PS4 Strafing

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Originally Posted by Ehayte

Currently the only solution is to lock-on target - it does suffice, but its really not very fluid and can get you into trouble even if you do reach a competent level of using it.

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Yeah dudes, I know lock-on target toggling is the way to do this right now but:

- It only lets you move RELATIVE to your target in an elliptical fashion - this doesn't let you move towards stack points like T13's megaflare stack, Titan's leg stomp, Ramuh's target curse, leviathan's spinning dives, Shiva's staff/sword/bow moves OR ANYTHING else in a myriad of content in a fluid way. You can't take a straight line to where you need to without losing auto attacks.
- You move backwards as if your bootlaces were tied together
- The movement is imprecise. If I hit "a" on a keyboard, I know I am moving straight left, but If I move left with my joystick while locked on I'm going to take an angle that isn't easily controlled with solid directionals.
- Obviously, an increase in user error with the movement joystick click being the toggle.


I know that there is a way to do it already, I'm just saying there is a better way that would, you know, be better.

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Originally Posted by Edellis

Running around and through enemies while mashing buttons works just as well if not infinitely better, since you don't have to circle the target.

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No. If you are a melee class and you are not facing your target when your auto attack timer goes off, you lose that auto attack. It is very substantial in terms of DPS.

And you can't run through most monsters in end-game unless you wanna get cleaved for more than 100% of your hit points or stand in a barrowfield or something.

I didn't realize the lack of strafe on console (without lock-on) was so bad until I started maining NIN. My dps was totally garbage until I realized I had to stay in Lock-on perpetually. If you don't use target lock-on playing on console as a melee you will lose 50-60 DPS over a 10-12 minute fight. That is a big deal. I really wish we could just simple add a hotkey to our button config to allow this feature without having to change our movement settings altogether.