Quote Originally Posted by ty_taurus View Post
All attacks against the Cloud of Darkness and any other large boss that sits off the side of the arena always trigger positionals regardless of where you stand because you cannot reach their flank or rear. Additionally, there are also enemies that aren't off the stage that still don't require positionals to be awarded that extra damage. If you look at the image below, the hitbox of the enemy tells you whether or not positionals are needed. The left example does require positionals and gives you more information about where you need to be to earn them. The right example does not require positionals and they will always trigger even if you attack from the front.

This is a great explanation and a good showing of how easy positionals actually are. people just overcomplicate things to the point they go complain. then all the skill expression jobs have gets gutted like fish.