Please Fix the Raise Animation!

[squidbunny]

Here's an idea! Don't die.

In most MMO's, you can't raise in combat at all.

How many MMOs have you played?

WoW alone has 3 classes with combat rezzes. I realize this is apples to oranges as WoW combat is differently paced, but it's contextually applicable: the WoW abilities are instant cast. The casting time of Raise is sufficiently long that I think there's your strategizing, right there: also, it is not your fault, as a healer, if you spend the time on a Raise and someone accepts at a stupid moment.

The animation lock is broken. Stop defending it.

[Sidious]

How many MMOs have you played?

WoW alone has 3 classes with combat rezzes. I realize this is apples to oranges as WoW combat is differently paced, but it's contextually applicable: the WoW abilities are instant cast. The casting time of Raise is sufficiently long that I think there's your strategizing, right there: also, it is not your fault, as a healer, if you spend the time on a Raise and someone accepts at a stupid moment.

The animation lock is broken. Stop defending it.

How many MMO's I've played isn't really pertinent information. WoW has 3 combat rezzes now, but for a very long time only Druids could do it. And it had a long cooldown.

If someone dies, it's either your fault for letting them die or their fault for getting hit by something they should not have. It might not be your fault that they accepted the rez at a stupid time, but again, if people are doing stupid stuff, then your group does not deserve to be rewarded with a win or even with a combat rez. Period.

I'm not going to stop defending it because I think it's a good strategic element. Playing well--including knowing when to accept the raise--offers the reward; you want the reward just because you have the ability to combat rez. That type of mentality is everything that is wrong with gaming today.