(talking about old WoW)
its not a fighting game because no physics nor real skill is required
a bot through AutoHotKey could play this game start to finish without any issues.
first of all, the one thing that differs it from more recent games like this is that most games today apply damage like this:
Do (action) (includes timers) then action happens then if the animation hits/is shown to strike/ in range, etc → effects applied → effects enforced
this formula allows for more variables to affect it, and therefore player friendly…
WoW (and other timed games like this) go more like
Do (action) (includes timers) then effects applied and enforced then animation forced to hit/is shown to strike/in range and action happens.
Notice how there is no "if" for WoW's formula
Have you ever noticed in WoW, that you can't actually dodge arrow fire/bullet fire/etc? This is why.
in other words, if this weren't for you, I'd deserve a "no shit sherlock".
Now some people might get butthurt about calling WoW's gameplay "no skill". This is actually true. There is no skill involved in playing WoW. A bot does not have skill, but a bot can still play WoW perfectly. Why? Because WoW is, like many previous games, are made up of much simpler math. If given enough time, and a snapshot of the older version of WoW, an highschooler educated on both the game's workings and physics could predict almost everything. Of course, everything but player choice. That is it. The enemies move in preset patterns, and criticals are always randomized based off a formula. Fall is a constant.
For the sake of some's sanity, the skill involved is recognizing patterns, and optimizing to those patterns. I would not doubt that a mathematician would love older WoW.
Saging because OP and the thread is shit. There is no real good fighting games with 3 dimensional movement systems.
Most 3D fightan games have an option to DODGE to the left or right, in relativity to their body, but that is it.
I guess, if you really really can't stop having a autismo fit, I can recommend any of the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm games. Don't ask me about them, download a torrent for one of them, or find a video for fucks sake I dunno.
The series is just OK. Might Guy is the best Guy. All other opinions are invalid and retarded.