One of the most controversial aspects of the first two phases of the beta of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn was the global cooldown shared between actions. It literally split the community in half and caused an enormous amount of internet mudslinging between the two camps. Looks like the camp against it won this war, at least in part, as Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida shared in an interview.
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