Auto Attack should be optional, not forced.

Please consider having two "basic attacks" per character. Make one the auto version and the other the non-auto. Also, make the fight start when you utilize an offensive ability on the enemy.

Preferably, get rid of auto attack. I didn't buy FF11 because the characters attacked slow and sluggishly. It simply wasn't a fun game to play for me.

This removal of the stamina bar and forced auto attack make me feel less like I am playing the game and more like I'm a passenger in a car that the game is driving. It seriously makes the pugilist class less fun to play. It is also seriously frustrating attacking enemies on accident now if I target them but don't even press any of the attack keys.

It is also implemented poorly for my play style. I DO like to mash buttons as some of the players do as well. Please let those of us who like this play-style play the game that we purchased. Do not morph 14 slowly into 11. Auto attack is not engaging or immersive. It feels lazy to me.