Combat Hints

Technique tips:

Tech. Avail.
3	4	5	6	Tip
n	n	n	y	?
n	n	y	n	?
n	n	y	y	?
n	y	n	n	?
n	y	n	y	Go for a Short Burst (6). Dive For Cover (4) is an option but won't do any damage.
n	y	y	n	Try Dive For Cover (4) followed by Single Shot (5). Evading early in the round is generally better, but your enemies also know this.
n	y	y	y	A Dive For Cover (4) followed by Single Shot (5) then Short Burst (6) is a great option. If you hold your mouse over Short Burst below, you'll see it does more damage at the end of a Chain like this.
y	n	n	n	Use a Punch (3).
y	n	n	y	Use a Short Burst (6). Why not Punch (3)? Because you have more Ranged Power, which makes Short Burst better. You can change your equipment in the Inventory link after combat.
y	n	y	n	Why not Punch (3)? Because you have more Ranged Power, which makes Single Shot better. You can change your equipment in the Inventory link after combat.
y	n	y	y	Try Single Shot (5) followed up with Short Burst (6). If you hold your mouse over Short Burst below, you'll see it does more damage at the end of a Chain like this.
y	y	n	n	Try Dive For Cover (4) followed by Punch (3). Against enemies that use short Chains, it's important to use Evade Techniques like Dive For Cover (4) early.
y	y	n	y	Try Dive For Cover (4) followed by Punch (3). Against enemies that use short Chains, it's important to use Evade Techniques like Dive For Cover (4) early.
y	y	y	n	A Single Shot (5) followed by Dive For Cover (4) and Punch (3) should do good damage, but Dive For Cover (4) and Single Shot (5) may be safer.
y	y	y	y	A Punch (3) followed by Dive For Cover (4), Single Shot (5), and Short Burst (6) should deal great damage. Longer chains like this can really brutalize your opponents.
Other				You seem to have learned some advanced Techniques. Hopefully these hints have proved helpful. If anything still confuses you, I'd suggest asking in chat or even just sending me a Bug Report using that link up top.

Other tips
You seem to have learned some advanced Techniques, but there's still a bit to learn. (precedes next message if you have a technique not mentioned in tips above.)
To select each Technique, click it. It will show up in your 'Current Chain.' If you change your mind, you can click 'Clear' and when you're happy with your chain, click 'Strike'.
Once you've begun a Chain, you need to maintain momentum. Each Technique follows the pattern set by those before it.
Your Chains can go up or down from the starting Technique, but don't change direction or skip steps.
You can use the keyboard to fight. The keys 1 through 5 are your Technique slots from left to right. The keys 's', 'c', and 'r' also work for Strike, Clear, and Run Away.
You can see a Technique's full stats by holding down the Shift key while you click it. Even easier, you also can look at them in the Techniques page outside of combat.
When fighting multiple enemies, you can change targets. Either click your target's portrait or hold shift and tap the appropriate number key.
After combat, you can go to the Techniques link up top to modify your deck. It works like a deck of cards. The more copies of a Technique you have in there, the more often it will show up.
You can also hit 'Strike' with an empty chain to get a new hand. Be careful, though, because your enemies will take advantage of your lapse of concentration.

Post Combat Tips
As you black out, it feels like things might have gone differently if you'd rested up before the fight.
As you slip from consciousness, it feels like your defenses may not have kept up with your opponents'/opponent's <ranged> attacks.
As you slip from consciousness, it feels like your fighting style might not be defensive enough. You can try changing it.
As you slip from consciousness, it feels like you might be spreading yourself too thin with Techniques at very different ranges. You can try changing it.
As you slip from consciousness, it feels your opponents were well-protected against <ranged> attacks.*
As you slip from consciousness, it feels you might have needed more power behind your <melee> attacks.
As you slip from consciousness, it feels you might have needed more power behind your <ranged> attacks.