@wolfmanbush
Would you say that being able to animation cancel is not an Advantage? That by exploiting is rather skill against a non-exploit player or rather players?
The fact that canceling the animation gives an average player 1.5 sec faster action by mathematically speaking is not skill but an advantage above a non-exploiting player. This does not come down to whether you think animation canceling is right or wrong but the fact that it's clearly an advantage. Macroing eliminates the chance of an error by a push a button. The animation speed bucketing is back as displayed by a YouTuber and well know SOT Streamer. Solo player can easily maintain their ship when badly damaged. This in turn becomes more about boarding than navel.
To me animation belongs because it gives the game balance adds to being a pirate. apparently, there is another exploit to eliminate the pause when using a sword, I have not gone out of my way to look for it. Truth of the matter in the course of three years they have done anything to resolve the animation cancel in many of ways condone it without publicly stating it by allowing SOT streamers to use set actions.
So, in conclusion until a permeant fix can be put in place just eliminate animation all together, I mean it would remove the argument of players who play the game the way it was developed same advantage. If the exploit player skilled they should care in the least unless they need that 1.5 sec advantage/skill or so you say it's skill. My take on it is they will find another leg up somehow because not winning a fight is hard pill for them to swallow.
The end of the day want the game to stand for what it's stated several times fair game play for all does not matter if your day one or an OG you have the same advantages.
