Combo question

[Goritude]

In combat, sometimes I am suggested a combo.

I guess I have to click on the skill asked and then press space. Right ?

[KarmaTheAlligator]

No, just space is enough, if the skill is available.

[Sailor Gloom]

Some skills chain together faster or just go together yeah, if you bring up the skill page (k) theres a button for chained skills that will show them all.
But you dont need to use spacebar and I really recommend not using any chain button for most combos its better to just use the hard key set you have for it. Especially since some dungeon mechanics require you to jump

[Ltscourge1994]

You can even set up your own combos through the skills (K) screen, theres a section called Chained Skills, all you do is drag the skill you want to combo up into the empty slot on the right and Bang!! your own combo

[Goritude]

Ok thx, I understand better.

The game was really easy but now that I have reached level 15, it's becoming tough. Some monsters aggro me even though I didn't attack them.

Yet I have a free 3 day elite / privilege access to help me...

I guess XP boost 50% is my curse: my character level rises too fast compared to my player skill...

[KarmaTheAlligator]

Originally posted by Goritude:

Ok thx, I understand better.

The game was really easy but now that I have reached level 15, it's becoming tough. Some monsters aggro me even though I didn't attack them.

If you look on the radar/minimap, you can see the colour of their dots. Red means they'll aggro if you get too close. Orange/yellow means they won't.

[Gralzeim]

Some skills will activate faster or have another benefit when used right after another skill. A skill's tooltip will say when this is the case.

The game usually defaults to combos that take advantage of this, though some of them are more suggestions than anything, since not -every- skill activates faster after another.

[ShiroNeko]

You will want to change your "Chain" skill key from the Spacebar as there are some mechanics later in the game which require you to jump, which is also bound to Spacebar.

You can change this settings by opening up the Chain Skills dialogue by pressing K on the keyboard, clicking chained skills and then setting it at the bottom. I use Tab, though others use different keys.

In addition, you might discover that some of the suggested skill chains are not optimal for doing DPS (with a reaper, my DPS improves by at least 33% when go from auto-chain to manual chaining).

[Goritude]

Using tab is a good idea. Are shift and caps lock possible ?

Manual chaining, you mean you do the same combo with the use of space bar / tab ? Then what is the purpose of auto-chain with space bar ?

[KarmaTheAlligator]

Originally posted by Goritude:

Using tab is a good idea. Are shift and caps lock possible ?

Manual chaining, you mean you do the same combo with the use of space bar / tab ? Then what is the purpose of auto-chain with space bar ?

There's no auto chain, you have to press the assigned key (spacebar by default) to chain moves.

[Suzaku]

Originally posted by Goritude:

Manual chaining, you mean you do the same combo with the use of space bar / tab ? Then what is the purpose of auto-chain with space bar ?

The point of the chains is to guide your abilities in a way that is generally effective, or it can be used in a way to simplify a series of abilities. For example, I use a custom combo on my priest where all of my buffs chain into each other, so all I have to do is hit the first buff manually, and then keep tapping the combo key to chain into the next buff.

[ShiroNeko]

Originally posted by Goritude:

Using tab is a good idea. Are shift and caps lock possible ?

Manual chaining, you mean you do the same combo with the use of space bar / tab ? Then what is the purpose of auto-chain with space bar ?

Why do I hit the skills manually instead of using the chain key? It's quicker. Much quicker. Take the warrior combo of Combative Strike -> Traverse Cut -> Blade Draw. If I use the chain key, I have to wait half a second for the prompt to appear and hit the chain key to execute the next skill in the chain. Doing it manually cuts out those two half seconds I have to wait for that prompt to appear, meaning I can (because I like to tank) build up aggro even quicker.

[Goritude]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

Originally posted by Goritude:

Manual chaining, you mean you do the same combo with the use of space bar / tab ? Then what is the purpose of auto-chain with space bar ?

The point of the chains is to guide your abilities in a way that is generally effective, or it can be used in a way to simplify a series of abilities. For example, I use a custom combo on my priest where all of my buffs chain into each other, so all I have to do is hit the first buff manually, and then keep tapping the combo key to chain into the next buff.

For the Archer, the combos are made of 2 skills only. Can I add more ?

[Ͽ҈҉Ͼ]

Originally posted by Goritude:

Originally posted by Suzaku:

The point of the chains is to guide your abilities in a way that is generally effective, or it can be used in a way to simplify a series of abilities. For example, I use a custom combo on my priest where all of my buffs chain into each other, so all I have to do is hit the first buff manually, and then keep tapping the combo key to chain into the next buff.

For the Archer, the combos are made of 2 skills only. Can I add more ?

Only some skills can combo into eachother. Additionally, chaining more than 2-3 skills together like this is usually a very bad idea unless they have quicker execution following a certain skill since this can leave you standing still too long out of habit or lazyness.

Archer doesn't get many skills that flow into eachother, so you are best off just executing most of them manually so that you are in full control of when to attack and when to move, with each decision being intentional.

[Zealicorn]

THE SPACE BAR HERO xD gg its bad to use space bar for combos just put shortcuts on your keyboard soo you can use stuff like z or x or e or q for atks instead of the num keys

[Goritude]

Right. I have noticed that it is dangerous to move the left hand far away from the movement keys.

So I use the numbers 1-5 and C for skills. Never 6 or above. And F1 to F12 only for potions.

As you suggest, I'll add Z,X and Q. And R. Perhaps V.

I dont know if shift, caps lock and Tab can be used.