Playing an MMO with a controller

[Jamein]

Targeting is easy, as someone mentioned press L1 and the up/down controlls on the d-pad and you cycle through your enemy list, or press L1 or R1 during combat to cycle through them, use the up/down buttons to cycle through the party list, and left/right to cycle through targets on your current target filter setting. Trust me as a Paladin, when you finally figure out the ease of targeting with a controller you can split your rotation over 3 or more enemies if you must without a problem. And as a healer you can quickly pick an alternate party member to the one you keep targeted (tank) to receive a heal or other spell. Controller targeting is at least as easy and accurate as mouse keyboard. I'd contend that it's possibly quicker and easier to play on a controller than on mouse/keyboard.

While I will agree that controller targetting is fantastic in this, to say it could be more precise/quicker and easier than a mouse is just something I can't agree on I guess.

You just stated the process which is press L1/R1 and cycle through or hold L1 and press up and down and cycle through and I think ultimately that is the point, you have to cycle. I make one single click on a mouse, that I can move over the mob/enmity list within a split second and it is done.

I play on my PS4 from time to time and I agree the controller is very very good in this game and doesn't put you at a disadvantage by any means, but I just cannot agree that it's more precise than a mouse, as for hotkeys and keybards vs crossbars, an arguement could be made for both, it's what is comfortable for you. Personally I like being able to switch my bindings on the keyboard to give me everything I need, but that's from years of playing MMO's. I also have a Razer Naga which makes it absolutely amazing and far better than a controller imo.