Picto motifs just don't flow..

[koko-on-da-forumz]

Motifs force you out of combat for at least 5 seconds and locks you in place for almost 4 while it's casting. It's kinda wild and throws off the whole flow of battle for me.

This is kind of the point.

You have to think strategically about when the best time to use them is. Points in the fight where there is no movement required, in-between bursts, ideally when the boss is untargetable or jumping out of range anyway.

It's really great design. We were just spoiled by FFXIV design turning the bosses into striking dummies with puzzles and completely static unchanging job rotations.