Animation Lock: Why don't you like it?

[Klefth]

and i wouldnt say that 2.0. animations are less good? i mean.. watch the Paladin 2.0. WS, Monk 2.0. WS...
Limit Break Trailer

Whoa, look at them move around all over the place while they do those WS!

Really, those WS do look cool, but at least try to imagine one of them while the characters are running backwards or strafing or whatever. ESPECIALLY that PLD WS. The animations would make absolutely no sense. They would look completely retarded. Do you seriously think they'd purposefully show you something that looks bad in a trailer?

Now look at it from a gameplay point of view. Don't you think that pulling off the strongest move you have - say, a six hit combo with a spear or whatever - with completely unrestrained movement would be juuust a lil' bit broken? Or spamming your skills while dodging enemy attacks at the same time? Could you imagine if it was just like that for mobs also? Like, say, having Moggle Mog XII doing Pom Flare WHILE chasing you around? Yeah, that would be perfectly fine, I would imagine.

But hey, since it's just a nuisance that cripples gameplay and only serves to make it slower and boring, why don't they just get rid of cooldowns as well? Those do that too, don't they? And while they're at it, why don't they remove casting times for any sort of spells altogether? That would certainly make everything much faster and fun!

[SkyeWindbinder]

We should only hope, since you know, he was one of the main people responsible for not only this series but other games you like I noticed you use in examples.

Explain how he caused those series to go backwards.

Pfft, don't listen to him. Tanaka was probably the reason animation lock was put in the game in the first place. lol I for one am glad Yoshi knows enough to destroy it's existence. Bye bye, AL!

[TidBones]

Animation lock and global cooldown are both pieces of crap. No need to go that deep with it, they suck and we dont need it.

[SkyeWindbinder]

What's funny is that those who like or have no problem with animation lock swear that those who hate it only hate it because of the Ifrit fight or because "they haven't learned their character". Ifrit was never a problem for me, even with animation lock. I cold win it with my eyes closed. Probably the easiest primal battle. And I knew m character inside and out, making me among the deadliest of damage dealers as well as among the most efficient healers. I just don't like being rooted while an animation finishes, with no option to at least cancel it if I want to move again. It's obnoxious, stupid, and I'm glad the devs agree with me on that and decided to nuke it's existence. Good riddance.

[Niqote]

What's funny is that those who like or have no problem with animation lock swear that those who hate it only hate it because of the Ifrit fight or because "they haven't learned their character". Ifrit was never a problem for me, even with animation lock. I cold win it with my eyes closed. Probably the easiest primal battle. And I knew m character inside and out, making me among the deadliest of damage dealers as well as among the most efficient healers. I just don't like being rooted while an animation finishes, with no option to at least cancel it if I want to move again. It's obnoxious, stupid, and I'm glad the devs agree with me on that and decided to nuke it's existence. Good riddance.

Actually they mean Ifrit Extreme. I won't assume you have not beat him, but if you have then surely you understand the frustration for ani-lock (though it should be directed at solely at latency because let's face it ani-lock is a easy mechanic to slot into your game play)

While I do not mind ani-lock and would be fine if it stayed, it's leaving is not a problem either... since there are indeed more pro's then con's for it's leaving

Honestly to me it's also an issue of fairness. A mage can't move while performing a task (a spell) but a DD can (a Weapon skill) that is truly unfair.

[Zumi]

Actually they mean Ifrit Extreme. I won't assume you have not beat him, but if you have then surely you understand the frustration for ani-lock (though it should be directed at solely at latency because let's face it ani-lock is a easy mechanic to slot into your game play)

While I do not mind ani-lock and would be fine if it stayed, it's leaving is not a problem either... since there are indeed more pro's then con's for it's leaving

Honestly to me it's also an issue of fairness. A mage can't move while performing a task (a spell) but a DD can (a Weapon skill) that is truly unfair.

A mage can cast spells from afar a melee has to be next to the boss to hit it. Probably why one of the reasons they have to stand still when they cast. In PvP if you can move and cast Vs any melee you could kite the melee the whole time while damaging him.

[Zantetsuken]

The problem isn't animation lock, it's the fact that we faced battles that seemed to be designed without animation lock (or lag) in mind.

I'd prefer that the lag and battle issues be fixed rather than the animation lock. A DRG that can run around while executing chaos thrust will look ridiculous (even if they separate upper and lower body animations)

If the battles and lag are fixed, we won't care about the lock anymore and the whole game will look/play better.

[SkyeWindbinder]

The problem isn't animation lock, it's the fact that we faced battles that seemed to be designed without animation lock (or lag) in mind.

I'd prefer that the lag and battle issues be fixed rather than the animation lock. A DRG that can run around while executing chaos thrust will look ridiculous (even if they separate upper and lower body animations)

If the battles and lag are fixed, we won't care about the lock anymore and the whole game will look/play better.

Speak for yourself. I never thought lag was a problem with animation lock. I just hate it because I think it's stupid.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

Speak for yourself. I never thought lag was a problem with animation lock. I just hate it because I think it's stupid.

You must be hating ALOT of game that has animation locks then. WOW

[SkyeWindbinder]

You must be hating ALOT of game that has animation locks then. WOW

Not really, since I never said I hated ANY game that has animation lock, just animation lock itself. lol