Quote Originally Posted by Ruisu View Post
Back peddalling is used during battles, moreso than anything. It's a way to position yourself properly without needing to toggle walk/run. It's in there for a reason other than "well WoW did it!"



Like a broken record.
Well, this isn't really a matter of back pedaling is useless and it should be removed, its more about:
wait, back pedaling comes in as the default movement?
wasn't back pedaling featured in 1.0 already without meddling with basic movement?
did we have a problem with the original method which was employed in both XIV and XI with not a single complaint?

ask yourself, what do you do more often:
turn around, or back pedal?

it should be pretty clear which action should be default and which triggered by an extra button.