I like the move bar. The key to using it successfully is stacking your moves so that they're only one or two keypresses away from each other. You have three levels of commands. Using the three levels to make it so that your key skills are all next to each other is essentail (especially if you use a gamepad, like me).

If you don't want to do it that way, then you can use the NUMERIC keys, or you can set your own hotkeys and make it so that your skills are easy to use.

Don't complain about the interface because you don't want to use it to your advantage. Having this flexibility is one of the things that makes this game as good as it is.

I hated the FFXI setup. It was similar to the traditional FF setup, but it was confusing, and got stale after about 15 minutes (it could be because the battle system was so much slower too). The move bar is a great tool if you use it properly.

USE YOUR INTERFACE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.