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Tab v Action: Class Specific?

maouwmaouw Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
in General Discussion
I get the feeling that the debate on this is actually closely tied to the classes that people want to play - is it just me?

Healers hate trying to click on someone to heal them - prefer tab target
Archers feel like the whole point of sharp shooting is about skill - prefer action
Rogues want to be able to switch targets quickly and not have the camera spazz out when you go for a quickstep backstab - hybrid
Tanks?

Do you think your class has a preferred playstyle? Or do you think this is a bad generalization?
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  • AtamaAtama Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    maouw wrote: »
    Do you think your class has a preferred playstyle? Or do you think this is a bad generalization?
    Yes. It is a bad generalization. Each class has been stated to have an even distribution of tab and action skills.
     
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  • neuroguyneuroguy Member, Alpha Two
    maouw wrote: »
    Do you think your class has a preferred playstyle? Or do you think this is a bad generalization?

    Bad generalization. People have opinions on this based on their prior history, preference, concerns about latency, preferred content to consume (PvP/PvE) and more.
  • Valento92Valento92 Member
    As a mage/summoner I prefer tab-targetting. I don't like having to aim, I lose too much time doing that and it starts to become not fun for me. I experimented action combat in New World and I absolutely hated it, my motion sickness yelled a big NO for that kind of control. Thankfully AOC will feature tab targetting.
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  • Exiled KingExiled King Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Valento92 wrote: »
    As a mage/summoner I prefer tab-targetting. I don't like having to aim, I lose too much time doing that and it starts to become not fun for me. I experimented action combat in New World and I absolutely hated it, my motion sickness yelled a big NO for that kind of control. Thankfully AOC will feature tab targetting.

    New world was terrible, the PVP is supposed to be "skilled based" but lets be honest, 10v1 in a faction war is not skill based at all and the free movement felt clunky.
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  • Valento92Valento92 Member
    edited September 2020
    Exiled King wrote: »
    Valento92 wrote: »
    As a mage/summoner I prefer tab-targetting. I don't like having to aim, I lose too much time doing that and it starts to become not fun for me. I experimented action combat in New World and I absolutely hated it, my motion sickness yelled a big NO for that kind of control. Thankfully AOC will feature tab targetting.

    New world was terrible, the PVP is supposed to be "skilled based" but lets be honest, 10v1 in a faction war is not skill based at all and the free movement felt clunky.

    I don't know, man, if that combat showcases what "action" is then I'm sure as heck passing it. I didn't like it one bit and I'll stay away from games revolving around such controls. They're not for me.
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  • insomniainsomnia Member
    i think it's more about the ability.
  • Kazan TennoKazan Tenno Member, Intrepid Pack, Alpha Two
    Everyone has their own past experiences. I know others have said its a bad generalisation, but it's pretty spot on for me. If I'm healing, I want tab target (except for if I'm dropping an AoE heal over time somewhere, like a damage reduction or regen area).

    I'm not very good with bow aiming because I struggle with projectile speed. If I was using a longbow (based on APOC) I'd tab, but probably use action for shortbow since that was quickscan (I believe).

    Melee characters are probably well suited to action and hybrid imo, but we'll see! Since you can use any weapon, I could be a healer with a melee weapon, so I'd be using both action and tab in that scenario, I think.
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  • AtamaAtama Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited September 2020
    It’s a bad generalization because it will be situational.

    Let’s take healing for example. If you have one spell that is tab target and heals 500 HP, and another that heals for 2,000 HP but has to be aimed, which will you use? I’ve healed before in MMOs and my answer is I’d use both. The tab healing is what I would use casually to top people off. I’d use the action heal if the tank gets hit with a damage spike and is almost dead.

    That’s how these abilities are reported to work, by the way. The action skills are more difficult to land but reward your effort with a bigger effect. I’m expecting most people will want a mix of them for that reason.
     
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  • Kazan TennoKazan Tenno Member, Intrepid Pack, Alpha Two
    I worded that badly, sorry. I was trying to say that it matches up with my experience. In your scenario, I'm sure I'd use both! As long as the action healing is any good :D
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