Using this method, it takes .20 seconds between planting a bomb and arming a new one. (Counting from the frame the charge glow disappears to the frame the charge bar appears.)

I compared this to me just re-arming bombs using the attack button like I've been doing from the start. I'm able to get a time of .19-.23 seconds, usually doing a consistent .20 or .21. On average I didn't really notice much a difference, but it's certainly easier on my fingers.

The most intriguing aspect of this is that this and the charge bar provided me with a means to test the exact effect of ASI on bombing. I tried using this method to get a reproducable planting time and investigated the difference

The results with swiftstrike were a bit erratic, with results everywhere from .16 to .20. I'm think the bombspam made the graphics lag a bit. On avereage, I'd say you could get .17.

With Fallen and Swiftstrike, I got a consistent .16-.17. Swiftstrike might be worth it, but Fallen does not seem to be.

.03 seconds may sound like an incredibly small deal. but realize that that's .03 seconds you are unable to dodge attacks. I'm certainly going to start bringing swiftie more with this method.

Without mod-planting (I've dubbed the technique mod-planting, any objections?), I'm only able to consistently do .18 with swiftstrike, so mod-planting definitely seems to make the most use out of swiftstrike for me.

Nope, this was total news to me, and we're genuinely grateful for discovering what is basically the bomber's equivalent of shield-canceling.

You discovered it, so you get to name it if you'd like! I'm okay with calling it Maeko-bombing.

ASI has nothing to do with charge time. What swiftstrike (and indeed plate armour) affects is the speed of the animation where you plant the bomb.

Can I get a step by step? I'm holding down Left Mouse (my action key), charging and tapping Left Shift (my Bash key) while holding down Left Mouse, and nothing is happening. Does the tap have to be timed precisely when the charge maxes?

Edit: Ah, I see how it works. The mod keys is indeed not super-intuitive. I agree that this method does make it easier to drop bombs though.

• Have an action bound to modifier+attack. I think it's irrelevant what this action is.
• Charge a bomb.
• Instead of letting go of your action button, tap the modifier button.

I can't wait to get my computer back to try this! Thanks Maeko for broadcasting to us; the so acclaimed 'Maeko-method'.

Huh. Is all of this just about using the "modifier" key as an alternative to releasing whichever button "Action" is bound to, or is there something that I'm missing? I've been using "modifier" to rapidly spam commands due to what feels like WAN problems on my side, but haven't found any advantage for bombing. _If_ it's just a savings of a few milliseconds, I'm unlikely to ever notice it since I have much bigger lag jitter than that, but this technique is useful for when I occasionally & randomly feel like using a Jelly gun. If I'm not missing anything here, I wonder if I'm very mistaken for assuming that most players found the added "modifier" option useful like I did. If I'm the slightest bit unusual in that, it means most players haven't tried things like binding "Action" to modifier + their shield keys. There are reasons we get the option to bind up to three inputs to a command, experimentation is one small one.

Somewhat tangentially, I'd be grateful if some one with a rock-solid connection can report on how long it takes before the weapon detects release and/or Maeko-cancel as an additional attack command and how long it takes the Jelly gun to be ready to attack again. :) In my experience, double-attacking by simply dwelling on the "Action" key only works well for slow weapons, so the only way for me to use Jelly guns anywhere remotely near their full potential involves rapidly clicking either "Action" or "Modifier," but I don't know whether that would change if I had less ping time jitter.

I'm fully charging my bomb and pressing dash but my character wont place the bomb .-.

"I'm fully charging my bomb and pressing dash but my character wont place the bomb .-."

Yeah, I was getting the same, no one explained it here properly. What you need to do is to use the same button twice in the key configuration, once is without the Modifier key, for the Action key and the second time, for let's say, Defend with a Modifier key this time - when you hold the button responsible for attacking now, you will charge up the bomb, once you hit the modifier key you forcibly drop the bomb and start charging a new one as long as you only tap the modifier key.

This is so confusing, I've tried it and failed many times as nothing happens.

@Zeddy

Have an action bound to modifier+attack. I think it's irrelevant what this action is. - What do you mean? I can only use one key once. I can't have one key bound to two things.

@Paweu

Your explanation was the clearest and yet it didn't work for me. I'm most likely doing something wrong but I don't know what. :L

Pro tip: If you see a word or phrase and don't know what it means, try punching it into your favourite search engine and/or looking for it on the wikipedia or similar.

I already tried to explain what a modifier key is anyway, because more than one person asked, but apparently that wasn't "proper" enough, so...
ZOMG WANA NO WUT MODIFIER KEY MEENS CHEK DIS OUT???/?/////???!!!!11111!eleven factorial

The key word is tap. Charge up your bomb, when fully charged, tap (not hold) the mod key. You never let go of attack key at all. If you hold the modifier key down, you will actually perform the Mod+Attack command, which the default configuration is Dash. You need to tap it like you are tapping a shield cancel.

Works quite nicely for bombs, not as great for other weapons--most other weapons have a longer attack animation, a lot longer than the time to release-click again to charge another attack.

+1 though, good find, didn't know beforehand, and now will be using this.