Why is this game so slow? (gcd)

[Pesmergia]

The GCD in this game puts me to sleep, and makes everything way too easy.

[Grembo]

The GCD in this game puts me to sleep, and makes everything way too easy.

Try levelling a WAR or MNK plenty of skill juggling with them, BLM and PLD's rotations and skill uses are pretty straightforward.

[Pesmergia]

eh I got a 50 relic WHM as well. Skill juggling with a SLOW gcd still puts me to sleep.

[McStagger]

I'm guessing you never played FFXI.

[Orophin]

There's other MMOs more suited towards action style gameplay if that's what you're looking for.

[Pesmergia]

Played FFXI, I was in a Dynamis Lord HNM LS that regularly claimed Nidhogg/Aspid/King Behemoth and farmed triggers for all the Sky Gods.

Had RDM/NIN/SAM/BLM/BRD/BST all at 75 when it was the cap, and had every other job above level 60. I was about 2 months away from Maats Cap and quit about 1/2 a year after they implemented Blue Mage and Corsair.

This isn't FFXI btw.

[Bixby]

The answer is that they don't want gamepad users to be at a disadvantage in combat, what with having to switch cross hot bars back and forth to access all their skills. I'd try to find the post by Yoshi-P stating that as the reason, but the beta forums are dead. I think it was a post he made during phase 2.

[McStagger]

Played FFXI, I was in a Dynamis Lord HNM LS that regularly claimed Nidhogg/Aspid/King Behemoth and farmed triggers for all the Sky Gods.

Had RDM/NIN/SAM/BLM/BRD/BST all at 75 when it was the cap, and had every other job above level 60. I was about 2 months away from Maats Cap and quit about 1/2 a year after they implemented Blue Mage and Corsair.

This isn't FFXI btw.

I'm surprised that someone who dedicated so much time to FFXI is complaining about the combat speed of this game.

[Imoye]

Lmao @ people defending the GCD. Sorry, but this is 2013, nearly '14.

It makes the entire game feel boring, and PvP is going to beyond terrible with this slow combat.

[McStagger]

Not sure what the year has to do with a difference of opinion. The GCD forces you to more strongly consider your moves, I do not see the issue with that. If I wanted more twitchy game play, I would find a different game that catered more to that liking.