Kick?

[Orochiken]

I heard that at some level, Monk gets an ability called Kick, which just lets you throw out a third attack sometimes. Is this true?

If so, is it for normal attacks? How often does it activate? Does it only work with Hand to Hand? What level do you get it at? If you sub Monk, does it still work?

Thanks.

[TMPikachu]

It's a lvl 51 move, so only a lvl 102 character would be able to get it from a sub (game doesn't go that high right now)

normal attacks, might add in WS's, not sure.

happens as often as double attack methinks.

[Redlimit]

Kick likely has a similar % to work as Double Attack, but since Double Attack can work with both fists and Kick only works with one attack set you won't see it as often as Double Attack (basically Double Attack gets 2x the chances to work than Kick).

Kick only works with H2H weapons, and does damage based directly off of your Attack and STR (+damage from your H2H weapon will not be added in).

[Tiny]

kick for me activates about 2 or 3 times an hour. and when i do hit it only hits for half or so damage of my normal attacks

[JexIntrepid]

could it be that if you double attack, your kick has an even lesser chance to trigger?

For example, most ppl are mnk/war so when they double attack, it's going to be extremely rare that they'll have 5 hits. And the chances of kick triggering w/o any double attack may be even lower.
So by having another subjob w/o a double attack, is it possible that kick triggers more often?

[Redlimit]

I havent really noticed any difference in Kick when I use different subs (THF for farming, BLM for Warp when questing).

You should definately be seeing it more than a few times an hour though - my average is at least once every EXP battle.

[Kent]

It kinda sucks how rare kick is for me. I'll see a kick a few times every hour, but that's it. Then some high-level Monk in AF comes by and is getting a kick after every attack turn...

[TMPikachu]

I heard there's kung fu shoes for kicking. They have no listed stat effects, but their graphic is that of shoes that chinese martial artists would wear in movies, and with names like 'kung fu' and 'wu long' it just sounds like they gotta do something with kicking.

[Rossb2k]

The kung fu and wu long supposedly have hidden traits that allow to kick more. I have seen no evidence of this through personal use, nor have I seen any confirmation from anyone. So to me it still remains a rumor. Some people swear that it does help.

I will say that I have seen that I kick attack a lot with my AF on. Usually around 2-3 times every battle. I can't figure out if it works off double attack, because no matter if you attack 1,2,3, or 4 times, you kick at the end.

Kick damage is calculated at one half your normal damage. The thing is, as far as I can tell it bases that off the highest amount of damage you've done the entire battle. It is not, it seems, effected by Cucoon or stoneskin. I've hit crawlers for 0, then followed with a kick attack for 45. Go figure.