Why do you want auto-attack? (discussion)[dev1022]

[Nuru]

They can't make it toggle-able as it was said that auto-attack is what makes the new system possible. It does not work without auto-attack.

Although you speak the truth, and that whatever ideas we come up with now are already invalid..

This thread was asking how we wanted it, personally.

To be honest, I've noticed how people disregard the OP, which is the most important post to read in any thread.

[Arcell]

Well I already answered why I want it, I was just clearing up the issue of people bringing up toggle.

[Nuru]

Even so, that is what they would prefer themselves. lol Its not like they assume it is going to happen. :P

[Dubont]

If your gamplay is 11111111 you are lazy. There's no other reason to spam a normal attack.

Ninja EDIT: forgot to quote -.-'

Wrong. Archer as well as the 2 mages get no use out of other attacks that aren't spells/tp moves in most party situations, outside of BRs. Also, spamming 1 is the equivalent of an autoattack, just less efficient.

[Dreamer]

Wrong. Archer as well as the 2 mages get no use out of other attacks that aren't spells/tp moves in most party situations, outside of BRs. Also, spamming 1 is the equivalent of an autoattack, just less efficient.

The amount of fail in this post is staggering. Only the last sentence is even remotely true.

[DeadRiser]

I want it to make battles worthwhile and not a zergfest of enless spamming
I want battles to last more than 10 seconds.
I want there to be some kind of skill to battles, and some communication too.

[Alcide]

The amount of fail in this post is staggering. Only the last sentence is even remotely true.

So true, actually as Archer you have to use almost no normal attacks at all in order to be effective, Multishot and Trifurcate FTW.
And if you spam normal attacks as a mage you clearely fail, you don't even have to care for the MP now...

[Dubont]

So true, actually as Archer you have to use almost no normal attacks at all in order to be effective, Multishot and Trifurcate FTW.
And if you spam normal attacks as a mage you clearely fail, you don't even have to care for the MP now...

k...Spirit Dart = 37 dmg to Great Buffalo
Thunder 2 = 38 dmg to great buffalo
Fire 2 = 31 dmg to great buffalo
Aero 2 = 42 dmg to great buffalo

Spirit Dart does more DoT than any spell that I can throw at it outside of BRs and being buffed.

[gifthorse]

Some people are flippin crazy.

"it makes it easier to talk in combat"

Um... I didn't know that the middle of combat was a good time to be socialising lol. Omg... seriously. No wonder FFXIV fails if these are the people its trying to accommodate while also trying to cater to the MMO audience at large who would laugh at all of these stupid requests. Lol. Can't talk in combat lol. LOL!

[Cendres]

I recently played Dragon Age 2, it has auto-attack on PC. I got a bug in a dungeon where the auto-attack stopped working, let's just say the amount of time I had to manually click my mouse was ridiculous and pain inducing.

Auto-attack allows you to focus on other things and strategies. If the game was more action oriented with cool specialty moves like in AoC I could understand no auto-attack but that's not how this naturally wants to flow. Either make the game MORE action oriented or add in auto-attack.