| Re: New and Learning That's a tricky question. :p At one point, people were at least trying skillchains as soon as they started partying. Even in the dunes you had folks doing their best to set up a chain just for practice. These days it's not as common.
Without someone in your party who can magic burst off of the skillchain, there isn't quite as much need for them. Most people prefer at that point to just use TP moves as they become available. I'm personally not a fan of that, but I'm also not everyone.
Really, as soon as you're able to start doing Level 2 Skillchains like Distortion, Fusion, Fragmentation and Gravitation, that's a good time to make them a regular part of your exp party. At that point the magic bursting options open up a bit (and mages will have more powerful spells at their disposal), so it can really help to kill a mob faster. This, of course, requires teamwork, and someone who knows how to set up the chain. Familiarizing yourself with SC setups is a great way to help with that. If you have a chain already in mind, that can really help you to get your party interested.
Later on in the game most people don't SC. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing depends on who you ask, but I personally really miss them. |