Editing Techniques

{{PSO icon|disk}} '''Techniques,''' "Techs" for short, are seemingly magic skills that can only be used by [[Human]] and [[Newman]] characters.  

Unlike normal attacks, Offensive Techniques have their effects based on your character's [[MST]], and are reduced by the target's [[Resistances]] rather than their [[DFP]].  Offensive Techniques cannot miss (with the exception of [[Megid]] which has a trigger chance), but they also cannot deal [[Critical Hits]].

Additionally there are a variety of Support Techniques that can, among other things, Heal or revive allies, raise/lower [[ATP]]/[[DFP]] and cure [[Status Ailments]].

Techniques can learnt from [[Tech Disks]] that drop from enemies or boxes in the world, or can be bought from the [[Tool Shop]].  To learn a Technique from a disc your character must have sufficient base [[MST]], the amount required depending on the type of technique and its level.

The maximum level for most Techniques is 30, however Non-[[Force]] classes are usually restricted to a maximum of 20 or 15 while [[CAST]] characters cannot learn any Techniques and instead get [[Traps]].  

As Techniques grow in level they improve in most aspects.  The effect is most dramatic for offensive Techniques that benefit from faster cast times, longer range, greater area of effect, more impressive particle animations and, of course, higher damage.

However to use a Technique you must spend [[TP]].  

The amount of [[TP]] required depends on the type of tech and its level.  You can increase the amount of TP you have by raising your [[MST]] or equipping [[TP Units]].  Spent [[TP]] can be restored by consuming [[Fluid]] items, using the [[Medical Centre]] or taking advantage of the natural [[TP]] regeneration effect [[Newman]] characters have while standing still.

== List of Techniques ==

===Offensive Techniques===

The Offensive Techniques are all capable of killing enemies.  Each one has a different Class which represents how advanced that technique is, from [[Simple]] > [[Advanced]] > [[Master]].  

Offensive Techniques are all affected by the enemies relevant Resistance, and not by the target's [[DFP]].  They also cannot Miss due to the target's [[EVP]] and cannot [[Critically Hit]] regardless of the user's [[LCK]].  

However many Weapons and several pieces of Armour can boost the total damage of specific techniques.  These items are often called [[Boosting Equipment]].

==== Simple Techniques ====
Sometimes also called "Si", These [[Techniques]] are the easiest to learn, cost the least amount of [[TP]] and generally deal the highest damage in a single hit to a single enemy.

*[[File:Foie.png|30px]] '''[[Foie]] launches a single fireball towards the target.'''

*[[File:Zonde.png|30px]] '''[[Zonde]] strikes a single enemy with a thunderbolt.'''

*[[File:Barta.png|30px]] '''[[Barta]] sends a trail of ice across the floor in a straight line, piercing through enemies.'''

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==== Normal Techniques ====
"Normal", "Advanced", "Medium" or "Gi" techniques toe the line between single target and area of effect.  

All Advanced [[Techniques]] can hit multiple targets, but also boast high base power compared to Ra Techs.

*[[File:Gifoie.png|30px]] '''[[Gifoie]] creates a ring of fireballs, that circle rapidly around the location of the user when it was cast for a set time.'''

*[[File:Gizonde.png|30px]] '''[[Gizonde]] fires a chaining bolt of lightning that jumps from enemy to enemy in front of the user.'''

*[[File:Gibarta.png|30px]] '''[[Gibarta]] launches an cone of icy projectiles in front of the user.'''

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==== Hard Techniques ====
"Hard" or "Master" [[Techniques]] have the highest [[MST]] requirements and [[TP]] costs of any tech.  These include the [[Ra]] series of the elemental techniques as well as [[Grants]] and [[Megid]] which are the [[Light]] and [[Dark]] techniques respectively.  The [[Ra]] techs are characterized by their incredible area of effect and fast cast times, while [[Grants]] and [[Megid]] offer powerful single target.

*[[File:Rafoie.png|30px]] '''[[Rafoie]] creates a huge fiery explosion centered upon the target which hits both it and other nearby enemies.'''

*[[File:Razonde.png|30px]] '''[[Razonde]] releases a powerful lightning bolt that travels a spiral around the user in an instant, damaging all nearby enemies.'''

*[[File:Rabarta.png|30px]] '''[[Rabarta]] Launches ice shards in a 360 degree nova, damaging all nearby enemies with a chance to [[freeze]] them solid.'''

*[[File:Grants.png|30px]] '''[[Grants]] charges a powerful explosion of light that deals devastating damage to a single enemy'''

*[[File:Megid.png|30px]] '''[[Megid]] fires a slow moving shadowy projectile that has a chance to instantly kill any enemy that touches it.'''

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=== Healing Techniques ===
These [[Techniques]] heal the user or target, either recovering their [[HP]], removing [[Status Ailments]] or even reviving fallen team-mates

*[[File:Resta.png|30px]] '''[[Resta]] heals the user, restoring lost [[HP]].'''

*[[File:Anti.png|30px]] '''[[Anti]] cures the user of certain [[Status Ailments]] depending on it's level.'''

*[[File:Reverser.png|30px]] '''[[Reverser]] revives a nearby dead player to full [[HP]] / [[TP]].'''  

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=== Support Techniques ===
The Support Techniques Include [[Shifta]]/[[Deband]]/[[Jellen]]/[[Zalure]] which together allow you to raise your team's [[ATP]] and [[DFP]] to incredible heights, while also crippling your enemies [[ATP]] and stripping their [[DFP]].

*[[File:Shifta.png|30px]] '''[[Shifta]] Improves the [[ATP]] of the user by a percentage that increases with tech level.''' 

*[[File:Deband.png|30px]] '''[[Deband]] Improves the [[DFP]] of the user by a percentage that increases with tech level.'''

*[[File:Jellen.png|30px]] '''[[Jellen]] Reduces the [[ATP]] of the target enemy, and other nearby enemies, by a percentage that increases with tech level.'''  

*[[File:Zalure.png|30px]] '''[[Zalure]] Reduces the [[DFP]] of the target enemy, and other nearby enemies, by a percentage that increases with tech level.'''  

*[[File:Ryuker.png|30px]] '''[[Ryuker]] Creates a [[Telepipe]] that allows the user to teleport to Pioneer 2, and return back to the spot it was cast once.'''

==Detailed Tech Base Values==
[[Technique]] levels past 15 use a different set of base power and power scaling values.
===Base Values Table===
{| class="wikitable sticky" style="text-align:center;"
|- class="sticky-main"
! Tech !! Base Power (1-15) !! Base Power (16-30) !! Power Growth (2-15) !! Power Growth (16-30) !! Maximum Targets
|-
| [[Foie]] || 110 || -85 || 50 || 65 || 1
|-
| [[Gifoie]] || 260 || 30 || 26 || 42 || 10
|-
| [[Rafoie]] || 350 || 370 || 22 || 21 || 10
|-
| [[Barta]] || 50 || -125 || 50 || 63 || 1
|-
| [[Gibarta]] || 230 || 0 || 24 || 40 || 10
|-
| [[Rabarta]] || 400 || 470 || 19 || 15 || 10
|-
| [[Zonde]] || 80 || 5 || 50 || 55 || 1
|-
| [[Gizonde]] || 200 || -30 || 22 || 38 || 5
|-
| [[Razonde]] || 450 || 550 || 16 || 9 || 10
|-
| [[Grants]] || 1180 || 1400 || 75 || 60 || 1
|-
| [[Megid]] || 27 || 42 || 3 || 2 || 1
|-
| [[Resta]] || 50 || -20 || 5 || 10 || 10
|}

From these values we can derive the growth in Tech power per tech level using this formula:
*<code>Tech Base Power + (Tech Growth * Tech Level-1)</code>

===Tech Scaling Table===
Using the formula above we can represent [[Technique]] growth per level with this table
{| class="wikitable sticky" style="text-align:center;"
|- class="sticky-main"
! Tech Level !! [[Foie]] !! [[Gifoie]] !! [[Rafoie]] !! [[Barta]] !! [[Gibarta]] !! [[Rabarta]] !! [[Zonde]] !! [[Gizonde]] !! [[Razonde]] !! [[Grants]] !! [[Megid]] !! [[Resta]]
|-
! 1
| 110 || 260 || 350 || 50 || 230 || 400 || 80 || 200 || 450 || 1180 || 27 || 50
|-
! 2
| 160 || 286 || 372 || 100 || 254 || 419 || 130 || 222 || 466 || 1255 || 30 || 55
|-
! 3
| 210 || 312 || 394 || 150 || 278 || 438 || 180 || 244 || 482 || 1330 || 33 || 60
|-
! 4
| 260 || 338 || 416 || 200 || 302 || 457 || 230 || 266 || 498 || 1405 || 36 || 65
|-
! 5
| 310 || 364 || 438 || 250 || 326 || 476 || 280 || 288 || 514 || 1480 || 39 || 70
|-
! 6
| 360 || 390 || 460 || 300 || 350 || 495 || 330 || 310 || 530 || 1555 || 42 || 75
|-
! 7
| 410 || 416 || 482 || 350 || 374 || 514 || 380 || 332 || 546 || 1630 || 45 || 80
|-
! 8
| 460 || 442 || 504 || 400 || 398 || 533 || 430 || 354 || 562 || 1705 || 48 || 85
|-
! 9
| 510 || 468 || 526 || 450 || 422 || 552 || 480 || 376 || 578 || 1780 || 51 || 90
|-
! 10
| 560 || 494 || 548 || 500 || 446 || 571 || 530 || 398 || 594 || 1855 || 54 || 95
|-
! 11
| 610 || 520 || 570 || 550 || 470 || 590 || 580 || 420 || 610 || 1930 || 57 || 100
|-
! 12
| 660 || 546 || 592 || 600 || 494 || 609 || 630 || 442 || 626 || 2005 || 60 || 105
|-
! 13
| 710 || 572 || 614 || 650 || 518 || 628 || 680 || 464 || 642 || 2080 || 63 || 110
|-
! 14
| 760 || 598 || 636 || 700 || 542 || 647 || 730 || 486 || 658 || 2155 || 66 || 115
|-
! 15
| 810 || 624 || 658 || 750 || 566 || 666 || 780 || 508 || 674 || 2230 || 69 || 120
|-
! 16
| 890 || 660 || 685 || 820 || 600 || 695 || 830 || 540 || 685 || 2300 || 72 || 130
|-
! 17
| 955 || 702 || 706 || 883 || 640 || 710 || 885 || 578 || 694 || 2360 || 74 || 140
|-
! 18
| 1020 || 744 || 727 || 946 || 680 || 725 || 940 || 616 || 703 || 2420 || 76 || 150
|-
! 19
| 1085 || 786 || 748 || 1009 || 720 || 740 || 995 || 654 || 712 || 2480 || 78 || 160
|-
! 20
| 1150 || 828 || 769 || 1072 || 760 || 755 || 1050 || 692 || 721 || 2540 || 80 || 170
|-
! 21
| 1215 || 870 || 790 || 1135 || 800 || 770 || 1105 || 730 || 730 || 2600 || 82 || 180
|-
! 22
| 1280 || 912 || 811 || 1198 || 840 || 785 || 1160 || 768 || 739 || 2660 || 84 || 190
|-
! 23
| 1345 || 954 || 832 || 1261 || 880 || 800 || 1215 || 806 || 748 || 2720 || 86 || 200
|-
! 24
| 1410 || 996 || 853 || 1324 || 920 || 815 || 1270 || 844 || 757 || 2780 || 88 || 210
|-
! 25
| 1475 || 1038 || 874 || 1387 || 960 || 830 || 1325 || 882 || 766 || 2840 || 90 || 220
|-
! 26
| 1540 || 1080 || 895 || 1450 || 1000 || 845 || 1380 || 920 || 775 || 2900 || 92 || 230
|-
! 27
| 1605 || 1122 || 916 || 1513 || 1040 || 860 || 1435 || 958 || 784 || 2960 || 94 || 240
|-
! 28
| 1670 || 1164 || 937 || 1576 || 1080 || 875 || 1490 || 996 || 793 || 3020 || 96 || 250
|-
! 29
| 1735 || 1206 || 958 || 1639 || 1120 || 890 || 1545 || 1034 || 802 || 3080 || 98 || 260
|-
! 30
| 1800 || 1248 || 979 || 1702 || 1160 || 905 || 1600 || 1072 || 811 || 3140 || 100 || 270
|}

==Technique Boosting Equipment==
These items when equipped will boost the power of certain techniques.

This usually takes the form of either a percentage value if the technique deals damage, or a doubling of its range if it's a Healing or Support technique.  

When multiple pieces of boosting equipment are equipped, any boosts to the same technique are added together.  

For example if two items gave a +30% bonus to [[Foie]], its damage would be improved by +60% in total.
{{BoostEquipHead}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Weapons
|-
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Club of Laconium]]|Foie|24|+40%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Mace of Adaman]]|Barta|24|+40%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Club of Zumiuran]]|Zonde|24|+40%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Fire Scepter: Agni]]|Fire|24|+20%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Ice Staff: Dagon]]|Ice|24|+20%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Storm Wand: Indra]]|Lightning|24|+20%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Caduceus]]|Grants|24|+20%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Magical Piece]]|Gi|24|+30%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Summit Moon]]|Simple|24|+30%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Hildebear's Cane]]|Foie|24|+30%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Hildeblue's Cane]]|Barta|24|+30%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Sorcerer's Cane]]|Gi|24|+20%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Psycho Wand]]|Ra|24|+30%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[The Sigh of a God]]|Zonde|24|+30%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Madam's Umbrella]]|Buffs|24|Range +100%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Madam's Parasol]]|Healing|24|Range +100%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Twinkle Star]]|Simple|24|+30%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Striker of Chao]]|Buffs|24|Range +100%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Prophets of Motav]]|Ra|24|+20%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Dark Bridge]]|Light&Dark|24|+10%/Pierces}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Marina's Bag]]|Healing|24|Range +100%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Nei's Claw]]|Simple|24|+20%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Rika's Claw]]|Gi|24|+20%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Demonic Fork]]|Megid|24|Pierces}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Glide Divine]]|Debuffs|24|Range +100%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Solferino]]|Resta|24|Range +100%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Siren Glass Hammer]]|Gibarta|24|+50%}}
{{BoostEquipRow|[[Tyrell's Parasol]]|Buffs&Heals|24|Range +100%}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Frames
|-
{{BoostEquipRow|[[WEP]]|TECH|BOOST}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Barriers
|-
{{BoostEquipRow|[[WEP]]|TECH|BOOST}}
|}

{{BoostEquipRow|[[WEP]]|TECH|BOOST}}

==Technical Data==


===Damage Formula===
For [[Techniques]] that deal damage, you can find that damage using this formula
*<code>Damage = round(((TechPower + MST) * 0.2 * (1 + Boosts) * (100 - Resistance) / 100), 1) = round(((TechPower + MST) * (100 - Resistance) * (1 + Boosts) * 0.002), 1)</code>

===Healing Formula===
To find the amount [[Resta]] can heal, use this formula
*<code>HP Restored = Tech Power + (MST/2)</code>

===Megid===
[[Megid]] is unique in that while it has a base power and power scaling like other offensive techs it cannot deal damage.

Instead its power represents its percentage chance to instantly kill the target.  This chance is reduced directly by an enemy's [[EDK]] ([[Dark]]) Resistance.

*For example, a level 30 [[Megid]] has a Tech Power of 100, which gives it a base 100% chance to kill its target instantly.  If you were to hit an enemy with 80[[EDK]] this chance would be reduced to 20%.

[[Technique Boosting Equipment]] that boost Megid will not improve it's chance to instantly kill, but will instead allow Megid to pierce through and potentially hit multiple enemies.

===Casting Animation===
The Technique casting animation is made up of several parts:

# Movement from Neutral to Charge
# The actual Charge (instant for many)
# The movement from Charge to Cast
# The "Cooling" period after Casting (notably the least for [[Gizonde]], and the most for [[Gifoie]])
# Moving back to neutral

[[V801]] reduces the time taken by parts 2 and 3. Male bare-handed casting only shortens part 3, and by exactly four frames, regardless of technique level or type.

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