Why is Ninja the only melee that doesn't have a gap closer skill?

Like Monk's Shoulder Tackle and Dragoon's Spineshatter Dive. Even Dark Knight has one.

Ninja supposed to be the fastest and most agile job in the field but it lacks tool to move around beside Shukuchi. Shukuchi isn't that great either. It has delay time that prevent Ninja to attack immediately after using it.

Ninja also lack a back flip ability like Bard and Dragoon can jump away in a second. Shukuchi requires 2-3 second to click on the ground. And it's Bard, not even a Hunter or a Ranger. Why is a musician can be more agile than ninjas?

We have Overwhelm in PvP but that skill should be our basic skill in PvE mode. And also need an insta-back flip ability.

You kinda answered your own question even though you don't like its execution.

The best thing I ever did on ninja was make a shukuchi target macro. It's still not great but it has the benefit of being useable on allies and enemies

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Originally Posted by Jamillion

The best thing I ever did on ninja was make a shukuchi target macro. It's still not great but it has the benefit of being useable on allies and enemies

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can you share those macros?

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Originally Posted by Evangela

can you share those macros?

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Sure, it's possible as of 3.2 iirc to use <t> on ground target abilities, so it works on flaming arrow, salted earth, etc.

This is from memory so be sure to double check it. The desired effect is to shukuchi to your target if it's in range and use a normal shukuchi if nothing is targeted. It shouldn't throw those annoying errors if you are out of range so if it doesn't take you to your target and doesn't give you a ground marker you need to get closer.

/micon Shukuchi
/merror off
/ac shukuchi <t>
/ac shukuchi

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Originally Posted by Jamillion

Sure, it's possible as of 3.2 iirc to use <t> on ground target abilities, so it works on flaming arrow, salted earth, etc.

This is from memory so be sure to double check it. The desired effect is to shukuchi to your target if it's in range and use a normal shukuchi if nothing is targeted. It shouldn't throw those annoying errors if you are out of range so if it doesn't take you to your target and doesn't give you a ground marker you need to get closer.

/micon Shukuchi
/merror off
/ac shukuchi <t>
/ac shukuchi

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Thanks. I didn't know that they made it possible to macro ground target skills.

Still hope that they remove the delay after Shukuchi though.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

Thanks. I didn't know that they made it possible to macro ground target skills.

Still hope that they remove the delay after Shukuchi though.

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Don't mention it! And yeah, that delay is killer x_x

Shukuchi is amazing though. Especially with ground target macro. That 60 second cooldown though.

Actually (since you mentioned bard) as a mch we are the only physical dps to not have a gap closers or jump back. Shukuchi may not be as effective as the others but at least you have it -_- now that I think about it mch and smn are the only dps without gap closers or jumpbacks

Machinist has the most freedom of movement out of all the classes because they largely don't auto attack and can literally just walk away facing away from the boss and summoner can sprint. The only ones without real movement capabilities are pali and war.