No more QTE please.

[Kurando]

Not a fan of button spam honestly, QTE is fine though so if there could be some different ones once in a while that would be fine. Alexander had one the was just a single press but that's probably a bit too easy, but perhaps pressing certain buttons/keys in succession could be a nice change (i.e. cross, circle, circle, cross etc).

[Sheriyana]

I don't hate QTEs but it's getting a bit old at this point, especially since they keep using them in the exact same way over and over, as in you get magically bound with the same animation and you have to spam a button to break free. How about something new for once? And I will say this one was a bit rough, I've done it a few times now and I didn't fail it a single time but having to spam that much just gets tiring. I know a story trial is technically a one and done deal but you forget trials roulette exists, I've already had to do it through that, and I kind of dread getting it only because of the QTE. Of course you can ilvl cheese but that will lock you out of any new trials that come after.

[Skivvy]

I don't know what's happened to my finger in the last month or two, but I dread getting these now. I just can't click that fast anymore, and I seem to fail about half of them. :X

Do you have to use your mouse, or is there another hotkey that will work?

[Jojoya]

I don't see how mashing a single button as fast as possible for several seconds adds anything interesting to an encounter.

It does nothing positive for story, if anything it ends up immersion breaking because of the large display for the QTE being planted right smack in the the middle of the screen.

While I can agree that it's nice to have something breaking up fight encounters, this is a poor way to do it.

I don't know what's happened to my finger in the last month or two, but I dread getting these now. I just can't click that fast anymore, and I seem to fail about half of them. :X

Do you have to use your mouse, or is there another hotkey that will work?

Any key on your keyboard should work. Just pick whatever is the most comfortable to mash.

[Skivvy]

Any key on your keyboard should work. Just pick whatever is the most comfortable to mash.

Oh snap, that may be a game changer! lol. I thought you could only use your mouse to click it. The struggle was real. D:

[frostmagemari]

Frankly, i dislike the QTE on principle rather than any difficulty or punishment. Rapidly hitting a button to not fail a mechanic isn't interesting, it isn't fun and it doesn't flow from the previous part of the fight or into the next part of the fight.

[ForteNightshade]

QTEs are fine if used properly. I actually enjoyed FFVII: Remake's because it was essentially a rhythm game sequence. Smashing your keyboard/controller, however, isn't fun or engaging. Frankly, it's lazy design to create artificial tension.

[Jkap_Goat]

You talking about the 8man 5.3 MSQ?

It's one button. One Button, that you click though albeit it they give you very little advance warning you need to do so and I nearly lost it because my hand was nowhere near the mouse at the time and I barely grabbed it in time.

That, and... I will admit that having to spam clicks is exhausting for the finger and can actually cause RSI in some individuals. They could at least have like 2-3 buttons you have to click as they light up or something so it ain't just "spam clicks on this button".

Also, how the upper 70% of the meter is impossible to maintain and it always leaves you 2.5 seconds from losing it is kinda stupid too (previous use of the QTEs didn't do this). So if my finger tires out from all the clicking and I lose it, EVERYBODY wipes?

That is absolutely terrible design, now that I think about it.

I had to do the fight twice, and the actual QTE 4 times (first group wiped twice and disbanded, second group wiped once because of no LB3), and on the 4th one, my finger was feeling pretty tired from all the clicking. I didn't know at the time that 1 person failing meant the entire group wipes.

very much agreed with you, I bitched and i hated it very much, spamming a button so i dont die? my hand hurted after that QTE.

Is this supposed to be fun? because its not fun, its a very annoying sequence that shouldn't be there. I swear FFXIV is going to give me Carpal Tunnel Syndrome smashing the same buttons over and over again...and now this unnecessary QTE


This isn't Resident evil 4 , FFXIV devs, you can stop now.

can we go back to strategy combat like your older games SE....? no okay then

at least FFXI doesnt hurt my hands.

[ObviousAlt]

Ugh. QTE's are where you go when you're out of good ideas.

[Jkap_Goat]

Ugh. QTE's are where you go when you're out of good ideas.

preach!! I very much agree with you!