Monk on kegacy controls, how much dps is lost

I use a gamepad and have gotten back into monk, just messing around as an alt. I try to play every class the best I can though, and recently read about how legacy controls cause you to miss out on auto attacks.

Has anyone done any extensive testing on this? Will it be a significant dps loss? I still see plenty of auto attacks go off. And my dps is pretty good in comparison to people who main the class, but Im just wondering if I could potentially be doing a lot more if I switched controls.

I guess I could give the lock on target a shot tomorrow, but I haven't used that feature in months because its always been pretty poor in my experience. I can barely see the ground so god forbid an AOE pops. But Ill see if it works out tomorrow. If the dps loss isn't substantial, I won't worry about it though because I just play monk for fun, but you never know, I may need to sub for someone in the fc for t6+ at some point so it would be good to know.

alot /10 char

Just use target lock & master when to unlock to avoid certain attacks and problem solved no dps loss. That or change your control settings.

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Originally Posted by kyorakun

alot /10 char

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not at all. probably around 5-10 dps difference between ccharacter being locked facing target and legacy (with face target on skill cast turned on).

Not a huge deal but try to minimize the time you are not facing the monster.

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Originally Posted by Akirakogami

not at all. probably around 5-10 dps difference between ccharacter being locked facing target and legacy (with face target on skill cast turned on).

Not a huge deal but try to minimize the time you are not facing the monster.

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so from what i gathered from your statement; legacy does more dps than lock on does. would standard do more damage than legacy controls as well? i can do the lock on, but standard controls are out of the question lol i tried it today and it was terrible because I'm so used to legacy.

Considering auto-attack is 30% of my damage on MNK and I use Legacy controls..I don't think there's a problem?

i use legacy control but i rebinded my A and D to strafe left and strafe right, respectively. so when i move from flank to rear and back, i'm still facing at the boss.

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Originally Posted by Chokee

i use legacy control but i rebinded my A and D to strafe left and strafe right, respectively. so when i move from flank to rear and back, i'm still facing at the boss.

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This x10.

A & D by default are "Move Left" and "Move Right".

Changing them to "Strafe Left" and "Strafe Right" make them the same as regular controls. That way, you're always facing the boss.

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Originally Posted by bokchoykn

This x10.

A & D by default are "Move Left" and "Move Right".

Changing them to "Strafe Left" and "Strafe Right" make them the same as regular controls. That way, you're always facing the boss.

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Wish I could do that on PS4 lol - Kinda sucks when I know I am missing an auto attack while changing positioning...

As an i94 MNK its rare that I am not topping DPS versus any other class under i99, but I know I'm missing some damage here and there.

Try getting a weapon with a delay close to your GCD. That way every time you do a weapon skill you do an auto-attack with it (assuming face target settings are active).

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Originally Posted by Kimura410

so from what i gathered from your statement; legacy does more dps than lock on does. would standard do more damage than legacy controls as well? i can do the lock on, but standard controls are out of the question lol i tried it today and it was terrible because I'm so used to legacy.

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the point is everytime you use a skill you face the mob again. This will instantly trigger and aa.

You won't "miss" and aa chance. It will be ready to cast again as soon as you're facing them again.