The new Dark Knight and Gunbreaker gap closers look AWFUL

[Newtype879]

I'm sure this has been posted previously and I never really post on these fourms, but I feel really strongly about these replacement abilities.

I wanted to see the changes for myself before judging them. The new gap closers for Gunbreaker (Trajectory) and Dark Knight (Shadowstride) look AWFUL!

Rough Divide and Plunge had character and looked good with the classes they were associated with. These replacements look generic and boring.

I understand that the devs wanted to remove the damage associated with gap closers but why not keep what was already there and just remove the damage from them?

EDIT: Found one other thing I hadn't considered before with these new gap closers. Because the new gap closers don't deal damage, you don't gain emnity from using them, so they are basically worthless to start a fight with. Guess I'll just be using my ranged attack from now on and take this ability off my hotbar.

[Tunda]

please read this dark knight rework:
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...hield-Mechanic

[ThorneDynasty]

Just did a couple GNB runs and I feel like I own an apology for thinking you were all being overdramatic about the gap closer animations.

It feels like a placeholder for the real animation.

[CidHeiral]

Just did a couple GNB runs and I feel like I own an apology for thinking you were all being overdramatic about the gap closer animations.

It feels like a placeholder for the real animation.

I laugh every time I use it because it looks like your character turned on noclip and they're just flying across the ground in this static pose.

Regarding OP, I totally agree. I made my own thread on the topic in the DPS forum before I saw this one. I don't mind the gap closers not having damage tied to them but the new animations sucked all the unique flavor out of them.

Old GNB: A stylish sideways spinning front flip.
New GNB: Generic dash.

Old DRK: Using the weight of your massive sword to propel yourself forward.
New DRK: Generic dash.

Old DRG: Leaping a mile into the air to sail across the battlefield and land on your enemy.
New DRG: Generic dash.

They seem to be pretty unpopular overall so maybe they can bring back the old ones and remove the damage at some point.

[Ayan_Calvesse]

Just did a couple GNB runs and I feel like I own an apology for thinking you were all being overdramatic about the gap closer animations.

It feels like a placeholder for the real animation.

This is 100% my feeling - like it was cut content; the fact that Rough Divide was turned into essentially a "slight squat and essentially you slide on the ground" versus the original animation (stolen from machinist) feels....REALLY wrong. the DRK engage is even less interesting and I don't really even understand why they needed to change it aside from "we didn't want it to look like an attack since they now do no damage".

simple suggestions

GNB - make them do a two handed run toward the boss ala Squall v Siefer FF 8 animation; or hell make them jump if you don't want them "running really fast"
DRK - Use the Shadow beast shadow cast animation - shadow line on ground and you pop out at the end infront of the target.

The current animations are really not animations; just VFX on a static character.

[The_User]

And it also make a pack of mob in dungeon don't t target you first for some reason. Best advice i could give is make these 2 gap closer stun or inflict something to grab attention of the pack.

[Zel]

And it also make a pack of mob in dungeon don't t target you first for some reason. Best advice i could give is make these 2 gap closer stun or inflict something to grab attention of the pack.

it cause drk/gnb don't deal any dmg anymore while war/pld still has 150 potency on it. thus don't build enmity anymore

[Ramiee]

It's still weird to me that they don't fit the theme at all.
Gunbreaker could shoot behind it to dash towards the enemy.
Dark knight could teleport or turn to shadows then reappear Infront of it.
Like the dragoon, gunbreaker, dark knight and white mage movement tools are basically the same looking.

[Praesul]

They could probably be a bit snappier. They feel sluggish, maybe I'm wrong but it feels like both Plunge and Rough Divide were faster.

[Ramiee]

They could probably be a bit snappier. They feel sluggish, maybe I'm wrong but it feels like both Plunge and Rough Divide were faster.

Yeah it's because the delay was after landing the actual movement of the animation was shorter. The effects are also bad, look at monks effects you can see how much faster it seems. The animations are just dull and uninteresting, even the shield charge on paladin has more impact. They could of just kept the old animations and removed potency. Bards repelling shot still shoots an arrow even if it doesn't do damage.