[Guide] Advanced Animation Cancelling Techniques

Lefty_Lucy · July 2015

This is an updated and advanced version of my previous guide video to Animation Cancelling in ESO.

In this video, I will show you both the basic and the most advanced forms of Animation Cancelling. Even if you think you know all there is to know about Animation Cancelling, I bet there's some techniques in this video that you haven't seen before!

NOTE: Animation Cancelling is not a bug, and the developers have no intention of removing Animation Cancelling from the game. Here's proof! http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/1824689/#Comment_1824689

https://youtu.be/BLZzGoPp9Ug

Kyye · July 2015

Good info in there. Definitely a skill I'll be practicing! I've done a little with roll dodge but who'd have guessed LA cancels. Thank you kind sir for sharing your personal Lefty technique he he.

Seth_Black · July 2015

Nicely done.
At least with that guide you give everyone equal chance (including new players)
to learn it and use it. Very well explained.

Sk8trfreak · July 2015

Does this work Just as well on console as it does on PC?

Emma_Overload · July 2015

Great guide! One thing I'd like to add to this is that you can use Weapon Swap Canceling to gracefully and IMMEDIATELY cancel certain channeled abilities such as Mist Form. This is allows you to use Mist Form on demand as a magicka-based block that also provides CC immunity, without gimping your magicka regen.

winterbornb14_ESO · July 2015

Why not make a macro that light attacks before every skill button on your keyboard?

I understand this "process" is helpful but why it is even in game is more proof of this companies skill

Lefty_Lucy · July 2015

winterbornb14_ESO wrote: »

Why not make a macro that light attacks before every skill button on your keyboard?

I understand this "process" is helpful but why it is even in game is more proof of this companies skill

I'm fairly certain that macro'ing will get you banned. While animation cancelling was not an intended mechanic in ESO, it is here to stay: http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/1824689/#Comment_1824689

You'll find that animation cancelling is an integral part of all games with fast paced, action based combat systems.

Emma_Eunjung wrote: »

Great guide! One thing I'd like to add to this is that you can use Weapon Swap Canceling to gracefully and IMMEDIATELY cancel certain channeled abilities such as Mist Form. This is allows you to use Mist Form on demand as a magicka-based block that also provides CC immunity, without gimping your magicka regen.

Excellent point to note! This certainly allows players to use mist form in more aggressive manners, which can be very unpredictable in PvP. Usually unpredictable combat is deadly combat!

mklundub17_ESO · July 2015

Macro'ing won't get you banned as long as you're still pressing a key, so people with macro keyboards, like the Logitech G510, can assign their G keys to do a quick light attack then whatever assigned ability.

Rex-Umbra · July 2015

On Xbox I am trying to master this but since we can't see where our dps is coming from I can't tell if my light attacks are going off or if I am just spamming siphoning ability.

Rex-Umbra · July 2015

Maybe a console guide.

Itchyness · July 2015

Any way for someone to explain this via text? Can't watch vids as I am at work. Sucks.

Lefty_Lucy · August 2015

Rex-Umbra wrote: »

On Xbox I am trying to master this but since we can't see where our dps is coming from I can't tell if my light attacks are going off or if I am just spamming siphoning ability.

The best way to tell if your timing is correct on console is by listening to the sounds during combat. You should hear your weapon attack with a light attack if you have cancelled your light attack properly. Even though it looks like you didn't perform the attack, you should still hear the sound that the weapon makes, and the sound of the attack hitting your opponent.

Rex-Umbra · August 2015

Thanks yeah most of my light attacks are not going off poop its difficult to hit the buttons and the right time. What is the correct time to hit the ability after a light attack .5 second, 1 second?

Lefty_Lucy · August 2015

Rex-Umbra wrote: »

Thanks yeah most of my light attacks are not going off poop its difficult to hit the buttons and the right time. What is the correct time to hit the ability after a light attack .5 second, 1 second?

0.5 seconds is actually quite long; I usually cancel with an impossible-to-measure time difference between button presses. I'd say closer to 0.1 seconds.

That being said, you should start out around 0.5 seconds and slowly work your way down to the faster times. Just get comfortable with the slowest possible button-press delay that still makes your character jump out of his/her light attack animation. As long as you see that twitching and you see/ehar your light attack go off, you're cancelling your animations. At that point it's just a matter of slowly getting faster and faster at it.

Take it slow at first, and just keep practicing, and soon you'll be a machine!