Well that's totally soured my hopes for Ninja in Heavensward.
This presentation made it seem like they don't want people playing Ninja in heavensward.

A quality of life improvement we didn't really need attatched to a weapon skill that I now have to find room for in my rotation so we can do an extra laggy Mudra all while fitting in positionals we didn't need or want.

Compared to the rest of the line up this is seriously disappointing.

Why no new situational Mudra? Almost every Mudra has its place in the rotation and literally no situational value except for the ice spell that binds. That's one situational spell out of how many Ninjutsu?

You have the entire final fantasy series and the every myth, fantasy and fiction of the Ninja to draw your inspiration from. And the best you can do is a slightly longer duration buff and having to poke things from different angles. And using us to fix the problem that people cannot hold fire for a second to let the tank begin his combo.