Quote Originally Posted by Nicho View Post
...no matter how you spin it AA takes away control from the player...
You can't go and make blanket statements like that. Perhaps you feel you have less control with AA, but I feel I have more control with it. I have control over strategy planning, movement and placement, counterattacks, pretty much everything I couldn't do when I was forced to keep mashing basic attacks, which consequently forced me to stand in once place. I couldn't even take the time to watch for evades so I could counter. Maybe I'm just not as skilled as some people. Maybe that's why I feel a sense of freedom in battle with AA that didn't exist before.

And yes, people will bitch no matter what. Such is the nature of humanity on the Internet. Separate those who are just bitching from those who have valid suggestions for the game, and you'll find a good portion of them who believe that AA is the better way to go. Not because they didn't "give the original battle system a chance," but rather had well thought out arguments about the benefits of AA in the battle system. But it is hard to see through the sea of bitching and moaning. That I can understand.