Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27082610-20161126183941/@comment-26397825-20161209040010

I mean, the platforms are a visual cue but they aren't actually necessary for the semblance. They are pretty much just an illusion to say that the person is using their semblance. There's not actually anything there to combine with the Dust. Sorta like how we see a black outline when Pyrrha used her semblance, but no one in the show saw it or her semblance would be the most widely known thing in the world from how often she uses it in her fighting style.

And the number of jumps does increase, up to three mid-air jumps which gives the user a total of four jumps plus a glide function to get down safely or extend their air time for more aerial combat.

I also know Weiss does it. Once. Using her glyphs which are like the most OP semblance in the entire show. She also only uses one glyph and then jumps down like normal.