Skill Chain Failures and how to Cope

[BeepBoop]

Hello Everyone!

I'm struggling to figure out an issue I'm having with skill chains.

In this example, I have Ayame using Tachi: Gekko - with no skills before or after her from the party. Lets assume a party of two players.

Then, After the log message reads "Ayame uses Tachi: Gekko" and the damage is listed, I use my skill, Blade: Ten.

One time, this did darkness as a chain.
Every other time since? No skill chain. I'm not sure why. Ive varied the timing, by waiting a few seconds and still nothing. What am I misunderstanding about how to execute skill chains?

I Tried to do an impact skill chain as well with blade: Jin but that also didnt work. Its so hit or miss sometimes that I just end up confused lol.

Thank you!

[Zuidar]

Ayame is really good for a skillchain partner / coordinator based on the last weapon skill you used, and will always save TP until you have enough to weapon skill for her to open for you. It shouldn't be a problem unless she Tachi whiffs lol... But it shouldn't be any problem in closing skillchains with the timing unless she missed or someone or a different trusts botched up the skillchain. But yeah Ayame will always open with the appropriate weapon skill from your last WS to open whichever chain is best

[Catmato]

It could be that you're using your weaponskill too quickly. It takes a bit to get a feel for the right timing.

[Elkanah]

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Wait a couple seconds between ayame WS and your WS. Usually happens whenever youre too trigger happy. It happens though!

[BeepBoop]

Thank you everyone, That was helpful. Its a lot more consistent now

Appreciate your help!

[Alhanelem]

Magic bursts on the other hand, have a fairly short window and can be triggered the moment an action that will create a skillchain occurs. (With very quick spells you can actually magic burst a skillchain twice though!)

[BeepBoop]

waiit I could potentially double MB?

yooooooooooooooooooooooooo hold up a second I gotta try this lol

[Dragoy]

I think I've done at least three of them!

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[Alhanelem]

It's definitely possible, I do it with diabolos all time (blood pacts are definitely fast enough). If you time it right you can probably do it with tier 2 magic or tier 3 with enough fast cast. (of course the first spell could be anything if you time it to land right as the weaponskill lands for the SC)

[Voidstorm]

I miss MB method. melee just too fast compared to it.
We'd get 2 MBs in, then the skillchain is extended, another MB, another extention, and 2 more MBs. rince repeat.

Also making Ongo completely immune to melee DMG kinda killed the extentions since COR & RUN can't easily get TP.