[PS3] Hotbar abilities being removed/replaced

Time: 11:30 AM CDT, 20 September 2013
Frequency: Once
World name: Balmung
Character name: Ghost Bear
NPC name: Alberic
Monster name: None
Class/Level: 40 Dragoon
Party or solo: Solo
In-game time: 11:30 AM
Area and coordinates: Coerthas Central Highlands (25, 28)
Steps:
1. Finished Dragoon job quest "Unfading Skies"
2. Spoke to NPC Alberic at above coordinates
3. Learned job ability "Spineshatter Dive"
4. The Lancer ability "Leg Sweep", which was mapped to L2/Directional pad down was inexplicably replaced with the ability "Materia Melding"

Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: Charter cable broadband, 30Mbit/s
- Modem maker/model number: Ubee D3, model number unknown

Model Number of the PlayStation 3 You Are Using
- Model Number: unknown

There is a way to edit which abilities you want mapped to which buttons on the hotbar, but you never specified if you already knew this or not. If not, all you do is hold down L2 (or R2, if what you want to change is on that side) and press the "select" button. Continuing to hold down L2, press which button you want to edit on the hotbar and then press it again. It should ask you if you want to delete it from the hotbar (At least, I hope these are the correct steps--I'm just typing these steps from my own memory). You can then add any abilities to the hot bar by going into the "Actions & Traits" menu. Once you find the one you want to add to the hotbar, just highlight it and press "Square," upon which it will ask you which hotbar button you want to add it to.

However... I don't see why the abilities would be moved or replaced... that's never happened to me, before. And yes, it should probably be addressed.

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Originally Posted by Kyousha

There is a way to edit which abilities you want mapped to which buttons on the hotbar, but you never specified if you already knew this or not. If not, all you do is hold down L2 (or R2, if what you want to change is on that side) and press the "select" button. Continuing to hold down L2, press which button you want to edit on the hotbar and then press it again. It should ask you if you want to delete it from the hotbar (At least, I hope these are the correct steps--I'm just typing these steps from my own memory). You can then add any abilities to the hot bar by going into the "Actions & Traits" menu. Once you find the one you want to add to the hotbar, just highlight it and press "Square," upon which it will ask you which hotbar button you want to add it to.

However... I don't see why the abilities would be moved or replaced... that's never happened to me, before. And yes, it should probably be addressed.

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Yes, I'm well aware of that. What I'm saying is that the slot where I had Leg Sweep changed to Materia Melding immediately after I learned Spineshatter Dive, for no apparent reason.

It isn't just you and it isn't just PS3 users, I am using Windows 7 and have the same problem. The same exact hotbar 2 spots get automatically replaced with materia melding actions whether or not your hotbar is locked. It happens for me every time I learn a new ability/level synched class quest. I posted a bug report about a week ago, but so far no official response. I posted screens of what happens. Several others are also having this same problem.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-melee-actions

Not sure why it keeps happening, but learning a new ability after being level synched seems to be the consistent issue. I am a v1.0 player and have been going back to re-do all of my class quests, so my character usually has to get level synched for those quests. When I get level synched under other conditions (dungeons, FATEs, etc) the bug does not appear. It has only been (for me) after I was level synched and (learned or re-learned) a new class ability.

I was also leveling another character on a different server (Midgardsormr) from scratch, and never saw this bug occur as I learned new abilities. That character was created in v2.0 and usually didn't require level synching when completing a class quest for a new ability. The bug seems to only affect my v1.0 character (on Sargatanas).

I can't tell you under what conditions I have had it happen, but I too have been playing on Lancer and had Leg Sweep replaced by Materia Melding I. No idea why, but it's happened a few times. Not lately though.

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Originally Posted by Deminia

It isn't just you and it isn't just PS3 users, I am using Windows 7 and have the same problem. The same exact hotbar 2 spots get automatically replaced with materia melding actions whether or not your hotbar is locked. It happens for me every time I learn a new ability/level synched class quest. I posted a bug report about a week ago, but so far no official response. I posted screens of what happens. Several others are also having this same problem.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-melee-actions

Not sure why it keeps happening, but learning a new ability after being level synched seems to be the consistent issue. I am a v1.0 player and have been going back to re-do all of my class quests, so my character usually has to get level synched for those quests. When I get level synched under other conditions (dungeons, FATEs, etc) the bug does not appear. It has only been (for me) after I was level synched and (learned or re-learned) a new class ability.

I was also leveling another character on a different server (Midgardsormr) from scratch, and never saw this bug occur as I learned new abilities. That character was created in v2.0 and usually didn't require level synching when completing a class quest for a new ability. The bug seems to only affect my v1.0 character (on Sargatanas).

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It seems to be random but yes, usually after learning something new. I also made a post on this. There was no mod post on it, just got moved to the Duplicate Bugs section. http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...g-Hotbar-Error
So they know the problem is there, they are just not saying anything about it to individuals (or at all).
Materia melding and advanced like to jump in there for some unkown attention issue lol