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This game needs ESO's control scheme.
filmoret
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After playing ESO I cannot bring myself back to play this game. The controls seem too clunky and I'm having problems trying to constantly hold down the RMB and use the 10 skills available to me as well as move my character at the same time. I haven't played this game in over a year so I tried yesterday and just didn't find any more UI customizations then when I stopped playing. Someone correct me if I'm wrong please.
Are you onto something or just on something?
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I agree, one reason I didn't care for all 3 of these was the "foreign" UI/control scheme, and the action combat.
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That time of year or somethin?
ESO is the reason why I just can't bring myself to play the badly outdated tab-targetting combat system. Don't get me wrong, tab-targetting (automatic dice-roll block,dodge luck system) was great 5+ years ago, but in 2015 it has no place in this genre anymore, not when the Action Combat is superior in every possible way.
30+ Skills on your bars when half of them or even more are duplicates with a different name is just not a good game design (WoW). Absurd CDs when CDs shouldn't even be in this genre anymore is even a worse game design (FFXIV).
Seriously there is not a single thing that Tab-targetting does better over the Action Combat. Action Combat is more fun, it depends more on skill (not luck), it's more fluid, more dynamic and it also feels a lot more realistic. You actually feel like hitting something, and while doing that you also dodge-roll around and block or interrupt the attacks.
@josko9 I couldn't agree more on how much better it feels when you are playing the game. Sure you cant use 400 skills like in WOW but you do have more control of the character and it has a much better feel. Tera also did a good job with their action combat. GW2 really needs to update.
@Malabooga considering GW2 is probably the best mmo ever created yes I will make a thread about once a year to see if they fixed this issue. Because I would love to come play this game again.
You embed the first two ability slots to your mouse Back/Forward buttons and you can "aim" and shoot.
so I don't see how this is a omg GW2 sucks issue.
Both Free Mouse Look and the more traditional controls are fun,intuitive and easy to use.
Drop that badly out date crap. You like something different that doesn't make it better except better for you.
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LOL calling something invented in 2001 intuitive for 2015. The nature of GW2 is more action based then tab targeting making it impossible to have full control of your character. Its like slow motion compared to Tera and ESO. ESO since I don't have to hold down the RMB I can use it for a skill and likewise the LMB also the scroll up down and MMB. I can also assign my skills to the slots where I would like them instead of taking a blanket skillset. So with ESO's control scheme and a regular mouse I have the ability to use 21 yes TWENTYONE different abilities and add another 10 by simply swapping weapons. So without any hesitation or problems I am able to use those skills and have complete control of my character.
If you are still not believing then try turning dodging casting a spell at the same time in GW2. Now try that same thing in ESO and you see a huge difference in how the character responds and controls.
When engaged in combat it's pretty simplistic.
It's the opposite to chess for example. Hard to understand, easy to master.
I feel absolutely comfortable with both systems,and I jump from one to the other in
a heart bit,that's all.
Tera has a lot slower combat than GW2.
There is nothing action based about GW2 except the animations and the dodging.
Everything else is old school MMO combat to my eyes.
So melee attacks are short range AoE abilities.So what.
I've tried ESO too.
Of the three,it has the worst combat,but that's just my opinion.
Also,a system being intuitive has nothing to do with it's age.
There are more players/games using/utilising the traditional set up than the mouse look,in 2015.
As for the dodging and casting a spell.
Is this a joke?
Humans have thumbs,and Razer Nagas.
We can do anything!
Go back to your "Gear > Skill" games. We are just fine here in Tyria.
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This is not a game.
Let go of your RMB, your character automagically rotates to face your target as you attack if you don't hold down your RMB. You can also hold down the LMB, to control camera position without affecting where you character is facing. You can instantly turn your character around if you have "About Turn" set to a particular button press.
Remember, your character will face the target he/she is trying to attack if it's not an AoE you're trying to place and a lot of AoEs can be placed without facing the target.
Just learn not to hold your RMB so much. I have that problem too.
This is not a game.
In a game like GW2, where the combat is semi actiony this gets tedious after a while. The only option I found was to use a mod on the client to make the game have the camera like an action game with a crosshair mode.
Arenanet can ban you tough, so not worth it.
ESO is a TAB targeting game just modified to fit better on consoles,GW2 has no free look and crossair but if you step away from an attack you can evade it if you get out of reach of the swing of the weapon,for this reason GW2 it's even better at this because when you swing a weapon you actually hit every enemy that stands in the range,in ESO you only hit the one targeted while the weapon simply go trought the other without arming them and this is the "badly outdated tab-targeting" my friend,also "automatic dice-roll block,dodge luck system" are there to decide how and when you do damage in ESO.