Targeting System Partial Solution

I've noticed that the targeting system is very touchy/random and I may have a possible solution (at least for controller users).

I, as others use a wired Xbox 360 controller, I use the 'a' button as confirm (which as you know seems to randomly target someone close to you) and my 'd-pad' for target/menu navigation. The problem seems to be that the up/down/left/right targeting system that is currently in place isn't very consistent, it seems to scroll through everyone back and forth or select players/npc's at random. This just makes selecting a Specific NPC/Party Member a lot more difficult than it should be.

My idea would be to make:
up: Cycle through NPC targets starting with the closest to you.
down: Target self.
left: Scroll upwards through your party list. If you are surrounded by players outside of your party (in town) this could cycle through the other players within a certain radius of yourself.
right: Scroll downwards through your party list. If you are surrounded by players outside of your party (in town) this could cycle through the other players within a certain radius of yourself.

Have you fiddled with Type A targeting? Up and down scrolls up and down through party list, and left and right scrolls through your selected target mode. If you have it in targetmode All, left and right selects closest to farther target in your view.

Holding Auto-run button and the Confirm button at the same time will change your target mode to enemy which makes left and right target enemies only from closest to farthest.

Holding Auto-run button and the Cancel button at the same time will change your target mode to Party which makes left and right target Party members only from closest to farthest.

Holding Auto-run button and the Menu button at the same time will change your target mode to Friendly which makes left and right target Friendly PC and NPC including Party members only from closest to farthest.

Holding Auto-run button and the Emote button at the same time will reset your target mode to All.