[Suggestion] Arrow Keys

[Bingo]

Hello,

It would be much easier to setup keyboard controls if the arrow keys could be changed. That being said, it would be good if they still navigated menus when menus are up.

So, if I changed the arrow keys to camera control (which a lot of xi players would), I could still use them to navigate menus when they pop up.

In xi, you could hold down shift to regain the arrow key functionality even if a menu was up. That would be cool too, but not necessary.

Hopefully this is the right place to post this. It is a very simple change that would make the game so much more playable for keyboard players.

-Bingo

[Jesi]

I agree completely with Bingo. We were promised FULL KEYBOARD MAPPING by the last development team since Nov2010 and still have not gotten it. I realize there is a new dev team, but this seems like a low priority to them. We have been given more key mapping abilities since launch, but they've given us every key but the ones alot of veteran FF11 players care about, the arrow keys.

I absolutely hate the current control scheme of FF14. Just because I've gotten use to it does not mean I like it. Please give us full keyboard mapping, or at least the arrow keys so players can change the control scheme to match the control scheme of FF11. The controls for 11 were absolutely beautiful, yet we're stuck with this ackward scheme in 14 with no way to change it to what we're used to. The dev team should be well aware that the bulk of 14 players are veteran 11 players, so why in the world would you deny us the one control scheme we've used for years?

[onisama]

I agree completely with Bingo. We were promised FULL KEYBOARD MAPPING by the last development team since Nov2010 and still have not gotten it. I realize there is a new dev team, but this seems like a low priority to them. We have been given more key mapping abilities since launch, but they've given us every key but the ones alot of veteran FF11 players care about, the arrow keys.

I absolutely hate the current control scheme of FF14. Just because I've gotten use to it does not mean I like it. Please give us full keyboard mapping, or at least the arrow keys so players can change the control scheme to match the control scheme of FF11. The controls for 11 were absolutely beautiful, yet we're stuck with this ackward scheme in 14 with no way to change it to what we're used to. The dev team should be well aware that the bulk of 14 players are veteran 11 players, so why in the world would you deny us the one control scheme we've used for years?

I agree 100%

The only reason I have stopped playing the game is because the control scheme is HORRIBLE! As a FFXI player I completely love using the arrow keys to move the camera so I find myself not enjoying this game because of that.

Its such an easy fix you would think they would jump on the opportunity to make us happy with such a small fix.

[Demacia]

Agreed. XIV keyboard controls are extremely awkward.

[Riiko]

The only reason I have stopped playing the game is because the control scheme is HORRIBLE! As a FFXI player I completely love using the arrow keys to move the camera so I find myself not enjoying this game because of that.

Same goes for me.
This is one of the most annoying issues at the moment about the UI for me. You can change all keys on your keyboard to anything which is really awesome. But the arrow keys are unchangable. Why is that? I don't see a reasonable reason in that. Please make the control and key assignment more comfortable.

[RedAffinity]

What exactly drives a developer/designer to intentionally restrict a user of convenience. Why do you feel I shouldn't have the ability to map my arrow keys? I don't mean to sound negative but honestly... why?

I fully support this topic, please allow us to map our keyboards in any way we like.

[Melina]

I absolutely support this. As a longtime FF11 player coming over to FF14 when it first came out, I was EXTREMELY disappointed that I could not map the arrow keys to control the camera. I have gotten used to the FF14 style but I don't like it, I think it's inconvenient, and I still find myself going to those keys expecting them to hit the camera sometimes. At the very least, we should be able to choose to use those keys for whatever we wish if so desired.

[TomCarroll]

I don't see the issue here. This game uses relatively standard PC game controls. I agree that keyboard mapping should be included, and the game desperately lacks hotkeys, but to say that FFXI had a great keyboard control scheme is an absurd claim.

[Delerieus]

I think this is a great idea...I played FFXI COMPLETELY with a keyboard, and I would love if we could do the same here IF WE WISHED TO. Using a gamepad isn't too horrible, but going back and forth from gamepad to keyboard between playing and chatting feels weird, and inconvenient.

[Tinks]

What exactly drives a developer/designer to intentionally restrict a user of convenience. Why do you feel I shouldn't have the ability to map my arrow keys? I don't mean to sound negative but honestly... why?

I fully support this topic, please allow us to map our keyboards in any way we like.

I agree completely with this. I just can't understand why the arrow keys are fixed. This is absolutely my #1 issue with this game. I want to map my keyboard to what I'm comfortable playing with.