Arrow keys to control the camera

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Pretty please?

I'll give you an Elin for free.

Massively, massively seconded. :)

This * a million. EVERYONE 2nd this to keep the topic flaming.

/signed

I want camera controls on my arrow keys!!!!

I played all of FFXI with a keyboard ONLY, this is the first time I've been forced to play a PC game with a game controller.

I played FFXI with the keyboard but with not being able to use the arrow keys in 14 I finally switched to a controller. Now I must admit, it was a great decision, but would still would like to be able to control the camera with the arrow keys for those times I don't feel like bustin out the controller.

/signed

I wholly agree!!
Please allow us to customize our keyboard layout. Some of us have been playing on PC for seems like eternity and are set in our way of controls. I have one friend who cannot play games he cannot invert the mouse on.

While I don't think they'll remap the buttons as they are now, I think it would still be great if we could control the camera using [Shift]+Arrow key, like you can in FFXI when a menu is open.

/signed I want camera controls on my arrow keys too.

I like using the keys which are already asigned, but yes, we do need to be able to customize it to.

Agreed 100%

The only thing that is worse for FFXI vets than the arrow keys being unbindable and doing nothing, is the recent changes that now cause the arrows to target or switch targeting mode.

Drives me nuts because I still try to use my arrow keys to control the camera.

I hope all keys will be bindable soon.

Seconded, let us bind all keys the way we want please.

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Originally Posted by Medura

I like using the keys which are already asigned, but yes, we do need to be able to customize it to.

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Agree with this. I'm getting used to no arrow keys for camera controls, but I'd sure love to have it again.

Agreed, at least give us the option to do that.

Agreed. Controls are a little wonky and i'm not down with using a pad for an MMO.

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Originally Posted by Rowyne

The only thing that is worse for FFXI vets than the arrow keys being unbindable and doing nothing, is the recent changes that now cause the arrows to target or switch targeting mode.

Drives me nuts because I still try to use my arrow keys to control the camera.

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No joke. I'm glad I'm not the only one having trouble with this!

Also, I can't hold a game controller, that's why I play PC games--so going the controller route isn't even an option for me. :(

Agree allow to set the keyboard how we want.

Signed! Please give me back my arrow key camera control

It would be cool, but i've already grown so accustomed to just using the mouse for this o:

((Yes, please!))

I agree. I have been missing this. ALOT.

The odd thing is that I think the camera controls were on the arrow keys back in alpha. They were removed in beta and there was an uproar. The beta forums were inundated with posts by people begging to get this back. It continues to be requested with no results.

Playing with a game controller myself at the moment. It's less frustrating with it, but I think I'd go back to keyboard if we can bind everything on our own or at least the camera on the arrow keys.

The recent update brought a little downside again though. I like the targetting filter actually but placing them on the up/down arrow keys on the controller made me cry. Since I'm used to target myself with the down arrow key. Now I'm getting all f**** up with targetting and stuff.
But a good solution to this would be bind the targetting filter only to the UP Arrow key and leave the down arrow key for self targetting. Since it's just 4 options (All, Friendly, Party, Enemy) it's ok to switch to the desired mode with just the UP arrow key.

I agree I want this!

I've been using a gamepad as well. I'd used a controller in XI maybe 5-10% of the time---I really prefer keyboard (not mouse, ever)---but I just cannot get comfortable with XIV's keyboard controls...they make me angry.

The controller setup (at this time) isn't great either, but at least it's somewhat familiar.


Before 1.16 you could target PT members with the up & down on the D-Pad, BUT if you hit Cure for example, and it wanted you to choose a target, suddenly up & down did nothing at all.

Now up/down changes targeting criteria...I don't want to speak too generally, but for me at least, it just doesn't work well with the controller---and I still can't use the keyboard comfortably ><
Now I'm ranting. ; ;

I play with game pad, but sometimes i accidentally unplug it and have to shut FF14 off and restart. During these times i wish i could Map ALL keys to whatever i choose.

When this happens, i really wish i could switch over to keyboard quickly and resume play. It's irritating at times.

I have a pretty good fix for this, hear me out before you boo me. =D

I too was disappointed how the controls were so different than FFXI. I found my self using the mouse sooo much in FFXIV. Than I decided to mess with the controls a bit.

I changed my camera controls to.

Move Camera Up: W
Move Camera Down: S
Move Camera Left: D
Move Camera Right: A

Movement Controls

Forward: Num8
Back: Num2
Left: Num4
Right: Num6

This wont be exactly like FFXI. For example, like how when you hit Num5 in ff11 some of the controls would change for first person view.

Ever since I switched to these controls I almost stopped using my mouse completely.
I also found new keys I never knew about, keys that are in FFXI. :x
I only had the game for about four days now, but I found this to make it sooo much better.

Just thought I would let you all know maybe you can give it a try. I find my self still going for the arrow keys while I'm engaged//fighting some mobs. BUT I'm doing it less and less, soon I wont be doing it at all. ^_^

I played FFXI with keyboard only, no game-pad. At the moment it looks like I'm going to be doing the same with FFXIV ever since I changed to these controls that I mentioned up above.

Even if these controls aren't right for you, try tweaking to your likings.
I hoped I helped some!

Good luck~

I would really like to see this happen and at the same time allow for the left and right arrow keys to scroll up and down by pages when looking through menus such as inventory or market searches.

I posted a similar topic:

Please let us use the numpad for complete movement and the targeting, escape, and enter keys to be set to any key. I personally would like to move the camera with A,S,D,F and right and left targeting with R, E, Enter as G and Escape as W. If XI can do it, so can XIV.

Guys, stop thinking small with just camera and arrow keys. The ENTIRETY of all the controls in the game should be completely mappable to keybinds. There is no reason this shouldn't be eventually added, and honestly it's my biggest issue with the game right now. I've been playing WoW style MMOs for over 10 years now, WSAD for movement, right mouse click for cameras, and all the keys around the WSAD zone for skills. But in FFXIV, only the 1~9 keys are for skills and so I'm stuck using programs like AHK to rebind my keys.

Remappable keys.
PLEASE fix this.
/SIGNED.

Yes Please

Have to say... I do hate switching between XIV and XI when it comes to the camera. I find myself doing my XIV camera when I play XI and my XI camera when I play XIV... XI's scheme was overall just so much more pleasant and user friendly. Plus all the key binds were on ctrl and alts so you could type right away without having to hit space.

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Originally Posted by tachi

I played all of FFXI with a keyboard ONLY, this is the first time I've been forced to play a PC game with a game controller.

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You must not have played it on compact keyboard.

I have EDSF for moving my char IJKL for moving the camera. I never need to move my hands from the home row.

Yes please!! but you know i get used with (J)(K)(L)(I) put them inverted from Camera option .

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Originally Posted by Rowyne

The only thing that is worse for FFXI vets than the arrow keys being unbindable and doing nothing, is the recent changes that now cause the arrows to target or switch targeting mode.

Drives me nuts because I still try to use my arrow keys to control the camera.

I hope all keys will be bindable soon.

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Said it on multiple topics before someone actually made this one (I couldn't think of a way to make it a discussion). in response: /signed

Absolutely completly agree was one of the greatest features from XI

The main reason the camera controls was striped from the arrow keys is easily summed up in one word Combat. The action selector doing laps at the start of combat and having to use the ijkl keys to move your camera to gain a better view of the action was one of the many gripes during alpha. Back then the mouse controlled the camera in a look spring fashion and it was there way or the highway when it came to key binds. Making the arrow keys control only system functions was the most straight forward and simplest method of welding that can of worms shut permanently. Not saying anything one way or the other, just letting people who might not have known in on why the change was made.

I know the transition is jarring for those coming from xi. it took me a while to adapt as well. I have taken to using the wasd keys for movement and have rebound 8462 on the numpad for my camera. this puts my right hand as the nerve center for camera control and skill activation. When i am not in combat i use a mix of the mouse and num pad for camera control. my ijkl keys have been rebound for inventory, journal, craft/gathering, and loot pool respectively.

Agreed with the OP. Arrow controls for camera would be awesome!

yes please