Quote Originally Posted by Archwizard View Post
The problem is Step 2, however, which was exactly what I was attempting to highlight. Since Dragoon has no additional resources built by the combo, there's no conventional way to have it "take advantage of or give some amount of Combo progress".
Why does it need to be conventional? You can literally append the effect to an Additional Effect on Piercing Talon / Dragonkiller rather than using a Combo Bonus. (Technically, not even a Combo Bonus on PT would be wholly unprecedented anymore, as multiple combo skills could be sourced by the same opener. The only problem is using multiple source skills, to allow PT to be used at any given time.

Moreover, one could just use an oGCD to convert a standard weaponskill to a thrown version at %reduced direct potency and effect duration. A bit of a grind for a kiting tool, but I'm honestly not that convinced the 5 extra yalm on PT relative to Doom/Sonic/Tempest helps whatsoever for kiting. If we're going to suddenly care about the early leveling experience again, let's care about a whole lot more than just PT.