Solo Skillchaining?

[Hypnotic]

I'm about to start playing BLU and was curious how exactly this process worked. Can you spell + WS -> skillchain? or does this only work as WS + CA(Spell) -> skillchain (and vice versa)?

In other words, is the use of CA mandatory in either opening or closing a skillchain with blue magic?

Thanks. :)

[Losrase]

CA is mandatory when doing self(solo) skillchains.

The process goes WS + (CA + physical blue mage spell)

CA is needed for the physical blue mage spells to become apart of a skillchain.

[Armando]

Basically, Physical blue spells only count as a Skillchainable WS if you use CA. However, when you use the spell, it uses up all your TP (however, you can still cast with 0 TP.) That's why for solo skillchaining, you can't do CA Spell -> WS.

[DarkEpyon]

I just dinged 40 not long ago, and can't figure out how to set up a macro to make it work right.

/ws "weapon skill" <t>
/wait 4
/ja "Chain Affinity" <me>
/wait 1
/ma "chainable blue spell" <t>

Nothing seems to happen.

[Losrase]

I just dinged 40 not long ago, and can't figure out how to set up a macro to make it work right.

/ws "weapon skill" <t>
/wait 4
/ja "Chain Affinity" <me>
/wait 1
/ma "chainable blue spell" <t>

Nothing seems to happen.

I think yours isnt working because the extra 1 second delay + animation of Chain Affinity

I use:

/ja "Chain Affinity" <me>
/wait 1
/ws "weapon skill" <t>
/wait 4
/ma "chainable blue spell" <t>

[Draconi]

I use one macro for CA & BA, and then hit a second macro for the SC spells. Seems to work pretty well for me. So CTRL 1 is the CA/BA macro, and the onces next to it are for Fusion, Gravitation, etc.


Examples:

CTRL 1: CA/BA
/party Blue Mage Skill Chain Ready
/wait 1
/ja "Chain Affinity" <me>
/wait 1
/ja "Burst Affinity" <me>

CTRL 2: Fusion
/ws "Red Lotus Blade" <t>
/wait 4
/ma "Jet Stream" <t>
/wait 4
/ma "Bomb Toss" <t>

[Neomage]

I use one macro for CA & BA, and then hit a second macro for the SC spells. Seems to work pretty well for me. So CTRL 1 is the CA/BA macro, and the onces next to it are for Fusion, Gravitation, etc.


Examples:

CTRL 1: CA/BA
/party Blue Mage Skill Chain Ready
/wait 1
/ja "Chain Affinity" <me>
/wait 1
/ja "Burst Affinity" <me>

CTRL 2: Fusion
/ws "Red Lotus Blade" <t>
/wait 4
/ma "Jet Stream" <t>
/wait 4
/ma "Bomb Toss" <t>

This would in fact be the best way to set it up. You might want to add a piece fo party chat to let them know exactly what skillchain you are preforming though.

[Nuriko]

Not to mention not to try to SC it (or use any WS until you're done) because you are.

[Neomage]

Good point. The last thing you want is a WAR letting off a Raging Axe in the middle of your SC screwing it up.