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How to Use Skills Properly?

Just reached lvl 100 and advanced to 4th job and im wondering how do i use my skills their so confusing. Do i just spam paralyze cause im really unsure, whilst ive been training people have been telling me it isnt the way to use my F/P so can someone please enlighten me, ty

April 14, 2013

13 Comments • Newest first

iProxD

That's the idea. Though it's not as effective to ME in LHC unless it's glitched TBH, unless you lure/rush them into a corner

Reply April 16, 2013
iPurple

[quote=iProxD]Yeah. Especially when the mobs are rushing at you and such. Spamming Paralyze is much more efficient and effective than slowly stacking your DoTs then ME-ing.[/quote]
but in LHC im basically gonna be stacking my DoTs and Me-ing right and for low hp mobs ill just paralyze spam?

Reply April 16, 2013
iProxD

Yeah. Especially when the mobs are rushing at you and such. Spamming Paralyze is much more efficient and effective than slowly stacking your DoTs then ME-ing.

Reply April 16, 2013
TyeDie

And what would be the most effective way to clear trash mobs (like Link 3 in Evolution)
Something I would normally 2-3 hit.
Spam Paralyze I'm assuming?

Thanks =)

Reply April 16, 2013
VietUA

o-o -feels left out because he was too late to see forum appear-

Reply April 16, 2013
iPurple

ok thanks for the help guys

Reply April 15, 2013
iProxD

[quote=Icycles]@iPurple
Not entirely.
You first set up your mist. Then you cast one poison breath and one fire demon, then spam off paralyze. When you're about to erupt, cast off your big bang and then explode the mist.
You only need to use poison breath, fire demon and big bang once for every mist eruption, because eruption is dependent on the number of DoTs stacked[/quote]

And compared to Paralyze, they don't do as much damage. The damage % looks more attractive on Fire Demon and Poison Breath sure, but remember that Paralyze hits 6 times on up to 8 mobs. Even at level 1, it'll bring out more damage than Poison Breath or Fire Demon. Obviously when maxed, it'll bring out even more damage. Paralyze is your bread and butter skill.

Reply April 15, 2013
Icycles

@iPurple
Not entirely.
You first set up your mist. Then you cast one poison breath and one fire demon, then spam off paralyze. When you're about to erupt, cast off your big bang and then explode the mist.
You only need to use poison breath, fire demon and big bang once for every mist eruption, because eruption is dependent on the number of DoTs stacked

Reply April 15, 2013
iPurple

so basically use poison mist, spam fire demon + poison breath, if monster isnt dead by then do a couple of paralyzes and big bang and then finally mist eruption to top it all off?

Reply April 15, 2013
iProxD

You can but it's impractical. If you get interrupted, then you'll have to cast them all over again.

Reply April 15, 2013
Neoloen

What I do is put poison mist all over then group mobs and hits Fire Demon --> Poison Breath --> Big Bang, then hit Paralyze a couple times to build Arcane Aim stacks then hit Mist Eruption. For you at 100 just do all of that without the Arcane Aim stacks, so just hit paralyze once for the DoT after your other DoT skills.

Reply April 15, 2013
iProxD

Mist everything. Then stack your DoTs. Fire Demon/Poison Breath -> Poison Breath/Fire Demon -> Big Bang (single tap) -> Paralyze (keep spamming if ME isn't off CD) -> Mist Eruption. Rinse and repeat. If you're bossing, mix in Megiddo Flame whenever it's off CD to maximize your damage.

Reply April 14, 2013 - edited
Icycles

At level 100, you should have big bang, mist eruption and paralyze i think.
So, to maximise damage output, you'd wanna group the mobs, set up a mist, 'stack' your DoTs, which is casting all of your burn/poison skills onto the mob, and then use mist eruption.
By doing this, you are maximising the damage output of mist eruption, and this is the way you do the most damage.

While mist eruption is cooling down, just spam paralyze

Reply April 14, 2013 - edited