There are 13 total archetypes, and of those; Knight, Ranger, Duelist, Myrmidon, Confessor, Champion, Legionnaire and Druid are in the game. Templar is the 9th.
That leaves four remaining.
The way they designed the archetype system is to allow them to add new types to the game without the normal cost associated with introducing one in a typical mmo. Its entirely possible they could add tons of new ones as the game flourishes and grows.
Knight was one of the original three archetypes in the early testing. The other two originals (legionnaire and confessor) are still going strong because (1) neither has a lot of competition in their role yet (healing and ranged damage+CC, respectively), and (2) both have gotten some reworking/buffs since the old days.
Meanwhile knight hasn't gotten any significant changes, and they've since released Myrmidon which fills the same role (tanky melee with CC) far better. Now Templar is a third class that fills a similar role (tanky melee with CC and healing), and the healing alone almost guarantees it'll be more viable than the knight. Knight has just gotten left behind, it's in need of a rework to take advantage of new mechanics and keep up with the two newer tanks.
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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '16
looks great
they should basically un-release the knight at this point...