Petition for a differnt combat UI

[nibelunc]

Damn to make one thing clear...

This is still a Final Fantasy game and it's way better to take things from older games of the serie then from other MMORPGs like WoW. I play this game because it is a Final Fantasy and not because I want another MMORPG. So let arguments like "FFXI is FFXIV killer" and kind of out of this game. If this game turns into a typical MMORPG I see many people leave, because there are enough other "typical" MMORPGs out there.

Every Final Fantasy title of the main series had the same type of battle UI, so why is it wrong to ask for an (optional) FF-Battle UI?

Edit:

I didn't play FFXI for a long time but every change taken from FFXI to FFXIV is an improvement to the gameplay. They are able to build a better game if they work in the direction of the FF series then they do with copying other MMORPGs.

[Geesus]

Damn to make one thing clear...

This is still a Final Fantasy game and it's way better to take things from older games of the serie then from other MMORPGs like WoW. I play this game because it is a Final Fantasy and not because I want another MMORPG. So let arguments like "FFXI is FFXIV killer" and kind of out of this game. If this game turns into a typical MMORPG I see many people leave, because there are enough other "typical" MMORPGs out there.

Every Final Fantasy title of the main series had the same type of battle UI, so why is it wrong to ask for an (optional) FF-Battle UI?

Thank you and this! ^

[northernsky]

Damn to make one thing clear...

Every Final Fantasy title of the main series had the same type of battle UI, so why is it wrong to ask for an (optional) FF-Battle UI?

Yeah no one asked to trash the action bar, just asking for another option. I enjoy playing with a controller regardless of it's the most efficient way or not. For tough fights in XI of course I used macros but just to do pages I sat down in my chair and relaxed, because I enjoyed it and actually I became really quick in going through the different menus.

Then, from a controller point of view, most of times a menu UI will need less clicks than the current action bar so why not (again, keep it optional)