Ok, having played a bit with raiju at 90 (including just clearing the first EX in PF), I like raiju a lot more than I did when I first got it. I really think that my initial distaste of it had a lot to do with it being new and very different, all new fights, and some new keybinds given the changes in abilities. Perhaps I'll say more later, but I may be a convert on chido—I mean, raiju.

Now, let's get to the bigger issue with NIN: let me glam a single dagger with the off hand empty!