The Monk Temple

[Mister-Wonderful]

Um am i crazy or the only one who has noticed this...

Dragon kick doesn't seem to apply the debuff when used with perfect balance. Perfect balanced enabled snap punches n stuff don't put you in opo-opo stance.

It does apply the debuff. It doesn't change forms.

[Akirakogami]

It does apply the debuff. It doesn't change forms.

tried it alot and the debuff never applied. servers down or i'd run out and do it again.

[NoctisUmbra]

tried it alot and the debuff never applied. servers down or i'd run out and do it again.

All I can tell you is I've been doing Demo Snap Snap DK Snap as my opener for a while now, and the DK debuff is applied every time.

[Ricdeau]

tried it alot and the debuff never applied. servers down or i'd run out and do it again.

Debuff definitely applies while under PB. Like others said it just doesn't progress your forms. Are you sure you're just not using DK right after PB ends?

[Almalexia]

tried it alot and the debuff never applied. servers down or i'd run out and do it again.

Absolutely, 100% does.

This was not true at launch or in beta 4, but it has changed. PB will not advance your forms, but it will apply the form bonus. i.e. Bootshine is 100% crit from the rear, Twin will apply +10% buff, DK will apply +10% debuff, AotD will silence and OIP will dispel.

[Jekyll]

Something I cannot find in this thread is an "opener" (for lack of a better term) for when either PB isn't up or your GL3 has dropped (i.e. during Leviathan dives or so). I'd imagine it would go like this: ToD > BfB> BS > IR > TwS > HF > Demo > SteelP > DK > TwS > SP > BS > TrueS > SP > etc.

[Almalexia]

The best times to engage head are when you have Shoulder Tackle off cooldown. You don't want to waste time running between the head and tail. Here's what I usually do:

a) At the start, before sahagin duo spawns. Position about halfway down the ship and move in as Levi lurches forward to engage quickly without getting squashed.
b) Before mage sahagin spawns. This applies only if you did not phase skip.
c) After first spumes are defeated. You'll want to save shoulder tackle to navigate spumes beforehand.
d) After first SP. There is a long period before sahagin duo spawns.
e) After second plumes are defeated. You'll want to save shoulder tackle to navigate spumes beforehand.
f) Depending on where second mage sahagin pops, you can engage head first immediately after defeating it.
g) After the last set of spinning dives. If Levi is low enough, use shoulder tackle to abort the sliding mechanic and engage the head to finish it off with LB1 and a couple flank attacks.

[KaosPrimeZero]

For T6, 475 was enough for flank/rear attacks. For T7, i missed a few times, but then im not sure if the add turned to face me at the time of impact. Whats the ACC requirements for a MNK in T7, 8 and 9 for Flank and rear?

[Livaille]

For T6, 475 was enough for flank/rear attacks.

I'm just saying but I've been missing on the rear/flank with 486 accuracy .

[KaosPrimeZero]

Well i check the stats reported and my ACC was 100% and i never had to press the same skill twice to forward my rotation during T6. t7 as i said i did so not sure.