Thread: NIN in 5.1

I may be actually able to dump SMN and play NIN lol my biggest issue was my ping and the mudras did not agree well. Plus SMN will most likely be more of the same bad.

I'm really happy for the changes but reserved, I want to see how it rolls in the actual game.

Originally Posted by Daralii

Shadow Fang is a non-combo DoT, Armor Crush was conspicuously absent from every bar.

Armor crush was present, just off to the side easy to miss

Anyone notice they nerf bunshin

Originally Posted by Saber44

Anyone notice they nerf bunshin

Yes, but not as much as it'd first appear. It'll now do 1000 potency total over melee use (or 1250 when including Ninki generation), down from 1600 (1800), but will generate 40 Ninki, up from 32, and will be available more often. So, yes, you lose 550 potency per press, but you can also press it more often. Since now only 150% more powerful than Bhav (down from 210%), it's a nerf, but that added frequency should keep that nerf slight.

Sorry but I have no idea what you're saying

Originally Posted by Saber44

Anyone notice they nerf bunshin

Again not precisely it had its effective per hit ninki bonus buffed, and its cooldown reduced by 20 or 25 seconds. And its hit count got reduced from maximally 7 down to 5. So its kinda a sidegrade. Its per use potency is less, but its ninki bonus is more distinct at half a bhava and it occurs more regularily.

Where did it say the cooldown got reduced? And I could easily get 8 hits in I think 6 would be better but that's just me

Originally Posted by Saber44

Where did it say the cooldown got reduced? And I could easily get 8 hits in I think 6 would be better but that's just me

Why are you stacking so much skill speed as to get 8 GCDs done within 15 seconds? Your GCD would have to be 1.86 seconds to do that.

The change to Bunshin may mean one less GCD being executed under its duration, but now you also won't have to delay executing ninjutsu because you're using Bunshin.