How does Homing work?

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thread starter sumyounguy Jun 09 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

How do you use it and how much damage increase do you get for using it?

filipindie 06/09/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Don't take my word for it, I've only seen slingers use it in videos. However, I think how it works is it's an active skill and you shoot a monster and deal a certain amount of damage. Then after that, no matter what attack you use and what monsters are closer to you, you'll always hit that one and it'll do a % more damage. Check Hidden-Street for the damage details.

ssbmluigi 06/09/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

it always hit the targeted monster and if u have the 4th job skill it makes u do more dmg on tat monster

sumyounguy 06/09/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Hidden street says 380% damage, but if its 380% more damage doesn't that sound too good to be true? But I still don't understand how homing works.

razru 06/09/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

sumyounguy said: "Hidden street says 380% damage, but if its 380% more damage doesn't that sound too good to be true? But I still don't understand how homing works." That's the damage the skill will do when it hits a foe. Not an increase. Bullseye (4th job skill) at lvl 20 is 580% initial hit and all attacks within your attacking range will target that monster and do 20% more damage.

groundonrage 06/09/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

sumyounguy said: "Hidden street says 380% damage, but if its 380% more damage doesn't that sound too good to be true? But I still don't understand how homing works." its quite slow actually :3 an homing is this thing where when you attack unless you do a mobbing move you will only aim for the monster that has the beacon on it so for instance if your fighting leviathan an theres a dark wyern in the way but you already did homing beacon you'll hit the boss not the monster unless you do a mobbing move like freeze torpedo yadadada an at max you do 20% more damage on the monster with beacon

sumyounguy 06/09/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

ahhh that makes so much more sense thanks for clearing that up

Reuben2229 06/09/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Just a little added thing is the 20% is multiplicative, meaning let's take cannon, it doesn't do 380+20% it does 456% cause cannon fires 4 times, and 20% increase

dannyman232 06/09/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

note that only when used with bullseye is the dmg boost applied. homing itself just makes it so you only hit that affected monster

sumyounguy 06/10/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I didn't get the 20% multiplier thing. And how do you quote someone? :O

blueandblack 06/10/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

sumyounguy said: "I didn't get the 20% multiplier thing. And how do you quote someone? :O" Click the little plus sign on the top right corner and select quote from it.

KyleRedstar 06/10/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

sumyounguy said: "I didn't get the 20% multiplier thing. And how do you quote someone? :O" It means, every HIT you do to the homed in enemy gets a 20% dmg boost. As in both bullets of burst fire, ect.

sumyounguy 06/10/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Ok since cannon at max lvl does 380% where did that guy fork out 456%?

FroznSolid Jun 10 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

sumyounguy said: "Ok since cannon at max lvl does 380% where did that guy fork out 456%?" that's what he meant by mulplicative. its not 380% + 20%. Its (380% x 20%) + 380%. the stuff inside the paranthesis is the increase by the damage (which, in max cannon's case, is 380/5). The +380% is the basic damage you do EDIT: and (380% x .2) + 380% = 456%

kekuso 06/10/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

does the whole party target the monster? of just the person who used Homing?