Complete 7.0 patchnotes

[Calysto]

The initial point was that they were being cheapskates, there's nothing cheap or low effort about upgrading the textures.

Now as for your point, you have a point only if it turns into a unhealthy obsession. Upgrading the graphics for the 5th expansion is hardly a "unhealthy obsession" with graphics wouldn't you say?

If it comes at the cost of stale gameplay of course it would be.

[xJimmehx]

So It looks like we aren't going to be getting the combo buttons merged into one after all. Makes no sense considering it was done as anti-button bloat measures. We ended up with the potential to have even more buttons. Seems like wasted resources imo. I was really hopeful that I could merge my basic 123.

Looking at the screenshot you can see that they used the Dragoon Actions & Traits window and Nastrond and Geirskogul are usually a shared button, but they now have an option to separate while there is not an option there for the AoE actions. So I'm assuming it wont be there for the single targets as well.

[aquarys]

I won't know for sure until I try the new job changes out, but I really, really like the direction SE has taken with a lot of the changes!! The high APM-loving person I am is rejoicing right now to have more buttons to mash.

Edit: I do think EW's direction was a little disappointing (just because it seemed like it oversimplified a lot of the jobs). But it seems like Dawntrail is making strides to find the right balance between complexity and ease of learning. I wouldn't know for certain until I try the jobs, though.

[Ramiee]

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

[Evergrey]

So It looks like we aren't going to be getting the combo buttons merged into one after all. Makes no sense considering it was done as anti-button bloat measures. We ended up with the potential to have even more buttons. Seems like wasted resources imo. I was really hopeful that I could merge my basic 123.

It's been knows ever since they announced this that it didn't meant that we'd be able to merge combo's like 1-2-3 into 1 button.
They even made an extra announcement clearifying this after the stream.

[Zaniel]

It's been knows ever since they announced this that it didn't meant that we'd be able to merge combo's like 1-2-3 into 1 button.
They even made an extra announcement clearifying this after the stream.

Doesn't make it any less stupid, the 1-2-3 combo is one the most unnecessary bloats on the bar. If it works just fine in PVP I can't fathom any reason to not allow it in the PVE game.

[Taliriah]

If it comes at the cost of stale gameplay of course it would be.

I'm sure the artists would have been able to talk some sense into the systems designers if only they weren't so busy reworking textures

[Calysto]

I'm sure the artists would have been able to talk some sense into the systems designers if only they weren't so busy reworking textures

Yep, all that is art and no development was involved

[Taliriah]

Yep, all that is art and no development was involved

Oh, you're right. I'm sure the graphics engine programmers who worked on the graphics update would also have helped with class/jobs related gameplay programming if only they weren't so busy being specialized in a different domain.