Auto Regain

[Sapphires]

dancer doesnt need autoregain, removing the JA delay we incurr when doing steps would give us more tp over time and fix one of the biggest issues with the steps adjustment.

The puppet master adjustment where they removed JA delay for maneuvers while meleeing means they could redo dancer steps so they could be done without DPS stalls.
The visual cue of a step effect being applied could be changed from the current animation to just having a colored glow(different color per step type) effect pulse in the hand while the current meleeing animation continues unhindered.

[Ataraxia]

Sapphire yeah I believe you are 100% correct about Ja Delay while DNC incurr a steps. It slow them down and they lose a few second of melee. This has been one of DNC biggest problem for a long time now and many DNC i see do not bother to land a steps but just melee. Maybe this is an issue and they probably fix it in the future I hope.

What does everyone think is better? =)

A: Remove JA delay while DNC incurr a steps.
B: Leave it the way it is but when someone land a steps they get TP instead of losing TP.

[Glamdring]

Sapphire yeah I believe you are 100% correct about Ja Delay while DNC incurr a steps. It slow them down and they lose a few second of melee. This has been one of DNC biggest problem for a long time now and many DNC i see do not bother to land a steps but just melee. Maybe this is an issue and they probably fix it in the future I hope.

What does everyone think is better? =)

A: Remove JA delay while DNC incurr a steps.
B: Leave it the way it is but when someone land a steps they get TP instead of losing TP.

I would have to say b, not because I prefer it but because they just lowered the steps recast, thus INCREASING JA delay, assuming we actually use them of course. Given that I have to assume the increase was intentional, not an unintended consequence. they COULD do as you said with a gain of TP, they could also-as they did with pup-get rid of the animation portion of the delay, not a perfect fix, but it would be something. I mean, I was never worried about 3 seconds delay per minute to do manuvers on a pup, but come on, if we max out steps-assuming the animation lock's removal that is still 12 seconds per minute lost from melee, 20% of our DPS, and that's not including time lost tossing a waltz or whatever.

I just brushed the dust off my dancer the other night, aside from soloing I just can't see it having enough utility with that delay anymore, although that is colored by my having job alternatives. if it were my only 99 in top flight gear and maxed capacity points, etc. no doubt I'd be on here singing its praises as a powerhouse utility job in the hopes of convincing someone to invite me to an end-game whatever.