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I apologize as I'm not familiar with how Vanguard plans to develop class talents/skills via some tree style selection (ala Shadwobane or to a lesser degree WoW) or offering all/most to every1 of that class based on levels (ala EQ)
But for DK's I think the best routes would be:
1) Lifetap/lifesteal style where you draining HP to keep your own hp up taking the stress off the healers. There could be tons of oppurtunities with spells this way (huge direct lifesteal, dot type lifetap, enchant weapon lifesteal, etc). This makes the ultimate DK tank who can last on his own with minimual heals (compared to some1 who cant heal themselves this way). Since the taps are not direct heals, like a paladins it lets the DK swing while healing.
2) Curse/debuff styel where the DK weakens the enemies drastically. This could get real creative with paraylsis/stun curses, damage curses, attribute droping ones, resistance droping ones, miss chance, etc.
3) Absorbtion style where the DK attribute taps his foes. Draining their strenght and giving it to him, or any other attribute. This could be kind of tied into the lifetap style, but i think there should be a finite difference from a stat drainer and a hp drainer. In this sense the DK's self buffs would be weaker then a paladin's but since you're draining stats from your foes it makes up for this. You could be really creative here by allowing the DK to even absorb special abilities of their enemy.
4... I think fear should be a common element to all DK's, while usefull it shouldn't be the mainstay of the DK as fear effects in my experience often times wipe your group more often then save you.
Of course balancing is needed, and while I'm planning to go DK I don't want them unstoppably badass...just pretty close.
On a side note I like the slight customization of WoW's talent trees (despite their flaws and the many flaws of that game) and loved the creative Shadowbane system. I know Vanguard is not the latter for sure, but some customization would be nice so that if I want to curse/debuff with my DK I can do so better then the DK that wants to do Lifetaps the best and he can out lifetap me.
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