Dragoon: Jump + Piercing Talon = Gap Closer?

[Zyren]

I have no idea if this works in PvP and am curious as to whether anyone has tried this (or will try it).

When I got Jump I accepted that it's essentially a ranged attack off the GCD. My question was what would happen if I tried to combine Jump with Piercing Talon (our ranged attack that is on the GCD).

Strangely enough, a large majority of the time, I have had my character Jump and stop next to my target to do the Piercing Talon animation. I still see the Jump damage (not sure about Piercing Talon), and I'm effectively right next to my target.

I'm not sure how timing-dependent this result is, because I've also had it not work at times. Just thought I'd share my experience and see what other Dragoons see happen.


Anyone already figure this out, or want to test it and post your findings?

[LongNu]

Jump can be combined with a variety of on GCD attacks. I know that currently all Jumps are bugged in Wolves. Sometimes it would displace you further than you ought to be or completely out of position. For example, Jump is supposed to put you back to the spot you were in, but sometimes if you Jump at a target around a corner, then you backflip to the wall, essentially making 'Jump' another gap closer. I doubt it's necessarily intentional but sometimes it works both good and bad.

[Cynric]

Snip.

This happens due to mechanics of skills mixed with Line of Sight. When using Jumps, Shoulder tackle, etc. The animation will fire before placing the skill on CD. If you are LoS'd before doing damage, you will still close the gap because the animation of the skill is what moves your position, but due to the LoS, your skill will remain off CD. The reason why the jump wont move you back is because the 2nd part of the animation tries to occur after LoS with your target is broken, thus causing the skill to stop. Easily testable and abusable in PVP to close gaps.