Why is this game so slow? (gcd)

[AunaYuuki]

So... you just want to smash buttons every second with no logical planning out your skills with cooldowns.
Cool story bro. Go play a different game that takes little to no skill then instead of staying here and crying.

[Darkwerk]

Why do people always try to change the game they are playing instead of finding a game that suits them. I have a few issues with the pace of this game, mostly having to do with difficulty (lack of),but the global cool down is not one of the issues I have.

It is endless entertainment however watching youtubers and streamers who hammer the living heck out of their keys tho, trying to force it go off maybe ..lol

I do not think the bulk of FF players are looking for a twitch game experience,it has always been more about tactics and patience to gather needed items and gear,both are things this game misses the mark on,but the GCD seems in place.

[Imoye]

Because a 2 second GCD adds so much tactic, right? Seriously, that's not even an arguement.

For that to be true, you need to up it to 4-5 for anything to actually matter. The way it is now it adds nothing to the game.

[peaches]

Literally all they're is to tanking is, spamming the same 3 buttons, and rotating in the same 4 cooldowns, which can all be macrod.

Healing is all about the same 5 healing spells over and over, Cure, Cure 2, Medica 1 and Medica 2, and regen on WHM. I think this is the "ape" game friend.

And 1.5 sec gcd gives you plenty of time to think, unless you're so slow you need a 2.5 second gcd to think, then this game would be perfect for you.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Compendium-2.0

THANK YOU, someone who finally realizes this as well. You have no idea how many time I've been shot down by people for simply stating that. Tanking is literally three buttons, always done in the same order with Flash thrown in.Pop CD when necessary. Healing is even more boring, on my Scholar I just manually spam my fairy's Embrace spell and toss out a Physick when needed. Obviously it gets a little more hectic in content thats a little more difficult like Titan or Coils but it basically boils down to pressing one or two buttons.

I think all the people defending it have only ever played XI and haven't experienced an MMO with a decent GCD. This isn't FF Tactics where you can examine the battlefield, predict where an enemy will be moving to and which attacks to use on which enemies. In this game you have your set DPS rotation with an instant cast while moving generally. Having a super long GCD doesn't force you to consider your next move. As a Scholar it is about 80% chance that my next ability will be Physick. Tank gets hit really hard, Adlo. As a DPS if you get forced to move the GCD doesn't give you time to consider your next move - you'll just try to use the ability you interrupted, or start your 3 attack combo again.

Literally the ONLY pre-planning I've experienced so far, where you actually have to time things properly is Titan HM as a healer. As a Scholar I have to pre-bubble people before stomps, MB, the jump, etc. If you get stuck in the GCD as stomps are starting it can be bad.

Personally, I've temporarily quit the game. I didn't rush, I leveled crafts and gathering classes and THEN I leveled my combat class to 50. I didn't FATE grind, I didn't power level with levequests. But I'm bored of farming AK and WP endlessly, and I'm getting bored of the healing in this game, the only fight being fun is Titan HM and that's because of mechanics, not class abilities. Yes, I played WoW but I have to say healing was fun. As opposed to my total of 4 heals and a few buffs/utility spells, a healer in WoW had an entire action bar full of just healing abilities, each with an individual use and role to fill, along with buffs. Same with tanking.