Combos + Animation Lock

[Rhomagus]

We'll adjust the placement of actions so that even solo players can perform combos. However, for opponents that attack from very close range, it may be necessary to use some creativity to pull off a combo, with stunning the opponent being a viable option.

I'm not sure if anyone has picked up on this yet but the "creative" method can be seen in the 1.18 weapon skill videos with Pugilist.

If I remember correctly, the Pugilist uses a stun counter "Jarring Strike", then buffs "Blindside", unlocks on the target and moves through it to be behind the target, then fires off a Blindside buffed Weapon skill.

I've been doing this while soloing on pugilist and it makes some of those "from behind the enemy" moves much more viable in a solo situation. I'm loving Featherfoot > Jarring Strike > Diversion > Jarring Strike > *run behind mob* > Light Strike > Pounce > Bloodbath > Blindside > Concussive Blow. Not only that but it provides a positive side to fighting within such close proximity of the enemy and gives that "Float like a butterfly sting like a bee" feel to the class.

Love seeing that critical on a Bloodbath buffed weapon skill.

It's not really all that new of a strategy as I've seen Thieves in XI use it when subbing Black Mage and using Sleep to get to the back of an opponent.

[Krausus]

I'm not sure if anyone has picked up on this yet but the "creative" method can be seen in the 1.18 weapon skill videos with Pugilist.

If I remember correctly, the Pugilist uses a stun counter "Jarring Strike", then buffs "Blindside", unlocks on the target and moves through it to be behind the target, then fires off a Blindside buffed Weapon skill.

I've been doing this while soloing on pugilist and it makes some of those "from behind the enemy" moves much more viable in a solo situation. I'm loving Featherfoot > Jarring Strike > Diversion > Jarring Strike > *run behind mob* > Light Strike > Pounce > Bloodbath > Blindside > Concussive Blow. Not only that but it provides a positive side to fighting within such close proximity of the enemy and gives that "Float like a butterfly sting like a bee" feel to the class.

Love seeing that critical on a Bloodbath buffed weapon skill.

It's not really all that new of a strategy as I've seen Thieves in XI use it when subbing Black Mage and using Sleep to get to the back of an opponent.

word of advice if you haven't already disable auto lock makes movement in fights so much easier anyone doing Ifrit should already be doing this though.