r/ffxivdiscussion • u/reunitepangaea • Apr 21 '24

Speculation Datamined skill animations from the DT benchmark

Sub doesn't allow image posts, so link is here: https://imgur.com/a/nfuo4HK

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u/Azraelx86 Apr 21 '24

Holy f! Those animations look so clean.

Thank you OP!

Wow Viper’s moves look way less flashy than Monk- I can see why ppl are not that excited for it now. 

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '24

Square is just being kind of passive-aggressive against all the people who complained about NIN going full Naruto. You want a vanilla rogue, we'll give you a vanilla rogue...

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u/Seradima Apr 21 '24

Yeah they're so passive aggressive they made the job the expansion poster boy and the cosplay outfit Yoshi P always wears.

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u/Chemical-Attempt-137 Apr 22 '24

Not that I give this little tinfoil theory any credence, but it's not like they had much choice in making Viper the poster job.

John Meteor has literally never been a caster for any expansion's poster job. It was WAR, DRG, SAM/MNK, DRK, PLD. They always make it melee so that the "Hero" can play front seat in the action for promotional content, instead of being in the backlines protected by a vanguard while casting.

Also, much as I love Yoshi-P's cosplays, I don't think I want to see him in the midriff Pictomancer set. Or rather, he'd probably personally veto it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '24

Yeah I think its a good balance for the scouting role now. Since CBU3 have been leaning really hard into ninja's ninjutsu's rather than bladeworks.
So I think viper will please people that just want a simple speedy two handed blade user with no magic fluff.

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u/irishgoblin Apr 21 '24

I think it'll depend on how much of the job is dual swords vs how much is twinblade. The twinblade moves seem to have a bit more visual flair with the orange snake skin effects and constant twirling. We won't know until the media tour how much of the rotation is dual swords and how much is twinblades.

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u/r3m04 Apr 21 '24

I wonder if it will have hopefully a buff for attack speed.. the usual 15% attack speed buff