Why can't we just have combo chains?

[Arohk]

Okay, because a lot of people seem confused about how this would work with multiple combo paths, here is an example of Samurai, which i find horribly laborious to play.



as you can see here, the first ability, hakaze chains into Yukikaze, or it activates Jinpu/Kasha which chains into Gekko/Shifu.
This would only require 3 buttons instead of 6.
the Samurai already has a lot of buttons, off cooldown skills, buffs... having a few more free slots would be much better.

[Tlamila]

Okay, because a lot of people seem confused about how this would work with multiple combo paths, here is an example of Samurai, which i find horribly laborious to play.



as you can see here, the first ability, hakaze chains into Yukikaze, or it activates Jinpu/Kasha which chains into Gekko/Shifu.
This would only require 3 buttons instead of 6.
the Samurai already has a lot of buttons, off cooldown skills, buffs... having a few more free slots would be much better.

And how do you match that with Meikyo Shisui? You made the button give you the last one already?
Apart from that I don't know too much about Samurai cause I levelled it unenthusiastically and then stored.

But take for example Ninja, with that system you'd be only saving up one slot, since you'd only put together Spinning Edge and Gut Slash. Same thing for Paladin's dps combo (at least from where I'm at, not sure if it gets more complicated after 65).

[Arohk]

And how do you match that with Meikyo Shisui? You made the button give you the last one already?
Apart from that I don't know too much about Samurai cause I levelled it unenthusiastically and then stored.

well, sure why not, i never use it for Jinpu or Shifu anyway, optionally , make Gekko trigger the Buff os Jinpu and Shifu trigger the buff of Kasha as well.
If you didn't play the Samurai, well it makes my hand hurt after a while because there are so many hotkeys.

I never played the rogue/ninja, but one button less is one less, it doesn't matter how much each class would be affected by this, some more some less, some not at all, if classes don't have these stupid combo chains with multiple buttons in the first place , they are fine i guess, as i said, my White mage doesn't have a single combo chain and it is alright.