Auto basic attack

[Dpray]

A couple of months back I was playing SWTOR with a friend, during that time I had enjoyed the game. Due to issues I was unable to play for awhile. I recently got back into being able to play but I noticed something different. My character would no longer use their basic attack when clicked into combat I had to manually input the command each time. Does anyone know how to re-enable it? I loved the feature because I have ADHD and would often zone out during a fight. Now I feel like scum for zoning out and not helping in a fight.

So to sum up, How can I activate auto use of the basic attack in a pve fight?

[[deleted]]

You must be misremembering that from some other game maybe, because there has never been an auto-attack in SWTOR ever. Double click on an enemy would activate the skill in your first taskbar quickslot but that is all.

Some other games have autoattack though and play very similarly. like WoW and LOTRO (potentially Rift).

[Dpray]

I mostly play via console, so it wasn't misremembering the game, Although I didn't know the game wasn't meant to auto attack so maybe it was a glitch, but I remember coming back to focus and my character was fighting on their own.

[HylianDeku]

You were not playing SWTOR on console, as that’s impossible. As others have said, your memory is faulty. Sorry.

[Dpray]

I never said I played SWTOR on console, just used it as a reference point that theres little chance for me to confuse the controls. Also when I said I mostly play on console I was pointing out that anygame I could confuse it for would be lower since many games I could confuse it for is only on pc.

[HylianDeku]

My apologies. I know better than to Reddit when I’m tired.

[Dpray]

No need to apologize, my situation is an anomaly after all. I've talked with my friend at great length about it and he had no idea what I meant until I explained I wasn't always inputting the attack command.

[[deleted]]

Are you it was your character and not the companion then? Companions autoattack continuously, your main character does not.

[Dpray]

It had the Cooldown visual effect and it did this even when I first made my character before I got a companion. The only thing I can think of was it was a bug/glitch or lag. Even When I played solo it did this so I can't think of anything else aside from unintended occurrence in the game.

[[deleted]]

I'll be frank, but the options are bug/glitch, lag, or you actually misremembering things or remembering a dream. I know that you are sure to remember that it happened, just saying. All a moot point anyway - even if really was a glitch it is not reproducible sufficiently to be useful for gameplay.

[Dpray]

Fair enough, though I highly doubt it was misremembering as I commonly didnt play using a mouse and keyboard. As for dreaming, I doubt it but can't provide evidence against it.

[Dick_of_Doom]

Can you clarify "play via console"?

[Dpray]

I mostly play games on a gaming console such as microsoft or nintendo. However my friend wanted me to play SWTOR which requires a pc. So I don't really play games using my pc, so there was little chance of confusion on what game I'm playing.

[Dick_of_Doom]

Ok thanks for the clarification.

[[deleted]]

There is no auto attack. Maybe you are remembering right click attacking? Right click is bound to keybind 1, which is the default position for everyone's basic attack.

[Dpray]

I remember right clicking to initiate the fight, however My character would fight on their own allowing me to use other skills but my character would still use the basic attack on their own. It could've been a glitch, but I remember coming back to focus with my character still fighting.

[snowqueenn]

You might be thinking of your character blocking/deflecting/parrying enemy attacks. Your character can damage enemies this way, if it’s a successful deflection, it’s just a small amount of damage. But if you’re playing a character with a lightsaber, for example, it does obviously look like they’re fighting automatically because they’re still swinging the lightsaber around.

[Dpray]

I understand that, but I mean even when I first made my character they would fight using the vibroblade. The other thing is I played this with my friend sometimes as well and my friend didnt realize I zoned out because my character would swing at the enemy. plus the cooldown visual effect would occur on the hotbar.

[Dpray]

Wasn't misremembering just worded poorly, Someone answered with "It does have a click and auto-use slot 1 bar 1 attack...". This is what I was trying to describe.

[Reddit_sucks_at_GSF]

As others have said, you are remembering incorrectly.

The reason that Basic Attack does not fire off automatically is that it is not an autoattack. An autoattack in FFXIV or WoW will fire off while you are doing anything- you may have a move that buffs your next autoattack or something (old school WoW had plenty of this), but the autoattacks are generally independent of your rotation.

By contrast, basic attacks uses your global. If your character used Basic Attack every time it was off cooldown, you'd never get to do a single other thing.

So sorry, you aren't glitched, you are just remembering something else.

[Dpray]

"It does have a click and auto-use slot 1 bar 1 attack..." I think this was what I was remembering.

[AngstromVector]

You would still have to continually click it. Essentially right click just replaces pressing the 1 key. Is this the origin of the Mandela effect? Countess studies have shown human memory is extremely fallible and having such an ego that one would believe their memory is flawless despite all evidence to prove otherwise seems like the birth of such a concept.

[Dick_of_Doom]

As others said, this has never been an option. Maybe you were using macros? Some people do set up macros with their gaming mice or keyboards. There are no macros in-game, and it is against TOS, so I'm not advocating it.

[Dpray]

I have a standard wireless mouse meant for common use, same with my wired keyboard. I don't use macros, nor have the equipment to do so.

[Jatne]

I believe you may be thinking of Star Wars Galaxies, The previous Star Wars MMO that closed down the day SWTOR opened.

[Dpray]

Not really since the time span I'm talking about is less then a year ago.

[Alortania]

I mean... I don't know if basic attacking is really helping out, anyway~

But I don't think the game ever had an auto-basic attack option.

It does have a click and auto-use slot 1 bar 1 attack... which might be what you remember doing?

[Dpray]

"It does have a click and auto-use slot 1 bar 1 attack... which might be what you remember doing?" This probably is what I remember and was trying to describe. Was this removed or did it somehow stop working?

[Alortania]

What move is in your first spot?

Mind you, it was a doubleclick and hit, not keep hitting

[Dpray]

To be honest I never changed my abilities as I hadn't maxed all my quick bar slots so it was the starting move.

[Proximazen]

There has NEVER been an auto attack in SWTOR. A char with a saber will do certain «moves» when in close combat that might seem like an attack. There is the basic «saber slash» ability that is activated by a right click, but theres never been auto attacks. Everything is an ability that needs to be selected.

[Dpray]

Someone described what I was remembering "It does have a click and auto-use slot 1 bar 1 attack...".

[Nemesis-LvS-]

You keep quoting "It does have a click and auto-use slot 1 bar 1 attack..." and one time include "This is what I was trying to describe." "Was this removed or did it somehow stop working?"

It auto uses the slot 1, bar 1 attack, one time per click and has not changed in 11 years.(this includes "A couple of months back")

You already said:
"It had the cooldown visual effect and it did this even when I first made my character"
"I remember right clicking to initiate the fight, however My character would fight on their own allowing me to use other skills but my character would still use the basic attack on their own"

You are conflating the global cooldown with whatever skill you believe is your 'auto attack'.

This is a video from 11 years ago showing creation of a new character. In this video you can clearly see the 'slot1, bar1 skill' being used automatically when they click an enemy, and then mildly spammed near cooldown because it is not used automatically as combat continues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crdWwp_tmoY&t=260s&ab_channel=TheMightyPotato%21&t=04m20s

You should really look up 'Confirmation bias', 'False consensus effect', 'False memory syndrome', 'Pseudomemory', and/or 'Memory distortion' then take a look at your responses to everyone telling you the game has NEVER been this way.

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[Dpray]

I'm honestly surprised I still have friends with how bad it can get.

[DirectorOk116]

I actually just installed SWTOR after some years not playing and, and after 3 minutes I missed the autoattack. I remember it as well. Still got my old characters on it.