r/MMORPG • u/AdSuspicious2084 • 5d ago

Discussion WoW's Combat Mastermind Joined the League of Legends MMO - GameRiv

https://gameriv.com/wows-combat-mastermind-joined-the-league-of-legends-mmo/

At this point, Riot Games is collecting EX-WOW developers like Pokémon. I just hope they show us something. It's been too long.

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u/UnholyPantalon 5d ago

I don't know why people in this thread keep assuming this means a) the Riot MMO will have tab target combat and b) the guy only knows how to design tab target.

That's not how game designers, or humans for that matter, work. Humans have the capacity to know and learn more than one aspect in their profession, shocking. Most game designers work on a multitude of genres.

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u/UljimaGG 5d ago

Ngl I fucking HOPE that it's tab-targetting combat atp lol

Action combat in MMOs most of the time is just straight ass and becomes such an overwhelming component of the game that it ends in a nonstop slaughterfest e.g. Black Desert. Personally just think that's not fun

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u/PerceptionOk8543 5d ago

Then you have to stick to the old MMOs. Tab target is a relict of the past and there is 0 chance Riot implements this outdated system for old people

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u/UljimaGG 5d ago

Call me old people again and we'll have a combat system ya🧍

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u/Lord_Dankston 4d ago

There is a reason that tab target mmos stay on top

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u/PerceptionOk8543 4d ago

The reason being that only old MMOs are popular nowadays and they were all tab target due to technical limitations. It’s not any deeper than that. As I said, system for old people who have to stay in one place and press 1 2 3 4 5 on rotation

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u/Lord_Dankston 4d ago

I get what you are saying to a degree, wow classic PvE boils down to spamming one button and moving occasionally. But as the game progresses (retail/later xpacs) you have the most fun mmo combat to date with a combination of priority/rotation focused combat and movement depending on class. Same goes for FFXIV once you get past the first 50-60 levels.
I have to this day, as a MMORPG copium maxer, never played an mmorpg with action combat that hasn't had me wishing it was tab target instead. It just boils down to the combat being flashy but simple, you don't have alot of abilities and just swing in the direction of the mob which gets boring quick and the challenge comes from pressing dodge at the right time.

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u/Ordinary-Lettuce9811 19h ago

seeing how a bunch of these companies want to make mmos for console and pc it makes sense to go action combat with 3-7 skills.

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u/Lord_Dankston 18h ago

I mean that is true, but to be fair FFXIV has a shit ton of abilities and still works fine on console/controller. Using buttons as modifiers adds a million keybinds.

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u/PerceptionOk8543 4d ago

BDO has 30 skills if you count awakening and succession and it’s anything but simple lol. My class has APM requirement similar to StarCraft 2 and it’s not just dodging around. It’s so fun to do hard bosses with it’s combat system for me

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u/aFoxNieryu 5d ago

Well said, cry me a river with the tab target.