Quote Originally Posted by Jynx View Post
The big difference between XI and XIV combat wise at least is all about pacing.

XI: Use your skills reactively, adapt to the situation. Combat was much slower paced focused around auto attacks all skills were only (Often long) cooldowns, some people don't like the slow pace.

XIV: Use your skills ALL THE TIME, there is little to "React" outside scripted events that make you step outside the painted death lines. The only real difficulty is if you continue to optimize your DPS while running around the field.

Personally I enjoyed the slower paced more methodical combat. I'm not really a fan of ramming my 1-2-3 macros switching it up with a 4-5 every once in a while making sure all my cooldowns are used and not really thinking about the combat itself I'm focused on the skillbar.
How is that different then then FFXIV, the FFXI combat of using your strongest WS when you get 100 tp using all your JAs when they are up? Don't say MB and Skillchains because those died out completely during ToAU expansion 2006 when people figured out it was more damage to not wait for scs and mbs and use TP right when you got 100.