[dev1022] Auto-attack system questions and discussion

[Velhart]

I welcome auto-attack. It would give me the opportunity to be more flexible with my abilities. As a tank, I don't like having to keep having to come back to basic attacking when I need to do everything I can to make sure that I keep the enemy in my sights. So having myself auto-attack while I use abilities to keep hate will greatly help me.

[Geist]

That's a good suggestion.

Myself, I haven't been feeling the need for a mandatory auto-attack feature - making it an available option is all right, but really... combat is hardly that fast-paced. To each their own, though.

[Seikninkuru]

I welcome auto-attack. It would give me the opportunity to be more flexible with my abilities. As a tank, I don't like having to keep having to come back to basic attacking when I need to do everything I can to make sure that I keep the enemy in my sights. So having myself auto-attack while I use abilities to keep hate will greatly help me.

You're playing the game wrong, at least as a tank. Sorry, but I think the main problem is people are just too incapable of learning how to do anything new. As a tank if you're spamming light/heavy slash while fighting you're doing something wrong, sorry.

[Synapse]

You're playing the game wrong, at least as a tank. Sorry, but I think the main problem is people are just too incapable of learning how to do anything new. As a tank if you're spamming light/heavy slash while fighting you're doing something wrong, sorry.

Whts wrong with using Heavy Slash? its better to gain some hate through heavy slash while trying to use ur others moves such as rampart / sentinel / cure etc to get more hate/survive, and not stand there without doing anything while these skills are charging up.

[Seikninkuru]

Whts wrong with using Heavy Slash? its better to gain some hate through heavy slash while trying to use ur others moves such as rampart / sentinel / cure etc to get more hate/survive, and not stand there without doing anything while these skills are charging up.

Umm, because you have phalanx for your hate/dps. Heavy stab(not slash, sorry) takes a 3rd of your stam bar... All of your abilities take up a significant portion of stamina bar... using that as spam is terrible management of your stamina. If you learned how to use your pools tactically it would never be an issue of spamming an attack, your attack is reactionary.

No wonder so many people have problems with the game they're terrible.

[Synapse]

Umm, because you have phalanx for your hate/dps. Heavy stab(not slash, sorry) takes a 3rd of your stam bar... All of your abilities take up a significant portion of stamina bar... using that as spam is fucking terrible management of your stamina. If you learned how to use your pools tactically it would never be an issue of spamming an attack, your attack is reactionary.

No wonder so many people have problems with the game they're fucking terrible.

i dont recall anyone saying spamming heavy/light slash/stab, i was under the impression IF we had auto attack(assuming it doesnt cost any stamina, if it did it, thn auto would be useless), we could focus more on the other ability to keep hate and survive.

[Seikninkuru]

i dont recall anyone saying spamming heavy/light slash/stab, i was under the impression IF we had auto attack(assuming it doesnt cost any stamina, if it did it, thn auto would be useless), we could focus more on the other ability to keep hate and survive.

The complain about the current system and the reason people are requesting auto-attack is due to the feeling they are spamming basic attacks. Thus, they feel, "why should i have to spam this button when the game can do it for me". In that they are correct, they shouldn't. But they shouldn't be spamming from the get go. The original reply I made in this thread was directly related to a gladiator who felt that they were spamming heavy slash and it wasn't fun. I merely pointed out that that is in fact, terrible strategy, and adding on my own opinion that that is why people are uncomfortable with the current system.

You are right when there is absolutely nothing to do you can press heavy stab, will you be spamming it? When was the last time you spammed a basic attack outside of a behest as a glad? I would hope that by level 50(I can assume your sig is out of date) you're not doing that.

Doing leves on 2 star, sure there is no reason to do anything but spam light attack. How would that change with auto attack, you just wouldn't have the chance to use your abilities period. Is that more fun?

There are deep rooted problems with aspects of the game, but if you look at it objectively you can indentify those problems and set up a gameplan for them.

I do nothing but spam attacks. What are you fighting that causes you to feel this way? Behests and low star leves. Answer? Fix those 2. I don't see how a REWRITE OF THE SYSTEM is better.