Final Fantasy XIV Auto-Attack Video

[Archadius]

Personally the BR system still feels like a relic from Alpha/beta systems where combat trailed at a snail pace so you had tons of time to stack Battle Regimes. I still think the skillchain system in XI was pretty solid, not saying I want them to copy/paste it. But something more reactionary would be nice.

tbh a BR really is just a skillchain.

FFXI Skillchain:
- P1 uses a WS
- P2 uses a WS
- CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P3 uses a WS
- CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P4 Magic Bursts off the effect

FFXIV BR:
- P1 stacks a WS
- P2 stacks a WS
- P3 stacks a WS
- P4 stacks a spell
- BR executes
- P1 & P2's attacks CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P2 & P3's attacks CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P3's attack and P4's spell CHAIN (causes an effect)

Very VERY similar. I think SE originally based this idea of FFXI's SC > MB and tried to make it unique, but a large number of people just didn't buy into it.

[Anty]

tbh a BR really is just a skillchain.

FFXI Skillchain:
- P1 uses a WS
- P2 uses a WS
- CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P3 uses a WS
- CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P4 Magic Bursts off the effect

FFXIV BR:
- P1 stacks a WS
- P2 stacks a WS
- P3 stacks a WS
- P4 stacks a spell
- BR executes
- P1 & P2's attacks CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P2 & P3's attacks CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P3's attack and P4's spell CHAIN (causes an effect)

Very VERY similar. I think SE originally based this idea of FFXI's SC > MB and tried to make it unique, but a large number of people just didn't buy into it.

i said this several times, i dunno why so many people felt like it was unique... it was a copy that was broken and took you out of the combat flow rather... Perhaps they wanted this for the people who fail to time a SC but i would have rather seen something like some symbols poping up on the screen so THESE people can react on it. This wouldnt feel this stupid and
it would be integrated in the flow of battle and not feel like this "pause" ==> wait "boom" mode we have right now.
Anyone defending this well... just look at the population. And BR wasnt something people appreciated a lot.

[Shikyo]

tbh a BR really is just a skillchain.

FFXI Skillchain:
- P1 uses a WS
- P2 uses a WS
- CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P3 uses a WS
- CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P4 Magic Bursts off the effect

FFXIV BR:
- P1 stacks a WS
- P2 stacks a WS
- P3 stacks a WS
- P4 stacks a spell
- BR executes
- P1 & P2's attacks CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P2 & P3's attacks CHAIN (causes an effect)
- P3's attack and P4's spell CHAIN (causes an effect)

Very VERY similar. I think SE originally based this idea of FFXI's SC > MB and tried to make it unique, but a large number of people just didn't buy into it.

The way BR's are executed doesnt take as much skill as in XI, timing is key as well as the fact that wsc end effects had elemental affinities that added to the strategy of know what wsc&mb elements works best against each mobs weakness.
weapon skill chains+ magic burst were very well polished and man for me as samurai it was fun being the kinda wsc general having tp all the time i was shot callin big time.
Wow lol sooo many of the things that were fun in that game would have been fun in xiv you dont have to copy/paste but man take a good idea and spice it up.
Why should you feel bad about using a great system from the same company when making a game that kinda follows in the same footsteps.
Fun, games need to be fun, SC=fun and BR's well if you played the game you all ready know...

WSC's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_zbsiabrP8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKzUUVMaGPg Very nice one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro-Uy...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62A_rqi0Nmg Summoned pets could join wsc's... strategy/fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNYGs...eature=related Even mages can have fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQRO5qZ5yEg