Do you think Ninja will share some abilities with DRG?

Perhaps some of its buffs or even its cool jump move that stabs the enemy's head? What moves are you guys looking forward to see that can be shared with other classes coming from Ninja?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZXRKj8UItE

Most likely a DOT that make sense for a DRG to have like fracture. A dps cooldown/threat drop.

Not much else.

A bit early to guess anything beyond that, don't you think?

Hard to tell which jobs may get Rogue cross class skills and which classes will give cross class skills to Ninja. We don't even know which class is required to be at 15 to unlock Ninja. Considering how "magic" heavy the Ninja was in the video I would not be surprised if it required Thaumaturge 15.

Judging by the heavy elemental reliance for ninjutsu, I'm going to place my bet on having a Conjurer at level 15 for the off class.

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Originally Posted by Deuxclydion

Judging by the heavy elemental reliance for ninjutsu, I'm going to place my bet on having a Conjurer at level 15 for the off class.

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Likely not from a gameplay standpoint. The class that they have as subjob is one of the classes that they gain crossclass from, what need would a dps have for stoneskin, cure and aero?
Blm seems equally as unlikely, swiftcast, surecast and blizzard II seem pointless for the ninja. The mudra look like several inputs to do a cast so maybe surecast but not the others. (disciples of war can't use blizzard II even as a class)

Honestly, considering ninja is a martial artist. I'm going to hedge my bets on pug as the subjob, the secondary job likely depends if the class needs as much tp as other physical damage dealers. If yes the other one is likely to be lnc (invigorate), if no then arc. We'll just have to wait for 2.4.

Good ideas, I think we are looking at DPS buffs here, fight or flight, BFB, IR, etc. The Ninjutsu is just something specific to NIN that will not require anything CC.

I am surprised that no-one has mentioned anything about shadows. I honestly hope they do not give the NIN shadows. If they did then evasion would actually come into play and I could see things like feather foot, keen flurry, second wind, and whatever Rogue brings.

I am hoping for a pure DPS that can enfeeble and buff PT's dmg.

We will see.

Syn

Hmm I think Archer and Pugilist will be the two classes for cross-class abilities.

Archer for Raging/Quelling Strikes. Pugilist for Featherfoot and its other buffs.

NIN will lack invigorate imo as the ninjutsu will be either off the GCD...or use mana instead (so it will be similar to GLD in that it can use TP AND MP)

I bet

They will make it more cross, like 2 -> 3 classes

This way NIN will benefits from variety cross classes and exist jobs will also able to have an opportunity to cross NIN as well

Think about it, if NIN pop, and MNK DRG BLM and SMN can't use them, as well as WAR PLD WHM SCH BRD, I think its unfair at this points if NIN will take the best cross skills (MNK DRG or BRD) for their own

so I guess they will make it 3 crossable, so the jobs like DRG will have a chance to try on NIN (or not, depends how they decide to distributed it)

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Originally Posted by Altimis

I bet

They will make it more cross, like 2 -> 3 classes

This way NIN will benefits from variety cross classes and exist jobs will also able to have an opportunity to cross NIN as well

Think about it, if NIN pop, and MNK DRG BLM and SMN can't use them, as well as WAR PLD WHM SCH BRD, I think its unfair at this points if NIN will take the best cross skills (MNK DRG or BRD) for their own

so I guess they will make it 3 crossable, so the jobs like DRG will have a chance to try on NIN (or not, depends how they decide to distributed it)

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Remember when ACN/SMN/SCH were implemented in B4/Early Beta. They changed the cross-classes at that time, not the number of sharing classes. I think they might do the same this time too. Someone corrects me if I'm wrong.