Quote Originally Posted by IceBlueNinja View Post
sch clunky fairy delays
I'm not sure I've read this on the forum yet, but I thought it would be worth writing out. It's probably very obvious, but still.

The issue wasn't, and still isn't, that there is a delay when you press the button.

The issue is that when you press the button, the result isn't consistent at all. The "delay" is unreliable.

(This doesn't take into account latency or animation lock.)

Press Action -> Action is done.


That's how it works for any other action in the game (that isn't a pet action).

Unfortunately, that isn't how it works for pet actions.

Press Action -> undefined amount of time -> Action is done.

It can sometimes even be

Press Action -> undefined amount of time -> No action is done.

That's the problem. Despite how fast the actions are compared to Pre-EW, the fact remains is that you got an undefined amount of time between the moment you press the oGCD order and the moment when the pet starts doing anything. It can wildly vary. That is a huge problem for a healer, as it makes part of your kit unreliable. Yes, the heal will (eventually) arrive. But if you were relying on Fey Blessing to survive and the fairy was too busy doing nothing, you will die.
If the amount of time was defined and 100% respected, yes. You could even consider it for the skill ceiling. You would need to time your stuff very accurately, which could be awesome to play with. Though, the solution isn't to delete the fairy at all. You actually need to redo the pet's AI. It been 10 years at this point. You can do it.

Another issue for me is the fact that the fairy will still sometimes forget what order she was given. And because of the nature of the single use oGCD order, it is what it is. Single use. The pet bar ensured this wouldn't be a problem, ever. If the action wasn't done, you could click as much as you want and it wouldn't be burned.
Purposefully worsening the job's QoL is still, years after, appalling.