[dev1022] Auto-attack system questions and discussion

[Naqaj]

what is everyone so resistant to taking just one single attack off the users hands and let it attack in an interval depending on weapon type (delay)
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It's not the end of Eorzea if AA is introduced. But I think it'll make a better Eorzea with AA than w/o AA.

Can't speak for everyone, but I'm against auto-atack because it doesn't solve any of the problems the current combat system has, and it would make an already unengaging combat system even more so.

It's certainly not going to be the end of Eorzea, the old XI-players will probably love it, and maybe that is the target audience SE should aim for now. But taking this step backwards with the combat system would mean one of the two key features that initially drew my interest to XIV would be gone. The other being the Armoury that might be gutted in favour of classic jobs.
What's left of the game after those changes go through simply isn't worth staying for.