The Ninja Superthread

[Kafziel]

I recently returned to the game to prepare for HW and have played mostly Ninja. I feel like a large reason that mudra lag is such an issue is because of how big the punishment is for failing/inputting the wrong mudra combination. When you fail a mudra that is 20 seconds worth of ninjitsu wasted (more if you don't force yourself to use the bunny?). I can't really think of another class that has a mechanic that is so punishing, especially not one that suffers such a serious issue as mudra lag. I feel like a simple solution would be that ninjitsu doesn't go on CD if you wait out the wrong combo without using it (let the 5 second mudra timer expire). So if you use mudra and then ninjitsu(including the bunny) then ninjitsu goes on the normal CD, but if you wait out the mudra timer on the wrong combo then ninjitsu resets. There is still a dps loss for the wasted time inputting the wrong mudra and waiting for the timer to run out but it would be far less damaging (7 seconds lost instead of 20+). The player would still have to pay attention to check what ninjitsu will be cast so they can let it expire if needed. This is by no means a perfect solution, i.e. doesn't help ability lag on the ninjitsu itself, but would definetly help those who suffer from mudra lag (I'm really tired of getting katton when I correctly inputted huton on my end). This will also help stop ninjitsu from being wasted by certain mechanics. For example, you enter a mudra combo but before your able to cast ninjitsu you get a 5 second stun so the mudra timer will expire. With my system you will be able to re enter your mudra combo after stun fades and are not screwed out of you ninjitsu by RNG.

Some may think this is unneeded but I feel with the upcoming addition of positionals to ninja something needs to be done to alleviate the how costly the mudra lag issue to those who suffer from it.

[Zamii]

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failing to input the jutsu correctly is not at all the issue with mudra lag, the problem is with a higher latency you lose so much of a GCD by performing the longer jutsu, namely suiton and huton, that over a full fight your down multiple skills worth of damage simply because you were stuck doing mudras that cannot be interupted.

theres a multiptude of ways mudras can be fixed, and it could all be as simple as making raiton/suiton/huton a single mudra skill as they are the most common, or they could make it more client side for mudra only, or they could let us use skills in between mudras.. the list goes on.

[Alahra]

failing to input the jutsu correctly is not at all the issue with mudra lag

That's not entirely true. Latency can sometimes cause the Mudra buffs to not transmit at the same rhythm they normally do, which can be problematic when you're used to inputting them at a certain speed and suddenly they don't input correctly. Lag contributes to missed inputs in that way. So lag is kind of a double whammy. It hits you with delayed GCDs and can cause you to miss Jutsu altogether.