Machinist animations

[Cetek14]

Yes, I would love to stand in place like a cardboard cut-out, ever vigilant as I never move while attacking.

Clearly shows you didn't read whole post. If you prefer jumping with every GCD i'm not here to take it away. I'm just asking for server side command to customize it. I personally want to use the gun the most basic way.
Bard is just standing in place yet somehow no one has issues with it. 3.0 MCH was exactly like current BRD.

[Doozer]

Thats not what this thread is for, its about asking for options, some people prefer just the straight up shooting animations on mch, cos youre you know shooting people, not an acrobat.

Then why does everyone need anything but static boring animations? BRD was mentioned, so why do they do flips, jumps, and spins (and don't tell me BRDs don't do that, I play with a BRD regularly and can see what they do)? Why does GNB jump when attacking? Why does WHM do a spin and float when casting certain spells? Why does RDM need to do backflips? You're really telling me that Contre Sixte really needs them to do some dramatic flip attack when they're not even moving anywhere?

Jobs having elaborate animations is flare. Everyone standing in one spot doing nothing is boring. I recently picked up MCH again after leaving it at level ~60 during SB and I love the 'acrobatic' animations because it looks cool and it's not the same boring animations of my character just standing in place occasionally pointing his gun.

Also be realistic: This is the third expansion, and there hasn't been anything even close to animation options being added except for idle animations that were added in ARR. You're wasting your time. I doubt they'd put all that work into such complex animations just to let you choose the boring ones.

Clearly shows you didn't read whole post.

Did, actually. I love implying I must not know everything that was said in order to disagree. Lmao.

[Cetek14]

Then why does everyone need anything but static boring animations? BRD was mentioned, so why do they do flips, jumps, and spins (and don't tell me BRDs don't do that, I play with a BRD regularly and can see what they do)? Why does GNB jump when attacking? Why does WHM do a spin and float when casting certain spells? Why does RDM need to do backflips? You're really telling me that Contre Sixte really needs them to do some dramatic flip attack when they're not even moving anywhere?

Jobs having elaborate animations is flare. Everyone standing in one spot doing nothing is boring. I recently picked up MCH again after leaving it at level ~60 during SB and I love the 'acrobatic' animations because it looks cool and it's not the same boring animations of my character just standing in place occasionally pointing his gun.

Also be realistic: This is the third expansion, and there hasn't been anything even close to animation options being added except for idle animations that were added in ARR. You're wasting your time. I doubt they'd put all that work into such complex animations just to let you choose the boring ones.



Did, actually. I love implying I must not know everything that was said in order to disagree. Lmao.

I'm implying you didn't read it because your first post brought nothing of value to the discussion.

BRD is mostly standing in place. It has a few more wild animations, but it has nice balance between being cool and toned down.
GNB has 2 jumps, and it actually makes sense to cut from above. And also we don't do backflip during it.
RDM has 3 backflips. Displacement, because it makes sense. Engagement, imho kinda too crazy, but it's situational oGCD, so no problems. And Contre-Sixte, but it's very well made animation, it looks like we are giving greater force to our attack. Beside that as RDM (and other casters) you "stand in place like a cardboard cut-out" (which is absolutely fine).
For MCH almost everything is crazy. Zero balance between "cool" and toned down. I honestly would love to have these animations as oGCDs, but not as GCDs, the things we see the most often, but at this point they won't rework it again. Pretty much we have a gun, but we can't use it the most basic way, like other jobs can use their weapons. For me 3.0 MCH was very similar to BRD, but if people like heated animations i don't want to take it away. I just want an option to choose the ones i find superior (and not only me).

TL : DR - all other jobs have good balance between cool and stylish, while MCH has very crazy animations on almost all actions, including main combo.

It's worth to add that with original animations your character actually walks, and not slides on the ground. In 3.0 i loved that job, it felt like peak of FFXIV animation design.

[Doozer]

I'm implying you didn't read it because your first post brought nothing of value to the discussion.

Sorry, but that's just plain rude. Saying me adding my opinion that opposes yours is not of value (hm I wonder if it's because I didn't agree with you) is extremely rude and has literally nothing to do with me not reading your post. You lied, saying I didn't read it, in order to invalidate what I said instead of admitting it's just because I don't agree with your reason for this thread.

You as a person are so not worth my time, so I'm not even going to waste it by arguing with you when you think everything I say is worthless. Enjoy playing a job you hate, they'll never change it. Cry more about it. Bye.

[Cetek14]

Sorry, but that's just plain rude. Saying me adding my opinion that opposes yours is not of value (hm I wonder if it's because I didn't agree with you) is extremely rude and has literally nothing to do with me not reading your post. You lied, saying I didn't read it, in order to invalidate what I said instead of admitting it's just because I don't agree with your reason for this thread.

You as a person are so not worth my time, so I'm not even going to waste it by arguing with you when you think everything I say is worthless. Enjoy playing a job you hate, they'll never change it. Cry more about it. Bye.

Your first post was simply saying "No because i like heated animations", without any arguments. Command would be server side, so no one will lose anything. You could at least say that it's not worth their time, which would be an argument (even though i think it can be easily done).

P.S

I haven't touched MCH for 2 years. I will keep trying because i love the aesthetics, even though current rotation is rather problematic, but i simply don't like the fact that it changes to acrobat.