7.0 combat should go back to the shb recipe - burst rotations aren't enjoyable

[Avenheit]

Many forum posts about X class needs Y or Z sucks about X class.

The real problem behind why so many classes feel yucky is simply because of the forced rotation line introduced in 6.0

Furthermore, its feels gross because most instances still feel like they're designed with the old format in mind.

5.x was the bees knees when it came to combat. Devs, please go back to that formula, coz this one ain't it.

all 6.x does is introduce DISGUSTING skill drift.


also, make bunshin 120 seconds.

[Avenheit]

also, unmurder GNB. third shot and hypervelocity were a mistake.

[Wayfinder3]

True, every job feels far more rigid

[Fryfor]

I disagree!

[Curisu]

I agree.
It is annoying to have the same burst window for everyone. And then this window being interrupted by a intentional Boss mechanic at exactly that point in the fight.
Therefore everyone has to disrupt their flow of play to adjust their rotation to the changed burst window.

It just does not feel good.

[Supersnow845]

I would prefer SB over ShB but yes I totally agree that forced rigid 2 minute burst rotations make most of the jobs feel much worse than their older versions

[Duskane]

its either boring(DRK) or just ruins jobs (PLD/NIN) .
It also just feels backwards when they wanted to move away from "Meta comps" but now jobs with insane 2 minutes are in favor compared to others

[CelestiCer]

I enjoyed both. Though purely only for Samurai and also cause there was Kaiten. What I would like to not have be changed? is the tempo. As long as the tempo, the amount of APM does not go back to ARR slow-motion rotation.

[Kalaam]

I imagine balancing stuff around a standard 2 minute rotation is easier for the devs so that might be the reason why, but yes. This kind of kills versatility, you can't have jobs that are more about sustained damage anymore, or with odd burst windows, it makes every jobs just a tad less unique.

[Dzian]

I would prefer SB over ShB but yes I totally agree that forced rigid 2 minute burst rotations make most of the jobs feel much worse than their older versions

I'm in this camp.
4.0 blew 5.0 away for so many jobs... AST, SCH, BRD, SAM, NIN, WAR. maybe more. ALL better in 4.0 than they ever have been.