Awakening Mode
Basic Information
Awakening Mode is a special ability that is available to all characters. While in Awakening Mode, attack power is boosted by 20% for a limited period of time, or by 30% if the character has achieved Transcendence. Certain skills also obtain unique characteristics while awakened.
How to Use
To activate Awakening, you must have at least one Awakening Bead, which is generated when the Awakening Charge gauge is filled. Both of these can be view next to your character portrait. The charge gauge increases each time you hit an opponent, or when you are hit. A maximum of 3 Awakening Beads are available for most characters. The rate at which your Awakening gauge fill up can be increased by raising your Awakening Charge Speed stat.
Once you have one or more Beads, press the left CTRL key to activate Awakening. The duration of Awakening is equal to 30 seconds per bead consumed. Duration can be further increased by raising your Awakening Time stat or through certain passive skills. Awakening can not be activated again until the duration is over. Awakening Mode can also be activated through the use of certain consumable items, or picking up an Awakening Potion. Achieving Fever mode in dungeons will fully replenish your awakening beads (DP for Add).
Unique Abilities
On top of the regular awakening effects, some characters can receive special abilities if they awaken with 3 Beads, such as Raven's Nasod Core, Chung's Berserk Mode, Ara's Celestial Fox Mode, and Eve's Core Release.
Add
- Main Article: Dynamo Point System
Unlike other characters' awakening, Add's awakening is called Dynamo Configuration Mode (DC) and when Add has at least 100 DP, he is able to awaken like any other character. Like awakening, Add will gain a damage boost when in DC Mode. He will also be able to reduce DP usage for skills that requie DP and each hit by him will while in DC Mode will decrease the DP gauge. After advancing to his first job he will be able to execute Nasod Armor combo extensions depending on the job advancement.
Ain
- Main Article: Power System#Spiritualism
Unlike other characters, Ain possesses notable differences in how his Awakening Mode functions. Ain can only hold one Awakening Bead at a time and receive only 5% increase in damage in Awakening Mode. However, he can reawaken while Awakening Mode is active to raise his Awakening stage to obtain additional benefits.
Customization
- Main Article: Character Customization System/Awakening
Your Awakening Mode animation and effects can be customized through the use of custom awakening animations. While the item used to unlock these customizations grant additional skill bonuses, they do not have any direct effect on your awakening mode, and are purely visual.
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Tips and Details
- Without any stats invested to the Awakening Charge Speed stat, one Awakening Bead can be charged by performing 100 hits or being attacked with 50 hits.
- Most characters have a delay when awakening that freezes the screen (around 0.7 secs.), which can be used to gain an advantage in combat.
- When awakening on a Mount, there is no delay whatsoever, making it instantaneous.
- Previously, awakening just before transitioning into another area in a dungeon, would result in your beads being consumed, and awakening not activating. This was later fixed, as your awakening will activate accordingly once the next area finishes loading.
- Awakening can still be interrupted on rare occasions, either by being attacked, or scripted events.
