get RID of the extra buttons to press when engaging please

[Rowyne]

No, most PC MMOs you just right click a mob and that engages you - auto attack and all.

A lot of PC MMOs will even auto run to AND auto engage/attack if you simply right click a mob/NPC.

^This! Right here! In WoW, you approach a monster and right-click with your mouse to start attacking. It's one simple motion.

But in FFXIV, active/passive mode and the act of actually engaging an enemy still feel like two different things. With the implementation of auto-attack, they really need to tighten this up so it doesn't feel like separate actions. It needs to be one fluid motion, no matter how it's approached.

I really think an 'attack' or 'auto-attack' button on the #1 slot on the action bar would help. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe in WoW it flashes when you're using it. It's pretty obvious in that game if you're attacking or not, but in FFXIV, it still isn't. I really think a graphical indicator like this would help.

Oh, and I loved Aion's auto-approach! It was the first game I played that had this feature, so it took a bit of getting used to. You could turn it off, but when I did, I found I had gotten so used to it, I wanted to keep it on! I doubt we'll see this in FFXIV, but it was a nifty feature.

Or make a new UI in Final Fantasy style. The typical MMORPG Actionbar sucks.
Attack
Magic
Skills
Items?

What? Menu-driven nonsense? Talk about taking a step backwards.

No thanks. Give me action bars!