WoW still has the best combat in MMO history

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A lot of MMOs are dying to go action/skill based but no other mmo has a flow to it like WoW does after 17 years.

It holds up very well!

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Meh, tab targeting feels kinda bleh after playing new world.

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I agree with this.

Too bad the rest of the game isn’t on par.

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I don’t want to have to aim, I like being lazy and just tabbing and pressing buttons :stuck_out_tongue:

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I really didn’t like new worlds combat system at first but then tried to play wow a week after and it felt slow and lacked in player interaction. In NW if You pull an elite or too many mobs you’re really fighting for you life, mistakes and all. Alot of times victory can be sloppy where as in wow, you’re going to use the same 3 abilities in the exact same order from 1-60. The occasional dodge, parry, or resist isn’t enough for me anymore. I won’t even go down the pvp road as stale as that is too.

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honestly after playing black desert with a playstation type controller… i dont think i would ever want to fight any other way… and i thought i would hate it because i dont really like action combat since i am not very fast

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I would go so far as to say it has the best combat of any modern game. It’s smooth, engaging, and for what it does, it does perfectly.

Balance is always something that is ongoing, but in terms of the player experience it is top notch.

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I think the big selling point WoW’s combat has is just how responsive the buttons you press are and how precise it is.

Absolutely no other MMO’s gameplay works for me like WoW’s does, and I’ve dipped my toes in plenty.

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Isn’t new world the game that is in the news now for bleeding players? That has to be a new record for yet another newly released WoW challenger.

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I’m repeatedly told no one cares about PVP. Still, you’re right.

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“Best combat in history”

Step 1. Target boss
Step 2. Do rotation
Step 3. Don’t move out of stuff - that is the healer’s problem
Step 4. Repeat until you / the boss die
Step 5. Complain about lack of heals / collect belt #438
Step 6. Post on the forums about how healers suck / RNG loot systems suck

Seriously, tab-target / rotation systems are stupid. Action combat is awesome if done right… it makes it feel like you are actually doing something and not just pushing the same keys in the same order for several minutes in hopes of being able to get new pixels.

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yeah my paladin has such a nice flow i get to auto attack and burst every 20 seconds

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Ultima Online was better.

  1. Drag health bar from target.
  2. Push Tab.
  3. Double click health bar.
  4. Move into range of target.
  5. (Optional) Dance in and out as you slowly apply bandages to yourself.
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That’s not a very high bar, is it?

Action combat is the best combat… but for tab-targetting, yeah, WoW is pretty good.

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Tab alway targets a mob behind me or like 10 yards away from me

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Dark Age of Camelot had the best combat IMO. It’s dated AF now but it had reactionary abilities(do this after evade/parry/block/etc) chained abilities (do this skill, then this, then this one that hits super hard or stuns) directional skills (used from the side/front/behind)

Man I miss that game.

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Yeah, something about WoWs combat feels pretty fluid.

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I don’t want to say that WoW;s combat is the best one of any MMO ever since I haven’t played every MMO.

However, it’s 100x better than FF XIV.

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OP is 100% correct.

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:joy::joy::joy:… ya aiming with mouse in a buggy game is better right ??.. oh and having only 3 buttons to press .