HSN: Ki Focus Combat Maneuver Update

[Fallen]

The Ki Focus combat maneuver, available to monks, has been revised to grant an unarmed combat tier-up bonus in lieu of its previous bonus to AS/UAF. The maneuver is now invoked to grant a 33% chance per rank of gaining an immediate tier-up on the next unarmed strike, assuming that it is successful. If the strike is successful but does not grant an immediate tier-up, the probability of earning a tier-up strike is significantly increased for all subsequent strikes at that tier.

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[Vorpodu]

Well that's useful

[Warriorbird]

Expensive but actually useful all the way through the game now. Good change.

[Mumblz]

It's like ambush (using vanish). Good update IMO to help monks get a little closer to the perfection that is rogue.

[SpiffyJr]

Has a round-time IIRC which is still pretty annoying. It's also expensive (stamina wise) but I didn't have much of an issue with stamina on my monk. Seems like a must-have CM for monks and especially helps with the early levels.

[Mumblz]

Monks have a spell that reduces the stamina cost by percentage right?

[Warriorbird]

Monks have a spell that reduces the stamina cost by percentage right?

They do. Base 20% with boosts for difficult lore.

[SpiffyJr]

Monks have a spell that reduces the stamina cost by percentage right?

Can use that or the +30 DS. Early on the +30 DS is too useful but later the 20% stamina reduction is sexy once you have maneuvers you can actually use.

[Donquix]

Can use that or the +30 DS. Early on the +30 DS is too useful but later the 20% stamina reduction is sexy once you have maneuvers you can actually use.

i still run the defense because i have like zero stamina problems as is (alternating surge + burst off cooldown, and feint), but this change might affect that.

jez, 30 stamina is a bit much though. wish i had some spare cman points to play with now.

[Niomar]

With just 30 telepathy lore ranks, Mind over Body is -35% stamina cost, making Ki Focus only cost 20 stamina at rank 3. This seems like a pretty substantial update as an on demand tier up ability for monks. I could see it being really useful in groups.

[Androidpk]

Hrm, might be nice to get rolling krynch started. I'd rather see it activate for a set amount of time, like a martial stance but not a stance.

[Astray]

Why not a tier up and AS bonus? Or is that just too powerful?