Intelligent Casting Attachment

[SpankWustler]

I like this metaphor:

It's like shouting at your kid "do something!" and then end up angry because he ran off and did something you didn't want him to do. I don't mind the automaton deciding what action to take but I would like to fine tune the message the maneuvers carry to my automaton, so that it's saying more than just "do something!".

Like your kid multitasking by picking up the cat and starting to chew on its head while he or she completes a task because that task brings the kid within ten feet of the long-suffering cat, the Automaton can perform an undesired or flatly terrible weapon-skill because maneuvers control those as well.

Given, weapon-skill priority is more an issue with the melee frames, but still seems worth mentioning in any discussion.

[Toadie-Odie]

I like this metaphor:



Like your kid multitasking by picking up the cat and starting to chew on its head while he or she completes a task because that task brings the kid within ten feet of the long-suffering cat, the Automaton can perform an undesired or flatly terrible weapon-skill because maneuvers control those as well.

Given, weapon-skill priority is more an issue with the melee frames, but still seems worth mentioning in any discussion.

EXACTLY! I discovered very quickly with my autistic son that vague instructions can be dangerous. My other son at age 3 does precisely that sort of thing with my mother's cat. lol Thus why I used kids for my analogy because my automaton often makes me feel like I'm talking to my sons and I would like to be able to adjust communications with the pet so that the instructions are a little more clear.

Again, don't mind the idea of the automaton chosing it's actions. I would just like to have a little more influence on the AI that makes those choices.

PS: My 3-year-old finds your sig image fasinating. lol Too bad he doesn't recognize who those dogs are.