Auto attack: A complete battle system

[kukurumei]

Yet it is de-facto for any serious MMORPG released after 2002.

I for one would like this game to be put up to the standards of MMORPG gameplay.

There's something wrong when you need ventirilo to play a MMO. Millions of people around the world don't use it, and the language/accent barrier is really limited to a small minority.

I can't even google a waazzzat goeogoeogoeo remarks at times.

There's still a place for semi-gramatical text to be needed. Especially for logging purposes.

[Kimahri]

Yet it is de-facto for any serious MMORPG released after 2002.

I for one would like this game to be put up to the standards of MMORPG gameplay.

This is where you're wrong and I question your I.Q. Tests. Being that nobody required Ventrilo unless you were into a serious HNMLS of FFXI and even then I wasn't required to have it. This isn't a quality on the standards of MMORPG gameplay. Just your stupid whim of trying to seem changing anything in FFXIV is a bad idea. The fact is that I can hardly type to my friends when I have to constantly smash buttons to either engage targets or synth items. Every linkshell I've tried to join has requested Ventrilo be downloaded first on their website. What's pathetic is that I was actually kicked from one because I chose not to download it.

Being in one of the best HNMLS in FFXI on the Siren server, I never needed to use ventrilo other than to just chat to friends who moved to other servers. It doesn't help you at all other than to chat. My strategy and skill on my jobs determined how good I was, not some stupid program that allowed me to chit-chat with the others.

[Betelgeuzah]

FFXI is a remnant of the past.

Go back to playing it if you want to "play" a 3D MSN.

[Kimahri]

Remnant of the past? Funny. FFXI even after being ten years old still has a wider fan base than FFXIV. So how about you find some other stupid, half-assed remark to tell me?

[Enthy]

The fact is that I can hardly type to my friends when I have to constantly smash buttons to either engage targets or synth items..

So true. The button mashing in this game has made me very antisocial lol. good thing SE is going to fixing it yippee~!

[Betelgeuzah]

Remnant of the past? Funny. FFXI even after being ten years old still has a wider fan base than FFXIV. So how about you find some other stupid, half-assed remark to tell me?

A game of the past with a playerbase from the past.

They have not seen the MMO scene evolve, and S-E has had no need to evolve with the scene as the players do not give a crap. They are used to the old and thus have no desire to see change. This is not the case with XIV, which is too bad.. for you.

[Boricua]

I don't believe it's more about socializing during combat, which is certainly a plus given higher levels, having an auto attack leaves more room for coordination such as:
Managing Buffs/Debuffs/Cures
Party Enmity
Managing crowd control

Granted this will, without doubt, add to the annoying "halfass" or "semi-afk" melees from FFXI, it was integral part of the more complex, higher level fights. The best complement to Auto-Attack would be adding the previous FFXI Skillchain/Magic Burst system in place of the current Battle Regimen system. This would allow for greater battle complexity and class uniqueness at the same time both of which seem to be common gripes about FFXIV's current state.

[Teknoman]

FFXI is a remnant of the past.

Go back to playing it if you want to "play" a 3D MSN.

Lets not knock FFXI's battles. Some of the boss fights, HNM battles, and instanced areas were pretty crazy, and required decent strategy planning prior to the fight. Positioning as well.

Chaining attacks with magic bursts would be great in XIV, and if they can find a decent medium between fast paced combat and tactical planning, even better (which is what I think they are aiming for).

[Betelgeuzah]

All due to gimmicks. The actual fights stopped being hard 5 years ago.

If you have time to chat during the battle, it is not hard enough.

[Reika]

All due to gimmicks. The actual fights stopped being hard 5 years ago.

If you have time to chat during the battle, it is not hard enough.

Agreed. I can chat during fights with the current system. I just wait til im out of stamina >.>