Easy to fix but will cause more issues just remove damage while block or shield bashing. U don't need damage while blocking because it's a defense stance u don't need damage for Shield bashing because it's a counter to casting. But u also shouldnt have a power to heal and dps and heal at the same time.So if u remove canceling then any dps heal should be removed also. Puncturing sweeps sap esssese swallow soul shouldnt heal and dps. U can't keep taking away and changing things because it causes more imbalance.

Inarre wrote: »

If its about getting good, why are there no resources and lists for millisecond timing for each attack/block/bash/light attack etc sequence? No player shares their macros. In that sense it's a lot like telling players to get good, but then hiding all of the deltia and sypher builds so new players have to spend hours testing and gathering data.

Who uses macros?

Either remove it or add tutorials for it - it should not be some secret thing people have to research just so they can feel cool about knowing the 'cheat code'.

Yes please. I don't see how it's fair to the people who dont know it.

I always disliked animation cancelling in games. Actions are supposed to have a proper risk/reward ratio. Big actions have big animations that take the proper amount of time. Cancelling animations out lets you achieve the benefit of an action without actually having to commit to it and follow through. It also looks stupid when someone is glitching through various parts of different animations.

If I want to start any action, it should be from a ready state.
If I want to heal, I should finish my cast, or drink my whole potion.
If I want to buff, I should finish my cast, or eat my whole meal.
If I want to do a strong attack I should commit to the wind up, the follow through, and the return to ready position.

It removes a lot of challenge from the game because you don't have to make choices on when to use actions and time them correctly. You receive benefits without paying the full (or any of) their cost. The time during these animations when you are open to attack is what creates the risk / reward.

DM_ESO wrote: »

I always disliked animation cancelling in games. Actions are supposed to have a proper risk/reward ratio. Big actions have big animations that take the proper amount of time. Cancelling animations out lets you achieve the benefit of an action without actually having to commit to it and follow through. It also looks stupid when someone is glitching through various parts of different animations.

If I want to start any action, it should be from a ready state.
If I want to heal, I should finish my cast, or drink my whole potion.
If I want to buff, I should finish my cast, or eat my whole meal.
If I want to do a strong attack I should commit to the wind up, the follow through, and the return to ready position.

It removes a lot of challenge from the game because you don't have to make choices on when to use actions and time them correctly. You receive benefits without paying the full (or any of) their cost. The time during these animations when you are open to attack is what creates the risk / reward.

But most of the skills in the game are advertised as instant cast in their tooltips.

Complaining about AC is so 2015

ZoS just needs to fix problems of animations getting crushed together and make it more smoother. Otherwise it is fine, people that want to learn benefit slightly and people that don't use it can still do all the endgame content just fine.

I think people here mix "exploiting animation canceling" with not being able to cancel certain skills. If I choose NOT to continue casting a spell then it should NOT do its full damage when I have already canceled it with a light or heavy attack or something. Currently: If you want to be competitive you have to exploit this animation canceling to add much more weapon attacks..

Come on already... Animation canceling will NEVER BE REMOVED FROM THE GAME. For varying reasons, the basic of which being survival... Has nothing to do with DPS. Just learn to do it already and get the HELL OUTTA HERE WITH THIS NONESENSE.

Let it stand as is until a complete rebalance/redesign pass happens.

Just removing it from the current game would render the hardest PvE content nigh impassible and make PvP dull AF.

I kind of feel that this question is asking: 1) can you animation cancel 2) can you not. Or are you 1) casual or 2) competitive. It adds an element of skill to what are relatively basic rotations. Play ffxiv as a black mage vs an eso sorc in end game content; the difficulty gap is massive. Keep it!

Yes.

It is a bug, unintended.

We are all basically exploiting to do more damage than we should. ZOS wants to fix it because it breaks the game, they simply couldn't iirc.

It should be gone, but it's here to stay.