Manual Inputs: Simple Tips and Tricks

• As a Beat-'em-up MMORPG game, DFO has a function that allowing you to manually assign commands to all your skills.
• Here I'll go over some simple tips & tricks so you can get the most benefit out of this system.

Why Would You Use This?

• You only have 12 quick slots. Well, every class in the game has at least 1 buff skills, among many many other skills. So you will not always have enough space to put them. 
• Take Female Nen for example, she has at least 3 buffs that I cast at the beginning of every dungeon . If I put those 3 on the hot bar, where would I put the other skills.

• How about Female Spitfire, I need to cast 3 buffs , so there's no way I would have enough space for other skills if I put them on the hot bar. If you play sader classes, you will even need more manual skills.

How to Assign Manual?

• First, click on a skill, then click "Change".

• A window will open where you can put in whatever manual you in it.

General Principles

• A manual input usually contain a set of arrow key and one letter.
• So which letter can you use? There're only 4 letters you can use. They're letter used for "Skill", "Skill2", "Normal Attack", and "Jump" skills. You can see which those letters are under "Settings" then "Hotkey Settings".

• As you can see, my "Skill", "Skill2", "Normal Attack", and "Jump" skills are Z, Space, X, and C. So I can only use those for manual input.
• What do input usually consist of? In a nutshell, at least 1 arrow key & 1 letter. For example, most of my character's buff skills are "↑+Space"
• You can register up to to 4 arrow keys, so go ham and be creative. You can use whatever input as long as you follow those simple principles. For example, "←↓→→ +C", "←↓→+Z, "↓↓↑↑+Space", etc.
• Can you just put a letter? Yes, a manual input can just be a letter (for example, Z or Space). HOWEVER, you CANNOT use Normal Attack key and Jump key by themselves.

What Key To Avoid

• I would say don't use the "Jump" key as an input because it can get confusing because sometime in dungeon, you want to jump to avoid certain gimmicks.
• I would avoid using "→→ + Normal Attack" as a manual, especially if you're a gunner. Because that's the combination for doing run and dash move.

Which Skill?

• Which skill should you use manual inputs? Generally speaking, buff skills are the ones you don't really want to put on hot bar. I put all my buff skill on all my character as "↑+Space".
• High cooldown skills are good options, such a 1st 2nd or 3rd Awakening skills. I have the majority of my Awakening skills as "↑↑+C" and "↓↓+C".
• For example: My female sader, I used "↓↓+C" for 3A, then when that's going, I used "↑↑+C" for 1A.

ProTip

• Not many people know this, but this system can register an arrow as HOLD. On the command, you will see it register as "↑&" (right pic) instead of "↑+" (left pic).

• To register this, simple press the arrow key, hold it for a few seconds, then register you letter key. Note that if you use this hold function, you can only use ONE arrow key.

• Why does this hold function matter? Well, you can use this as a "combo" manual. In stead of using 2 different manuals for 2 skills, you can now just use 1 similar input.
• For example: For my Female Nen, I used "↑+Space" for , then "↑&Space" for . 
• Remember the Hold function? After casting , because I already have my finger on the ↑ arrow (it will register it as a hold), now all I need is to press "Space" again for .
• So instead of using like "↑+Space" and "↑↑+Space" for 2 skills, I pressed "↑+Space+Space" and casted 2 skills spontaneously.

• Here's another example using THREE skills: 
• I used "↑+Space" for , "↓+Space" for , then "↓&Space" for .
• Why the Down arrow? because after casting , the Down function is "Neutral Bullet" which increases Skill attack.

• So "↑+Space" to cast , then since my finger already on ↓ arrow after picking the element, I pressed Space to cast , THEN since my finger already HOLD ↓ arrow, I pressed Space again to cast .
• There you go, I pressed "↑+Space+↓+Space+Space" to cast 3 skills spontaneously like a pro.