Suggestion: Please Make Holmang, HG, and Bene actions truly instant

As it stands now, these abilities, like the rest of the instant abilities have effects that take place after animation. A suggestion before for this for all the abilities to be changed was met with a 'working as intended' response from a community rep. I can live with most of them acting like this really.

Please SE, understand that these 3 abilities are very often our, for lack of a better phrase, 'oh shit' buttons. When we press them, our intention is to save ourselves or someone else from an almost assuredly imminent death. There have been many times when I've pressed Hallowed Ground and watch my character pose with the shields up only to see myself get knocked down immediately. I've watched the same with Benediction as the sphere are encircling the target for a good second...and then they die. I assume many Warriors have had similar experiences with Holmang.

I can live with waiting for abilities like Rampart or Bulwark to finish before getting the effect...but sometimes I can't with HG. And it's incredibly frustrating to hit the button in plenty of time, literally watching the animation go up, and my body go down. And to top it all off: it's taken as 'used' on my timer. An ability that did not go off at all should not be 'used'. This entire scenario is incredibly frustrating. It's not a simple matter of 'use it sooner'.

So please SE, reconsider the ability activation for these 3 abilities at least because of their importance in turning around a potentially devastating situation. Any personal or server lag withstanding, I think it would help a lot.

i totally agree

I hate when you waste Benediction on a dead person.

co-sign. /10char

Not sure what HG is, but BOY do I agree with the Holmgang one those "oh shit" moments for holmgang never feel good

It won't happen. The net code isn't designed for any truly instant abilities.

You guys are using these skills wrong.

Hallowed isn't meant to be used as: omg im gonna die right now save me.
Hallowed should be used as: I'm going to use this to mitigate the next couple of attacks to either: prevent me from an attack that could kill me, or prevent the healers from having to heal spam to keep me alive.

The same is meant for benediction, you should not be using this as: my tank has 100hp left i need to save him. It is meant to more like: I can't catch up in heals in time to prevent death, or I don't have time to heal someone properly but i need a big heal now.

Holmgang is basically hallowed but more in the: I know i'm going to die to this next attack if I don't use it.


Just my personal opinion on it.

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Originally Posted by Soulburn32

The same is meant for benediction, you should not be using this as: my tank has 100hp left i need to save him.

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This is exactly how benediction should be used. Your tank is about to die for whatever reason (I.E not dodging slipstream), benediction.

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Originally Posted by Soulburn32

You guys are using these skills wrong.

Hallowed isn't meant to be used as: omg im gonna die right now save me.
Hallowed should be used as: I'm going to use this to mitigate the next couple of attacks to either: prevent me from an attack that could kill me, or prevent the healers from having to heal spam to keep me alive.

The same is meant for benediction, you should not be using this as: my tank has 100hp left i need to save him. It is meant to more like: I can't catch up in heals in time to prevent death, or I don't have time to heal someone properly but i need a big heal now.

Holmgang is basically hallowed but more in the: I know i'm going to die to this next attack if I don't use it.


Just my personal opinion on it.

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Ahh. The 'your doing it wrong' response. That did not take long.

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Originally Posted by reality_check

It won't happen. The net code isn't designed for any truly instant abilities.

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Benediction in FF11 seems instant enough