Who else absolutely hates...

[Gramul]

They are unwieldy.

Why should I have to materialise knowledge of every type of macro command from nowhere and then get a degree in programming just to swap out my gear/customize a target mode etc?

It's unwieldy, is all I'm trying to say, and I simply don't care for macros at all and want nothing to do with them.

Because it's really not that hard at all?
Here, this should make it easy for you:
http://ffxivvault.com/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=2441
You don't need a degree in programming to do that.

[User201109011315]

Well I certainly need a great deal more patience than I was born with and even more resourcefulness.

[Azurymber]

I have honestly stopped playing the game for the most part because of this issue. The worst part i find is trying to engage. You have to double click and it doesnt work half the time. I use a left handed mouse so engaging the mob is a nightmare for me.

[Felis]

FFXIV targeting circle:
Left to Right

What it suppose to be:
Nearest to Furthest



what's the opposite word for nearest? Far, Further, Furthest?

It's more nearest from the screen center

I have "target nearest enemy" on key a and "target enemy who attacked you last" on key d and it works good.

[thedevilsjester]

I use a controller, so I'm afraid I'm not familiar with this issue.

I can say for certain, as a controller user, that this issue does not go away when you use a controller. The targeting algorithm is still the same and it consistently chooses targets that are further way based on some priority other than distance. It has gotten so that when in raids or fighting more than two enemies, I have to use the mouse to target (and thats not much better, as many have said). This is, quite honestly, the feature/fix that is on the top of my want list.

[Davorok]

... I simply don't care for macros at all and want nothing to do with them.

I also hate macros on the principle that I should not have to input computer code in order to make a game run smoother. That is the job of the game programers and developers.

If I can play 7+ jobs/classes on one character, then I should have 7+ equipment set screens to easily toggle through.

As for targeting, if there is a macro that works great then that macro should be hard-coded into the game by the developers...not by me.

It's the principle of lazy programming that bothers me. "Allow the players to choose their playstyle" often seems like an excuse rather than a feature.

[wish12oz]

What is it about FFXI's targeting system that seemed light years ahead of this one? I never had problems on FFXI, but I can't think out why it was so much better.

QFT

I just don't understand why FFXI has so much right and FFXIV got all that same stuff wrong. Search, targeting, the ability to actually read the chat log, the auction house, etc.

[Phen]

I never had a problem with targeting in XI... I believe it was target nearest to farthest in a left to right manner, lol.

nearest to farthest did not take priority of left to right. As far as I can tell that is the exact same. Also the XI click targeting is just as bad really, in fact I believe the circle target is the default in XI.

By the way has anyone on keyboard been playing with the directional arrow targeting? I was playing around with it the other day and it worked very well... but I am still locked into tab/nearest npc styles.

[Gramul]

Well I certainly need a great deal more patience than I was born with and even more resourcefulness.

Clearly.

I can say for certain, as a controller user, that this issue does not go away when you use a controller. The targeting algorithm is still the same and it consistently chooses targets that are further way based on some priority other than distance. It has gotten so that when in raids or fighting more than two enemies, I have to use the mouse to target (and that's not much better, as many have said). This is, quite honestly, the feature/fix that is on the top of my want list.

Then I guess it just doesn't bother me.

[Felis]

I also hate macros on the principle that I should not have to input computer code in order to make a game run smoother. That is the job of the game programers and developers.

They aren't computer codes, they are simple chat commandos.
/action "Cure III" <p1>
Cast Cure III on Partymember 1
You can use them with the macro slots or write it in the chat

But for only targeting, you don't need a macro.
Just look a little in the keyboard configuration menu. There are some useful target options waiting for a key bind