Disable L3 lockon

I did make this suggestion ages ago and know a few others did.

could we please have an option to disable L3 from locking on to targets with game pads.

it's ultra annoying when you're trying to move away from a boss and stuck locked onto him... or in a couple of instances recently found accidently locking onto ozma while running meteors suddenly changes the direction of movement and weee ive gone off the edge....

I don't know anyone who uses lock on anyway outside of lazy mode autorun lockon to a friend and follow them through a dungeon while you grab a drink from the fridge...

You can already do this in the gamepad button configuration.

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Originally Posted by Zetsumei_Tsunarashi

You can already do this in the gamepad button configuration.

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Really. I know you can disable the automatically lock on to target when exectuting an action or something to that effect. but I haven't seem an option to completely disable lock on

Yes you can already do this

L3 has several things you can set it to. Lockon is the default. I have mine set to draw/sheathe weapon. Setting it to do nothing is also an option.

System Configuration -> Gamepad -> Button Configuration

Its a good slot to place assist or sprint using the macro 98/99 options.


/ac sprint

/assist

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Originally Posted by Dzian

I don't know anyone who uses lock on anyway outside of lazy mode autorun lockon to a friend and follow them through a dungeon while you grab a drink from the fridge...

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If you use legacy control mode, not using lock-on is a pretty enormous detriment to your DPS output.

But sure, I don't see why this shouldn't be an option regardless.

There is a very limited number of things you can assign to those two buttons, or you can calibrate the gamepad and choose skip when you get to that button to get rid of it completely.

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Originally Posted by Niwashi

L3 has several things you can set it to. Lockon is the default. I have mine set to draw/sheathe weapon. Setting it to do nothing is also an option.

System Configuration -> Gamepad -> Button Configuration

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found it. thanks,

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Originally Posted by seekified

If you use legacy control mode, not using lock-on is a pretty enormous detriment to your DPS output.

But sure, I don't see why this shouldn't be an option regardless.

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Really? every skill you use automatically makes you face the target anyway. and I generaly find it takes that much longer to get to the flank of a boss when you're locked on and strafing. I tend to find the freedom of movement improves my damage as I can get positionals that much faster

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Originally Posted by Dzian

I don't know anyone who uses lock on anyway outside of lazy mode autorun lockon to a friend and follow them through a dungeon while you grab a drink from the fridge...

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It is used to properly strafe without missing auto attacks, which is a considerable portion of your DPS for melee-range jobs.

EDIT: To reply to your most recent post, while your executed skills make it to the target, your auto attacks do not.