triple attack with h2h

[ttbrown]

recently i've been leveling up subs for my monk, but i was looking at some passive abilities for thf and i found that they don't have double attack (like war) but TRIPLE ATTACK!!

now it might just be me, but i haven't seen any forums dealing with how nice this would be for any melee class. with a mnk sub alone (for h2h delay reduction) does this mean you can get 6 hits in one attack occasionally? if this is true about how often does this triple attack go off for you guys, and is there any gear that would gives it more chances to go off.

really, i would love to have a mnk job because i've loved monks ever since final fantasy 1, but now i'm thinking, higher dex (more critical hits, more accuracy?), SA + TA and Boost, TRIPLE ATTACK GOING OFF EVERY SO OFTEN GIVING ME AN OCCASIONAL 6 HITS IF THEY ALL LAND,...etc. the only problem is that now i can't get the major mnk weapon skills like raging fist (lvl 41) or asuran's fist .

so let me know how good this triple attack with h2h is with thf (sorry but i know most of you use daggers, but the few who do use h2h at high levels, let me know) i might be using thf/mnk if it's really sweet. the only thing that could save my monk is if they make the level cap at least 110 in Chains of Promethia, and i'm really hoping for that cause it will bring a lot of renewed intrest in the game.

[pierrot]

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[John Doe III]

Re: triple attack with h2h

Originally posted by ttbrown
the only thing that could save my monk is if they make the level cap at least 110 in Chains of Promethia, and i'm really hoping for that cause it will bring a lot of renewed intrest in the game.

Level 110 Cap = Red mage = Pwned.

[Spider-Dan]

Re: triple attack with h2h

Originally posted by ttbrown
the only problem is that now i can't get the major mnk weapon skills like raging fist (lvl 41) or asuran's fist .

THF/MNK gets Raging Fists at LV50.

[Nilinia]

In response to your first question, yes you can get an occasional 6 attacks, but keep in mind that happens extremely rarely, because with h2h and triple attack in counts as if you are using 2 weapons, therefore triple attack can activate on your first punch, but not on the 2nd, and visa versa of course.

Also as far as I know, h2h is only really useful as thief if you are /mnk in the firs ~30 lvls, or if you fight bone enemies later on because daggers are very bad against bones.

Thf/mnk is one of the viable and very used combos, even if you don't use h2h since you get focus, also I guess it would be good for soloing since you get dodge and increased hp/vit, but as a thf you should use a dagger past lvl 33 no matter what you sub, unless you are fighting bones for exp.

(edit) one thing I forgot, raising the lvl cap would just be stupid... There would be too many jobs that got obsolete because you could get those abilities by subbing it...

[Thark601]

theres been much talk about what would happen if the lvl cap where to increase, for one the idea of ex JA has came into play, most likely convert, EX job trait, ex tripple attack, if lvl cap would ever reach 110,

but even so the ocourance of tripple attack landing is very rare..
when i pt with thf's it happens less than the fingers on 1 hand, throughout an intire xp pt

beyond that you have to deal with how considerable gimped your H2H skill would be as a 55 THF, really the only viable purpose is the rare ocasion you kill bones

[John Doe III]

The chance that you will get Triple Attack twice in a row is sum 1/2938479238472384 times. I got it twice in a row last night in my PT which was was kind of . Grapples suck with Thief higher level anyways. Dont go fight bones if you dont have at least 1-2 monks in the PT. There are many other places to go fight.

[Tokitoki]

Originally posted by Thark601
but even so the ocourance of tripple attack landing is very rare.. when i pt with thf's it happens less than the fingers on 1 hand, throughout an intire xp pt

I dunno what what kind of THFs you party with, but my Triple Attack goes off at least once every four battles...

[guyincorporated]

I'd say I have about a 3 in 5 chance of getting off a triple attack each minute. I find I generally need one to get me to 100TP in a minute.

[Stolin]

the thing is they have already lowered the h2h cap from b to f- or whatever it is now. so theres no way they'l ever raise it again.

[DarkHawk]

hmmmm, i dont know what you guys are talking about, my tripple attack goes off quiet often and im not supprised when it goes off on both my attacks (for 6 hits). i can get 2-3 triple attacks a fight, sometimes i get none but i usually get atleast 1.

and for your other question yes there is equipment that increases tripple attack rate, tripple knife (or somesuch name) is +1% tripple attack and a peice of thf af2 is also +tripple attack, ive never used either so i dont know there effectiveness though.

but all in all im far from disapointed in my tripple attack rate, only when i miss all 3 attacks ><;

[trip69]

i'm confused

you say you don't get it on the second weapon?

i'm using h2h as thf50/war and with doulbe attack, i've gotten 4 hits on several occasions...

how is this possible when the second hand doesn't figure in?

[guyincorporated]

I assure you, triple attack can go off on the 2nd hand.

When you are dual-wielding daggers and get a "double triple attack" you swing six times and then immediately afterwards swing twice again as it is already time for your next attack. Its really fun when you get a triple attack on one of THOSE hits, too.

I...can't...stop...swinging!!!

[Numenorean]

I think it works this way. When triple attack goes off on single wield...u get 3 strikes.But on dual wield and H2h...the chances of gettin 6 strikes is very rare...usually 5 strikes

Same goes for double attack...single wield..2 strikes...dual wield or H2h = 3 strikes normally with 4 strikes on rare occassions.

[Armando]

Hand-to-hand are technically a single weapon, that's probably why (if I'm not mistaken) you can't get double Trick Attacks with grapples.