How does auto-attack initiated (strange fact)

[Dreamer]

well, to stop yourself from attacking, all you have to do is turn around just like the video with the pug stunning the mob and moving behind it.

Turning your back to a mob should never be a valid strategy.

[Xatsh]

I hope there is something active to do while auto-attacking ...

Weapon skills, Abilities, spells, positioning, regiments, hate control.

All auto attack is is an automated 1 spam more or less and the removal of the stamina bar.

I do not why people are thinking this Autoattack is going to play the game for them... WoW has autoattack, Rift has autoattack, GW has autoattack, ffxi has autoattack. And none of those game play themselves.

[Hopecord]

Turning your back to a mob should never be a valid strategy.

exactly, I would like how SE will make it start or stop?

Weapon skills, Abilities, spells, positioning, regiments, hate control.

All auto attack is is an automated 1 spam more or less and the removal of the stamina bar.

I do not why people are thinking this Autoattack is going to play the game for them... WoW has autoattack, Rift has autoattack, GW has autoattack, ffxi has autoattack. And none of those game play themselves.

Auto-attack should have been implemented since the beta. and I'm sure that it will improve the gameplay. However, I'm concerned about if we have a better control using the auto-attack. when it starts and how can we stop it?

[Hopecord]

any thought? dev team can you explain it more for us, please.

[Oscillate_Wildly]

I think they should have left the "light strike" or "mana bolt" on the bar, which would initiate the mob, and to disengage press it again.
The icon could grey out while engaged, and light up when disengaged.

Since we are no longer spamming a button, and to appease those of us who are used to initiating that way >> <<; It seems like a logical choice.

[Hopecord]

I think they should have left the "light strike" or "mana bolt" on the bar, which would initiate the mob, and to disengage press it again.
The icon could grey out while engaged, and light up when disengaged.

Since we are no longer spamming a button, and to appease those of us who are used to initiating that way >> <<; It seems like a logical choice.

It is the logical choice indeed

[Rokugo]

Possibly active/passive mode initiates autoattack and they change other ability’s to work outside of active mode.

So basically active/passive becomes autoattack/no autoatack

[Oscillate_Wildly]

Eugh, sounds convoluted. The easiest strategy would just to make your basic attack be your auto attack, f would still put you into active and passive, only difference being instead of spamming 1 over and over, it'd just continue to hit it while you work on placement of your character, TP moves and spells.

Although on that subject of working outside of active mode, I kinda wish I could cast spells without whipping out my staff.

[Shura]

I would also assume active/passive triggers auto attack; in the last letter Yoshi-P mentions that we would now be able to switch between active/passive while on the move and i think this is being done so its easier to turn auto-attack on/off without delay.

[Lenneth_Valkyrie]

Oh my... if that is what auto-attack will be then my fears have become true..
One thing I hated most of FFXI's auto attack was the delay between attacks...
What.. do you need to take a sip from your cup of tea between attacks..?! -.- Jeez..