The problem with "Instant OFF GCD" abilities makes combat feel less rewarding.

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Kanzer I think everyone by now understands your position. Thanks for bumping the thread, but enough is enough. You are like one of those 1.0 players who say 2.0 ruined the perfect and unique 1.0 game, but the vast majority will say otherwise.
Same with these mechanics, you can defend it all you want, but for most people sitting with chronometer while waiting for the boss to do it's stuff, so they can interrupt it, is simply not fun. I'm glad it's fun for you, if we are unlucky, it will stay fun for you, but my hope is it won't, as the bug report I made wen't into "duplicate bugs" section - http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ight-mechanics (yep the same video you were defending so pationatelly as working by design).

I don't believe this means they are going to fix instant off gcd abilities, neither they will make any exception for blunt arrow, I just think they will nerf bosses, and make those casts long enough, so you can interrupt them even in the worst case scenario (that is, right after using other ability).

Unfortunatelly I don't think that will please any side of the argument, because what we will have is:
most of the times interrupting will be piss easy and not challenging, but will prevent the rare broken cases like in the video.

However that is way better than being forced to do nothing while anticipating for cast, or to risk interrupt not going off in time.