Ninja Single Target DPS Rotation - Early Attempts

[Tex_Mex]

I like what you have tried to put together.

Also, mnk rotation isn't hard. Just saying. Nin rotation looks like it could be just as involving as mnk and drg once you start throwing mudras in.

Also, some people are throwing around the "nin will be op" phrase already. At the end of the day... I think mnk will still be the highest single target dps in the game.

Tough to say for sure. It does look like ninja dps will be very sustained. Their only real strong burst will be their first hit from stealth. From an armor and balance perspective, i would expect ninja and monk to be very similar in terms of ST DPS. Both will be medium armor type and melee. Ninja will have a slight edge with more ranged attack options, however their AoE doesn't look all that great. It is mostly ninjutsu based from what i can see. The other deal is that we don't know what the passives are going to look like yet. They could completely change all of this
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[JakzChurchill]

Tough to say for sure. It does look like ninja dps will be very sustained. There are not a lot of huge buffs like blood for blood 30% that would cause it to be as bursty as dragoon. From an armor and balance perspective, i would expect ninja and monk to be very similar in terms of ST DPS. Both will be medium armor type and melee. The other deal is that we don't know what the passives are going to look like yet. They could completely change all of this
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Damn I forgot about BfB and IR, are these best use before SATA, or in a combo?

And is it even viable to open a fight in hide for TA, or will the slow movement speed cause you to lose dps, added to that will hide count your party in combat or just you?

I just can't wait to start messing about with it, i can see my cross hot bars ending up like scholar using macros to cycle through different sets, in this case to macro the ninjutsu to set changes as opposed to wait macros.

[Tex_Mex]

Damn I forgot about BfB and IR, are these best use before SATA, or in a combo?

And is it even viable to open a fight in hide for TA, or will the slow movement speed cause you to lose dps, added to that will hide count your party in combat or just you?

I just can't wait to start messing about with it, i can see my cross hot bars ending up like scholar using macros to cycle through different sets, in this case to macro the ninjutsu to set changes as opposed to wait macros.

haha so many questions and we don't seem to have any answers yet. Another one I have is if combat is exited during a phase of coil (when bosses are untargetable) will ninjas be able to reenter stealth and then get a stealth opener off? If so, they could have a slight advantage in fights that have combat drop sections, which is pretty cool considering no other classes reall have this! I am ready to start doing some testing too!