Ninja seems clunky

[Equitable_Remedy]

Pressing mudras too fast is a problem for exactly the reasons described. Given what I understand to be technical constraints, I think that the actual solution is to grey out mudras that have already been used.

That being said, I actually do think that the mudra system is a good, simple way of capturing the ninjutsu vibe (ala Naruto). For it's flaws, I enjoy it! (There was that one Naruto game back in the day that had you do hand seals using joystick combos - it was a lot of fun but way too twitchy for this style of MMO. The current mudra system is a good balance.)

[Gemina]

Pressing mudras too fast is a problem for exactly the reasons described. Given what I understand to be technical constraints, I think that the actual solution is to grey out mudras that have already been used.

That being said, I actually do think that the mudra system is a good, simple way of capturing the ninjutsu vibe (ala Naruto). For it's flaws, I enjoy it! (There was that one Naruto game back in the day that had you do hand seals using joystick combos - it was a lot of fun but way too twitchy for this style of MMO. The current mudra system is a good balance.)

They can do so much with just the four buttons currently used to input mudras and cast ninjutsu. They are not even utilizing its full potential as of right now. I laid a lot of that out in my Revised Mudra system thread, and I wonder when they will realize that they don't have to give Raijin or Hallow their own buttons. They're on to something with subsequent ninjutsu casts, which can work just like how finishers are working now and going into EW. I hope they grasp it as this would go a long way to making NIN feel less clunky, especially under the current mudra system.

Imagine how good it would feel if you could cast Katon, and combo Goka without having to use Kassatsu and mudras; even weave Hellfrog between them for just some insane Fire Style ingulfing your foes in seconds.

I think it's important for them mudras to be on the GCD in order to avoid the mess NIN used to be before they made that change. They did good a job adjusting potencies to compensate for that, but they are reducing those potencies in EW. I don't think that is the best idea under the current mudra system, but I guess we'll just have to see.