[dev1022] Auto-attack system questions and discussion

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I really wish people would quit posting the above, as it's simply not a valid argument in any way. It's been posted at least a dozen times in this thread that if you're spamming a single attack that often, you need to reevaluate how you're approaching combat.

Not really spamming a single attack the whole fight. Just need to spam my basic attack to get tp to use my WS's and such. I do buffs when I need them. But as for combat, the amount of whiffs it takes to get tp sometimes is ridiculous. And yes, my dex is up there.

This is a horrible, horrible argument. Let's take two of the newer and more competitive MMOs out there... Aion and Rift. In Aion, guess how you play? I'll give you an example of a rotation:

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Guess what? You are spamming those buttons just as much as you might be spamming buttons in FFXIV. Rift is the same way, only you need less buttons. Generally it's just 112112112 (combo builder, combo builder, finisher), with a few utility skills mixed in. Auto attack, in both these games IS USELESS. It serves absolutely no purpose. You are spamming buttons just as much as you are spamming buttons in FFXIV.

I understand that. But this is NOT a WOW-esque game. You don't understand what a rotation is in those games do you? You don't crit munch, you don't have ignite procs, you don't have combustion in FFXIV. Basically, the skills in this game don't compliment eachother very much as with other games. This is not a rotation style game, where if you don't press a button for 2 seconds, your DPS will drop and 12 year olds will QQ and kick you, because you wanted to take a sip of your drink.

PS: I'm not supporting WoW. I played the game for a short time and still think it's pretty dumb. Played FFXI for years and loved it.