

My first instinct when playing BD is to set the Dark Knight up as the tanker - the guy who will bear the brunt of the damage. But after sometime, I conclude that the DK might be better as a ranged support or a spellcaster. Why?

1. The DK is vulnerable to Spirtual Damage. The Hero gains resistance to Spirtual Damage as he increases in Attribute, but not the DK. A couple of Skeleton Mages is able to bring my DK with just a few whacks.

2. The DK's armour value is tied to his level. Not so for the Hero. If the Hero has weaker strength because he has to be a wizard or an archer, he loses out all on the armour.

3. The DK seems to be slower than the Hero. Not sure if it is just because the DK looks heavier. But from the demo it seems that the Hero swings faster than the DK.

What are your thought on this?


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Well you make valid points...especially number 2. As I've noticed that my hero who's the stand back archer is struggling with some armour types due to strength! But does that matter because he's the archer afterall and shouldn't be in melee, though he has been caught the odd time!

My DK is a tank of course, but the reason I choose that route is because when I look at the character model and the armour, I just don't like the look of him shooting a bow or casting spells! (I dont use magic in games anyway when it can be helped)!

My DK only looks good to me swinging a big pointy sword thingy - and overdosing on healing potions when needed! But I'm finding it's working fine for me...the damage he deals 200-300 (roughly) per swing is enough to kill most things outright, especially after my archer had a shot or two first!

And about point 3, yeah it does kind of seem the DK is slower than the hero, even when they have the same speed stat! Maybe the DK has more attack animation frames!?!?

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I have a DK tank as well--just looked the type I guess...heh. I have wondered if I did the right thing though since most of the good armor ends up being sold instead of used--seems that takes a bit of fun out of the game.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Of course, another advantage of a DK tank is you have to spend almost zero on armor repair... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

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