Its ffxiv combat really so slow and boring?

[Dzian]

Its ffxiv combat really so slow and boring?

I don't think it's slow but it is boring.

for me the problem isnt the speed of combat is just the endless mashing of buttons that feel like they do nothing. and arent even connected to the encounter itself.

there's no finesse or power or weight of any kind to any abilities it's just mash buttons for what is essentially a glorified auto attack. with a few flashes and sparkles.

i generally hate the gcd system anyway its one reason i never got into wow. the combat system they had in 1.23 was far superior to what we have now. back then your skills felt powerfull and actually significant.

the other thing with gcds is it never really makes sense that a warrior can swing a great big battle axe at practically the same speed a monk can punch or ninja can swing a dagger.

but the combat system is incredibly boring dull and well weak for want of a better word. there's really no difference between many of the skills outside of some arbitary buff they grant. i mean if you took away the buffs and sparkles. what is the difference between jinpu and shifu. or savage blade and riot blade or gekko and kasha. or storms eye and storms path etc etc etc..

honestly if you simply showed the animation for a skill without its effects i reckon a ton of people wouldnt even be able to tell you what skill it was for a vast majority of the skills in game. because they're just have no power substance or finesse. and that is what makes combat boring. because its just endless mashing of weaksauce buttons doing weaksauce attacks in a flurry of bright flashy lights to try and make it look sparkly...

you don't even notice what skills the rest of the party are using generally because everything looks the same. its just a glorified auto attack. dull and
boring..

1.23 was miles better. everything felt way more powerfull and had some meat to it.

i also think the pace of a game has nothing to do with how many buttons you have press either. there are some much faster games out there that dont require any where near as many inputs. but i guess people get bored if they have nothing to press every millesecond