Combat will be what kills this game [end of days! redeem! blah blah!]

[Thunderz]

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game already does that

my only problem with this ARR and the dev ideology that sluggish unresponsive gameplay makes it challenging, no it doesn't (its dumb)

Someone is about to get facerolled by the boss (down to 100hp) go go benediction...... cmon animations... cm- newp

When I hit my ability I expect them to take effect now, not next week

[Steeled]

It will look awfully retarded to have animations be cut off halfway and start another one just to be cut off again.
Your character will look like he/she is having an epileptic fit - Immersion much?

Bull. A) There's too much going on in combat to really notice such things, and B) Most other games do this, and do you know what they do? They blend the effects, usually.

my only problem with this ARR and the dev ideology that sluggish unresponsive gameplay makes it challenging, no it doesn't (its dumb)

Someone is about to get facerolled by the boss (down to 100hp) go go benediction...... cmon animations... cm- newp

When I hit my ability I expect them to take effect now, not next week

This. Except that, ya know, not being able to rely on abilities to execute when you hit them, land in time, or take effect at all really does make the game more challenging.

"Alright, when the boss splits, both tanks should pop their minimal defensive cooldowns. DPS, take a moment, fold your hands, and pray that the server registers the action and doesn't just put the ability on cooldown."