Honestly, the AoE system reminds me a lot of TSW's, except as opposed to the cast bar being in the AoE indicator (in TSW, you see the AoE appear, then a line spread from its center to the edge; if you're in the AoE when the line hits the edge and the attack executes, you get hit). I think it's a "six of one, half a dozen of the other" sort of situation, though I have noticed some lag in AoE processing. This is especially bad when the AoE has a very, very short cast time, as some in XIV do.
Personally, I like XIV's combat system, with the minor complaint that I wish we could cross-class more skills. The attribute effects of classes are already sufficient to keep that from creating "do it all" characters.
Personally, I like XIV's combat system, with the minor complaint that I wish we could cross-class more skills. The attribute effects of classes are already sufficient to keep that from creating "do it all" characters.
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