Trick Attack

[aloneatsea]

Honestly, the new TA/Mug maybe changes little about the Ninja themselves... it's still an odd minute buff that can even go as far as being a buff.. I'm not really sure since I don't main NIN.

But what I'm sure of is that impacts the rest of us, because it was fun to keep track of a Ninja's TA windows to seize the moment and unload some big hits.

As a GNB the change to trick attack is pretty sad. It used to line up with my highest damage no mercy window, and now my three minute window doesn't have the potential to be buffed by ninjas. Bloodfest feels just a little bit worse, I'll miss trick attack.

On paper it doesn't seem like the Mug change impacts Ninja much, but it does a shocking amount. Ninja has a very strict burst window, so even adjusting that a little bit throws the whole thing off. We have to deliberately drift Mug by a GCD at the two-minute mark too, now, otherwise it misaligns with the rest of the party.

But yes -- Trick was not just a benefit to the Ninja but also the party. It feels like that much more depth has been lost from the game by no longer rewarding Gunbreakers or Samurai or Reapers for spilling their burst into Trick. Now the only thing that matters is the two-minute mark.



How boring.