PS4 - Needs a way to disable the Legacy Camera Auto Rotate - Please

Returning to the game as a ps4 player I am really impressed with the port. The thing that is bugging me most, and making me motion sick lol, is how the camera auto-rotates around you.

I know on PC I used standard and clicked for rotating but with a controller you have to double tap the touch pad and hold, its a bit ridiculous to try to do while playing.

Square, would it be very hard to just add a check box for auto rotate camera with legacy?

Thanks :)

I have thought about this so many times, yes please!

Wait, as in the camera just auto moving itself? I've played on PS4 for 2 years and this has never happened to me.

In standard mode the camera doesnt rotate at all, neither by the player or by the game. In legacy it constantly rotates and its seasickening.

I guess a question would be, do most ps4 players play on standard or legacy?

isn't this the first option under the first tab in character config? it let's you choose between standard and legacy camera controls or something along those lines?

edit: disregard. have never noticed the camera auto rotating under legacy.

To add clarification to the OP's request I would like to specify, what is being asked:


He is stating, that specifically, when you move your character to the left or right only, the character performs a sort of a "circle", and the camera follows your character. Thus this "rotating camera" action.

I believe, he wants to move directly left, or right, as with "Standard" setting, but without the character forcing his face straight, and taking side steps as they do with standard setting.


Basically a full complete "character" and "camera" separation. This way you could essentially see a character running/moving naturally forward, from a side angle. Which is not possible with Standard, nor Legacy settings.

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Originally Posted by Daniolaut

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Yep. This isn't just a PS4/controller thing, either - on PC/mouse+kb, it's the same problem, but ONLY with Legacy controls. At least, if all of us including the OP are talking about the same problem, which I think we are.

On a mouse+kb, with "standard" movement (pressing S will make you slowly backstep), you can check an option in settings to disable all camera auto-adjustment. So this means that, even if you put your camera at whatever crazy angle you like, you can then run in ANY direction, strafe, turn, whatever, and the camera will not attempt to "auto-fix" itself. It will stay at the angle you set it at, until YOU tell it to do otherwise.

HOWEVER, with "legacy" movement (now pressing S makes you about-face and run at normal speed), even with the above option to disable all camera auto-adjust checked, when you are running, the camera will sloooowly re-orient so that, eventually, it is back to its default position behind your character. This is extremely annoying and disorienting as described above. I've always been a bit baffled as to why it's like this - there is a "disable camera auto-adjust" right there in the settings, but it seems to only work for standard controls. I've gotten used to standard, including lacking the ability to turn and run at full-tilt away from something; it once bothered me and I considered using Legacy to be able to dodge more quickly, but this camera auto-adjust while running thing was a deal-breaker for it. Fortunately with some practice, I made it a non-issue. I've gotten good enough at "right-mouse click and strafe with Q/E" for dodging that being able to use the "run straight backward" of Legacy wouldn't even give me a speed increase. However, I'm sure there are others who would appreciate being able to play in Legacy without the camera auto-adjust. And as I said, since it's right there in the settings, it's weird that it just mysteriously doesn't apply to Legacy for no discernible reason.

So maybe we can get this on the devs' radar? Would be a small change, but a welcome one.

Gods yes, the auto-correcting camera is a right pain. And I'm not even bothered by it for the same reasons you folks are. I just hate it while I've got auto-run going in the field. I'd like being able to pan around and take in the view, or have the camera hold while I try to click something while running, but it's not very cooperative for those purposes.

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Originally Posted by Daniolaut

Basically a full complete "character" and "camera" separation. This way you could essentially see a character running/moving naturally forward, from a side angle. Which is not possible with Standard, nor Legacy settings.

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That's right Dani. Thanks btw for contacting me and walking through it to help understand. Sorry I had to bail but i had to bounce :)

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Gods yes, the auto-correcting camera is a right pain. And I'm not even bothered by it for the same reasons you folks are. I just hate it while I've got auto-run going in the field. I'd like being able to pan around and take in the view, or have the camera hold while I try to click something while running, but it's not very cooperative for those purposes.

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This too!!!! I'm a big "look arounder" too and the auto-Correcting camera kills it.

Its got to be a simple addition right? DEVs?

I use the standard. If I really want to look around I will use first person view, or zoom out

bumping to try and get devs attention as i truly feel this wouldnt be a hard addition to the game, they just need to know about it :)

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Originally Posted by Daniolaut

To add clarification to the OP's request I would like to specify, what is being asked:


He is stating, that specifically, when you move your character to the left or right only, the character performs a sort of a "circle", and the camera follows your character. Thus this "rotating camera" action.

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Oh that! You mean how the camera slowly adjusting itself to face what your character is facing when you move in said direction. Wait a minute.... Isn't this how it works in most video games? This annoys people?...... I'm not saying anyone shouldn't be, I'm just shocked that it does.

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However, I'm sure there are others who would appreciate being able to play in Legacy without the camera auto-adjust. And as I said, since it's right there in the settings, it's weird that it just mysteriously doesn't apply to Legacy for no discernible reason.

So maybe we can get this on the devs' radar? Would be a small change, but a welcome one.

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I would love to use legacy, but I can't stand the camera. I have a problem with not being able to pan while moving without turning my character, so I use standard. I don't know if it's quite the problem being discussed in this thread, but I think if they fix what you're talking about, my issue would be resolved as well. I hope the devs listen.

Hm, maybe I misunderstood the problem but I use always legacy-mode and I never had the problem that the camera would auto-adjust?

I just tested out-of-fight and in-fight: if I press "s" may char turns around and moves "towards" my screen, no camera adjustment at all.

Edit: Sry, I use mainly keyboard + mouse. I will test it on my PS4 too.

Some people dont mind it but some do. With as easy as a fix as it is, i dont see any reasob not to have the option

Bumping because I care and love s(^_-)b

i would grately love the ability for full camera and charecter seperate movement, though i love the legasy it makes it a pain when exploring or wanting to have a look at things, and the standerd my be nice for now and then situations the forced charecter lock on the direction i am looking is a pain.

the movement of legasy with a camera that isnt flying around would be a sweet releaf

I've taken to always using both of the controller's analog sticks whenever I move, controlling my movement with the left while holding the camera steady with the right, in order to prevent the auto-adjust. (When I actually want the camera to move around to behind my character, I'll move it there myself.)

That takes care of the problem, but at the cost of using both thumbs just to move. With instant skills, that should be able to be used while moving, I actually pause momentarily, just long enough to hit the button, and then resume my movement. Of course, that really brief pause is nothing like having to wait for a cast bar or anything, so it's rarely an issue, but it does make mobile jobs slightly less mobile.

Do devs ever acknowledge threads? Im going to keep this bumped because squeaky wheels get the oil and this is an easy wheel to fix :)

Definitely wish we had the option to toggle it off. Really annoying and hurts my eyes.

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Do devs ever acknowledge threads? Im going to keep this bumped because squeaky wheels get the oil and this is an easy wheel to fix :)

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Isn't there a tech support or bug forum? It might get a response in a different place since this is general chat. The mods don't come in here often. We bite.

yes pls SE

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Do devs ever acknowledge threads? Im going to keep this bumped because squeaky wheels get the oil and this is an easy wheel to fix :)

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The standard in most MMO forums I've been around is for stuff to be noted and passed up the chain if it gets traction but only respond if the topic gets too heated or in exceptional circumstances. This is because otherwise every thread starts demanding a response, which is impractical as the people making these decisions aren't the ones monitoring the forums.

So your best bet is to encourage people to have their say and the more that do the more likely it is to get looked into by Devs.

For my part, as a PS4 player I don't have trouble with this to the degree you do but it definitely does bug me and I'd be all for more camera options, so yeah I'm with you on this.

EDIT: just realised I was replying to a 3 year old necro'd post, so only my last paragraph was really worth typing. Yay.

Wow has a good no-move camera option. When you use it, your camera maintains it's position relative to your character no matter what you do. You can set it to show your character from the side, or front while moving without having to hold a mouse button or key. I wish I had the same option here.

If you set it behind your character, it stays there, even when you turn with keyboard or mouse.

I'm doing my bit to keep this thread alive. Please address this issue Square Enix. It would mean so much to those of us who play on controller.

Most modern games have this option now. I even re-bought FFXII on the switch (after already owning the PS4 version) because they incuded this option on the switch version. Even Final Fantasy VII remake has the auto rotate camera disabled by default - and I think most of us would agree is so much better for it.

I feel like auto rotate camera is becoming one of those controller hang-ups of the past like tank controlled FPS's (N64 Golden Eye anyone?) - we have evolved past needing it. If people still want it let it be an option to disable. Because those of us who find auto-rotate diminishes fidelity of camera control find we are constantanly fighting with the camera and it really discourages us from wanting to look around when moving.

I've seen how Square Enix look take feedback from the commuity seriously and I know it's a long shot but I really hope someone from the team see this.

I'm confused. I need to check my settings but I'm on PS4 and my camera movement different then my character movement. Like I can run in a perfect circle and my camera will not move unless I move it with the right analog stick. So I'm confused. Isn't standard more stiff then the other default option? Standard makes it so you can't run full speed in a circle cause you do some odd tank moment thing where you're locked to a view unless you turn the head. The default option on PS4 I find better cause I have complete full speed movement. Am I missing something? Someone please explain.

BUMP! The issue hasn't been addressed yet, pls dont let this thread die, i also think that if everyone makes a post about it maaaaybe square enix will do something about it

Is there actually another way to contact se and tell them about the camera?

new player here! im having this issue as well, and would love a toggle to disable the auto-adjust on the legacy camera. I found a sorta solution online... but it's only for pc! at least it illustrates the issue well.

https://imgur.com/a/a9OQBML

Honestly though... i don't mind the standard camera! its just i can never see my characters face. so maybe a toggle on the standard camera to let you move the camera freely when standing still? then snap back into place when the character moves. ill be fishing with the standard camera and bump the camera stick and cancel the whole action lol.