I recently found out a little trick to make your Granite Maul look like it did a DDP++ special attack. Get your special attack meter to a little over half, then right when you attack your target, then quickly click the special attack bar. You will look like you just did a DDP++ special attack, without doing it! If you have difficulty reading, or understanding addition, contact me in-game as Renthemaster. I'll be happy to help.