The Monk Temple

[Nubian]

Does this mean I have to do Arm of the Destroyer at least 10 seconds after executing Snap Punch or Demolish to actually be in Opo-opo form and triggering the silence? I.e it won't work if I stand around auto-attacking for too long in preparation for the High Voltage to start to charge.

[NoctisUmbra]

Does this mean I have to do Arm of the Destroyer at least 10 seconds after executing Snap Punch or Demolish to actually be in Opo-opo form and triggering the silence? I.e it won't work if I stand around auto-attacking for too long in preparation for the High Voltage to start to charge.

Snap Punch / Demolish / Rockbreaker all put you into Opo-opo form. Not sure where you got the idea that you needed to wait 10 seconds for anything.

Also, it's not a good idea to use a MNK for silencing. Better to have 2 BRDs do it... and if only one BRD, the BRD can alternate with the tank.

[Nubian]

Snap Punch / Demolish / Rockbreaker all put you into Opo-opo form. Not sure where you got the idea that you needed to wait 10 seconds for anything.
Also, it's not a good idea to use a MNK for silencing. Better to have 2 BRDs do it... and if only one BRD, the BRD can alternate with the tank.

The 10 seconds come from that you're only in one form for that long until it resets. However, I thought it always reset to opo-opo form for some reason. Thx for all the helpful tips everyone, I know it's not optimal for a MNK to silence but we got pretty far with our setup and this knowledge will hopefully take my group all the way It was only frustrating when I thought it was about lag, now I know it's my fault so I can at least try to improve

[AlphaDragoon]

Does this mean I have to do Arm of the Destroyer at least 10 seconds after executing Snap Punch or Demolish to actually be in Opo-opo form and triggering the silence? I.e it won't work if I stand around auto-attacking for too long in preparation for the High Voltage to start to charge.

The most important thing to know when silencing on Turn 2 (I do it rather often solo) is the timing of High Voltage. This will allow you to know when you need to slow down or speed up to get yourself into Opo-opo Form for that Arm of the Destroyer silence when it comes. Each node does their first High Voltage at different times, which you'll need to learn from fighting them a couple of times. But after each node does their initial HV, each subsequent HV happens in approximately 23-25 seconds. So you just count down in your head and use your attacks accordingly, and you'll hit the Silence every time.

The only minor wild card is ADS at the end, who does his initial HV almost immediately, then goes on the 23-35 second timer, but after casting Allagan Rot seems to go on a different timer for the very next HV afterward (usually does Piercing Laser, then HV in my experience), and then after that goes back to the 23-25 second timer.