How to get blaze to "hit"

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Sayoko wrote on 2010-07-02 13:35

I've been practicing around with blaze but half the time, my blaze "misses" even when something is seemingly nearby. This is especially true when something is running at me and I try to use blaze, only for it to miss and the monster hitting me. Do I have to face the monster exactly to hit?
IceBlade wrote on 2010-07-02 13:47

Blaze has very short range. You need to be in melee range for it to work. You could try 2+blaze or N+blaze. You should be in range then and do more damage, because it's a knock-back attack..

And with the being attacked. I haven't gotten that right ether. I think it's probably lag. The monster attacking you on the server, before the server gets the message you released it. Or it could be like smash where you can counter it with Normal attack, but I'm not sure. I have allot of lag, so that's most-likely why I have trouble with it.
Demeter wrote on 2010-07-02 14:50

Also, you could try Thunder, then Blaze. The stun from Thunder sets a fomor up for Blaze quite nicely ^^.
Zatrox wrote on 2010-07-02 15:38

Anyone have the protection values for the Boss Rush bosses (both Ciar and Rundal)? I want to know how much critical I should have w/ daggers before taking either challenges on.:lol:
wolfram wrote on 2010-07-02 19:32

Its quite hard to hit a monster with blaze if its charging at you in an aggro state and you have blaze charged. I've done it about 3 times and I've mastered blaze and use it quite a bit. I have found that 2+blaze gives the most damage and is my opening attack sequence.

If a monster is charging at you, its best to load defense. Get hit in defense, then proceed to use 2+blaze.

As long as your within melee range, blaze will track the monster. e.g. you'll turn a bit when your charging and and monster moves a bit.

Quote from Demeter;80698:
Also, you could try Thunder, then Blaze. The stun from Thunder sets a fomor up for Blaze quite nicely ^^.

Thunder only works if you have a high rank TH. I have not tested with any Thunder below rank 1, but logically you'll want time to stun, run up, and charge blaze and release it. With a lower ranked Thunder, there is less stun-lock to work with, so you'll have to do all of the above that much faster.
Spartaaaaa wrote on 2010-07-04 17:10

Yo dawg, you gotta ice spear it first!
Justified wrote on 2010-07-04 21:00

Blaze damage is proportional to the amount of knockback on each affected mob. That being said...

Quote from wolfram;80783:
I have found that 2+blaze gives the most damage and is my opening attack sequence.

If a monster is charging at you, its best to load defense. Get hit in defense, then proceed to use 2+blaze.

Trying to use Blaze to trump a charging enemy is not only hard, but creates a significant loss of damage with higher MP/SP usage.

2+Blaze
IB+IB+Blaze
FB+Blaze (against a wall)
Pushback+Closerange Charge+Blaze
Ice Spear+Blaze

...are all really good solo tactics. Fireball is bad because it can scatter mobs too much if aimed poorly. Thunder stun doesn't add any knockback, meaning no additional damage, and the following bolts may also cause bounceback and get you killed. Both are sub-par choices.

For party/pet play, any knockback skill works. In particular...
Smash+Blaze
Magnum+Blaze
Firebolt+Blaze
Windmill+Blaze
Blaze+Blaze (lol)
..are what I find the most effective.

Full charge shots should most of the time never be used in solo play (sans Ice Spear) because you'll actually lose out on damage.
On the other hand, Ice Spear+Blaze is incredibly hard to follow up on if you don't kill everything. Blaze will leave you unable to move, while Ice Spear will grab all the aggro. Redown from the Blaze explosion also shortens the stun time on the mobs, which can get really messy. Personally, I prefer the 20% damage bonus from Combat Wands, especially since they can be upgraded to 51 max or 46 crit for some melee power.
Finnea wrote on 2010-07-04 22:46

Quote from Justified;82094:
Blaze damage is proportional to the amount of knockback on each affected mob. That being said...

Trying to use Blaze to trump a charging enemy is not only hard, but creates a significant loss of damage with higher MP/SP usage.

2+Blaze
IB+IB+Blaze
FB+Blaze (against a wall)
Pushback+Closerange Charge+Blaze
Ice Spear+Blaze

...are all really good solo tactics. Fireball is bad because it can scatter mobs too much if aimed poorly. Thunder stun doesn't add any knockback, meaning no additional damage, and the following bolts may also cause bounceback and get you killed. Both are sub-par choices.

For party/pet play, any knockback skill works. In particular...
Smash+Blaze
Magnum+Blaze
Firebolt+Blaze
Windmill+Blaze
Blaze+Blaze (lol)
..are what I find the most effective.

Full charge shots should most of the time never be used in solo play (sans Ice Spear) because you'll actually lose out on damage.
On the other hand, Ice Spear+Blaze is incredibly hard to follow up on if you don't kill everything. Blaze will leave you unable to move, while Ice Spear will grab all the aggro. Redown from the Blaze explosion also shortens the stun time on the mobs, which can get really messy. Personally, I prefer the 20% damage bonus from Combat Wands, especially since they can be upgraded to 51 max or 46 crit for some melee power.

Justin go write blaze guide.
Justified wrote on 2010-07-04 23:13

Quote from Finnea;82192:
Justin go write blaze guide.

Nuh. /lazy
I'll let Zyrus do that while I spam another 100 missions for rank 1.
:T_T:
Finnea wrote on 2010-07-04 23:18

That works too I guess.