what cancels attack/cast animation?

[TimTin]

Simple question, is it only the stop button, or also the hold button, or also other abilities(casts) or using items?

Edit: the answer is
:

action A includes: stop; hold
action B includes: casting a spell; using an item;
action C includes: move; attack

before attack point: action A and C stops it
after attack point(while backswing): action A, B and C stop it

before cast point: only action A stops it
after cast point(while backswing): action A, B and C stop it

and if something (A,B,C) is queued with shift key, nothing will be canceled?

[[S2]ElementUser]

What do you mean, cast point or cast backswing?

Only Stop and H cancels cast points on spells if the spell didn't reach the cast point yet. Any other issued commands cancels the cast backswing

[Stergeary]

What do you mean, cast point or cast backswing?

Only Stop and H cancels cast points on spells if the spell didn't reach the cast point yet. Any other issued commands cancels the cast backswing

Implying there is a way to cancel a spell AFTER the spell has reached the cast point?!

[[S2]ElementUser]

Implying there is a way to cancel a spell AFTER the spell has reached the cast point?!

Only cancelling backswing, not the spell. I have no idea why you thought I was implying that because I actually said "Any other issued commands cancels the cast backswing".

[Stergeary]

Only cancelling backswing, not the spell. I have no idea why you thought I was implying that because I actually said "Any other issued commands cancels the cast backswing".

I wasn't being serious.

A spell being canceled after the cast point would imply shoving a Storm Bolt back into your hand after throwing it. o.O

[[REBL]Vulpes]

Or shooting Arrows up that'll never fall down.. wait, we had that.

(Yes I know that WAS NOT "after castpoint cancelling").

[[FEED]Solav]

Hold should have the same abilites as Stop when it comes to interrupt spells imo, I'm using Hold + constant movement compared to Stop spam during farming, and it's hard starting to use stop all of a sudden when you need to stop those animations=)

edit.leif

[TimTin]

So it is like this? ---------------------------------

action A includes: move; attack; stop; hold ----------------------------------
action B includes: casting a spell; using an item --------------------------------------

before attack point: only action A stops it -----------------------------------------
after attack point(while backswing): action A and B stop it ------------------------------

before cast point: only action A stops it ---------------------------------------
after cast point(while backswing): action A and B stop it -----------------------------------------------------

Edit1:
sry for this horrible formatting but i cant use line break. Maybe this is a Windows 7 - 64bit bug?

Edit2:
Now i added manually < br />

[[S2]ElementUser]

No, attacking or moving won't cancel cast points. Only Stop & Hold does (as far as commands go)

So Action A only involves Stop & Hold. Though for attack points move & attack stops them

[TimTin]

I am not sure if i got it right now, so is it like this?

action A includes: stop; hold
action B includes: casting a spell; using an item;
action C includes: move; attack

before attack point: action A and C stops it
after attack point(while backswing): action A, B and C stop it

before cast point: only action A stops it
after cast point(while backswing): action A, B and C stop it

edit: and if something (A,B,C) is queued with shift key, nothing will be canceled?

[[S2]ElementUser]

Yeah that's more like it.

Nope shift-queues don't cancel anything

[TimTin]

and if something (A,B,C) is queued with shift key, nothing will be canceled?

Nope shift-queues don't cancel anything

English isn't my native language but i think this 2 sentences mean the same thing. Thx for answering.

[[S2]ElementUser]

queues don't cancel anything

Better?

I was implying that you were correct btw

[[S2]ElementUser]

Actually with recent testing, Hold doesn't cancel anymore.

So it's only Stop that cancels.

Hold should cancel though...like in DotA. But there's already a thread for that:

http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...ad.php?t=68742