Combat still too slow. We need a shorter Global Cooldown!

[Nica]

Right. You're too far beyond hope i see. This problem has been mentioned all across the internet forums. Did you know the game originally didnt have the abilities off the GCD? It was that same imaginary argument that took them off it. I'm one of the few on this forum trying to hopelessly give square the right feedback before its too late, but it seems that is not to happen.

Yea, because people are supposed to take random people on the internet at face value I also know a large number of people who just doesn't care enough to post who think your ideas are trash and should rot forever, it's true, because it's all over the internet.

[Pylfer]

Play a level 40 monk and get your stacks of greased lightning up. With some "skill speed +" gear you'll be hammering out attacks faster than your TP can handle.

[Nica]

I've been playing MMOs since EQ and UO in 97 and every major MMO since then. The best gaming experiences I can recall were from MMOs that had a longer GCD and/or longer times on skills. The reason for that is strategy and thinking ahead of time on what you plan to do next to counter whatever something or someone did. With theme park games like Warcraft they did away with consequence and made it a spam-fest where thought was almost entirely removed except for the complex mechanics involved around mostly movement during end-game raid content. The rest was just carpel tunnel syndrome waiting to happen.

FFXIV, while it has its issues, has a very old-school feel to it in regards to combat- and that's a very good thing. I wouldn't change a single thing about it except for the fucking terrible tab targeting system.

What can you say? WoW kiddies doesn't know any better. I find it hilarious and sad that button-smashing is considered the "pinnacle" now.

[Rinsui]

@OP
No, I like it the way it is.

[Vydos]

Wait what?! Faster GCD? Do you want to make my job as a tank even more hectic than it already is!

Seriously though. The GCD feels slow at low levels because.

- You don't have a lot of skills and cross-class skills to use
- Most of the time you're fine standing still and just spamming the same skill rotation

My monk and paladin level 50 are now a spamfest. Especially when tanking. I need to keep an eye on the enmity, use the proper skills, stun mobs at the right moment, deal damage and apply DoT's. My mind is everywhere and I wish I got more time to properly watch over the entire battle and my party members.

[jn2002dk]

Please speak for yourself OP

I don't need a faster GCD, i'm very happy with it as it is

[JonnyBigBoss]

As a BLM there are definitely some issues with pacing. Using the instant cast cooldown and the +20% damage cooldown require that you wait about 1 second between the end of GCD, and then you cant' cast for another 1 second after. It's very, very, very clunky.

[Howitzer]

As a BLM there are definitely some issues with pacing. Using the instant cast cooldown and the +20% damage cooldown require that you wait about 1 second between the end of GCD, and then you cant' cast for another 1 second after. It's very, very, very clunky.

You forget that with better gear and higher level that goes away. You're going to have a lot of things that increase SkillSpeed attribute later on and you'll be casting far faster than you are now. That GCD won't be a limiter for you for long.

[Raiz_Cineris]

A large number of people actually agree with me, but just dont care enough to bother. Just the forums here seems to be full of FF fans that prefer to turn a permissive blind eye.
That is perfectly fine. I wanted this game to be more, to challenge and surpass WoW. But if thats not what the hardcore FF fans want, then we will have to let history do the rest.

You are clueless, no offense. But you are not trying to make this game better than it is, you are simply trying to make it more like WoW since you are such a fanboi

[Farah]

I like the cooldown. Gives me enough time to run around the boss's backside and punch him in the ass with the right skill.

Fast cooldowns ruin games. Go look at a game called perfect world international and the assassin and blademaster class. The game has literally been ruined because the 2 classes attack so fast the characters twitch to an extreme speed and it looks really bad.