Think MNK could get a skill to extend GL duration by a few seconds? Even as a 5m cd?

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10-07-2014, 07:05 AM
Alistaire

Think MNK could get a skill to extend GL duration by a few seconds? Even as a 5m cd?

Something to not lose stacks just because we had to LB. Please?
10-07-2014, 07:25 AM
Myrhn

You only lose stacks if you are LB3 and those are very rare and far between.
10-07-2014, 08:00 AM
subteraneanbird

That's uhhhh, what Perfect Balance is for.
10-07-2014, 05:28 PM
Kitfox

You don't lose GL3 with any limit break unless you stop hitting your target with normal combo rotation. Just don't refresh ToD in the same cycle when you LB and you should be fine.
10-07-2014, 09:10 PM
Alkimi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myrhn

You only lose stacks if you are LB3 and those are very rare and far between.

In second coil sure, you shouldn't really lose GL3 (Getting Shriek on T7 is probably the only time). However, there's plenty of lesser content where you lose it all the time due to mechanics and there's nothing you can do about it.

It's just a drawback of MNK. It's a good thing that in fights that matter it isn't a problem and your DPS is the highest of all the jobs.
10-07-2014, 09:18 PM
Ephier

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitfox

You don't lose GL3 with any limit break unless you stop hitting your target with normal combo rotation. Just don't refresh ToD in the same cycle when you LB and you should be fine.

-corrected in later post-
10-07-2014, 10:33 PM
lyndwyrm

That's something I could see as a trait with a level cap increase. That and a fourth stack of GL.

MNK is occasionally supposed to lose GL though, but at a level cap increase, they're pretty much free to do whatever they want in adding new abilities and balancing content. So they could change the duration if they wanted.

Currently, that is what perfect balance is for though.
10-07-2014, 10:46 PM
ryuuken

as long as you end your combo and refresh GL as the last hit and then immediately LB, you have enough time afterwards to not lose GL...

I do this all the time, it's kinda tight but it's definitely doable even with lower skill speed.
10-07-2014, 10:55 PM
Ephier

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryuuken

as long as you end your combo and refresh GL as the last hit and then immediately LB, you have enough time afterwards to not lose GL...

I do this all the time, it's kinda tight but it's definitely doable even with lower skill speed.

-corrected in later post-
10-08-2014, 12:06 AM
Atreides

It's possible if you use Demolish right before the LB3 since the animation takes longer and it takes slightly longer than snap punch until your GL stack is applied.
However the time frame is indeed very short but it's doable.
10-08-2014, 12:31 AM
Warrlordd

it's very difficult. Hire a drg if u can, or save perfect balance, or as the above are saying, get good (very good!).
10-08-2014, 12:48 AM
Myrhn

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Originally Posted by Alkimi

Snip

I know there are mechanics that make you lose GL like shriek in T7 or Titan EX jumps. My answer was just for what the OP asked that was because of LB. I belive that at least for the jumps on Titan EX the dev balance it around that you will lose the GL stacks, could be the same too for the other fights.
10-08-2014, 04:42 AM
Sigmakan

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryuuken

as long as you end your combo and refresh GL as the last hit and then immediately LB, you have enough time afterwards to not lose GL...

I do this all the time, it's kinda tight but it's definitely doable even with lower skill speed.

Can confirm. Its certainly possible to keep up GL3 through LB3. Be sure to start spamming Bootshine/DK during the last part of the LB animation
10-08-2014, 04:53 AM
Ephier

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigmakan

Can confirm. Its certainly possible to keep up GL3 through LB3. Be sure to start spamming Bootshine/DK during the last part of the LB animation

My apologies, confirmed a couple minutes ago as well.
10-08-2014, 05:00 AM
Houston009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myrhn

I know there are mechanics that make you lose GL like shriek in T7 or Titan EX jumps. My answer was just for what the OP asked that was because of LB. I belive that at least for the jumps on Titan EX the dev balance it around that you will lose the GL stacks, could be the same too for the other fights.

You can keep your stacks between Titan Ex jumps, exception being the one with the heart following(unless there is a Gaol, in which case you can still keep GL).