Spell casting animation glitch from a passive mode status

[Aikasa]

Platform: Win7 64-bit
ISP: Alice Telecom
Date & Time: from 25 Sept 2010...
Frequency: always
Character Name: Aikasa Sweetheart
Race: Miqo'te
World: Figaro
Class/Skill Rank: CON 50
Party or Solo: Both!
In-Game Time: Always

I think it is really easy to fix...

Steps:
1. The character is in passive mode status
2. The player opens the bar to cast directly one spell from passive mode (with any job!)
3. The casting motion animation is wrong (really ugly to see!)

No animation problems in active mode.

- Small suggestion: simply force the game to enter in active mode (before) when the player tries to cast one spell from a passive mode status

- Small suggestion 2: I think the active/passive mode icon need a highlight when the character is in active mode

[Xophious]

Greetings Aikasa!

The thread was moved from In-Game Bugs to General Discussion since it is more related to feedback. We do apologize for any trouble or concern the odd animation has been causing.

[DeadRiser]

I don't understand what your character status or computer specs have anything to do with it....

But this does need to be addressed. Weird that they just stand instead of actually 'casting' the spell

[Rinoa]

Ms.DeadRiser, the reason why Aikasa displayed all of that information was so the Devs would have more information to decide if it was an in-game problem or if FF14 was having a problem with Aikasa's computer.

As for the OP, i think I've had this problem happen before. The problem i usually have is that I never see the animation in the first place. =)

[DeadRiser]

You sure? What does soloing have anything to do with it lol

[Rinoa]

DeadRiser,I don't understand what you mean, I didn't think this thread was about soloing. I though that Aikasa was talking about the animation having problems, I could have misread the OP though. (^_^)

[Keith_Dragoon]

@ deadriser it was for the bug report forum but mod moved it here.

On-topic: this also happens with guard, if you use from passive there is no animation just a passive to active switch.

[Aikasa]

Ok, I did a video for it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIfqpTLa7k4

First two tries: bad animation from passive mode status
Third try: no animation problem directly from active mode!

Same problem for ANY job - any weapon gives this problem (thaumaturge, Marauder, Gladiator etc)
(The game runs at 60 fps for me....................)

[Rinoa]

Is the point of this thread to talk about that specific animation problem, or are you meaning any animation problems that happen when you start fighting in passive mode?

Anyway. I've never had it happen quit like in the video, usually it happens like this.

1 try to cast a spell in passive mode
2 nothing happens
3 the chat window says the enemy takes damage
4 my character takes out her weapon
5 she is then stuck in the casting-magic animation.

This can continue for several rounds of battling.

[Aikasa]

I wrote it: I have the problem in the video only when I try to cast a spell without selecting active mode first... Maybe it is a Miqote bug