SA & WS while Soloing

[jingoro7]

Is there any way for me to use SA + WS while soloing?

Currently I've experimented with some Macros but still won't give me the desire result of using SA + WS while soloing. Please help!

[MCfuzz]

well it is moderately easy to start out a fight by using sneak attack+ a weapon skill. i have my macro set up like this

/ja "Sneak Attack" <me>
/wait 1
/ws "Viper Bite" <t>

pretty simple. you need to run up behind the monster without having attack on. when you are behind the mob i press attack and right when i pull out my weapons(Thf/nin) i hit my macro. if you do it quick enough(not TOO quick mind you) you can sneak+WS before you hit once.

The only way i can think of to do a sneak attack after you have started a fight would be to use a job that can sleep(preferably Blm since you can use elemental seal on hard to sleep mobs). after you sleep you employ the same method of starting a fight mentioned above. if someone else has a method i would like to hear it, but this is the only way i can think of now.

[ZQM]

I have two macros when soloing for it.

#1 =
/ja "Sneak Attack" <me>

#2 =
/attack <t>
/wait 1.5
/ws "Viper Bite" <t>

Do #1 before the fight, get behind the mob, then activate number 2. The /wait is according to /NIN, it might be quicker for /WAR.

The second macro is also good if you accidently use Sneak Attack before you can do a Fuidama skillchain onto main tank.

[jingoro7]

Thanks for the quick input!

[MCfuzz]

Thats a pretty good macro, ZQM. i have had the problem of accidently setting off SA+TA too early before, maybe i should add that macro somewhere in my macro set.

[ninvampire]

Also don't forget that you won't be able to do this on sound-detecting enemies.

[ichnob]

He's going to be soloing though, so I'm going to assume that he'll be farming. No one really wants to farm that many aggro monsters that still give exp.

[leii]

Originally posted by ZQM
I have two macros when soloing for it.

#1 =
/ja "Sneak Attack" <me>

#2 =
/attack <t>
/wait 1.5
/ws "Viper Bite" <t>

Do #1 before the fight, get behind the mob, then activate number 2. The /wait is according to /NIN, it might be quicker for /WAR.

The second macro is also good if you accidently use Sneak Attack before you can do a Fuidama skillchain onto main tank.

wait u can /wait .5?

[ZQM]

Originally posted by leii
wait u can /wait .5?

Yes, I found that out when making the macro. /wait 1 wouldn't give me enough to take out my daggers, /wait 2 would be to long and I'd hit, so I tried /wait 1.5 and it worked.

[Mithrankittycat]

I wouldn't worry too much about stacking them without renkei/skillchain. Sneak attack only seems to affect the first hit of a weaponskill, and you don't need a large lump sum of damage because it won't affect renkei/skillchain damage.

[Disturbed]

right, when soloing (still no dancing x.x) sneak + viper really only ends up adding about 20-30 dmg over sneak on it's own, you're better off doing sneak then gust slash, unless you're using a different wpn or whatever =\

[Vertigo]

should not viper on solo, just cyclone if you have it and are able to use it, until then gust slash.