The Ninja Superthread

[NovaLevossida]

Still not seeing why we needed 2 threat abilities. Not like they can design a fight with them in mind.

To be fair, it's yet another tool to fix Duty Finder stupidity. Previously we could only give them TP after they died. Now with enmity reducing abilities, we can save that Goad for a Dragoon!

[Allyrion]

I'm fine with the aggro abilities, but Smoke Screen isn't really interesting.
I thought it would be a targeted aoe, it's just a single target hate drop for someone else.

Shadewalker is a good addition though.
I think Shadewalker was all we really needed. Two is excessive.

I'll see how everything feels at 60.

[Arkenne]

Smoke Screen isn't really interesting.

This, I support. Would be great if one could Smoke Screen oneself... I mean, come on, it only makes sense D:!!
In any case, surprisingly as it is, since Im lvling with a SCH friend, I've found myself using this skill far more often that I was expecting to... since as a DPS I have no aggro generator to hold her aggro heals, Smoke Screen had helped me more than once to divert her aggro on other people doing FATEs or save her from gaining aggro from healing other people...

Also at Ravana I found myself actually asking for this skill to be thrown on me... sitting on the orage is never good for the heart, I tell you :|

It definitely has its uses, but Im not completely comfortable with it...

On the other hand Armor Crush is a charm !!

[Viridiana]

Smoke Screen is basically Quelling Strikes for another player, right?

[Allyrion]

Smoke Screen is basically Quelling Strikes for another player, right?

Hey, you race changed!

And, yes that's all it is.

[Viridiana]

Hey, you race changed!

And, yes that's all it is.

I did! But it hasn't updated on my screen yet >_>

[VisRalis]

Smoke Screen is basically Quelling Strikes for another player, right?

Would I get flamed by another DPS for using it on them...? Because they want to see themselves high on the list???
:[

[Viridiana]

Would I get flamed by another DPS for using it on them...? Because they want to see themselves high on the list???
:[

If they're a weird type of bad where they can actually pull DPS but care about their position on the aggro list, maybe? Or if you do like I did and accidentally use it on a tank. >_>

In my defense, they had just died and the only difference between Goad and Smoke Screen on my layout is Ctrl vs Shift. >_>

[Arkenne]

Smoke Screened the tank. >_>

Go write that in the DPS corner of shame :v!!!

[Dante_V]

When I was running thru the story mission in party with my gf who is a bard I had my Choco out on heals and I would throw up smoke screen on her pre pull and fire AOE/pop shade shift and it was very effective at letting me tank for a bit and keep the mobs still while she went crazy with cool downs and such. This as opposed to her pulling aggro on a random mob and kiting them around allowed for a more effective means to burst down enemies. It is underwhelming as a first skill to get tho.