Square Enix needs to fix cooldowns used too late

[Ametrine]

Lustrate works better mostly due to it hitting part way into the animation, and the animation and CD being very short. But Lustrate is less our "Oh shit" heal and more our big heal. We're expected to use it more often than Benediction by a long shot. Even more than Tetra.

Benediction being an 100% heal has to have caveats, it being animation lock and long cooldown. Same with Hallowed.

Working as intended.

[Joe777]

Lustrate works better mostly due to it hitting part way into the animation, and the animation and CD being very short. But Lustrate is less our "Oh shit" heal and more our big heal. We're expected to use it more often than Benediction by a long shot. Even more than Tetra.

Benediction being an 100% heal has to have caveats, it being animation lock and long cooldown. Same with Hallowed.

Working as intended.

So basically we should lose the ability to use oGCDs for the duration of their cooldown if they get used too late, even if the reason is beyond our control? Yeah, anyone would be foolish to not approve of that. /endsarcasm

[Adire]

I really like when I try to get a raiton off and fuma shuriken happens instead despite me using 2 mudras. I've even seen it play both the raiton and shuriken animations at the same time....

I think sometimes auto-attacks cause it to bug out.

[Joe777]

I really like when I try to get a raiton off and fuma shuriken happens instead despite me using 2 mudras. I've even seen it play both the raiton and shuriken animations at the same time....

I think sometimes auto-attacks cause it to bug out.

That one is actually a visual thing only. Like in your case even though it looks like Fuma it was actually Raiton. I've had times where I used Huton but the animation was Raiton lol

[Symphie]

Buttons like Hallowed Ground and Benediction aren't supposed to be used at the last second, this isn't that kind of game. Learn the fight, learn the stress points, learn how to use the buttons correctly. It isn't up to Squeenix to change their entire game to cover for your inability to learn your job.

Please stop defending poor design that makes the gameplay clunky with "git gud". Bio is another example that suffer from such poor design and the reason "why" is simply "because" when almost every other ACN DoT applied instantly.

[Ametrine]

So basically we should lose the ability to use oGCDs for the duration of their cooldown if they get used too late, even if the reason is beyond our control? Yeah, anyone would be foolish to not approve of that. /endsarcasm

Latency is one thing.

Bad strategy is another entirely.

[Joe777]

Latency is one thing.

Bad strategy is another entirely.

My point exactly.

[Jijifli]

Buttons like Hallowed Ground and Benediction aren't supposed to be used at the last second, this isn't that kind of game. Learn the fight

Wait, I'm not meant to use Benediction when my tank is low on health? Sorry I'll just use it at 50% instead since I can't wait to give it the full benefit.

Also, let's look at Living Dead, another skill that suffers this same issue of needing to finish the animation before it activates. Now what's one of Living Dead's issues as a life saving cooldown? Oh. Right. It doesn't do ANYTHING if you die, meaning you would want to use it when you're about to die. If I don't use it last second, how do I know it'll get any use?

Also, let's pretend these animations are intended, and we really aren't meant to use them there. So why is the player punished for trying? If I Benediction, and it doesn't heal, couldn't I get the cooldown back? Why waste it entirely? That's not fun.

[Hitsuzen]

Sometimes I oGCD hallowed ground to cheat a mechanic right before it goes off but I die then the effect triggers.

I think it is a latency and animation delay issue not a bug.

[Joe777]

Sometimes I oGCD hallowed ground to cheat a mechanic right before it goes off but I die then the effect triggers.

I think it is a latency and animation delay issue not a bug.

Latency and animation delay tend to be the factor that causes you to waste an oGCD. All I'm saying is the ability should not go on cooldown if this happens.