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Our three attack buttons have been named by community vote!
Button names will be listed with their Xbox / Playstation equivalents.
- A button / X button - Chain Attacks
These attacks all have easy interrupt points - allowing players to create simple combos out of them. These attacks can not generally knock opponents down.
- X button / Square button - Quick Attacks
These attacks execute very quickly - but often have long cool-down periods. If they connect, they interrupt any Chain Attack a monster might have been executing, and prevent them from attacking again for a moment.
- B button / Circle button - Fierce Attacks
These attacks are almost impossible to resist - they cannot be blocked or interrupted. Monsters performing Fierce Attacks take additional damage from hits, and the Fierce Attacks themselves are slow to execute, so monsters can often get away with a dodge.