Appreciate your detailed inputs, and I'm quite flattered that you think I'm well spoken XD.

And you hit the nail on the head, Ninja feels restrictive.

I can no longer freely disenage with a Raiton for minimum loss, that will cost me a whopping 650+560 potency inside trick.
I can no longer slightly overcap ninki to get more Bhavas in trick because GCD ninki generation is backloaded.
With everyone having 2min bursts, it becomes even more vital for us to get trick right on CD without any leeway of GCD optimization in trick.
Heck I even miss Dancing Edge, the option for a combo ender when I'm forced out of positionals, not to mention the beautiful animation.