How is something INSTANT when it is blocked by GCD !

+1... the onyl reson of gcd is to reduce the skill cap and reduce the abilities of good players... and even if that is not enough they want to keep autofacing, button spamming etc to reduce the already reduced slow skill cap....


i cant w8 for gw2 and generals 2... an rts that might actually need skill compared to mmos but i guess thats scary to even think about playing competitive online rts that ppl actual **** RUSH YOUR BAEZ

Dont know who is the troll here, I only did talk about the channeling and gcd and everyone is jumping on me. Either some of you guys can discuss on the subject or just dont read the thread.

GCD have nothing to do with it
if its instant its instant its about the cast time not the cooldown

99% of posters in this thread have entirely missed the point of what the OP is talking about. you have focused more on the GCD mention in the OP, rather than the delayed nature of so called "instants".

let me give you an example.

the sith warrior ability Smash is an instant ability. it can be used whilst moving.

if you hit the smash button, the GCD starts, the animation starts, but the damage is NOT applied.
when the animation ends - coinciding with the end of the GCD - the damage is applied.

if between the start of the animation and the end, the warrior suffers some kind of interupt, such as from being knocked back, or other CC, the ability is effectively canceled and no damage is applied, but the abilities own cooldown is now in effect.

this is why the OP is saying that these so called "instant" abilities are instant only in name. in practice, many of them instead are 1 second or 1.5 second cast time abilities.

against a player with twitch reflexes who knows what he's doing (and more importantly, knows what your doing) this makes these abilities a serious handicap in pvp.

animations are nice candy, but give me the damage first pls.

Actually this is for me instant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj6LD6H0ys8

GCD reduces skill? Are you serious?

BTW GW2 has a GCD.

GCD reduces skill? Are you serious?

BTW GW2 has a GCD.

And it does, thats why MMORPG games aint considered real skillbased PvP games like RTS and FPS games. GCD creates very low skillceiling which is needed in these games to keep majority players happy cause they are really bad and not very PvP oriented.

Actually this is for me instant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj6LD6H0ys8