[Ancient Arte] Twin Leap Attack (Locked)

[Soluna]

Time to teach new tricks!
Secret technique discovered by East, this is one of extension technique for Assault Slash (or Leap Attack). Many in the guild already knows how to use it, for those who doesn't now you will too! (Until they fix it, maybe XD?)

Note that this technique will not activate 100%, but through practice (and good reflex?!) you can perform it well in the 80~90% the time.

In order to perform this technique make sure you have the target control as mouse cursor mode and reserved attack is set to not used in the options.

To perform the technique, simple target an enemy in front of you, knock it down with windmill, smash, or firebolt then perform Assault Slash Skill on the monster. Right after you leap into the air, quickly switch target to an enemy that is behind you and both the front and the back enemies will be hit.

Several notes for this technique:

1. This only work for enemy that is behind you, up to 90 degrees each side. However, the smaller the angle the higher chance to pull it off, and it is prefer for monster front and back to be in a straight line (meaning 0 degree).

Grid Image:
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90 degrees =======================Player=======================90 degrees
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-------------------------------------Monster in the Back-------------------------------------
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2. The distance this will work on seems to be dependent of player's Assault Slash rank, the higher you rank, the longer your distance and the easier to pull it off.

3. If the enemy is too close to you, it is likely you wont be able to pull this off.

4. It is possible to hit more than 1 enemy (Triple Leap Attack?!), however, hitting 1 is more than enough and not recommended to hit more than one (will discuss why later).

5. Yes, this works in PVP as well (Arena at the very least, where it was tested at). However it does not work on pets, and players using playdead skill will nullify this technique as well.

What can this technique be used for:

1. Finishing move: use this as your final move to kill 1 monster from the pack to make the next monster aggro you without risking having a random monster aggro you. An example would be in Shadow Cast City where the skeleton monster have single aggro lock cycle, where once you defeat 1 skeleton, another will target you. Using this move can prevent multi-aggro (where you hit a monster and the delay aggro from another skeleton targets you).

2. Efficiency: use this move to clean out monster who have been weakened from windmill or others to save up more time.

with that being said, if you were to do this and both monster are still alive afterward, they will be both aggroing you putting you in a multi-aggro situation. This is why is generally not good to target more than 1 with this technique. (Unless you are very M).

Here is a video showing clips of this technique:


Final notes:
In the broader sense this is a bug, whether you want to use it or not is entirely up to you.

[Achiel]

Eyem hella M!!!

[Lyrrad]

Alas, poor Leap Attack. I knew it well.

Patched in G13S2.

[Soluna]

Alas, poor Leap Attack. I knew it well.

Patched in G13S2.

Is okay! There are more tricks! Just debating when would be a good time to teach it now. And this will be an [Ancient Arte] now.