Is the game really going to have a GCD system?

[shanvhere]

I don't know if this was posted or talked about, but in all the videos I seen there is a GCD on the battle system, this to me seems boring, you click a ability and wait, then click same ability and wait some more. I really don't see the reasoning for the whole GCD mechanic. I would like to see longer CDs on spells.

[Eekiki]

So...you don't like the cool down, but you want a longer cool down?

<I don't understand.>

[Zenaku]

I don't know if this was posted or talked about, but in all the videos I seen there is a GCD on the battle system, this to me seems boring, you click a ability and wait, then click same ability and wait some more. I really don't see the reasoning for the whole GCD mechanic. I would like to see longer CDs on spells.

GCD when you get higher level it be less with gear,and level and others i bet they fix it tho due to everyone crying for low level.

[shanvhere]

Well what I mean is, you hit spell one it will be on CD, hit spell 2 that and one will be a cool down then spell 3 by that time spell one is up and ready to use but not all share a cd

[Wilksha]

I Don't mind the GCD, there's nothing special about it. All it's doing is preventing ability spam. ATM we don't know if higher tier spells will have a longer cool down or now. Wait till beta when they have/show higher tiered spells and abilities.
All current spells and abilities are lvl 20 or lower as it seems the cap is 20.

[Pseudopsia]

1.0 has a GCD it's called animation lock. Since SE removed animation lock so there has to be a way to prevent spamming all your abilities at once. There will be arguments how long it should be. I would prefer a longer GCD then a short one. Longer GCD gives you more time think of what ability to use next. Short GCD you end up just doing a set rotation of abilities, plus it hurts my fingers

Don't think all cooldowns will be the time of the GCD. Certain abilities will be longer.

Edit: My opinion change, If there's no GCD there will have to be a unique CD on each ability I observed this while playing GW2. GW2 has 4 main abilities per weapon excluding auto attack so there's not a ton of abilities you can spam also some of these are channeled.

[Orophin]

Me thinks you're a little late to the party.

[Cedri]

With the GCD I can pretend I'm Sona when I'm on BRD.

[Alhanelem]

I don't know if this was posted or talked about, but in all the videos I seen there is a GCD on the battle system, this to me seems boring, you click a ability and wait, then click same ability and wait some more. I really don't see the reasoning for the whole GCD mechanic. I would like to see longer CDs on spells.

All MMOs have a "GCD system" to some extent, because limiting certain actions to once every few seconds (typically the shortest amount of time they could be executed anyway) drastically eases the strain on the servers. This is a technical feature for performance, not a gameplay decision to make things boring.

But if you look at the latest alpha video, it sure doesn't look like anyone is sitting around waiting to me...

[KiriA500]

1.0 Stone Recast: 6 Seconds
ARR Stone Recast: 4 Seconds

1.0 Aero Recast: 6 Seconds
ARR Aero Recast: 4 Seconds

Both spells share the same cooldown timer in ARR, so you can't cast a spell immediately after using one. 1.0 didn't have this, so you could start casting a spell as soon as the other was done, while you waited for the other cooldown. 1.0 had more "spam."

Source for ARR cooldown timers: http://youtu.be/zjDnM0uf0O8?t=53s