Request: Option to turn off auto attack

[Lienn]

Well, I see no problem in having a toggle mechanic. It wouldn't hurt the current battle system at all...actually it would add more flexibility to the game...if it was so impossible ARC would have AA ("THE" AA i mean...not the melee bitchslap)...and still ARC does not require stanmina bar or any other additional mechanic to be playable.

[Frein]

There is no need to re-implement the stamina bar.

What I'm hoping for is a simple setting to turn off auto attack while leaving everything else as-is -- meaning my character will not attack or do anything at all, unless I intentionally select some other action from the action bar.

For example, one big frustration right now is having auto attack kick in and whacking the monster with my jade crook right after I cast Sleep on it. ><

This is actually completely different from what people ended up discussing in the thread and I can completely sympathize with this. I sometimes end up auto-attacking things without meaning to when I buff myself. Non-offensive abilities really shouldn't initiate AA.

[Mikita]

Indeed. I already did this so many times now every time i play mage i just keep target locked on myself and seek monsters with sub-target only.

Yes, I do that too. ^^
Unfortunately it then precludes us from using non-subtarget attacks like Spirit Dart, Elemental Shroud, Nature's Fury, and the Thaumaturge equivalents to conserve our precious MP.

Instead of asking for a toggle on/off the AA, why don't you just wait for the next patch where you'll be able to cast spells in passive mode so you will not attack your sleeping target? If really that is the only reason you are asking for a toggle.

Casting Sleep is just one example of when auto attack is less than desirable, but not the only reason.


At any rate, there are now several threads about this on both the English and Japanese forums. I'm sure that SE is aware of the topic and will do whatever they think is right for the game.