Expansion has been fun until ability overload has made me lose almost all interest

[Gallus]

If it's too hard, because it's too hard, if it's too easy, because it's too easy. If you feel overwhelmed with DRG you may want to give yourself some time until your brain can memorize whatever new rotations it has. If you don't feel capable, you can always switch to another class.

[Geryth]

If it's too hard, because it's too hard, if it's too easy, because it's too easy. If you feel overwhelmed with DRG you may want to give yourself some time until your brain can memorize whatever new rotations it has. If you don't feel capable, you can always switch to another class.

I'm capable and it can be done. The issue isn't about capability, it's about fun. Memorizing 30+ abilities and having 28 keybinds and executing them in perfect order feels like work, not leisure.

[Gallus]

I'm capable and it can be done. The issue isn't about capability, it's about fun. Memorizing 30+ abilities and having 28 keybinds and executing them in perfect order feels like work, not leisure.

You are overwhelmed now, but there is a learning curve, once you get familiar with the HW rotations, it will feel a lot easier. Maybe then it will become leisure, and it'll be more rewarding because you had to work hard for it.

[Tuathaa]

I'm capable and it can be done. The issue isn't about capability, it's about fun. Memorizing 30+ abilities and having 28 keybinds and executing them in perfect order feels like work, not leisure.

I am not sure why people feel the need to key bind everything in there spell book or abilities with super long cd's

[Geryth]

I am not sure why people feel the need to key bind everything in there spell book or abilities with super long cd's

I've been burned enough getting hit with AoE's trying click on Blood for Blood or other buffs that in order to use your buffs AND handle encounter mechanics, pretty much anything you want to use needs to be keybound.

[Priya]

Dear SE. Please let me keybind more things... LIKE SHIFT+NUMPAD5 ... So I can use Shift+5 on my Naga. That's all I want in life... Thank you.

[Cinge]

Dear SE. Please let me keybind more things... LIKE SHIFT+NUMPAD5 ... So I can use Shift+5 on my Naga. That's all I want in life... Thank you.

I just wanted to chime in with "please dear god this". Since atm I cannot shift + mouse buttons(g600), because shift seems to act like a modifier for the mouse in FFXIV and turns my mouse keybinds(which are num 0-9) into things like page up and page down, enter etc.

[Vaer]

I just wanted to chime in with "please dear god this". Since atm I cannot shift + mouse buttons(g600), because shift seems to act like a modifier for the mouse in FFXIV and turns my mouse keybinds(which are num 0-9) into things like page up and page down, enter etc.

I have a G600. Just use function keys or other combinations instead of numbers, so I have F2-F12, i keep F1 as is in case i need to target myself quickly. and use ctrl + 1 instead of F1.

thumb buttons bound to ctrl+1, F2-F12,
and shift ctrl+1, F2-F12 all work for me.

Could probably use ctrl + 0-9 [+shift] or any combination of buttons like that if you need the function keys for something else.

[Ulathskullsplitter]

I agree 100%. The ability bloat is too much. DRG was just right before the expansion. I use controller and I now have nowhere to conveniently put all these skills. My problem isn't how to use the new skills or the complexity it adds but where to put them on the crossbar where I can use them when I need to. All the boss fights in this game are movement heavy. So the most used skills need to be on the face buttons so you are not taking your thumb off the left stick. You need to be moving and using skills at the same time. DRG also has a ton of off gcd skills to use so there's no time in between moves to stop moving to hit those on the dpad either. Or trying to switch between multiple crossbars. The only realistic way is to use L2, R2, and L2+R2. That doesn't leave you with much room on the face buttons for the 20+ skill rotation. While squeezing in over 30 skills total with the dpad too. The ability bloat has taken the fun out of drg for me.

[Averax]

I agree, we're seeing some annoying ability bloat. I've had to rearrange and re-memorize my crossbars.

I've had ideas about how to condense it for my smn, but i doubt they'd actually go for it.

(making ruin 3 the baseline filler as an example, reducing mana cost and damage outside of dreadwyrm trance)