Impactful Attacks

[JunseiKei]

I like FFXIV's more realistic approach to sounds being applied to skills.

A monk uses their fist. Ever hit someone for real? You probably didn't even make a sound close to what a monk's punches do in FFXIV. They aren't super unrealistic.
Same thing with swinging a sword. Ever swung one? Chances are, probably not, depending on the type of sword and how you attack, what they gave paladin and dark knights aren't unrealistic either.

Honestly, I think too many games give moves and attacks too much of the "Hollywood treatment" and over exaggerate too much. Or I just like simplier and quieter sounds since I tend to have sound effects turned down the most.

[Welsper59]

I like FFXIV's more realistic approach to sounds being applied to skills.

A monk uses their fist. Ever hit someone for real? You probably didn't even make a sound close to what a monk's punches do in FFXIV. They aren't super unrealistic.
Same thing with swinging a sword. Ever swung one? Chances are, probably not, depending on the type of sword and how you attack, what they gave paladin and dark knights aren't unrealistic either.

Honestly, I think too many games give moves and attacks too much of the "Hollywood treatment" and over exaggerate too much. Or I just like simplier and quieter sounds since I tend to have sound effects turned down the most.

When the argument is about the "feeling" of it, you can't apply RL sounds to them. IRL, you literally feel the impact of punching or hitting something with a weapon. In a game, IRL impact sounds on flesh (or simulated flesh) are hardly something of excitement... depending on moisture, it's more gross than exciting lol. The sounds in this game are fantastical, but certainly not of a good quality when it comes to that "impact" feel. The sounds we have in this game are (mostly) the equivalent of someone going "whoosh" IRL. It's fine, but it's a different degree of fake, compared to a quality sound effect that makes the listener feel.

[Enur]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bVUR9xN8OI

Thats a Snap Punch. Quick, crisp and whip like. In game its slow and boring to both look at and hear.

[JunseiKei]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bVUR9xN8OI

Thats a Snap Punch. Quick, crisp and whip like. In game its slow and boring to both look at and hear.

I mean, hitting a bag and hitting someone in the face don't sound the same. Hitting someone in the face is a pretty dull sound and nothing like that crisp sound you'd get from a bag.

[Ralts]

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What? Those swings are far from realistic, and i've trained with a 2-handed sword lol

[AkashiXI]

I always thought that it would be nice if anytime we crit an enemy, their flinch would be more noticeable, but only when a single player is on the enemy. Having more than 3-4 players on any enemy would result in the mob having a seizure. Either way, I would like to see some different animations for hurting enemies, even if it means only for raid bosses.

[Jim_Berry]

I understand. In FFXI, when a SAM using Tachi: Gekko, you felt it, even though you're on another job. Also, Crit hits there give a different sound and visual effect.

When I use Trick Attack in FFXIV, it just feels like a normal attack. I think abilities like the last hit from Butcher's Block should feel like it hit hard.

[Shurrikhan]

Though for me the lack of any ragdoll, knockback, staggering or collision is far more significant to the lack of "impactful" feeling in XIV's skills than the underutilized and untermastered combat SFX, I think the latter's the only one with a real hope of change in this game.
Sadly, I don't say that just because it's an MMO; others have pulled that off decently well.

That said, I feel like every move in the direction of improvement would be an boon both in long run and short, e.g. giving back multi-hit skills multiple hits, and giving a reason that they might perform differently than single-hit skills other than just wasting single-hit buffing abilities like Life Surge.