MCH Casting Animations

[RiceisNice]

I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed... But I'm pretty sure Slug Shot looked different in the preview video. I haven't ever seen the action where a MCH kneels down for a shot. I presume it was probably changed for the same reason as Darkside's Flames, as it would look weird moving... but that results in Split and Slug have very similar animations.

That would be whoever playing MCH for that showcasing didn't know how to play the class, or give us the inference that people at SE doesn't know how MCH plays.

https://youtu.be/kbvv0rgrT4k?t=246

Split Shot > Wild Fire > Clean Shot > Quick Reload > Rend Mind (and you see the debuff effect for this) > Foot Graze (and yo usee the bind effect) > Ricochet.

None of the abilties were changed from the trailer, they have the same animation and effects as the live version. Though it still confuses me that they showcase MCH as being able ot stand still to boost their damage, but showcase WM for bard and no GB for MCH.

Other than that, the gun waving thing looks really silly as much as WM's cast animation does.

[Shyle]

I may get hate for this, but I always kinda hoped MCH was more like Gunslinger/Sniper from SWTOR. The ranged snipe and on the move mid range dps was really fun and fit the role(s) well too.

[Tsvai]

I'm sure you'd feel even more stupid knowing any competent Tank/Healer is doing more DPS than you because you can't stomach the animations Gauss Barrel brings.

Use it.

Nowhere in my post did I say that I was outright refusing to use it, so that assumption is unnecessary. This is a thread I made in an attempt to submit a suggestion about getting a different animation, not an attempt to whine my way out of using it altogether.

I did mention finding myself trying to avoid it, but that is outside of dungeons, on the field alone, with my chocobo out, so that's my own prerogative and has nothing to do with affecting other players.

[Bhuni]

Nowhere in my post did I say that I was outright refusing to use it, so that assumption is unnecessary. This is a thread I made in an attempt to submit a suggestion about getting a different animation, not an attempt to whine my way out of using it altogether.

I did mention finding myself trying to avoid it, but that is outside of dungeons, on the field alone, with my chocobo out, so that's my own prerogative and has nothing to do with affecting other players.

And yet I find myself avoiding it anyway

That is all you specified and only added the dungeon comment to your reply to mine, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person who made that assumption.

[Tsvai]

That is all you specified and only added the dungeon comment to your reply to mine, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person who made that assumption.

Regardless of what you or anyone else assumed, the point of this thread isn't to argue the usefulness of GB, it was to make a suggestion to change the animation. There's nothing constructive about coming here to argue with me about whether or not I should be using it - I'm using it. What else do you want from me? Why does this matter?

[Bhuni]

Regardless of what you or anyone else assumed, the point of this thread isn't to argue the usefulness of GB, it was to make a suggestion to change the animation. There's nothing constructive about coming here to argue with me about whether or not I should be using it - I'm using it. What else do you want from me? Why does this matter?

Youre being overly defensive over an assumption to the point it wouldn't shock me if there was some truth in you not using it all just stop.

Perhaps word your posts better in the future if that's truly what you meant instead of numerous posts later contradicting what you said previously and claiming my assumption is unnecessary.

[VitalSuit]

They won't be changing it anytime soon, but I do agree that the casting animation while you have GB on is ....pretty bad and annoying.

Unlike BRDs where it looks like they're charging up their bows for max damage, the way that MCH hold their guns while casting is really not too different from how some beast tribe THM (maybe even 1.0 races?) would hold their staff up against their head while casting spells

Sorry but what? How does one charge up a bow by holding an arrow in their quiver? if anything the charge animation should be them drawing the arrow further but that's not even the case. WM looks just as stupid as GB because it makes no sense, somehow spending a little bit more time holding an arrow in your quiver powers up your shot just like flailing our gun around increases the shot.

[Lone-wolfe-02]

They won't change it. Countless drks have complained to have the darkside aura changed but they refuse to do anything.

[drids]

i just found this and I have to say that good lord, a year have passed and it. still. looks. weird.