Extreme disappointment in Melee Animation

[Spuffin]

the effects in ffxi covered what the animation looked like. I hated that. Also when you got 6 or more ppl doing ws in ffxi it can lag up. I had to turn off effects in aby. 18 ppl ws was horrific.

Must have had a crapy PC, its sounds like my XBOX360 out beasted your rig. Time for upgrade?

[Kilta_Firelotus]

Must have had a crapy PC, its sounds like my XBOX360 out beasted your rig. Time for upgrade?

sorry for the insult and hope you don;t take it to personally

your a jerk and there is no need to be one.
I'm sorry it had to be said. Please forgive me.

Anyway Actually I played ffxi on the ps2 and 360. I don't/can't play games on pc. More importently, It was just an opinion. I don't like gaudy explosions from out of no where. It was just eye candy that covered up what your character was doing. I perfer the ones on ffxiv.
As for animations, bith ffxiv and ffxi did the same thing, they repeated animations as because its well easier/ faster to do. And more importently again, there is so wany different ways to swing a weapon around.

[Zenaku]

The best WS in FFXIV is Pug final attack it look so bad ass.

[Corleone]

The best WS in FFXIV is Pug final attack it look so bad ass.

Agreed! Every class should of had an attack this amazing for their rank 50 WS...

[Betelgeuzah]

XIV's 1-50 animations are pretty superior to that of XI's. As time goes on, XIV's 51-75 animations will be as well.

[Prevbean]

XIV's 1-50 animations are pretty superior to that of XI's. As time goes on, XIV's 51-75 animations will be as well.

HQAHAHAHAHAHA you must be shittting me........... wow you brown nosing fanboys are too much really. haaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

If you think FFXIV animations are even close to FFXI you guys are smoking crack

[Kaedan]

oh. It's spuffin.

*closes door*

[Zkieve]

I dont understand how can anyone defend the animations we currently have.
FFXI was a long time ago when standard were not so high.
All battle animations we have currently fall way below standards.i dont think is even a discussion.

[Vackashken]

I dont understand how can anyone defend the animations we currently have.

Neither can I, especially when Yoshi P says they fall below the mark too.

[Nephera]

eh..

the quality of the animations is ok, the problem with them is

A) there's too few

B) several of the single target ones share animations with the multi target ones ( I suppose this is to indicate what part of the monster they hit rather than a range of attacks)

C) some of the animations are exclusive to using skills from OTHER classes (and are also poor indicators of whether or not you're using aoe)

D) the animations arent very flashy barring the few skills that are locked to classes (Luminous spire, arrow helix, seismic smash) and dont pull the "oh but we'll have cooler skills 50-75". because
1) Most other games will give you impressive looking skills way before that level range
2) Most other final fantasy games will give you impressive looking skills way before that level range
3)games that predate xiv will give you impressive looking skills way before that level range
4) a carrot on a string only works so long.