ARC Auto-attack = Ranged attack..

[Kailok]

The reason this could be better for ARC is because it will help you keep up with standard attack DPS output. It keeps your TP going so you can worry about other things.

And I'd be less worried about AA and more happy about ARC (hopefully) becoming a viable DD option to play again. I know at least 10 people who used to play ARC who were forced into playing LNC and don't even play anymore because ARC is at the current moment not as effective as the other DD classes.

Let's be honest, hitting 1 over and over isn't -actually- interesting, but hopefully with the class changes it will make the Archer itself more of a fun class. Especially in the future when you will be playing songs for party members, which will probably have you all over the battlefield.

[Nakiamiie]

Toggle auto-attack is best auto-attack.

[Tacotaru]

I'm not sure why everyone is so positive it's a toggle. Light Shot is an ability and it's clearly not listed there as well as if it is a toggle, it gives ARC 16 abilities opposed to everyone else's 15. My guess is it was listed there because it's clearly new to ARC and they've done away with everything that ARC could use as it's single shots.

Since it seems like no one read, and keep perpetuating the "toggled auto attack", consider ^

Looking it back over, ARC gets absolutely no abilities that aren't weaponskills that you can attack with. And since no other class toggles their auto-attack.....

[Kailok]

I never assumed it was toggle-able. In fact, I don't think that will be the case at all. I think they're trying to mainstream ARC so that it can keep up with the other classes. As it should be able to.


Edit: I know you weren't referring to me, I was..jus' sayin >.>;

[Llewelyn]

I switched to archer when they added auto-attack to the game because auto-attack causes me to surf the web while playing.

If it's not toggleable with archer, I'm not sure what'll happen to my short attention span. I really hope it is toggleable. It forces me to pay attention, which is a good thing.

[Corrderio]

Simple solution when you don't want to attack: get out of active mode.

[Mihana]

Simple solution when you don't want to attack: get out of active mode.

This really shouldn't be the answer to it... What if you wanna use a weaponskill, you gotta go back into active mode and hope you don't suddenly go into auto-attack mode again.

[Tonkra]

Hope your right, but i got a feeling your not..
Just be a massive loss imo for it to go that way, I've never got how less control over actions is better in a lot of peoples eyes.

its not less control... personally i cant see the point why it should be important to press a button every 2-3 secs to perform a regular non important "auto attack".... where is the sense?

its only annoying... and to hear the *weep* weep* tone every fuckin' 3 secs ;D

This really shouldn't be the answer to it... What if you wanna use a weaponskill, you gotta go back into active mode and hope you don't suddenly go into auto-attack mode again.

EVERY class has to switch to non active mode or just deselect the mob thats it, if you dont want to auto attack on it.



well, if ony people like you would be here, who are complaining about new changes then this game would never go into the right direction. People didnt liked the gameplay system... thats what the people complained about. and its SENSELESS to make archer the only class NOT having an auto attack with his Class weapon.

i mean come on... you are hitting with your bare hands ? thats a joke.
we need changes for FFXIV otherwise it will die. we need drastic changes.
wait and see how the gameplay of archer will be after 1.20

in my opinion it sucks to play an archer right now, in comparison to others.. its not that fluent and comfortable. and i say *WEEP *WEEP *WEEEP* *WEEP [...] tinitus..
that *weep* weep* before auto attack just sucked and was stupid.

Simple solution when you don't want to attack: get out of active mode.

easier: [esc] (deselecting target)

[Coglin]

Simple solution when you don't want to attack: get out of active mode.

This really shouldn't be the answer to it... What if you wanna use a weaponskill, you gotta go back into active mode and hope you don't suddenly go into auto-attack mode again.

Why shouldn't it be ? Every other class has to passive it up to not AA.

ANd no, you don't have to go into active mode to attack. All you have to do is use the WS and you go to insta-passive mode.

Not to mention, this is what everyone has asked for sine AA was released ans the threads were full of complainers claiming that an AA in which you punched was unfitting in syle as well as limiting our capability.

[Vanguard319]

I'm not sure why everyone is so positive it's a toggle. Light Shot is an ability and it's clearly not listed there as well as if it is a toggle, it gives ARC 16 abilities opposed to everyone else's 15. My guess is it was listed there because it's clearly new to ARC and they've done away with everything that ARC could use as it's single shots.

because if it wasn't, it would interfere with skills like shadowbind, (you'd lose bind the moment AA went off) I'm more surprised that ppl think that AA automatically means that arc will no longer be rooted when firing.