Nin TP Increase: Too Much?

[Aetherdancer]

Shurrikhan, NIN DPS isn't actually the best in the game. Monk has always beaten them. Now that we'll be losing roughly 6-9 DPS, we're going to be further outclassed by Monk, which isn't a bad thing. There has to be a highest DPS job, and Monk is just that. The thing that makes NIN so valuable is that they grant TP, and didn't really need any in return. They removed the need to play so much Paeon. They're increasing TP costs to remove that relative value, so other melees begin to look more attractive.

Doesn't change the fact that a double NIN comp is still better than anything else. NIN will synergize with itself even better now out of the necessity for more TP. Two NIN can rotate their Goads to prevent themselves, their bard, and a tank from ever running out of TP. The new TP costs won't change that, and it won't change that a single NIN can be another NIN's Dancing Edge bitch. With the incoming buffs to Dragoon though, the extra damage they'll give bard plus their own buffed damage could be enough to choose one over a NIN, if your Bard does enough DPS.

I believe the best melee config is going to be NIN-NIN or MNK-DRG after the patch hits. Just speculation.

[Pluvia]

Doesn't change the fact that a double NIN comp is still better than anything else. NIN will synergize with itself even better now out of the necessity for more TP. Two NIN can rotate their Goads to prevent themselves, their bard, and a tank from ever running out of TP. The new TP costs won't change that, and it won't change that a single NIN can be another NIN's Dancing Edge bitch. With the incoming buffs to Dragoon though, the extra damage they'll give bard plus their own buffed damage could be enough to choose one over a NIN, if your Bard does enough DPS.

I believe the best melee config is going to be NIN-NIN or MNK-DRG after the patch hits. Just speculation.

Naw the best melee comp will continue to be MNK-MNK.

[Sleigh]

Shurrikhan, NIN DPS isn't actually the best in the game. Monk has always beaten them. Now that we'll be losing roughly 6-9 DPS, we're going to be further outclassed by Monk, which isn't a bad thing. There has to be a highest DPS job, and Monk is just that. The thing that makes NIN so valuable is that they grant TP, and didn't really need any in return. They removed the need to play so much Paeon. They're increasing TP costs to remove that relative value, so other melees begin to look more attractive.

TP was never the reason to bring NIN. It was Trick Attack (easily making up the difference between NIN and MNK DPS) and their high DPS which was unaffected by positionals and phase changes/breaks mostly. Goad and their higher TP allowance was and still will be just a bonus for bringing NIN.

But yeah as mentioned above, MNK MNK is still going to be the best melee comp unless the DRG buffs are truly incredible.