[dev1097] Newly Added Control Config.

[Midorikaze]

I take good care of my controllers but the wires all started to break at the top of the controller in the same spot and some of the buttons would start messing up.

funny i posted this checking out the last post and when i hit submit there was like 30 more posts. didnt feel liek it took me 30 mins to type this or anything.

I had the same exact problem with a Logitech F510, recently got a F710 which is wireless, so far have had no problems. And yay exploding thread ^o^

I have a Logitech G15 keyboard with 18 macro keys on the left side, I just tap these for most of my macros instead of haivng to use a key combo- makes PUP maneuvers and pet commands a breeze. There are many other keyboards out there designed for gaming as well. You don't NEED one but the extra keys can be useful, particularly if a game binds necessary controls to unusual positions.

I believe I have this same type of keyboard (G510) but I didn't get it for FFXI, it was mainly for the illuminated keys. In no way does it make FFXI commands easier for me, I have yet to set shortcuts for the G-keys on the side. I have been using the gamepad method for 20 years; FFXI is my first and only MMO, it originated on a console so it's just the one I'm accustomed to, if I have to type I'm either auto-following, auto-running or standing still. Macros for me are a quick tap of L1 or R1 along with the d-pad and confirm key. To me it is quicker when all the buttons are pretty much there without me having to search out keys on the keyboard. There are those who are more at home with a keyboard, and that's perfectly alright as well. Many games run better this way - it depends on the type of game, too. The most efficient method, the most comfortable, that's for each person to decide.

What it all comes down to, is that each individual has a particular setup that's best for them; there's no right or wrong, or superior - way to play.