Battle Reform: Auto-Attack (06/30/2011)

[Starlord]

I think it'll only apply to just the lancer himself.

You just had to crush my hopes and dreams didn't you!? :P hehe

[Rentahamster]

You just had to crush my hopes and dreams didn't you!? :P hehe

My friends call me, "Dream Devourer".

My enemies call me, "Honey-cakes".

[Capita]

When you're at range, you use "Light Shot".

Just like you do now.

Not really sure what your grievance is.

So it's ok for us to have to spam our ranged AA-like ability (Light Shot) while other classes get their AA automatically?

Imagine everyone getting a proper AA but PUG has to spam a button to use their other fist. That's basically what you're saying.

Your logic. I fail to see it. Probably because it isn't there.

[NoctisUmbra]

I want that Chaos Thrust! Currently working on getting LNC up as my next r50 and I'm kinda torn when it comes to the timing of the 1.18 patch. I want to hit 50 before it comes out because it's easier to rank now and I'll have the epic Chaos Thrust with the new animation, but at the same time I don't want to wat too long for the patch. ><

[NefGP]

tl;dr

SE seems to have gone and done exactly what I didn't see happen, and that is re-create FFXI where ranged attacks are completely unaffected by Haste or Slow, thus leading to RNG being outclassed by virtually ever melee job because of how overpowered Haste is.

Good job guys, way to screw it up. I liked having haste affect my ARC for a change, thank you very much. Hopefully they'll realize in time just what a colossal screw up this is before they begin to implement haste gear and we have FFXI 2.0 on our hands.

[Starlord]

My friends call me, "Dream Devourer".

My enemies call me, "Honey-cakes".

I love Honey-cakes will go with that one tehe XD

[Betelgeuzah]

Hopefully they'll realize in time just what a colossal screw up this is before they begin to implement haste gear and we have FFXI 2.0 on our hands.

Yep, I'm certain Haste in this game will have exponential increases like in XI (which is why it was so broken in the first place).

Oh wait, no I don't think so.

XI RNG has it's own Haste by the way, so it can be affected by it.

[NoctisUmbra]

So it's ok for us to have to spam our ranged AA-like ability (Light Shot) while other classes get their AA automatically?

Your logic. I fail to see it. Probably because it isn't there.

I would like to see you make good use of Multishot/Trifurcate with auto attack.

Sure one can argue that they can just make LS the AA and make HS trigger nocked arrows - but even that is besides the point.

The AA on ranged attacks is a matter of preference with more cons than melee range AA. Therefore SE had to make a decision and chose to keep AA melee only. I'm content with this.

I can continue to play Archer in the uber way I do already, but now with many improvements due to the lack of a stamina bar constraint.

Now I must ask you. Are you upset because you haven't put enough thought into what we do know, and realized Archer won't be negatively effected by this - or because other classes are getting some candy and Archer is 'missing out?'

[avalonstormm]

"Archer will strike with their Bare Fist" Now this is where it changes... "If you get close to the target" ( Like a Pugilist does) then it will use its barefists. If you are at a distance ( in which a archer should be at a distance because that is their job is to shoot arrows at a distance) then you will shoot arrows.

Just don't get "extremely" close to the Target and your good to go

If this is the case then I'll be ok with it

[Rentahamster]

So it's ok for us to have to spam our ranged AA-like ability (Light Shot) while other classes get their AA automatically?

Imagine everyone getting a proper AA but PUG has to spam a button to use their other fist. That's basically what you're saying.

Your logic. I fail to see it. Probably because it isn't there.

lol

You're only archer rank 24, so I'll let this one slide.

As you get to know your class better, you'll realize that playing archer is different than melee classes. Choosing when NOT to shoot is just as important, if not more so, than choosing when to shoot.