Quote Originally Posted by butchersblock View Post
that explains the Mug changes but not Assassinate or the forced Dream Within A Dream drift. I suppose the latter was just an unintended consequence of Shadow Fang's removal that they don't care enough to take a look at but oh well.
The Assassinate/DwaD change I can only imagine was made to reduce the number of oGCDs Ninja has to cram inside of Trick to accomodate for the increased Ninki generation. With the original, 6.0 state of Ninja, if I recall correctly, you'd end up with 90-100~ Ninki just before entering Trick. Given that Ninja only has 7-8 oGCD weaving slots for a standard two-minute Trick window, and that you would end up with a guaranteed 3 and sometimes 4 Bhavakacras inside Trick, I can understand why this change was made. 4 Bhavas + TCJ + Meisui + DwaD means you potentially hit your cap, and would have to start pushing oGCDs outside of Trick, which isn't a great feeling. With the current/6.08 state of Nin, this isn't a problem, as you overcap Ninki before entering Trick, and thus only get two Bhavas per Trick Window - occasionally three in the two-minutes.

Why they picked DwaD over Assassinate, I can only imagine is because of Assassinate's animation lock. Though, with that now being reduced, that no longer feels like a great solution.