Quote Originally Posted by Jonnycbad View Post
I get that it's free damage. But it's only 80 potency. Look at other melee DPS oGCDs.
Spineshatter Dive/Jump/Mirage Dive/Forbidden Chakra/Elixir Field/ etc. 80 potency is crap. Why not make it 150 potency or 210 potency etc. 80 is just...why?
My guess is that the potency was used as a minor knob to tune NIN dps output. Considering how much utility and extra rDPS a NIN brings, it is important to be careful about how much pDPS they get. I do agree that using the skill feels really lame though, considering how little damage it is. But it is kind of cool that NIN is the only melee DPS that gets access to a silence. It's just stinks that silence mechanics are used so rarely in encounter design.