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I'd agree. You get the 15-20% (I forget what it is) +DMG on the attack, and also get the added Smashing (since Stalkers only have Form of Body).|
Originally Posted by Jibikao
I can't remember exactly the exact bonus damage, but I think body gives extra smashing damage, mind gives extra psionic and soul gives extra energy damage.
I think it is better to include Sky in the attack chain rather than trying to save 15% damage buff for other inferior attacks. |
With the Stalker IO set or just the Hide IO in the attack used before SS, you also get more chances to crit with SS.
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How do 6 second attacks do Jibikao? I am thinking of Ablating strike in Dual blades, or smite in Dark melee, or flashing steel in Ninja blade. Do they always get a point of Assassin's focus?|
Originally Posted by Jibikao
3. You can't reliably build Focus with attacks that have recharge less than 8s. I've tested this in beta. This means you don't really need to push Assassin Strike's recharge that low because you may not get 3 stacks. Missing an attack also doesn't give Focus. |
I still cannot get in beta. Says I can't connect to game patch server when I try to update my beta client. Wierd.
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When I tested Martial Arts, storm kick missed a few Focus during pylong test but it's pretty high chance. I don't know what the cut-off point for guaranteed Focus is, but I know all the attacks that have 10s or more (axe kick, cobra, crane and eagle) give Focus every single time. If it's not 100%, it's very very close to it. |
Originally Posted by Ludicron
How do 6 second attacks do Jibikao? I am thinking of Ablating strike in Dual blades, or smite in Dark melee, or flashing steel in Ninja blade. Do they always get a point of Assassin's focus?
I still cannot get in beta. Says I can't connect to game patch server when I try to update my beta client. Wierd. |
8s has very high chance too but I may have missed once or twice during testing.
The worst attack chain to give Focus is using Gambler's Cuts. I missed TWO Focus in a row when I tested Ninja Blade. Because of this, I include Flashing Steel in attack chain. Flashing has 7s recharge?
Note: This only matters if your Assassin Strike has good recharge and you want to keep the attack chain going with 3 hits (3 focues) and critical AS. Before you have set bonuses, Focus chance doesn't matter that much 'cause you are not going to have enough recharge/endurance to keep it going like that.
What's left is to normalize all Assassin Strikes and improve Stalker's old sets (Claw, MA and EM)! You don't need to bring back the missing PbAoE attack. You just need to make the existing ones better! For example, make Slice a WIDER and LONGER cone.
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Excellent info thanks. Seems the chance for focus is something like 10% per second of recharge. Flashing steel is also 6s like so many other attacks.
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Originally Posted by Jibikao
When I tested Martial Arts, storm kick missed a few Focus during pylong test but it's pretty high chance. I don't know what the cut-off point for guaranteed Focus is, but I know all the attacks that have 10s or more (axe kick, cobra, crane and eagle) give Focus every single time. If it's not 100%, it's very very close to it.
8s has very high chance too but I may have missed once or twice during testing. The worst attack chain to give Focus is using Gambler's Cuts. I missed TWO Focus in a row when I tested Ninja Blade. Because of this, I include Flashing Steel in attack chain. Flashing has 7s recharge? Note: This only matters if your Assassin Strike has good recharge and you want to keep the attack chain going with 3 hits (3 focues) and critical AS. Before you have set bonuses, Focus chance doesn't matter that much 'cause you are not going to have enough recharge/endurance to keep it going like that. |
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Oh, 10% sounds right!
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Originally Posted by Ludicron
Excellent info thanks. Seems the chance for focus is something like 10% per second of recharge. Flashing steel is also 6s like so many other attacks.
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What's left is to normalize all Assassin Strikes and improve Stalker's old sets (Claw, MA and EM)! You don't need to bring back the missing PbAoE attack. You just need to make the existing ones better! For example, make Slice a WIDER and LONGER cone.
Assuming no difference in building Assassin's Focus (need to see some hard numbers on that), I believe the highest damage chain with purple procs and -res procs will be MB-PS-AS-SS. I would personally shoot for the slightly lower dps MB-GS-AS-SS (more -res procs make up most of the difference, and it gets a cone that also boosts defense). Of course, it does depend on how Assassin's Focus ends up building.
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I think it is better to include Sky in the attack chain rather than trying to save 15% damage buff for other inferior attacks.
What's left is to normalize all Assassin Strikes and improve Stalker's old sets (Claw, MA and EM)! You don't need to bring back the missing PbAoE attack. You just need to make the existing ones better! For example, make Slice a WIDER and LONGER cone.