The problem with "Instant OFF GCD" abilities makes combat feel less rewarding.

[Malitias]

Good morning Camate!

Then your team needs to look into creating an ability que system if it's intended for instant casts to be this clunky.

Otherwise your game is going to turn into 1 strategy... 1 macro that will be spammed. Players that prefer not to use macros are going to be forced to. GREAT strategy design.

I don't see where the game is "forcing" me to use macros. It also doesn't feel clunky to me (matter of opinion I guess?).

A flexible queue-system would be quite awesome though. ^^

[Khalette]

It's really not about difficulty. You can adjust the cooldowns on off GCD abilities for that purpose. This is really about the game feeling unresponsive and inconsistent. I push a button and I simply don't know what will happen. Do I need to push it a few more times? Did it go off? Am I sure? That's not challenge nor good gameplay - it's simply bad design.

(Note this has nothing to do with the long GCD, which I like.)

Agreed with everything you say. Even if the gcd doesn't get decreased, the game is horribly clunky.

[VisualDeadlock]

i totally agree with the OP. It makes the combat feel slow and clunky, even though I can tell that its not really like that. I can stick with the animation on abilities, and the 2.5s ability recast, but the off-GCD really needs to be immediate and instant.

[Malitias]

As for SE.. from what I have read so far, there will be lots of improvements to UI, targeting and other stuff. I do not mean to be the fan-boy here, I also have things I do not like, no hate about the game at the moment (freakin minion targeting, fate-grinding, etc.). But I want to see what happens in 2.1 (the first patch) before I'd dare getting nearly as aggressive and accusing as you are.


An honest question by the way.. if the game is so "shitty" and you are so unhappy with the game (correct me if I am wrong, but it sure sounds that way) why are you playing it?

[complexxL9]

As for SE.. from what I have read so far, there will be lots of improvements to UI, targeting and other stuff. I do not mean to be the fan-boy here, I also have things I do not like, no hate about the game at the moment (freakin minion targeting, fate-grinding, etc.). But I want to see what happens in 2.1 (the first patch) before I'd dare getting nearly as aggressive and accusing as you are.


An honest question by the way.. if the game is so "shitty" and you are so unhappy with the game (correct me if I am wrong, but it sure sounds that way) why are you playing it?

I'd be interested to read that info on upcoming UI changes if you share the source.
Game is not shitty, it has great potential, but it is held back buy some shitty aspects.

[Malitias]

The stuff about UI is somewhere in the middle of this text:
http://www.secrets-eorzea.com/en/new...rets-of-eorzea
He says in the first 6 months he wants to have the game's UI improve based on feedback and then give players the tools to make their own add-ons.
If that is gonna happen, you can be sure someone is gonna do that sooner or later if SE doesn't do it.
I'll wait and see if they improve the UI to represent animation-locks. If they don't it wouldn't be a problem for me, but it seems there are quite some ppl having a huge problem with multi-tasking GCD and the animation of the character (pardon me if it sounds insulting or offensive. I do not mean to. Edit: Not anymore.).
So they should implement a cooldown timer for the animations. But, again, not change the mechanic, in my opinion.

Edit2: For targeting stuff etc. check the Dev-Tracker

[Thunderz]

This is hands down the most annoying thing for a healer

Benediction is so useless right now I want to take it off my bar as to the dozens of time it let me down. This is suppose to be a panic button so when the tank suddenly dips to 10% I can Smash the button and it tops him off... not take 1.5s of animation crap over his head just to see him keel over waiting for that heal to go off....

This does not throw off the balance of the game that is a ridiculous answer. complete nonsense

When I throw out a heal and it costed me MP, GCD went off but since the animation was still running its course my party member still dies I call shenanigans on that

[sasakusaku]

This is hands down the most annoying thing for a healer

Benediction is so useless right now I want to take it off my bar as to the dozens of time it let me down. This is suppose to be a panic button so when the tank suddenly dips to 10% I can Smash the button and it tops him off... not take 1.5s of animation crap over his head just to see him keel over waiting for that heal to go off....

This does not throw off the balance of the game that is a ridiculous answer. complete nonsense

When I throw out a heal and it costed me MP, GCD went off but since the animation was still running its course my party member still dies I call shenanigans on that

So much this. Perfect example of how 'instant' abilities are not actually instant. Instant my fanny.

[Stryker]

I think it happens to a lot of the oh shit abilities. I know that I've tried to use hallowed grounds but because it takes so long to activate even as an "instant" ability I end up dying before it goes off. The worst part is that I'll die and the ability will then proceed to go on CD. VERY NOICE. Shenanigans indeed.

[sasakusaku]

What animations lol. As WHM I have a total 2 when it comes to casting: nova and then everything else. Only difference is the colors.

All I can say, they must have saved a ton of money when it comes to animations while making WHM.