Trick Attack

[Kazimere]

The difference is mostly the shift in how the devs see the jobs. NIN was for the longest the "support" melee DPS. It was the only one of its kind, and is one of the hardest melee to play for very little payout. They may have decided that it was either dumb down the gameplay and take things out of NIN (which would have enraged people more), or just bring it in line with other melee DPS without having to gut the kit.

You lost me when you said Ninja was the hardest melee to play. Next to Reaper, it has the most flexibility. Its burst window doesn’t change that. Its lack of payout is specifically because its standing is entirely reliant on the party, which is not a good design. Flogs shows this, and the devs know this.

I’m surprised people actually want to tie themselves to how well their party maximizes TA so severely. Dancer and Bard suffer from this as well and it is crushing the role.