Quote Originally Posted by Zfz View Post
I've only got the PLD at 80, and quite franky I don't mind them removing another 4-5 buttons from the PLD. I literally fill 3 rows of hotbars, with only 2 slots for markers ("1" and "2") and 1 for LB.

I consider this the bare minimum:
  • 1 to turn on Iron Will that loves to turn itself off due to level syncs
  • 7 role actions: all of them are used regularly
  • 7 for core rotation: Fast Blade > Riot Blade > Royal Authority + Goring Blade + Atonement and Total Eclipse > Prominence
  • 4 for mana dump: Requiescat > Holy Spirit + Holy Circle > Confiteor
  • 2 for utility: Shield Lob + Intervene
  • 2 off-GCD for weaving: Spirits Within + Circle of Scorn
  • 6 cooldowns: FoF + Sentinel + Sheltron + Hallowed Ground + Divine Veil + Passage of Arms
  • 3 others: Clemency, Cover, Intervention

A total of 32 buttons. Add to that Shield Bash, which comes in handy in very situational circumstances, but useful nonetheless, 2 markers, and a LB, and I have 36 buttons, exactly 3 full bars. One could perhaps say this is "perfect". Which it actually is, for me, as I actually do have 36 keybinds all accessible on my left hand without taking my little finger off the Shift key. But I do hope at level 90 they remove a couple of these.

I cannot bring myself to use "I didn't have it on my hotbar" as an excuse to failing a situation that I otherwise could have perfectly handled. I think that's failure not only as a team player, but also as a gamer.
That's exactly what I mean... It shouldn't ever require more than 2 and a half hotbars to be able to handle every situation. GNB fills all three hotbars and I can't use my side mouse buttons for anything beyond keybinding shift/ctrl to the mouse so my hands don't hurt really bad.

I have something wrong in my hands that don't like when I hold shift/ctrl on my keyboard so I have to use it this way... and even the side mouse buttons hurt if I use more than the two (I have a mouse with 12 side buttons). At least I tried but it doesn't work out...

Does anyone have a tank setup that really helps someone in my situation? I might end up leveling WAR, but so far PLD and GNB have too many skills for me to be able to handle.