ffxiv:arr without auto attack , is it possible ?

[Nouran]

i enjoy playing ffxiv so much but i was thinking... is it possible to attack by clicking a keyboard button or a mouse button instead of auto attacking .. thought it would be more fun
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How long do you think you could keep up the mash in a fight that takes you a lot of tries to learn?

When you intend to play a game for a month, yes bashing buttons is ok.
When you plan to play a game for 5 years.
No one wants carpal tunnel.

with TP Regenaration on Time, Auto-Attack adds just a more realistic

i just saw ur point of view guys, and i totally agree, i guess auto attack is much better than clicking

[Shougun]

Ye... sor... may...



It would be a pretty big change in game style. Its one I'd like to see because I love positional flowing combat - but I think the general FFXIV crowd would be overwhelmed and or is not their cup of tea.


So.. I think it could be done but with like 1% chance of happening lol

[Radacci]

that would only make sense if attack speed was faster. For lancer it's 3sec CD on normal attacks, so it would be pretty boring to only be able to click a button to do normal attack every 3 second. You could just skip normal attack altogether, and just use skills instead then.

[Anonymoose]

At first glance it sounds like going from Dragon Age combat to Dragon Age 2 combat. I did not enjoy that change, personally. I didn't even bother to finish the second game because of it.

[Shougun]

At first glance it sounds like going from Dragon Age combat to Dragon Age 2 combat. I did not enjoy that change, personally. I didn't even bother to finish the second game because of it.

I was thinking more like Demon Souls / Dark Souls ... shows how broad an idea no auto attack is.. lol

[Altena]

They had this.. It was called FFXIV 1.0.. It was garbage. XIV is no longer a "real time action" MMO, thank god... Spamming a button just to hit stuff gets insanely annoying in an MMO in my opinion.

[Shougun]

They had this.. It was called FFXIV 1.0.. It was garbage. XIV is no longer a "real time action" MMO, thank god... Spamming a button just to hit stuff gets insanely annoying in an MMO in my opinion.

Thats pretty much what ARR is going to be though (and to a degree 1.0) lol - I mean auto attack damage adds up but its definitely not your hard source of damage.


But if OP meant like early 1.0 system then yeah I'm ok with how it is now. I thought they where talking about like the Souls games or like Monster Hunter, Dragons Dogma, and other action oriented combat games.

[Nix]

i enjoy playing ffxiv so much but i was thinking... is it possible to attack by clicking a keyboard button or a mouse button instead of auto attacking .. thought it would be more fun

They had this in 1.0 and it was painful ><. Battle would go like:

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.... 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 and it was so mindnumbing D:

I can't comment on alpha gameplay (hi NDA) except for what was in the combat videos, but they have it balanced in ARR pretty well, I think you will enjoy it.

[Anonymoose]

I think it has a lot to do with the system and how I'm posed when using that system. I'm okay being required to mash to make progress (sometimes) if I'm half-laying down and have a controller, but obligatory "rapid-same-button-press or fail" mechanics (as opposed to well timed and combined mechanics) are obnoxious when I'm sitting down at the PC with a keyboard and mouse. "Action" becomes "Man, this is tiring."

Clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick ... click menu, click exit.

How long do you think you could keep up the mash in a fight that takes you a lot of tries to learn? You should never be so tired of playing that you have to switch hands.

Sorry, Miqo'te.

[Solace]

When you intend to play a game for a month, yes bashing buttons is ok.
When you plan to play a game for 5 years.
NO bashing buttons is not ok.....
This topic has been beaten to death several times already btw.
No one wants carpal tunnel..