Bouncer Class Discussion

[Kitess]

If you're intent on playing a combination of Techer and Bouncer, then play Te/Bo with DBs and JBs. Techer has useful main class skills like Shifta Strike, while Bouncer has nil going for it as a main class. You would be better off using Hunter or Fighter somewhere in there, though.

Ill probably end up maining techer once i get a decent allclass weapon.

Wouldn't mix the two classes.

I usually play the class combos that are more fun and play in a group 99% of the time so i usually don't notice the damage drop from not optimizing.

[Shadowstarkirby]

What are the benefits of being a Bo/Hu over Fi/Hu? Also which is widely seen as better when using Dual Blades Bouncer: Fi/Bo or Bo/Hu? Thanks.

[Dephinix]

Fi/Bo, hands down. A maxed out Ideal Dual Blades rainbow set might change that, but have fun getting 180k miles times 15. The only real benefit I can see of
being Bo/Hu is skills like Massive Hunter and Iron Will, and access to 13* weapons. I don't believe anything beats a Fi/Bo Elemental stance with rainbow Granfols.

[Qualia]

So how do you correctly tech cancel with PBF? I've tried shift->tech->shift etc, but most of the time I end up losing gear or fail to activate the tech. Is there some sort of timing involved, or is there a specific tech that I should be using?

[Dephinix]

Everyone was saying to just hold a tech and spam shift, but there is an actual very easy timing to it. You literally hit whatever tech and shift immediately after.
If you watch that youtube video, you can get a better idea about the timing. I wouldn't want to sit there and learn the hard way myself, lol.

[Selphea]

Hold a tech - Shift - Shift - Shift - Shift...

I don't really spam it but when you hear "beep" you can press shift again.

[Dephinix]

How do you guys dodge and hold two directions while doing that? o.O

[Selphea]

I just use it on stagger/burn phases

[Rayden]

For a Bouncer/Hunter with JA Bonus and Fury Combo skills, would tech cancelling be better for spamming photon blades, or alternating with normal attack?

[Selphea]

Based on the JP DPS chart posted by Z-0,

Normal Attack: 70F
TCPBF: 45F

70/45 = 55.6% more blades

JA x Bonuses x Fury Combo = 1.3 * 1.1 * 1.1 * 1.1 = 73% more damage.

So JAing is better for BoHu.