I could be wrong but...
I think the crystals hit right as the red circles appear for where they hit.
This makes it difficult to dodge that attack.
I could be confusing it with the super-long-range stomp attack.
Do the crystals actually hit when the red circles appear (as opposed to complete, like bombs)?
If I'm not mistaken though, the crystals appear after the red circles complete... as opposed to appearing and showing the circle for a status/additional damage in which you infer. The idea is to get out of the circle before it lands.
The tortodrones function normally when no statuses are applied...
The circles expand and the crystals appear at the end.
But my team often uses all the statuses against the tortodrones, including stun and shock. I think these may be interfering with showing us circles correctly.
That being said, I should check if there are other threads because the stun status is pretty buggy (most of a knight's charges become canceled when trying to use it while stunned).
No; think of it like this.
Crystals soars through sky, and hits the ground. The impact is larger than the actual crystal, so it looks like it's invisibly hitting you, when it's probably a glitchy explosion or something. The red circle shows the full impact radius, and the crystal itself inflicts the Shock status.