I want arrows keys mapped to camera!

[Aver]

a friend refuses to play until they implement this

I can't play with a keyboard because of this (sorry, mouse control in this game is garbage), wtf were they thinking? It worked in XI, why "fix" something that wasn't broken?

edit: Movement on numpad, camera controls on arrow keys, for clarification.

[Walton]

Can we get an acknowledgement of this issue please? I understand that moderators can't possibly reply to every single request, but this is a big problem for the people who don't use a controller for this game.

[cdreamworld]

this is the reason why i got a controller for this game. i don't know why they change things that already works well. it's almost like they've never heard of ffxi

[Jynx]

I really craved this function when I first purchased the game...after some time I just got used to it.

[JayvirDeforte]

If anything, I would want them moved to arrow keys so 'I' can be used for a Inventory hotkey.

[Walton]

If anything, I would want them moved to arrow keys so 'I' can be used for a Inventory hotkey.

That brings up another point about XIV being controller-biased. We'll see what they do about the UI improvements in June (I think? Or is it just the battle system). In its current state, XIV is far too slow to be pressing up, up, up, enter, down, down, down, etc for opening windows, or using abilities. And the same goes with the controller button presses, though you can't use key shortcuts like you can on a keyboard for that. You're stuck with manually going through all the menu options forever if you use a controller. But for the rest of us who play a PC game with a keyboard, I know its unfathomable to do so, my keyboard has about 100 more keys on it than a controller has buttons. I'm sure we can find a use for some of those keys.

[TomRiddle]

Please god do this. It's a small matter, granted, but it's SO much easier on keyboard players. We simply use our thumbs while never having to move our right hand from the navigation controls. I'm sure their are more important matters to deal with, but this would be a god send.

[Naguru]

Please god do this. It's a small matter, granted, but it's SO much easier on keyboard players. We simply use our thumbs while never having to move our right hand from the navigation controls. I'm sure their are more important matters to deal with, but this would be a god send.

amen!

-as an aside. If you like the new scheme you shouldn't have to fret that the xi system will be the only system (if they ever decide to bring it back) because they could just let you click a button that let you switch between styles... or (i know it's crazy) let you change any key to what you want.

[Renshi]

Heya!

Actually, my preference with both FFXI (for the little I've played) and FFXIV is only the gamepad (now the FFXIV Gamepad with has the Function button in order to press F1, F2, Fn+1 keys from the gamepad), but when I don't have it, I just go:

WASD: to move around,
IJKL: to look around and
OP: to zoom the camera.

Actually I like it really much, but I think that a player has to map his/her own keys. If that messes up, just press the Reset button and everything becomes peaceful again =)

In conclusion: for the freedom of the players, I think the Fixed Buttons should be mappable. Let's hope that after these battle changes they'll do something for it.

See ya!

[Syrous]

There's no reason why not everyone could be happy with their keyboard control scheme. They just need to give us the option to map keys like we see fit.