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

[Dreadnought]

For those of you who like the current system here is a quote that sums up exactly how I feel about this issue.



Now whether this is fixed by adding an assignable button to a controller/keyboard, or by moving/jumping I don't care it just needs to be fixed.

they already said more than once they are going to add a universal cancel spell button rendering this mechanic completely useless.

[Steggun]

they already said more than once they are going to add a universal cancel spell button rendering this mechanic completely useless.

I'm aware of that, but until that is done (who knows when that will be) I would gladly take this change.

[Jinko]

I'm all for this personally it makes it much easier to cancel spells.

Pretty much every MMO out there doesn't allow you to cast whilst moving and many don't even allow you to cast on a target who isn't in your line of sight. (I just hope they don't bring in the later cause that could F my healing right up)

[Pyretta_Blaze]

I'm all for this personally it makes it much easier to cancel spells.

I am glad to know that I am not the only one who finds the current "recast to cancel" thing not 100% reliable. Sometimes when I click to cancel my cast it does absolutely nothing at all. Could be lag, who knows. But it does not always work.

I do NOT want the slightest little wiggle to cancel my spell though... That would make me crazy. I would much rather movement increase the cast time.

[Bahn]

I am glad to know that I am not the only one who finds the current "recast to cancel" thing not 100% reliable. Sometimes when I click to cancel my cast it does absolutely nothing at all. Could be lag, who knows. But it does not always work.

I do NOT want the slightest little wiggle to cancel my spell though... That would make me crazy. I would much rather movement increase the cast time.

This is an issue with the client-server architecture that I've mentioned in many of my old posts. The game just seems to fucking drop packets all over the place and it has no clear way of telling you WHEN you're able to input the next skill due to animation locks. I've had FAR too many times to count where I hit a button to do a skill only for the button to not register, even though it was CLEARLY shown that my character was free and available to do the next skill (no animation lock or anything).

If they fixed the issue with the shitty client-server architecture (which they said will be fixed A YEAR FROM NOW in 2.0) then hitting the same button to undo a cast would work. Or as many people have pointed out, just give us a fucking universal "cancel cast" button to stop it.

[Rowyne]

I approve, for the most part. Most MMOs have few spells that can be cast while moving.

Anything with a cast timer should not be able to be cast while moving. Anything that's instant cast should allow for free movement, however.

I'm just fine with moving cancelling spellcasting, as long as we can get rid of animation lock. Fair tradeoff, IMO.

Moving, jumping and esc key should all cancel casting.

[Jinko]

Moving, jumping and esc key should all cancel casting.

This would make the most sense and control users would just use the Circle/Red button.

[Celtodeno]

Bards in TP parties managed...

This isn't FFXI.

Moving, jumping and esc key should all cancel casting.

WHY should they? What's your reasoning? Let me guess, because they have in the past?

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.

That's more like it!

[Majidah]

This isn't FFXI.

Oh and by that you mean we have less skilled players so that we can't expect them to manage to do what people did every day on XI as that would require actual focus and coordination right?

[Babydoll]

Derp...apparently I misread it...they are removing it forever? gtfo....

I love moving and casting...its a must in PVP too.