How to Dragoon per Second: A DPS Paradigm

[JackFross]

So it's a lot of on and off, huh..

It takes practice. I personally just tab target in dungeons and the like when I play SCH.
L2 > R1 or L1
R2 > R1 or L1
^ These cycle through enemies - and only enemies. I use up/down on the d-pad (D>D gets to the tank) to target party members. I have L3 set to /facetarget and R3 set to lock-on, and I swear by both. /facetarget is nice when playing BLM or SCH and the boss moves around - it stops your casts from breaking. You could very easily replace /facetarget with the target-of-target thing, though.

I used to have L3 as lock-on, and I find it clunky and nearly impossible to use effectively as a melee dps. You're constantly moving. Moderating the pressure on your left stick to click when you need to is a lot more complicated than clicking the right stick (the one you use for camera motion anyway, which gets modified by lock-on) in my experience. Make each thumb have one job, rather than giving two to your left.

[raela]

I used to have L3 as lock-on, and I find it clunky and nearly impossible to use effectively as a melee dps. You're constantly moving. Moderating the pressure on your left stick to click when you need to is a lot more complicated than clicking the right stick (the one you use for camera motion anyway, which gets modified by lock-on) in my experience. Make each thumb have one job, rather than giving two to your left.

I can give the switch a try. The target of target is very useful for fate healing, 24 man healing, and pets.. Plus at times it just feels faster than up/down on the party list. I do regularly use both tab targeting and target filters for the dpad. Having target of target on L3 shouldn't be much of a difference, so I'll see how it goes tonight. I am used to constantly moving myself and my camera though (so the different camera movement threw me).