Comments from the Devs

[Gulkeeva]

Please link here when you do!

http://imageboard.neko-sentai.com/post/view/49381

Yoshi P desktop wallpaper size by the original author ~

[Pharaun]

Gulk to the rescue! And it wasn't even Mithra/Miqote related. Thanks a bunch.

[Gulkeeva]

Gulk to the rescue! And it wasn't even Mithra/Miqote related. Thanks a bunch.

The imageboard is only 70% mithra/miqo'te not 100%!

[Lokus]

I would like to add that I am a razer naga user that keybinds everything so I have no problem with a 1 second GCD. I do prefer the longer GCD in ffxiv though due to flashier animations without being hit with animation lock. More time to think about my next move and strategize about what actions to take instead of mindlessly spamming the exact same ability rotation every second without ever running out of resources (rage, mana) (more prevelant while tanking). Longer GCD enables the limit break system which would be impossible with a 1 second GCD. There's probably more reasons I like it but that's all I can think of for now. My Dislike is the possibility of being TP starved on a boss but I would bet money that there is ways around this with stats and supportive abilities/spells.

In the end it comes down to do you want cool animations on your abilites/weaponskills or do you want crappy animations with a shorter GCD. I don't think the dev team is going to go back and downgrade every single weaponskill animation just so a vocal minority and the people that they brainwashed into following them can have a shorter GCD so as far as i'm concerned, it's set in stone.

I personally don't find any issue with animation locks in general. FFXIV just pulled it off poorly due to conflicting battle decisions that made the long animations of weapon skills a detriment. There was no way to shorten their animations, chain them seamlessly with other skills, or outright cancel them. The way enemies dealt damage and the lack of options to avoid also factor in to make XIV's animation locks a detriment. In regards to limiting a players ability to spam abilities though, GCD and animation locks worked identical in that front. If I'm doing Doom Spike, I'm not going to be able to hit Sentinel for 2.0s no matter how much I mash.

[Elcura]

God your posts are so awful.

Your posts are always of excellent quality.

At least he isn't Lucavi. Could be much worse.

I think you're lost.

[Carraway]

I prefer quality over quantity. I would rather do 4 abilities in 10 seconds that average 250 damage each than 10 abilities in 10 seconds that average 100 damage each. I don't see the big thing with speed as long as it's not ridiculously slow.

I would rather do 10 abilities in 10 seconds that average 250 damage each than do 4 abilities in 10 seconds that average 250 damage each.

I'm not pessimistic about the game, but I'm concerned that the skill ceiling will be too low in an endgame context. That's why I don't care if the base GCD is 2.5s so long as itemization and scaling bring it down further than what seems currently realistic, 2.0s.

[Elcura]

I would rather do 10 abilities in 10 seconds that average 250 damage each than do 4 abilities in 10 seconds that average 250 damage each.

I'm not pessimistic about the game, but I'm concerned that the skill ceiling will be too low in an endgame context. That's why I don't care if the base GCD is 2.5s so long as itemization and scaling bring it down further than what seems currently realistic, 2.0s.

I think it will. Between food and gear (then potential spells/abilities/traits) I expect the GCD to be closer to 1.5-2s at end-game which is fine. My main worry was something you mentioned earlier with the skills not being made correctly and not being distinct/useful enough to warrant their existence. I honestly don't care whether they have GCD or individual cool downs as long as they make interesting WS, spells and abilities while keeping a good pace.

[Spider-Dan]

Edit: Forgot this. I did want to point out that the current system is limiting you to 24APM. 24. They are basically calling you a braindead monkey or more accurately, allowing you to be a clicker. That's far too slow for the game to be enjoyable because that isn't challenging in the slightest.

I'm not sure how well I can explain this response without breaking NDA, but are you certain that every ability will trigger what we are calling the "global" cooldown?

Because if that condition is not true, it blows a rather gaping hole in the rest of your argument.

[Kononeko]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

Beta testers know what's up

[Kawfee]

Does communicating with your party/alliance and positioning count as actions? Those elements are equally important as button pushing and require plenty of brain capacity above just executing combos. I'd expect even moreso when the limit break system is fully realized.

[Lucavi]

I think it will. Between food and gear (then potential spells/abilities/traits) I expect the GCD to be closer to 1.5-2s at end-game which is fine. My main worry was something you mentioned earlier with the skills not being made correctly and not being distinct/useful enough to warrant their existence. I honestly don't care whether they have GCD or individual cool downs as long as they make interesting WS, spells and abilities while keeping a good pace.

Distinction is my issue, as well, but so far, so good, I think. XI didn't do a very good job making distinct, effective abilities, IMO, until blu came around, and those distinctions were only possible because blu used the skills of just about every enemy in the game. I know 1.0. made improvements on that end, but I do hope to see more than flashy twirls with attacks, and actually allow us to use moves for positioning or for varied status effects. Mages shouldn't be the only ones who are able to consistently place negative effects on the enemy, and allowing other classes to do so with those flashy attacks will help the PVP side of things.

[Burningthought]

I was thinking more this:

This is as close as I think I will get. I could've sworn it was literally copy and pasted from a previous FF song though.

[Spira]

The opening of the track reminds me of another FF song but I can't put my finger on it. I've literally gone through like 2-3 soundtracks on youtube trying to figure out which song it is.

It's too pensive to be Uematsu.. so you can narrow your search pretty much. If its piano that invokes familiarity, its likely Hamauzu..

I'm thinking its this one...

[Intense]

So is the game going to fail because of the "slow" combat? It seems more people hate it than like it right now.

I'll say after playing all day today that I have been having fun. I like the speed of combat right now and am optimistic for the direction of things.

[Lordender]

So is the game going to fail because of the "slow" combat? It seems more people hate it than like it right now.

You can pick up to like 8 different reasons the game is going to fail according to the BETA OF, lol.

You know, the OF reminds me of a line I heard in a movie once as a kid. "Son, you're a retard.... but a loveable retard, still a retard, nevertheless." I just love the posts on there because of the laughter they provide.

[Greedouw]

I think the beta is pretty nice; much better than that shite we were playing a couple months back

[Icarian]

Does this break the NDA?

Spoiler: show

Sums up the Beta forums.

[Spira]

not panties?

[Sephiroth]

There's actually a thread (112 posts) on character cock size on there right now. I kid you not.

[Spira]

size queens.
xs option for JP ONRY ? >_<