Archer - Auto Attack

[Capita]

Indeed, I have played other games, and yes I understand that ranged AA can work...with those games. This isn't "other games" this is FFXIV. Just as the mechanics for this game vary to the other games, as does the behaviour and skill sets of classes.

You are telling me to play other games before bashing ranged AA, I was never bashing ranged AA. As a matter of fact, if there was any bashing, it's to the reaction of others on this forum. I was simply stating that ranged AA would not work in this game.

I don't see why it wouldn't work for this game. This isn't a turn-based RPG, nor is it a fast-paced arcade-style RPG; both of which could afford gameplay without auto attack. This is a slow-paced game with absolutely no negative effects should ranged AA be added.

And yes, I have played other games with ranged AA. Perhaps you are a WoW player who decided to try this game? It's because I have played other games with ranged AA that it makes sense to me that perhaps it would not work in this game as it did not happen with FFXI either.

You are comparing apples to oranges mi'lady. Don't seek to turn approval for ranged AA based off of experiences from other games. Doing so would only mean you want to implement other MMOs into this one, and therefore, turn this into a melting pot of other MMOs as opposed to keeping it FFXIV.

I played FFXI when it was released and was probably one of the most hardcore players in that game. It didn't have ranged AA, but that doesn't mean it wasn't needed. There was a reason Rangers macro'd /ra. It was to simulate a ranged AA because they weren't provided one. I don't know any Ranger who enjoyed having to /ra to have an AA-like effect (though limited due to small quiver sizes). You can't say it wouldn't work in FFXI just because the game didn't have it, because the players sure felt the need for it.

The only reason why ranged AA won't work for this game is because it's implemented really badly. It should be a toggle bound to a hotkey instead of continuous due to the large amount of break-on-hit CC. But even then, it's easy enough to detarget a CC'd mob before an AA goes off.