Samurai Sword Pressure/Shoha Stacks

[Shurrikhan]

I don't really see that as part of it's identity. Just a game play mechanic. I see things like Dragoons Jumping and Ninjas casting Ninjutsu as Identities. Not have an arbitrary cast time attached to your skill as one.

The literal entirety of SAM's cinematic presence begs to differ, the very concept the job design team drew from, and even the name of the ability all beg to differ.

[Burningskull]

The literal entirety of SAM's cinematic presence begs to differ, the very concept the job design team drew from, and even the name of the ability all beg to differ.

I'm not sure why you would loose that without the cast time. You are still building power in your katana thanks to Sens and Kenki, and then releasing it with Iaijutsu. The cinematic presence would still be there the animation would just play faster like it does with the min cool down ability. (I can't remember Japanese names easily)

[Shurrikhan]

I'm not sure why you would loose that without the cast time. You are still building power in your katana thanks to Sens and Kenki, and then releasing it with Iaijutsu. The cinematic presence would still be there the animation would just play faster like it does with the min cool down ability. (I can't remember Japanese names easily)

"Cinematic presence" as in every time SAM is present in a cinematic, they spend nearly its entire in-combat screen-time focusing on exactly that, his charged-up, measured quick-draw, which is exactly what Iaijutsu refers to. Iaijutsu itself is focused on quick-draw techniques, when the sword is drawn, slays, and is quickly resheathed thereafter.