More complex rotations with Heavensward

[Zumi]

I can't say I'm thrilled about them adding positionals to NIN. I also play MNK so I can handle them just fine, but I don't feel they should be adding something like positionals until they fix the glaring problems of mudra lag. It's just that they're intentionally adding complexity to the job after not fixing their unintentional and inconsistent complexity of mudra actions. I wouldn't have problems with the positionals being added if the mudra behaved how they're supposed to.

What lag? I have never noticed any lag on ninja spells.

[Callinon]

What lag? I have never noticed any lag on ninja spells.

Basically because mudras have such a short cooldown in between them, any significant latency between you and the server is going to make it take approximately a bazillion years to cast a ninjutsu. Or at least it'll seem like that.

In all seriousness, even normal latency (100-150ms range we're talking here) can stretch a 1.5 sec huton cast out to 2 or even 2.5 sec. That doesn't seem like a lot until you realize it's happening every 20 seconds. That adds up quickly to a lot of lost dps.

SE COULD fix the issue by changing the way ninjutsu is handled. If we weren't having to send each mudra to the server and back again, the problem would go away. The client could just handle the whole thing and send the completed or failed ninjutsu when you're done. One round trip instead of 4.