Moving will be made to interrupt spellcasting at a point in time...

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

What a ridiculous change. Don't do this.

[Griss]

I was thinking it over a bit today. And if they want a squat and cast play style i think they could go a different route to encourage it rather then force it.

Just spit balling here, but what if they were to add something like steadfast stance for mages? Perhaps a bit of a bonus to say cast time, m.crit or potency while active. Something that you wouldn't need to utilize at all times but its nice when it is up.

If there not looking to encourage a style of play and are just reaching for a easy way to kill a cast, then i stand by my original facepalm.

[Atomisk]

please Don't make us stay in place to cast. This is one of the huge bonus's over ffxi for me. It may not be true animation lock. But it will lock us mages in place for sure.

[Sterling]

WAS it so hard to hit the same button again?
slackers.......... boyscouts.........
i was happy with mage in this game, hated it in XI

[Celtodeno]

Being able to run and cast is much more fun than standing in one spot and casting. It adds a layer of strategy and makes the game a bit more fast paced and exciting for me as a caster. This is one of my favorite parts of casting. I love being able to move around and kite a mob or a group while casting. IT'S FUN.

The benefits to still-casting are......? FFXI players like it?

Can't wait to play Pvp and get mowed over by every DoW while i stand still waiting for my 5-7 seconds spell casts.

Why mess with a good thing? It's not broke Don't fix it. Not exactly a progressive move Yoshi.

Pick a button for interruption, not my movement.

[Mindx3]

Being able to run and cast is much more fun than standing in one spot and casting. It adds a layer of strategy and makes the game a bit more fast paced and exciting for me as a caster. This is one of my favorite parts of casting. I love being able to move around and kite a mob or a group while casting. IT'S FUN.

The benefits to still-casting are......? FFXI players like it?

Can't wait to play Pvp and get mowed over by every DoW while i stand still waiting for my 5-7 seconds spell casts.

Why mess with a good thing? It's not broke Don't fix it. Not exactly a progressive move Yoshi.

Pick a button for interruption, not my movement.

Go play frost mage in WoW come back and tell me you still need to cast and run to kite

[Celtodeno]

Go play frost mage in WoW come back and tell me you still need to cast and run to kite

This isn't WoW. It's also not FFXI.

It wouldn't even matter if it was. It wouldn't change the fact that the system in place now is fun, and that the change proposed will be less fun.

That's all there is to it. We all know what's its like to stand in one place and cast. It's less fun than being able to move around while casting.

[Mindx3]

This isn't WoW. It's also not FFXI.

It wouldn't even matter if it was. It wouldn't change the fact that the system in place now is fun, and that the change proposed will be less fun.

That's all there is to it. We all know what's its like to stand in one place and cast. It's less fun than being able to move around while casting.

Hmm maybe they should allow casting and moving, as well as give me 15 second spell casts so i can run around while glowing and have fun! I can see it now...o the fun!!

[Dreadnought]

Hmm maybe they should allow casting and moving, as well as give me 15 second spell casts so i can run around while glowing and have fun! I can see it now...o the fun!!

fun? what about running to a safer position while casting? thast how i do it, not sure about you.
not only does it feel so much more fluid to start casting SS while im running to my group of leve mobs, but theres been so many times where ive been able to run away from mobs while casting- have the mobs dissengage- my spell then goes off - i then immediately go right back to fighting them.
its fluid, more fluid then not being able to do either of those.

also take into account the new MMOs that are coming out. both blade and soul and GW 2 have already been praised for their magic casting system by players and other DEVs. Both of those games allow you to not only charge cast while running but also complete the cast while still running.
the new market for MMOs is more action oriented. Yoshi has stated that he does want a strong level of competition to future games and has used these coming up games as examples in past player polls and in interviews.

[Jinrya-Geki]

Go play frost mage in WoW come back and tell me you still need to cast and run to kite

I knew you were a WoW player... stupid pvpers. This is why it should be left out of this game, or have it's own server. All you pvpers want is to gimp classes so you can beat them in a stupid fight that means nothing. Which leads to gimping a class in PvE.

Glad your not on my server, cause I would go out of my way to make your life a living hell in this game.