Combo Points

[Tamakitsune]

What are they?
What they mean?

Are they like consecutive attacks?

[HeckinHarvey]

Yes, however they are properly timed consecutive attacks. If you haven't yet noticed, you have to time your inputs properly to swing with max speed and stamina efficiency. for most weapons this means pressing the attack as soon as the weapon trail effect (wind line in the air) shows up. Never mash the attack button. It will reset your whole animation, slowing you down and draining your stamina.
So yes every successfully timed input leads to combo points. Every weapon is different timing, some of the great hammers seem like they dont want to combo off a heavy attack at all. To my knowledge you can't combo a heavy to a heavy. You can do Heavy light. Or light light, and chain as many lights as you want on the end. I could be wrong and maybe you can do light heavy. But you get the idea. practice swinging every new weapon you try for a couple mins before going out with it.

[Rogan]

Can you "combo train" hitting the air or do you have to hit an enemy? Does the game make it clear, like a visual indicator, if you hit the combo right? How can you tell you're doing it right? Thanks!

[Detective Costeau]

You can swing at the air to get used to a weapon's combos, yes.
As for how to tell if you're getting them right, there may be a better way to tell, but I just watch my stamina while I practice- between that and the noticeably 'smoother' feel of a properly done combo, you can usually tell the difference from my experience.
Maybe there's a better way to know for sure, but that's what's worked for me.

[Raine]

Isn't there indicators for each successful combo on the bottom left hud? I get enough of them and they flash blue and red.

[goka9696]

Originally posted by Rogan:

Can you "combo train" hitting the air or do you have to hit an enemy? Does the game make it clear, like a visual indicator, if you hit the combo right? How can you tell you're doing it right? Thanks!

There are indicators on the bottom left of the screen.

[laykra]

FYI dashing or even rolling between hits does not break the combo.

[dna]

Originally posted by Rogan:

Can you "combo train" hitting the air or do you have to hit an enemy? Does the game make it clear, like a visual indicator, if you hit the combo right? How can you tell you're doing it right? Thanks!

I am not sure if this is correct, but each strike leaves a "trail", If this "trail" fades you can place the next strike optimally.
Worked so far with the weapons I tried while watching my stamina... It is actually easy to find a rythm if you tried couple of times. I tend to screw up when I get charged by a giant spider with a human face tho :'D

Originally posted by goka9696:

There are indicators on the bottom left of the screen.

REALLY? O___o*