Less scripted fights more online engagement

[angienessyo]

There's WOW for that kind of gameplay. XIV fights are choreographed dances.

Funnily enough, Barb EX, first boss of one of the new expert dungeons, and M2 have their moments that feel a little more WoW-like where movement and dodging is a lot more hectic and less predictable. They still have structured phases and dance moments, but they also have great moments that keep you on your toes. Those are my favorite types of fights in FF14 outside of Ultimate.

[Phaty]

I see this as a game issue not mine

Fix server tick

Oh I wholeheartedly agree

[Tunda]

Funnily enough, Barb EX, first boss of one of the new expert dungeons, and M2 have their moments that feel a little more WoW-like where movement and dodging is a lot more hectic and less predictable. They still have structured phases and dance moments, but they also have great moments that keep you on your toes. Those are my favorite types of fights in FF14 outside of Ultimate.

Ifrit and Garuda savage also is one of the best fights I have ever experience in FFXIV until that day I will never forget the choas that I went through

when the game was good..

[Raven2014]

The reason fights in FF14 is structured is not only because the fight is structured, it's because the whole system is structure. The strict and long rotation, combo breaker, melee positional, 2 minutes burst window and DPS check that requires certain level of optimization ... none of that lend itself to a random fight even with zero ping. You'll need a much more nonrestrictive and free flow combat system to allow freestyling fight.

In short: they will need to change not only the fight design, but the whole system of the game. In another word: not gonna happen.

[Tunda]

The reason fights in FF14 is structured is not only because the fight is structured, it's because the whole system is structure. The strict and long rotation, combo breaker, melee positional, 2 minutes burst window and DPS check that requires certain level of optimization ... none of that lend itself to a random fight even with zero ping. You'll need a much more nonrestrictive and free flow combat system to allow freestyling fight.

In short: they will need to change not only the fight design, but the whole system of the game. In another word: not gonna happen.

we didn't request hard changes in the game..

we ask for baby steps.. just make things have life.. let bosses have decision making.. everything feels scripted dull and unplayable for more than few times

[BunnyQueen]

Less scripted fights more online engagement

Playing through trails and fights more than once is a wasted time and boring

What about stopping scripted fights at least 50% just let us have online moments that can be unique each fight

I agree with this, also upping auto attack damage to force more healer engagement.

[Reimmi]

There's WOW for that kind of gameplay. XIV fights are choreographed dances.

Wow doesn't offer this either.
I have raided in both, and people exaggerate when they say wow fights are different every time. Wow fights are the exact same mechanics every time, with timers/health percentage breakpoints just random people hit with mechanics (just like ff14 shock and awe) each time.

[KillaKilala]

I like raids how they are, but I would love to see this implemented to the new field operation instead of having another FATE farming zone

[Raven2014]

we didn't request hard changes in the game..

we ask for baby steps.. just make things have life.. let bosses have decision making.. everything feels scripted dull and unplayable for more than few times

You already have baby steps, fights are no longer 100% exactly the same but have some random element like phase order in them now, and even THAT isn't always popular when it mess up things like 2 minutes window.

What you are asking for is not baby steps just because you're thinking it's baby steps. That kind of change is not minor and will require large structural change no matter how much you wish otherwise.

[Tunda]

You already have baby steps, fights are no longer 100% exactly the same but have some random element like phase order in them now, and even THAT isn't always popular when it mess up things like 2 minutes window.

What you are asking for is not baby steps just because you're thinking it's baby steps. That kind of change is not minor and will require large structural change no matter how much you wish otherwise.

not my issue if it requires 1 million dollar I am a customer I say what I want

i dont care how billions this will cost.. I care about game being fun nothing else