Do auto-attacks serve any meaningful purpose?

[Silhart]

I would love if auto-attacks had more interaction with the job kits. Now that MNK gets 10 stack chakra during Brotherhood, I would find it fun & kinda hilarious if auto-attacks could generate Chakra on crit as well. Would open up some interesting synergy with Riddle of Wind, which right now is also kind of a weird button to press.

Removing auto attack would enable them to make our active potency higher, and it would feel like we are in control of our entire output. I agree that they are meaningless and I would describe them as archaic.

It would also mean that melee jobs end up being punished even harder for drifting their CDs or not keeping their GCD rolling. Personally I wouldn't mind that, but given how you constantly advocate for job gameplay to be easier, it's interesting--funny, yet somehow unsurprising to see you in favour of a change that would actually screw you and you specifically over. And for that reason I am now hoping auto attacks get removed

[Iscah]

But we have an example of jobs that don't do them - casters, because they are, well, casting. SMN, not so much casting but still technically a caster so the autos don't happen.

Even for a full-time casting mage like a low-level healer, you get auto-attacks hitting after every second GCD or so, and at low levels it is actually a reasonable amount of damage per turn. Not a lot, but enough that you're probably defeating things slightly quicker than you would otherwise, especially if solo.

[HikariKurosawa]

I would love if auto-attacks had more interaction with the job kits. Now that MNK gets 10 stack chakra during Brotherhood, I would find it fun & kinda hilarious if auto-attacks could generate Chakra on crit as well. Would open up some interesting synergy with Riddle of Wind, which right now is also kind of a weird button to press.


It would also mean that melee jobs end up being punished even harder for drifting their CDs or not keeping their GCD rolling. Personally I wouldn't mind that, but given how you constantly advocate for job gameplay to be easier, it's interesting--funny, yet somehow unsurprising to see you in favour of a change that would actually screw you and you specifically over. And for that reason I am now hoping auto attacks get removed

What will be funny is when I become better than you at this game. Then what are you going to say?

[Silhart]

What will be funny is when I become better than you at this game. Then what are you going to say?

Oh man, I'm actually PRAYING you'll become better at this game than me, because 1) it means that your posts will have merit now that you have actual experience to draw from 2) you'll get to find out how shallow endgame is and realise that maybe the people you've spent this past month shouting down had a point. Then you too can know the joy of being shot down by casuals for daring to ask the game to be more engaging.

No guarantees about 2), but 1) alone is enough to make me genuinely hope for your success. Do not disappoint me.
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I've nothing more to add to the main topic, so I'll take my leave before I derail this thread any further. Apologies, LilimoLimomo.