Fix instant abilities

[Razzle]

I've hit swiftcast many times followed by an ability, only to find that the first ability right after is sometimes totally bypassed as if it was never used. This has happened to me a few times during crucial moments in a fight.
So it misses the first ability right after it and switcast gets then used the moment you hit your SECOND ability.

Please fix this SE.

Thank you!

This x9999

[Wilbow]

WHMs in particular seem to be racked with these issues:

1) Benediction. Enough said.
2) Swiftcast, as mentioned previously.
3) Divine Seal/Presence of Mind have a similar issue. As a white mage, you will often pop these when you need heals RIGHT NOW, and it's annoying as all hell when you activate them, start casting something, have the animation end, and then CLIP OFF the Cure you were starting to cast about half a second in. Because when I'm in a situation where I NEED that 30% extra healing, I REALLY want to lose a Cure cast, right? You literally have to time it just right so the animation ends before you start casting, and even then you might have to waste valuable time waiting since you can't risk the clip.

[Kantide]

*snip*

I think timing is called "skill". Part of healing in XIV and what differentiates a good healer from a bad one is knowing when the tank is going to be taking a lot of damage. ALL the major boss fights are scripted. You should know when to be ready for Mountain Buster, etc.

Now if a DD takes a ton of damage it's their own fault but most bosses are pretty predictable.

You can flame it all you want, Square has designed the game so that an animation takes place before an ability goes off. Ooooh it's .5s instead of instant. Big deal. It's like D&D or pathfinder where you have spells that are considered "standard" "minor" and "free" actions. I would say in this game, there are no free actions only minor. If that is by design then so be it.

No cast time =/= no effect time.

People complaining about how this is designed is like going to buy a BMW and then complaining everyday to BMW customer service that there is no Honda engine in your BMW and demanding for them to fix it even though if you wanted a Honda you shouldn't have bought a BMW. (i.e. if you don't like the way the game is designed you don't have to play it)

[Cikala]

People complaining about how this is designed is like going to buy a BMW and then complaining everyday to BMW customer service that there is no Honda engine in your BMW and demanding for them to fix it even though if you wanted a Honda you shouldn't have bought a BMW. (i.e. if you don't like the way the game is designed you don't have to play it)

Actually, it's more like buying a BMW and finding out you have a two-stroke minibike engine in it. I mean after all, I'm only expecting my BMW to have the same engine as every other BMW out there, but it doesn't.

[Phai]

Actually, it's more like buying a BMW and finding out you have a two-stroke minibike engine in it. I mean after all, I'm only expecting my BMW to have the same engine as every other BMW out there, but it doesn't.

No its more like buying a BMW and complain that u actually have to drive it.

[Sapphic]

No its more like buying a BMW and complain that you actually have to drive it.

Nope, It's more like buying a BMW and never receiving it!

[Kantide]

Actually, it's more like buying a BMW and finding out you have a two-stroke minibike engine in it. I mean after all, I'm only expecting my BMW to have the same engine as every other BMW out there, but it doesn't.

That is one way of looking at it although rather than a minibike engine I'd say it's more like a Corvette LS1 engine. The problem is that MMOs have become stale and whenever something changes people complain about it. This is why there is no innovation and many companies aren't making MMOs because the risk of trying something new is too high.

I don't know about you but I am soooooo tired of the same MMO reskinned in different IPs. FFXIV is fresh in a lot of ways and I hope it stays that way.

This game forces you to be more proactive, not reactive in how you battle bosses. In this way the combat is similar enough to be familiar to MMO players but not exactly like every other MMO.

[Orryo]

I am not trying to be rude, but if a boss fight is scripted, then over coming that boss isn't skill, it is memorization test. Last I checked, people with enough determination can remember anything, so why not have a game feel more intuitive and responsive while exercising your memory? People who act, and react to unknown, and random occurrences with success are skillful. I can read, memorize, and recite pieces of work from writers, poets, musicians, but it doesn't mean I have the skill to produce similar work. I know some people like to complain about anything and everything, but this seems pretty credible.

[Vactus]

Now WAR can bitch about Holmgang.

[Kirschey]

I can't even explain how many times, mostly in pvp, I've hit benediction on myself or another person...watched the animation go off, saw the healing numbers pop up BUT NOPE they're dead because of the delay in filling the bar.