soulpimpwizzurd
Jul 2, 2012, 10:36 PM
alright guys, i know some people dig the combo system but i personally found it to be more hindering/annoying than helpful. i was always jellis of forces and how they could just hit keys 1-0 to cast any spell they want using the item sub palette. i don't know why they didn't just let hunters put photon arts to that as well, but eh whatever i found a workaround for it.
so what i used to do is just set one weapon slot to have all 3 boxes of the same photon art, so i could use it no matter what "attack sequence step" i was on. since i only use sword, i set all my weapons slots to the same sword except the last slot (gunslash), and made every slot only have one photon art. if i wanted to use a different photon art, i'd "switch weapons" using the r+f keys to those slots.
but i was messing around more in keyboard setup options and there's an option to set keys 1-0 as weapon switch, and keys f1-f10 as item usage. i never used the original settings f1-f10 provided like quick mag/weapon etc. menus so i had no problems with setting f1-f10 as item usage.
so now, my keys 1-6 are weapon switches. as an example this is how mine is set up
1:sword - stun concide/stun concide/stun concide
2:sword - twister fall/twister fall/twister fall or cruel throw (usually its cruel throw)
3:sword - rising edge/risinge edge/rising edge
4:sword - sonic arrow/sonic arrow/sonic arrow
5:sword - nova strike/nova strike/nova strike
6:gunslash - rage dance/rage dance/rage dance (for escaping those stupid traps)
my efficiency in combat is much higher. i used to have to hit a button more than a few times to switch skills. the minimum button hits are two, if i want to switch from sonic arrow to rising edge, since first you have to hit r or f to bring up the weapon switch menu, and then hit it again to go up or down.
however now, i just have to hit 3 or 4 and the photon art instantly changes with no extra button presses. i previously never used stun concide because it was a pain to switch to, but now i find i use it very frequently against annoying mobs like that one darker that when knocked down, has an AOE get-up attack. if you use stun concide on it, it resets it's "get-up" timer and stays on the ground. i noticed stun concide pretty much cancels all mob attacks, even ones with super armor (rolly polly's roll attack). of course, it sucks for bosses but it's great for annoying mobs.
i'll put up screen shots of how to navigate to the menu in options to change your keybinds like this later once the game comes back up.
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opening options
[SPOILER-BOX]http://i45.tinypic.com/2gwxbaf.jpg[/SPOILER-BOX]
adjusting settings for weapons set to 1-6
[SPOILER-BOX]http://i48.tinypic.com/2hg70bq.jpg[/SPOILER-BOX]
final steps to save settings
[SPOILER-BOX]http://i48.tinypic.com/9kp0sl.jpg[/SPOILER-BOX]
so what i used to do is just set one weapon slot to have all 3 boxes of the same photon art, so i could use it no matter what "attack sequence step" i was on. since i only use sword, i set all my weapons slots to the same sword except the last slot (gunslash), and made every slot only have one photon art. if i wanted to use a different photon art, i'd "switch weapons" using the r+f keys to those slots.
but i was messing around more in keyboard setup options and there's an option to set keys 1-0 as weapon switch, and keys f1-f10 as item usage. i never used the original settings f1-f10 provided like quick mag/weapon etc. menus so i had no problems with setting f1-f10 as item usage.
so now, my keys 1-6 are weapon switches. as an example this is how mine is set up
1:sword - stun concide/stun concide/stun concide
2:sword - twister fall/twister fall/twister fall or cruel throw (usually its cruel throw)
3:sword - rising edge/risinge edge/rising edge
4:sword - sonic arrow/sonic arrow/sonic arrow
5:sword - nova strike/nova strike/nova strike
6:gunslash - rage dance/rage dance/rage dance (for escaping those stupid traps)
my efficiency in combat is much higher. i used to have to hit a button more than a few times to switch skills. the minimum button hits are two, if i want to switch from sonic arrow to rising edge, since first you have to hit r or f to bring up the weapon switch menu, and then hit it again to go up or down.
however now, i just have to hit 3 or 4 and the photon art instantly changes with no extra button presses. i previously never used stun concide because it was a pain to switch to, but now i find i use it very frequently against annoying mobs like that one darker that when knocked down, has an AOE get-up attack. if you use stun concide on it, it resets it's "get-up" timer and stays on the ground. i noticed stun concide pretty much cancels all mob attacks, even ones with super armor (rolly polly's roll attack). of course, it sucks for bosses but it's great for annoying mobs.
i'll put up screen shots of how to navigate to the menu in options to change your keybinds like this later once the game comes back up.
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opening options
[SPOILER-BOX]http://i45.tinypic.com/2gwxbaf.jpg[/SPOILER-BOX]
adjusting settings for weapons set to 1-6
[SPOILER-BOX]http://i48.tinypic.com/2hg70bq.jpg[/SPOILER-BOX]
final steps to save settings
[SPOILER-BOX]http://i48.tinypic.com/9kp0sl.jpg[/SPOILER-BOX]