Tapping the A/X button during battle

[Lone Wolf Leonhart]

During a regular battle you should only have to hit the A/X button twice - for the auto-battle command and then for your enemy selection. Rinse and repeat for the rest of the battle.

But for some reason, I find myself hitting the A/X button several more times than I have to. Even when my attacks are already underway I find myself tapping the A/X button as if it does anything.

Does anyone else do this? Maybe it's just out of habit from the different games I've played over the years.

[ReloadPsi]

It's quite immersive isn't it?

[Del Murder]

Yeah I mash X pretty vigorously even though I don't have to. Had to replace the button halfway through Chapter 11.

[Jiro]

No I hit Triangle/Y sometimes too to ensure my character is the dealing the death blows and so that I always end battles/enemies with the perfect number of attacks.

[Karifean]

Yeah I also find myself doing that if I'm not paying a lot of attention (which happens often), but I also use Triangle to finish battles as fast as possible.
Maybe FF 13 would've been a lot better if they just took out the Auto-Battle option and left you to pick your attacks yourself every turn?

[ShinGundam]

Yeah I also find myself doing that if I'm not paying a lot of attention (which happens often), but I also use Triangle to finish battles as fast as possible.
Maybe FF 13 would've been a lot better if they just took out the Auto-Battle option and left you to pick your attacks yourself every turn?

The JP demo doesn't have Auto-Chain/battle and the battles were completely built around the idea of queuing multiple attacks. I don't think the combat will be better without auto battle. Auto-chain/Paradigms made battles smoother and more involving than what demo did provide.