FFXIV moved away from auto-attack while WOW went without... how odd.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

Did I say it came from the combat system? No. I said there is lag when it comes to combat. Learn to read.

The point that it comes from the servers is proof that EVERYONE has it, so these people stating that they don't are either lying or have no clue what we're even referring to.

You said that the combat system is horrible because of the lag more or less. So that could be easily misunderstood to what you was actually trying to say. I experience the lag sometimes and then other times it is completely lag free and it could be partially due to my isp and the fact that I play wireless.

Just because you have "less wait than XI" doesn't make it reasonable in this day and age. Maybe there are people who, like yourself, enjoy the completely passive mode of playing where you sit there and wait 5-10 seconds to do anything. (and that wait is pretty inarguable when it takes an action 1 to 2 seconds to register and an additional 3 seconds for the animation to play).

The current combat system is horrible. Does it function? Yes. Is it game breaking? That depends on your description of game breaking. Clearly for you anything that "functions" is ok as long as it has the FF label on it. But in a world of modern games and MMOs, many people want something that is both more fluid and more engaging. That is what FFXIV needs to succeed.

Sitting around waiting for attacks to register, waiting for animations to finish playing, and waiting for your very slow auto attacks to play is beyond tedious when it comes to combat. That, tacked onto the horrible, horrible targeting system makes for completely broken, even if functional, combat.

And the comment about speed surge II is cute. Yes, go from waiting 3.7 seconds between auto attacks to 3.4 seconds! What a sea change in speed! Only needing 3 attacks to fill up the TP gauge is still over 12 seconds. Even throwing Ferocity, Raging or MI in there still makes for incredibly, incredibly slow game play.

I will offer you the same advice as I offer all who just complain like you do. Quit the game and try again once the real final product is released. Don't get on the forums and complain about it because it makes you look like the rest of the trolls out there who come December will have their forum privileges revoked. I understand your opinion but you haven't left it at simply stating an opinion and you have went into a cacophony of whining and moaning and calling the game garbage. The players know already that the game they are playing is still semi broken and FFXIV 2.0 is the fix, it's a year away so take it or leave it.