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CANNOT SWAP WEAPONS NOW
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Magdalina✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I'm not sure if it's lag(which I've been having a LOT since 1.5) or what, but I get "you cannot swap weapons now" a LOT now. It seems to me it's a lot more than I'd gotten pre-1.5. As someone said - if I press block, it cancels whatever I'm doing and goes straight to block, but if I'm weaving crush shock+light attacks I'm gonna have to wait til it finishes crush shock animation to swap; occasionally it'll also make me press the button several times resulting in swapping twice and ending with same weapon-.-
It's extremely annoying and it does get me killed a lot. I cannot always allow myself to stand still for several second waiting for all animations to finish so I can finally swap my weapon=/
Oh, and that's PvE, not PvP. I haven't PvP'd since 1.5(partially because in Cyro it generally seems easier to die than to swap weapon).0 -
Armitas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Entered into a 1v1 yesterday and after 15seconds I got the "cannot swap weapons now" had to roll to fix it. No clue why rolling fixes so much in the game.
It sounds like the whole weapon swapping mechanic is tied deeply into a lot of different things. With only 5 skills at time people really need the swap to be reliable. I think it's time to do what must be done to simplify the bulky process of weapon swapping.
When it's right I should be able to close my eyes and reliably fire skills and swap weapons. I shouldn't have to wait for the animation to switch or wait to verify my action bar changed. I should be able to press ~2, ~4 without thinking just as if I was pressing 2 and 4.Edited by Armitas on 24 November 2014 17:51Retired.
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deepseamk20b14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭There are no shortage of issues with this game. Many frustrate me but I can deal with them for the most part. Weapon swap issues however are a game breaker. As soon as there are more than a few people on screen it slows down. Just as the OP stated, he swap weapons, spam a skill just to find out it never swapped. It is incredibly annoying. If weapon swap isn't highest priority it sure needs to be. PvP is about split second action and reaction, when the most important thing in PvP (your skills bars) don't change when you NEED them to it completely ruins the experience.
Another issue I have at least once a day is I'll be in battle and then suddenly none of my offensive skills work. I have no idea whether or not this has anything to do with swapping weapons back and forth but it's a huge issue when you cannot fight back. I can spam defensive skills all day but have to run from the battle, hide (which takes practically FOREVER in this game) then reloadui, and come back to the battle. Sometimes I even have to flat out relog to get my skills working again.Hey everyone! Look! It's a signature!1 -
LunaRae✭✭✭✭ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »Hi folks,
Some of the weapon swap issues mentioned at the beginning of this thread were fixed with Update 5, but there is still an outstanding issue where swapping weapons can cause the game to freeze. We have a fix for this issue going into the next incremental patch (next week.)
The post thread is "Cannot swap weapons now" - that's an actual error in the game where you can NOT swap weapons, at all. I'm not sure what scenario causes it but essentially you cannot swap weapons at all until you dodge roll, or smash your keyboard. You just get text at the top right of your screen that says "Can't swap weapons now" and nothing else.Stands-Strong-As-Snow ~ Argonian Templar DC NA V14
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Rune_Relic✭✭✭✭✭
✭IMO nothing including stun should prevent swapping weapons.
We only have 5 action bar slots with each weapon. Not all of the action bar slots are weapon related. Not being able to swap weapons prevents us from accessing the other action bar and the additional actions. Casting a spell that is not related to the weapon you are using is not accessible because it is on the other action bar.
It is not always easy to know if you are under the influence of stun or something else that may be preventing weapon swapping in a fight. If you attempt to swap weapons and it doesn't swap for whatever reason, you are frequently unaware the bar hasn't changed so you hit the key and the wrong action is performed. This destroys confidence that the swap weapons works well enough to use in combat and forces the player to only use 5 action slots and one weapon in a fight because swapping is so unreliable.
Moreover, swapping weapons in real life combat is usually not that difficult. Often when you draw a weapon in actual fighting, the draw from the sheath is also a strike. In real life combat swapping a sword, staff, or a bow for a dagger in close combat is instant.
The problem with instant swap... is animation cancelling.
Some people will simply use it to exploit the extra DPS potential.Anything that can be exploited will be exploited0