backwards walking in 2.0

They made the forums so the game community could connect with the devs, and the English speaking community puts it to masterful use by talking about the big issues like "grass" and "walking backwards". *Sarcasm*

Clearly this was added for PVP and will not be a problem unless FFXIV is the only MMO you've ever played.

Walking backwards is new? I could have swore all you have to do is lockon to your target and you would backstep instead of turning around. Probably since lockon is often a hinderance and causes more problems is why people dont know about walking backwards..

I hope the option for full analog stick movement is still there, too. I play on controller and it would really suck to lose that level of control. Keep backpedaling and strafing limited to lock-ons, please.

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Originally Posted by Reika

Walking backwards is new? I could have swore all you have to do is lockon to your target and you would backstep instead of turning around. Probably since lockon is often a hinderance and causes more problems is why people dont know about walking backwards..

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yep you have to be locked into a target to walk backwards as of now. thats great if your going to be facing off vs single target, which was fine back in the day. now the name of the game is kill as many targets in succession as inhumanly possible, so the old lockon is useless.

it would also be a pain in pvp, if i see you backpedaling i know your locked onto a target...easy kill just walk up behind you, whoop you with the battle paddle and down you go and with the way the camera works on lock on you'd never see me.

More like since FFXIV was released.... we've always been able to do that. But yea, thats why no one lockson anymore. I myself stopped using lockon after my first level party. It was a hastle.

The vid just shows is the guy using lockon. Nothing new and nothing to get worked up over.

I'm pretty sure the system of lockon wont change in 2.0. We'll still have the ability to turn off auto lockon and run back and all around just like now.... I hope.

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Originally Posted by Reika

Walking backwards is new? I could have swore all you have to do is lockon to your target and you would backstep instead of turning around. Probably since lockon is often a hinderance and causes more problems is why people dont know about walking backwards..

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You also have to be in active mode which is why you dont turn around

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Originally Posted by Tatsuguy

You also have to be in active mode which is why you dont turn around

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So they added walking backwards while locked on in passive mode. /shrug
if youre someone that likes locking on this would be a good thing for you. if not, then it doesnt effect.

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Originally Posted by Ikkenoe

this is dumb.

realism and weight, you say? show me video of human beings running full speed forward then immediately cutting back to face 180 degrees in the opposite direction and run full speed again. do you even understand how movement works in real life? athletes try their best to make sudden cuts far less extreme than that and it still often ends up in a blown ACL.

furthermore, the constant comparisons to wow. why would you do that? why? why? you clearly haven't ever played the game.

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I can jog in one direction and change directions pretty quickly. Not much different than in FFXIV. I like how they drop the shoulder when they do a quick turn, too. Very realistic.