New gap closers

[Daeriion_Aeradiir]

I'm not sure why they didn't just keep those abilities and remove the damage. They were all visually unique and suited the flavor of the job, now they all look identical.

I think likely due to the fact the animations involve an actual attack. It would honestly look goofy to see a DRK leap at an opponent, slam a huge greatsword down on them and there's absolutely no damage, tactile feedback, or anything.
I like the plunge animation much more, but I could easily see why they replaced them.

[CidHeiral]

I think likely due to the fact the animations involve an actual attack. It would honestly look goofy to see a DRK leap at an opponent, slam a huge greatsword down on them and there's absolutely no damage, tactile feedback, or anything.
I like the plunge animation much more, but I could easily see why they replaced them.

Because the animations were clearly an attack. Plunge not doing damage would feel weird considering you literally do an over-the-head swing with an 8 foot sword.

That's a fair point. Personally, this is the same game where we can ride through the air on pigs flying by their ears, so I don't find it that immersion breaking if what looks like an attack doesn't do damage if the end result is more visually appealing.

Perhaps they could have adjusted the old animations, or at least crafted the new ones to look similar but less like an attack to keep their flavor. Anything would be preferable to just pasting the same MNK copycat dash to multiple other jobs.