Talk:Silent Fist Kata

No one told me that this was 'just' a fun spell so I used it during every battle. In the last fifteen days of using this "fun" spell, I have noticed particular patterns that affect combat gameplay despite the general belief that the Kata does nothing tangible. Through pure observation of this Kata, I can say that sometimes the target tends to stop attacking altogether (gawking is more the word). Not always, but sometimes. If I interrupt this gawking through a knockdown or possibly a hate spell, the target resumes its auto-attacks. In either case, once the kata is over, the target resumes attacks.

Using this kata during combat does not stop a monk's standard auto-attacks - they continue. Whatever weapons are in your hand do their normal damage (including imbued extra attacks). One other notable thing: using this skill greatly increases your Focus. Again, people tend to believe that Focus is only for spellcasters, however, the Focus description states clearly that it also applies to combat arts (which is still valid as of LU30). I was constantly being interrupted with 20 Focus, but as I kept using the Kata during every battle, my Focus went way up (currently 125/160) and interruptions fell dramatically (as you would expect).

Whether intended or no, as of this date this particular fun spell does have its logisitic uses. Looks cool too.