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[Lisotte]

idk as a controller user i would take the "clunky" 1.0 controller setup again in an instant over the current.

That's just it. Same as in FFXI; with mouse and keyboard the UI and controls were quite clunky, but on pad they got the job damn well done (considerably better in FFXI than XIV 1.0 though; FFXI was a slower game and most of the macros you had to hit were mostly gear swaps).
My main issue with the UI was how godawfully slow everything was... you'd click the button to sell an item, you'd wait a few seconds, you'd click the button to sell something else... etc.
Game ran like shit on my pc, but I really love the lighting from the screenshots of players who had better comps.