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Battoujutsu Advance - How are you guys using it?

It might be lag or crappy internet, but how do you guys use the new 8-step Battoujutsu Advance skill?
In the Event Hall and places w/o mobs, BA works fine just by holding it down or tapping as the icon changes, but in actual training maps I can't seem to get a consistent delivery.

October 8, 2015

9 Comments • Newest first

ulieq

I'm not. Not even once and I'm lvl 172.

Reply January 15, 2016
Repentant

It's pretty fun to use during bossing. Troublesome, but fun. I charge up as many stacks as possible during moments where I can't attack (e.g. Zakum's weapon cancel, Vellum going underground, DR in general), then when I can attack, I have a nice damage bonus ready to go.

For me in Dojo, using Battoujutsu Advance perfectly is the difference between landing a killing blow on Hilla and her activating damage reflect at the last 1% of her HP. I've ended fights just as she begins the animation on DR. Scary.

I wouldn't advise using it during training. Even if it worked 100% perfectly all the time, the damage bonus isn't enough to justify wasting time on a sub-optimal rotation. I can't think of any situation where the specific combo offered by Battoujutsu Advance would be the best, most efficient thing to use.

Reply January 9, 2016 - edited
OkamiKirito

Just tried it out again. Not sure if holding it down works. I only have first stage activate, then it goes into cooldown.

Reply January 9, 2016 - edited
MinagiAvenir

I verified what igeneous said. You have to hold down the hot key for all 8 stages to go. Strange that the skill description doesn't tell you that.

Reply October 13, 2015 - edited
igeneous

I hold down my hotkey for that skill and it does its magic

Reply October 9, 2015 - edited
darkwizard27

I'm pretty sure it's lag. It'll go on cooldown if you start the next attack before the buff from the previous attack registers, because it thinks you broke the chain.

Reply October 9, 2015 - edited
Jaredragonx9

I 100% do not understand how this skill works

Reply October 8, 2015 - edited
DemonSlayer

I believe it is a glitch...
Sometimes when you spam that button, all 8 combos works
but sometimes spamming it wont work...

Reply October 8, 2015 - edited
Shijouu

I can't perform the whole 8 step of BA most of the time. It usually go on cooldown right after step 3

Reply October 8, 2015 - edited