Melee while casting?

[Meyi]

the only one who knows the truth is SE PERIOD. Everybody likes to think their view of a topic is the truth but that doesnt make it so necesarily. I include myself in that statement as well but we all see things how we want but whatever. Unless you yourself are part of the development team, anything anybody says is nothing but speculation without confirmation from them.

well said and 100% agreed

LOL @ this statement like you and Saevel are the authorities on all things SE and MMO.

so essentially when we attack a mob we aren't really attacking but the mob is failing a defense check.

First off, wow, couldn't this be put into one post instead of four? I know you're eager and excited with this topic, but this is a poor way to go about advertising it. If you want this topic to gain support through popularity, you should consider weighing it to other great classics, such as this topic. If it is a truly dire problem, such as cheese sandwiches, then clearly the players will swarm in and voice their concern. Quad-posting is not necessary.

Now, to answer your responses, the truth is in the math. The truth is in the programming. I don't know much about computer programming because I struggled with even the Introduction class, but I at least took a class on it and gained some basic information. Computers register things one at a time, despite how we may perceive multiple things occurring at once. That much I know and I feel it helps me understand GG and Saevel's posts well enough.

There is no magic to computers. Ever. SE are not level 99 wizards who can don their Goetia Petasos and Coats. They're human beings who code just like everyone else.

There are times when I swing while casting. But you know what? That's not actually while I'm casting; I had swung prior to starting my spell, but due to lag, it appears on my end as if the two are simultaneously occurring. Same with swinging during weapon skills and swinging during Dancer sambas. The animation may continue, but that doesn't mean the actual event that your button (macro or enter) registered was able to be processed at the exact same time the swings were.

Now, let's dance in lala land because it seems that's where everyone wants to go these days. If you could have your cheese sandwich and eat it too, how would we balance this addition to red mages? Would their melee swings completely blow while they were casting? Would their magic suck even more than it does now? Or would perhaps both be nerfed for the lulz?

In all seriousness I'd love to see this for Black Mage. I love meleeing in Campaign but struggle to melee much because I'm always busy rebuffing myself and redebuffing the monsters. If only Black Mage could gain Composure too!