Auto Attacks And You

[Weena.3078]

I cannot be the first to notice this or wonder why it hasn't been changed. Yet my Google-fu produces nothing.

 

Any time one gets a special skill bar, like say - the one from Warrior's 'Rampage' - the auto attack for skill 1 is never enabled. Why?

Why can't I turn auto attack on, leave the form, then reenter the form, and just have auto attack already enabled? Why is it not on by default like weapon skills?

 

I can't think of any good reason, and I was very surprised upon returning to find that this is still the case.

[Khisanth.2948]

That is not true. It is only like that for certain things. As for why some are like that I have no idea.

 

When you get a new set of skills it is usually either a bundle or a transform. You know it is a bundle if you can cancel it using weapon. Transforms will prevent you from using mounts and chairs.

[starlinvf.1358]

Most of the things that have it off by default are Transforms, and a significant number of bundles. This is done mainly to prevent situations were auto attack cast time and/or charges could disrupt/exhaust the ability's limited resources. The resource mechanics have changed over time, but most of the actual skills only ever see number tweaks.... so there is rarely a situation where they'd had to rethink auto cast. On top of which the 1 skill is usually just filler for the other skills.... so you really wouldn't want an auto attack getting in the way of a queue sequence.

 

Its also important to note that Auto chains on most weapons have different queuing rules then transforms or bundles, and have lowest priority on a skill queue and no after cast (meaning they are easily interrupted by the use of other skills). Thats not true of most transforms skills, since most that I can think of also have aftercast