Rejoice ninjas!

[Felessan]

Most of which are predictable by enemy HP%

And moments when boss turns to fire something is predictable by their rotation.
I really don't get why you downplay ninja hardships and not apply the same rules to monk/dragoon.

Mostly for the party, not your individual DPS, though losing 160 potency in ability damage is never nice. Trick Attack is also only every minute, instead of fairly constantly throughout a fight; more chance for the same to happen to a Monk than a Ninja.

In worst case scenario it's 307 potency, not 160 as ninja benefits from the same 10% buff himself. It's around 850 damage or 15 dps for this given minute. Not really something you should ignore.

That's up to SE, not me. Simple fact is that Ninja doesn't suffer from such mechanics nearly as much with a static 20% damage buff and Huton, compared to what Dragoon and Monk have to endure. The three should be balanced with that in mind.

Monk and Dragoon do not have to endure mechanics that requires you to execute precisely key sequences and not just spam the next ability in rotation as everyone else do. And not only execute this sequences but also weave them perfectly into GCD.
And still - monks have higher dps than ninjas.

I enjoy requiring situational awareness personally and am bored to death when playing NIN at the mindlessness. I can let my mind drift and really only need to watch the HP bar tick and the colors brighten up. That's what happens to game feel when you eliminate the need to be cognizant of the enemy.

You are not forced to play NIN class, you know? Having a diversity for different tastes is a good thing, personally I don't like this whole "2 step" thing, I better will concentrate more on execution perfection.