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[Felis]

I HATE X FEATURE CUZ ITS IN WOW CONTROLLER UNFRIENDLY OGM!Z>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I fixed it a bit ^^

I mean, for what is slow backpedaling good? For what purpose is it better than turning around and run back with the face forward? Even if you don't target anything? I have always the feeling this is some shooter thing.

[Solace]

U cannot just turn around and run way. If you do, you loose sight of the mob you loose targeting.
Also back stepping is great imo.
It is far more realistic than seeing a bunch of people fighting, running all over the place to reset themselves, when they could of just taken 2 slow steps back.
I liked it in FFXIV and I will like it in ARR.

Not if you play with controller. It will be terrible with controller. Backpedal is more a mouse thing.
If I want to run away with controller, the char should automatic turn around and run away without that I need to turn around the camera first. Have you stoped the time how much it need to turn the camera to 180° with controller?

I play with a controller and backpedaling is NOT more of a mouse thing.. Where do people come up with this nonsense?
You simply pres back and it feels 100% natural, if your hands aren't dyslexic..
Backing up does not make the camera turn.. It shouldn't and never did in ffxiv.
It only works when you are locked onto a target..

Do you guys have like dreams where these things are just so uberly cool, you have to make pointless topics about them?

[Felis]

I play with a controller and backpedaling is NOT more of a mouse thing.. Where do people come up with this nonsense?
You simply pres back and it feels 100% natural, if your hands aren't dyslexic..
Backing up does not make the camera turn.. It shouldn't and never did in ffxiv.
It only works when you are locked onto a target..

I don't know what you mean.
If I pressed the stick back and my char was locked on a target, the char walked slowly back with the face to the target. But if my char wasn't locked to a target, he turned around and ran away the moment I pressed the stick back.
This you don't have anymore in ARR. You would always walk slowly back, no turn around and ran away anymore. To run away you need now to turn the camera around first. Fast running would only works forward to the camera direction.

[carlosx]

we <3 MoonWalking dude!!!!!

[Solace]

I don't know what you mean.
If I pressed the stick back and my char was locked on a target, the char walked slowly back with the face to the target. But if my char wasn't locked to a target, he turned around and ran away the moment I pressed the stick back.
This you don't have anymore in ARR. You would always walk slowly back, no turn around and ran away anymore. To run away you need now to turn the camera around first. Fast running would only works forward to the camera direction.

Ahh, I misunderstood then..
Hmm idk.. I guess we'll have to see how it plays out..
I don't see it being a huge deal but idk..
I liked it backpedaling when I was locked, it made sense..
It may make just as much sense when not locked..
Just have to feel it out.

[Quesse]

It's an insignificant change and people will adjust to it within 5 minutes of play.

[Starlord]

Backpeddling isn't bad imho. I play other MMO's that had it but then again I play with a Mouse/Keyboard so I don;t know how it affects controller users. ( I am the type of person that adjust to what I am playing). Some people have a hard time adjusting to change, and that is understandable. In the end if it stays the way it is, it's either adjust or don't play. There will be people that will play the game and others won't.

[Jynx]

Thankfully the developers have said multiple times, movement like 1.0 (No backpedaling if not locked on target) Will return, so people have options.

[Zezlar]

Thankfully the developers have said multiple times, movement like 1.0 (No backpedaling if not locked on target) Will return, so people have options.

Could you find that source? I'm curious too see. I'm pretty up to date with the news, but I can't recall seeing it.

[Klefth]

Thankfully the developers have said multiple times, movement like 1.0 (No backpedaling if not locked on target) Will return, so people have options.

When did they say that? That's pretty neat news there.