What do you look for in a combat system?

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Responsiveness?

Strategy?

Fast pace?

Slow pace?

Auto-attack?

Active/MANUAL attack?

Combos?

Party vs. Single Mob?

Party vs. Party of Mobs?

Single Player vs. Party of Mobs?

Acrobatics?

Visuals?

Positioning?

Creativity with attacks?

Luck/Dice-roll systems?


I don't really know which features I want in a combat system, all I know is that auto-attack is not among them. What about you? What would you like and do you think auto-attack fulfills your desires for a combat system? And more importantly, is it a wise decision to create a battle system which revolves around auto-attack?

(By the way, don't move this thread to battle mechanics because this isn't a technical discussion about battle mechanics, it's just a study on general opinion)