Cross Chain not starting

[DmitriTheDemon]

Very frequently even though an enemy is in a vulnerable state after warp striking the target the cross chain doesn't start. Neither warp striking nor regular attacks seem to activate the chain.

I heard mention of friendship bracelets being tied to link strikes. Would that help initiate cross chains?

[CatPerson]

No, friendship bands have nothing to do with this link, they're different things.

I find there's often a tiny delay so you need to stop attacking entirely for a second or two before then warp striking the Vulnerable target. Other than that I haven't experienced any major issues with it, outside of the fact I consider it largely useless except against high HP enemies that are often hard to make Vulnerable in the first place. >.>

[GJ]

As far as I know, Cross Chain only starts if you actually have the challenge to do it at that moment. And if you do, you need to wait until it shows the moving down arrows at the target before making the warp strike. And additionally, that warp strike must not kill the vulnerable enemy.

[CatPerson]

Originally posted by GJ:

As far as I know, Cross Chain only starts if you actually have the challenge to do it at that moment. And if you do, you need to wait until it shows the moving down arrows at the target before making the warp strike. And additionally, that warp strike must not kill the vulnerable enemy.

Yup, that's true.
You can't activate Cross-Chain on just any Vulnerable enemy. Only when the pop-up screen tells you the chance has come up.

[DmitriTheDemon]

I understand including quick time events but when it affects available actions it's just annoying.

[J.P.]

Also, you cannot perform them with Royal Arms.