T5 on PS3

[Rekujen]

This whole "ps3 users are dragging us down" is complete nonsense.. we have a PS3 tank in our Coil group and he's probably one of the better tanks I've seen throughout my entire experience in this game.

[lujate]

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I also can't shake the persistent suspicion that the reason why the GCD is so damn slow is an attempt to "equalize" things between PC and PS3, so that PS3/controller users are not inordinately penalized.
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Interesting... I'd never thought of that.

[Zumi]

I have beat turn 5 using a controller, I think its better then using keyboard and mouse, because with a controller you can easily move around with the analog stick and hit your buttons at the same time something that isn't easy to do on a keyboard. but its all personal preference I guess.

[Riv]

The only issue I have in coil on PS3 is at the very start of turn 4 because the mobs don't load immediately and you're kind of just aoe'ing the air it looks like (but this can be avoided by having your group wait a few seconds before running in). Your attacks still hit anyway, it's just annoying. Also all the aoe spam puts stress on the ps3's drawing capabilities. It helps if you turn off effects though. Other than that I haven't seen any real issues with PS3 in coil. I usually play on PC and use a controller anyway, and the controller for this game is excellent. Idk how people can play with keyboard lol.

[blowfin]

There's been recent tests over at BG that prove the DPS difference between a controller user and a KB + Mouse is negligible at best, if it's even there. Basically, if you missed a single cooldown on KB + Mouse you'd fall behind the controller user who doesn't, and never catch up. The whole line of KB + mouse being optimal is really just bias with regards to this game.

The controller support is very, very good in FFXIV, and it's only getting better.

Personally I'm on a PC and use a controller because I find movement and camera control way better with a controller. I also use a KB + Mouse all day at work and prefer not gaming with them when I can.

[DragonSlayer45]

I've played on PS3 since Beta 3 and I've never felt inferior in terms of play ability compared to my PC counterparts. What platform you play on does not determine your skill, and people really need to stop using this as an excuse.

[indira]

always excuses from people. how whould a PS3 stop you from playing the game?
100% the time its people who fail then need to say its something else making them fail.

i use a controller on the PC.

[SongJoohee]

We have multiple PS3/controller players in our Coil party and they do absolutely fine.

[Muzy]

this is wrong, you can very much play with keyboard and mouse, all you have to do is change some setting in char config so that when you type on the keyboard it doesnt automatically bring up your chat log.

the only difference is hotbars, you cannot assign hotkeys to your keyboard like you can on pc and must still use the xhotbar.

but you dont have to take my word for it

http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/06/...ransfers-open/

You can assign the keyboard buttons to the xhotbar, or rather, assign the xhotbar buttons to the keyboard, go to System > Keybind > Controller, ta daaa!

[BillyBones]

Wow, this thread derailed a little. Didn't mean to start a pc vs ps3 holywar here. I know ps3 players have no problems clearing content in ARR, but what people said was that some particular skill of Twintania was causing trouble, apparently it's divebombs.