Quote Originally Posted by Brightamethyst View Post
It actually used to work that way. Back in 2.0 combos wouldn't progress and buffs wouldn't activate unless you hit the positional. It was changed because DRG and MNK were practically unplayable in certain situations.
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Combos progressed, so did buffs with the exception of Heavy Thrust. Some debuffs didn't (Trick Attack, for example) but I know most did. How do you think anyone did Demon Wall?