2013-03-13, 08:34 PM
Link Wrote:Yanagi Yoke's damage buff only activates for the dodge rate (where it has an animation), not evasion rate. GMS gone dun f'ucked up.
well that explains alot.
alright, im 150 now.
not having willow grant dodge is a huge pain in the side. now that i know willow's damage buff only procs on the dodge that has an animation, it now makes alot of sense that I cant maintain even 3 stacks of willow while all the JMS hayatos I saw could keep up a 5 stack if they sat on a boss. this makes me very, very sad.
Cleaver works 100%, so thats good.
I havnt gotten to do any extensive testing on counterattack and DC'ing "for the hack reason." Though judging by Nexon's track record with Powerguard-ability classes, I would just assume its the same here as it is in JMS. I just havnt put a single point in it at all after hearing [MENTION=2150]Link[/MENTION]'s tales of frustration regarding it. though counterattack's description makes no mention of hitting 3 monsters, so I guess we just assume it returns damage to a single attacker.
some general thoughts I have on hayato:
I feel as if this class is a much, much better fit for JMS, and should have stayed there. The engaging and intuitive playstyle of Hayato involving skill chainings is much more suited to training at places that are not mini-bosses. Having zipped through 1st, 2nd, and 3rd job so flippin' quickly left me wanting to do more combos in 4th job, only to find out that there is no fun allowed at LHC.
It makes me very sad, because the combos are very, very fun and extremely satisfying. You do alot of damage and move across the map quick. However, alot of those skills move you around alot, and just are not suited for GMS style training, where you are often attacking(or missing) mobs that have higher HP than normal. Like going to jesters early, and of course the classic case of LHC and SH.
I also feel like I missed out on a really cool ability with Falcon Dive because it works beautifully at solo training maps, but is god awful at LHC. It doesn't rush monsters, so you have to combo it with Whirlwind Cut if you dont want yourself thrown far, far ahead of your enemies. Having it throw you into the middle of mobs below is a massive pain because Hayato does not have 100% stance, and its even more of a pain in GMS because willow lacks its dodge component.
On the topic of Rush skills, I really wish Hayato had a typical one. Whirlwind Cut is really cool, but at LHC or SH you often find yourself flung far ahead of your enemies and not rushing a few of the monsters you had your eye on. Another case of a really really cool skill that fell face-flat due to GMS training styles.
Overall, I really love this class and its almost everything I had hoped it would be. In my opinion, many of hayato's problems come from not being suited for GMS training. Im not going to comment on whether GMS's method of training is the best, but I will say that hayato is not suited for it.
In short, having Hayato be released in GMS only makes me want to play it in JMS, where his playstyle shines beautifully. I just feel like im not getting the whole Hayato experience because once you hit 110, you hike your butt off to LHC, the land of buggy mob-rushing and no air-lifting enemies. If anything, I'll commend Nexon for crafting one of my favorite classes of all time. On the other, I wish I had places to train solo past 120 so that I could get the entire Hayato experience.
still made him my main tho