As you are aware, we recently introduced the Auto-Skill Macro System, which allows you to automatically cast up to two skills.
A3 Macro System
Since the initial implementation, we have made the following changes to the Auto-Skill system (Not Live yet):
- Skills are only cast when the character is outside town boundaries.
- Skills are no longer automatically cast every time the character teleports to a different map.
- A skill is only re-cast after its existing effect has expired.
Casting a skill often requires the character to stop moving and has a noticeable animation time. During wars and other PvP situations, we feel this could potentially take away valuable reaction time and interfere with player-controlled actions.
For example, consider an Archer using Chaser and Mirage in Auto-Skill mode while under the effect of Razbadge. The player may need to manually use Freedom to remove the effect. However, if a Holy Knight is continuously spamming Weapon or Shield, the Archer can end up repeatedly entering the skill-casting state. This can prevent the player from responding quickly and using Freedom when needed.
We have explored several ways to mitigate this behaviour, but unfortunately, every solution we tested either continued to interfere with gameplay or took too much control away from the player.
Because of this, we are considering removing the Auto-Skill functionality altogether and retaining only Auto-Potting and Auto-Teleport.
Before making a final decision, however, we would like to hear directly from the community.
Please vote in the poll and let us know what you prefer.
Your feedback will help us decide whether Auto-Skill should remain as part of the A3 Macro System or be removed.
Thanks, Maniacs!
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