Summoner + crossbar

[xmakinah]

I've been trying to search for this but I couldn't find it so here's my question... I'm using my ps3 to play and I'm pretty much having a hard time figuring out how to setup my crossbar for my summoner... I didn't have any problems with it with my warrior but I just can't figure this one out... Any help would be appreciated.

[KaosPrimeZero]

at work at present and if i remember ill post when i get home, but i did start a thread about this and in that thread you will find multiple options including one i used. Ill post a link if i have time to find it...

[Ceelo_Mage]

Get a keyboard and mouse, i would highly suggest this

[KaosPrimeZero]

Nah, SMN is fine with a pad, in fact any job is

[xmakinah]

I tried to do 4 crossbars... 1 for fates and grinding 1 for ifrit 1 titan and 1 garuda with the same skills on the same spot... The only difference is the skills from the egos and the grinding hotbar...I'll try and post pics when I get home from work... Easier but I'm still trying to see my options... Lastly can I use a mouse and keyboard on my ps3?

[KaosPrimeZero]

I tried to do 4 crossbars... 1 for fates and grinding 1 for ifrit 1 titan and 1 garuda with the same skills on the same spot... The only difference is the skills from the egos and the grinding hotbar...I'll try and post pics when I get home from work... Easier but I'm still trying to see my options... Lastly can I use a mouse and keyboard on my ps3?

Yes you can use a keyboard and mouse, and sadly i cant find my thread anywhere, maybe removed? not sure. As for Egi abilities. I only ever have the need for Contagion. Is there really any need for anything else? I mean in a solo situation you would just use sic anyway to unlock all abilities otherwise Obey should be used in dungeons to control contagion and Wind blade has the highest potency attack in Garuda arsenl. Secondly Garuda (if you have her) should be the only Egi you ever use. rest will lower dps. Though for fun and giggles in fates yeah iffy is fine ^^

[Kovensky]

I play on a PC, and though I tried switching to keyboard+mouse, my left hand just hated the modifier key abuse and how it has to go all over the numeric keys. The lack of a Dvorak layout setup is also annoying. No thank you, back to (PS3 in xinput emulation) controller. It's not like you take more than 1/2 second to pick your next skill/spell anyway, and you can't use them faster than that on a keyboard either.

Here's what I do for SMN:


The "Spur" icon there is the only macro:

/micon Spur
/ac Rouse <0>
/ac Spur <0>

Though I'll admit I almost never remember to use Miasma II. Tri-Disaster is there for... completeness I guess, never found any use for it; terrible damage and long cast time. Rouse is there just so I can check its cooldown separately from the macro, Aetherflow for its cooldown while I'm spamming Ruin.


Set 3 is due to habit since that's where I do the fairy summoning as SCH. This set-up is actually quite different from my SCH setup, so I have some muscle memory woes shortly between switching between the jobs, but I find their respective setups to work well enough.

On the character configuration, then, I disable the pet bar and use the set customizations:

Switching between sets 1 and 2 then is just a matter of tapping RB; it won't take me through other less relevant sets just because they exist. Also of note: NO Toggle / Mixed hotbars. They make you lazy about using the triggers, and mixed mode tends to do toggles when you don't mean it to.

Sprint / Teleport / Return / Mount are on my Set 8, though you can just put them on whichever shared set you think you'll remember to use. You can also set it as the only set in the set customization (not the one while weapon is drawn); that way, closing the book gets you ready to do teleports et al. I also disable the auto-sheathe; if I want to sheathe, I can just press the left stick. The ACN jobs look cooler with the book open anyway

[Karnage720]

This is my hotbar, can't take pic right now, at work:

Right Side (Shapes) Going Clockwise

RS-Bio 2-Miasma-Bio

Right Side(D Pad) Clockwise
Aetherflow-Fester-Thunder-Bane

Left Side (Shapes) Clockwise
Macro for Rouse/Spur/Enkindle-Miasma 2-Ruin 2-Ruin

Left Side (D Pad) Clockwise
Sic-Obey-Contagion-Shadowflare

Set 2 I have the other abilities that I have that are not used often, energy drain, virus, etc

[Ragingfungus]

I play on a PC, and though I tried switching to keyboard+mouse, my left hand just hated the modifier key abuse and how it has to go all over the numeric keys. The lack of a Dvorak layout setup is also annoying. No thank you, back to (PS3 in xinput emulation) controller. It's not like you take more than 1/2 second to pick your next skill/spell anyway, and you can't use them faster than that on a keyboard either.

Here's what I do for SMN:

your missing contagion and thunder which is pretty huge.

[xmakinah]

Thanks... It helped a lot