Combo Light Blinking

Don't try to fix what is not broken. Derp SE.

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Originally Posted by Phobos

It's not the same thing. The blinking effect makes the ring less noticeable. Thus, the current method is worse than the previous method.

They did not have to make both combos and reactive blink, they could have made reactive solid the same way combos are.

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Lol not even true. Blinking lights/flashing colors are far more noticeable than solid lights.

Why do you think turn signals blink?
Why do you think ambulances/cop cars have blinking headlights/flashing lights?
Why do you think school buses have blinking lights when they stop to pick up kids?
Why do you think big semis with heavy loads have blinking lights?

I could go on...I mean the list of blinking lights over solid lights is enormous. You are much more likely to notice something blinking than you are to notice something thats not blinking. If this weren't the case, then derp none of the things above would blink. Why else do you think the blink is so annoying? Cuz its more noticeable..it distracts you.

Course it doesn't bother me so I'll conclude by saying:

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Originally Posted by Answa

You overthink inane shit.

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Blink or solid it accomplishes the same goal. Get used to it.

Agreed. I was happy when i saw the reaction abilities lighting up, but then /sadface when i saw it applied to everything.

they r already different in color so why do we have to provoke a Stroke from all the blinking lights

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Originally Posted by Razen_Arghast

Don't try to fix what is not broken. Derp SE.

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This comment needs to be carved in stone.

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Originally Posted by Magnesium02

-.- Is it possible for the blinking when the next time in a combo is available be reverted back to the solid light? Or we have the option to toggle it? Flashing light for the reaction-based skills is fine, but the flashing everywhere is kind of annoying me.

Several times now when on BLM i've glanced down at my skill bar and I looked in the breif second inbetween flashes and I thought my first spell and missed and my combo failed. I prefered it when the ring was solid.

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I don't have any issues and see no problems or gripes. Though I cannot disagree with the solid light being better for combos and flashing lights should only be for those attacks where you dodge or parry etc. Such as feint etc etc etc

I don't like the blinks, I do like the solid. Its hard for me to see when it is blinking if my cursor is already on it, never had that issue with the solid light. It lets me pay less attention to my blocks/parries/evasions which is good, but also bad. Easier isn't always better, but it is generally more convenient.

I don't have a problem with how it works now.

perhaps reaction skills should blink faster, and normal combo actions should just glow solid purple like normal.

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Originally Posted by NoctisUmbra

I expected combos to have the same solid purple and reactions to have a new effect. I wouldn't mind if it was reactions only that blinked, but if that's not possible to do with the current system, I'd definitely say it's better for them to revert them all back to solid rings.

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This was my expectation as well.

Was very surprised when my action bar lit up like a Christmas tree >.< and not in a good way XD

Simple, make it glow for combos, and blink if its a reactive ability that has a prereq like a dodge/block/parry. It would also save from any possible confussion of when your attension is drawn to the ability bar. It would draw the eye right to the reactive ability over drawing it to the next abilitiy in a chain.