Post by Grok on Sept 27, 2009 12:51:00 GMT -5
This is the best video I've seen so far demonstrating the jumpshot technique used by Rangers to avoid long combat animations and maintain distance from the enemy.
From the Aionsource forums:
From the Aionsource forums:
To do a Jump Shot, all you have to do is to jump (it can be in any direction or on the spot), release all movement buttons, use your skill after the highest point in the jump, and finally wait till you land before pressing any movement buttons to move again.
In a successful Jump Shot, there will be no bow-draw animation, and you'll just see an arrow flying out from your character. The advantage for the Jump Shot is that since the animation is cancelled, you can start using your next skill, or move almost immediately after you land.
In a failed Jump Shot, you'll see your character start to draw the bow in mid-jump, land, continue the bow-draw/arrow firing animation, and you'll be stuck in position for a second or so.
The Jump Shot is therefore only good for those non-instant cast skills, but it does help quite a bit to improve your kiting and burst DPS. The timing for the Jump Shot also depends a lot on your latency, we have players who cannot do Jump Shots in C-Aion do it easily on our servers, and players like me who can't get it out consistantly (I blame me lag not me skillz).