[dev1017] Job Adjustments and Refinements (Re: Ninja)

[Alderin]

What are you fighting in Abyssea that you must absolutely rely on keeping shadows up all the time, or cant even go Ni>Ni?

You obviously stick to the lowbie nm's that have poor accuracy. That or you kill slowly and tank in low DD gear. Yes quite often you can go Ni > Ni, however on the times that you cannot - or an unlucky streak, you sometimes have to rely on a slow casting Ichi spell, which when you do - ends up proc'ing quickmagic - wasting tools & quite often the opportunity to hide behind that final shadow that you planned for, while recasting that slow ichi spell. Sorry to say but even with capped skill & merits, you still get interrupted from the higher tiers from time to time..

Stop relying on Zombying NMs to kill them and use a more useful atma?

Death happens. Regardless whether your a vet or a new player. Having auto-RR adds to the security with low manning NM's that require 50 KI's to pop.

That being said. The reason I choose Apoc over any others is it has the highest triple attack rate. Hit more = more damage & TP. Nuff said.

Use Atma of the Lion/Alpha & Omega then.

Both have a lower trip attack rate, as said. 5% triple attack is quite a difference if you ask me.

The reason Utsusemi (and Stoneskin) are the way they are, is because SE thinks RDM/NIN would become to overpowered. And although they sometimes can't even hit the broad side of a barn with that approach (Sublimation blocking Refresh but not non-RDM MP regen spells, self-only Gain-CHR...), in the case of Utsusemi it's actually a valid thought for once.

How is Ichi not overwriting Ni overpowering NIN?? I fail to see your point. Not to mention RDM being "overpowered" which it is far from actually being overpowered in it's current state - is completely irrelevant to this discussion. The fact is Ichi and Ni give you the same effect - minus one shadow. How does Ichi not overwriting Ni make sense? Yes it is a lower tier spell but the effect is the same. As /NIN you still have the same problem however the effect is exactly the same..


In summary with the introduction to Quickmagic, I believe this needs to be modified to allow Ichi to overwrite Ni, and honestly cannot see a reasonable reason for this not to be modified in this fashion. Yes lower tier buffs do not normally overwrite higher tier - however casting Utsu ichi is not intended to be cast over the top-of Ni, however moreso replacing shadows that have / are about to be lost. When quickmagic procs, by the time the spell timer allows you to re-cast, the Ni shadow you were hiding behind while casting it is already gone.

I fail to see any valid points as to why this should not be adjusted.