Talk:Dire Gouge/@comment-87.81.210.20-20141205100156/@comment-24458380-20141205102236

It's difficult to prove, but I've never been dislodged from an enemy in the middle of a Dire Gouge or Thousand Kisses attack animation.

In other words, I believe it does. In fact whenever a large enemy tries to throw me off with a spin or flails about, I initiate a Dire Gouge or Thousand Kisses attack and it keeps me attached.

But then again, whenever I play as an Assassin or Strider on Bitterblack Isle I usually equip the appropriate climbing augments (Adhesion, Arm-Strength, Opportunism) and switch my gauntlets to Gloves of Might before I begin climbing.

I also like to inflict Torpor with a Rusted Bow before climbing (which help a lot), so it's hard to be definitively certain without further testing.