Controller & Hotbar possible? Cross-Hotbar, No Thanks. :(

[KCr]

I think it's silly of you to say that. I never had any slowdown when using the gamepad in 1.0 switching between bars. It was very fast and responsive and I could keep up with any keyboard user with ease.

I think it's silly of you to compare instantaneous keystrokes to scroll-and-select controller commands.

[LeoDeSol]

I think it's silly of you to compare instantaneous keystrokes to scroll-and-select controller commands.

Keyboard maybe faster, but what we lacked in twitch skill mashing speed, we make up for in movement and camera control, IMO. Also, this is not a twitch game, the GCD is 2.5 seconds, and even Off-GCD has animations. Combined the GCD and animations with the fact that you can make macros and there is no real reason a Gamepad user is not just as effective as a keyboard user and this worked fine in 1.0 end game as well.

I am doing my best to get used to the cross-bar, but it is not nearly as fluid as the 1.0 system. Targeting seemed better towards the end of 1.0 as well, but I think FFXIV ARR targeting will get improvements as clicking, tab targeting, and controller based targeting all seem to have their issues right now.

[KCr]

Your text here.

Typed a long ass thing but it logged me out so nuts to that.

Definitely agree. GCD and animations are a limiting factor when using the keyboard and brings the controller to near equal footing. However, I feel camera and movement would be limited since you would have to devote button presses to manipulating the dpad with the controller + hotbar control scheme whereas with a mouse and kb it's something most pc players should be familiar with.

Other than that, I just thought it was a bit harsh of Dreaming to dismiss moriandrio's comment as silly when they were making a general statement and not targeting anyone in particular.

tl;dr I support the addition of this control scheme but I feel the XBar is more efficient in terms of button presses.

[Dreaming]

Other than that, I just thought it was a bit harsh of Dreaming to dismiss moriandrio's comment as silly when they were making a general statement and not targeting anyone in particular.

tl;dr I support the addition of this control scheme but I feel the XBar is more efficient in terms of button presses.

The reason I called it silly was the fact that they said it was slower to use the controller compared to the keyboard. It sounds like someone who hasn't had the experience of playing with a controller from 1.0 to know what it's like. It was very responsive and smart. This new way of doing things is slow and cumbersome for the average player who enjoyed 1.0 on a controller.