How fast is Ninja Run?

How does Ninja run compare to Superspeed?

Can I respec out of superspeed on my farmers and get by good enough on Ninja Run if I buy the MA pack?

I can't give you the numbers, but having Swift + Ninja Run both being socketed is comparable to Super Speed unsocketed and by itself. It's more than viable as a movement power.

That said, a single-socketed SS + Sprint + Swift is markedly faster is a straight line.

Ninja Run can't be slotted at all. In order to get NR to move faster is to slot swift and/or sprint. NR does also scale slightly as you level.

3 slotting sprint and having swift with the base slot puts you a little under capped flight speed, roughly 51-54 mph. Tacking an addition slot or 2 into sprint will put you at or close to the capped flight speed...almost 60 mph. 3 slotting hurdle for jump speed, depending on lvl of your SO's (+, even, or -) can put you right around the capped jump speed, or cap it entirely.

some of my toons and slottings.

Raiken the Stalker lvl44: 72 mph running and 74 mph jumping (3 slotted sprint, swift and lightning reflexes for speed and three slot hurdle for jump)

Jack Blackheart lvl32: 61 and 64 mph for run and jump respectively (jump capped...same for Raiken) 3 slot sprint and hurdle, 2 slot swift and mental training)

Kisagiri Hotsuma lvl25: 51-52 mph running (don't remember jumping speed off top of my head...but it's a few mph faster) with just 3 slot sprint and base slot in swift. 3 slots still in hurdle...so he's around capped jump speed for lvl 25.

All in all, NR can be a viable replacement. Several of my toons have been respec'd out of travels in favor for ninja run and still get around town just fine. Just bear in mind that you will have to do some slotting if you want to get the most out of it, but you will never reach the levels of excellence of SS and SJ. Just think of it as a combination of these two travel powers, abeit toned down some. Personally...i love it!!

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I don't have too many slots to spare, are you saying that if I get the MA booster and don't slot Swift or Sprint at all, then I am fairly slow?

I find it adequate to get around with without adding slots to Sprint or Swift; rather like skipping travel powers on a character with Quickness or its clones. As for using Hurdle instead of Swift; keep in mind that in actual combat Swift is quite useful, especially for meleers.

A thumb rule is that NR is about half the runspeed of Super Speed and half the jump of Super Jump... if you add Sprint you'll be roughly the speed of unslotted SS.

Long story short, NR will give you roughly the mobility of unslotted SS + about 50% SJ jump height/speed. I'd suggest trying it out and see if it's enough for you; it's well worth buying the MA pack just for the lowbies... it's faster than the Raptor Pack by a fair margin.

Ohh brother....Min/Maxers of the world unite!......sheesh....anyhow,the Ninja Run is well worth the 10 bucks to get it.Saves on buying into a travel power....and who cares if its "Only as fast as Super Speed unslotted,and half the height of Super Jump,provided you add such and such....."

Bottom line...you pay 10 bucks,you get a great travel power that you get at lvl 4 for every toon....and can save you upwards of 3 power pool slots to put towards a better build for your character in general.

Feel like you have limited power choices for a build?Or that you have a route youd rather take to increase the performace of your toon,but your just a couple powers out of reach?Well then,replace your old travel power with NR...and FIX IT by removing your travel power pool and using them power choice slots for what YOU want!

Its a no brainer!

DUH!

If your farmer is a Kin or Rad you don't have to worry about speed. Ninja Run + Swift and any outside movement buffs makes for a very fast traveling character. I have Ninja Run on my Kin corrupter and she gets to missions just as fast as anyone else..if not faster.

I also have NR or a few melee toons and they have no problem traveling (In the rouge isles of all places). So yes..NR is a very good replacement for a travel power. Not as fast as SS but it will get you where you going without much trouble.