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Lancer PVP Combos/Guide

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  • FauxDratiniFauxDratini ✭
    edited October 2016
    You need to learn how to:
    • BASkip
    • Skate (rapid reposition timings)
    • Skate (harass/extended mobility timings)
    • Rapid-barrage
    • 0 RE block-cancel (Why most people [that aren't scrubs] choose to macro)
    • Reliably stagger off of stuns to extend pressure
    • Aim spring attack reliably off of debilitate vs high mobility opponents without taking too much damage or eating CC; this one is important because Lancers don't have decent relative damage anymore, and aren't exactly as tanky as in the past either. You need to outplay people the entire fight, while they just have to make one or two hit-confirms total (while most out-range you as well).
    • space your staggers to chain(shield counter is 100% useless if you can't)
    • time menacing wave when iframes are down (can't be cleansed; more invaluable than people think)
    • Work with the [filtered] new backstep RE changes
    • Drag people out of retaliate (you can stun them as the animation starts before the stun resistance buff takes effect)
    • Instant-retaliate (need to buffer (spam) input on your hotbar, not just mashing the combo hotkey, as you're getting KD'd; you essentially animation cancel the entire ability and get to move around with the stun/stagger immunity)
    • Block cancel each and every ability at the optimal time (even leashes)
    • Accurately 180 ->lunge/leash after someone jaunts
    • Use metaknowledge to block projectile vector intent cheese (Gunner AB, Sorc VB->Jaunt, Warp barrier->stun/jaunt->stun w/BoC, etc)
    • Block lock-ons from cloths rapidly circling you
    • Reliably change the flow of your combos without sacrificing fluidity
    • Know what goes through block (Slayer:Rush->kick/Combo attack 1->stun/stagger, Warrior: combo attack 1->stagger, etc)
    • Punish obvious set-ups without over-committing your valuable CDs.
    • Use/time Iron Will offensively, not defensively. The value is too small now to be a good defensive tool.
    • Invalidate all defensive CC thrown at you while you're being aggressive. A lancer is only as good as the momentum he can maintain.
    • Get Google Fiber and use LAN/Powerline adapters.

    And a lot more. Find someone, duel them to death. If you don't know where to find info about any of these mechanics let me know.

    You cannot survive in PvP without getting a decent handle on these skills as Lancer.
  • JR2NJR2N ✭✭
    edited October 2016
    @FauxDratini 0 RE block cancel with 200ms is so much fun, btw you forgot to mention that he/she has to be elin or elf male.
  • 5H96Y49G6D5H96Y49G6D ✭✭✭
    [filtered] it too much work go make a reaper
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