why is it when i lock on my character moves back so slow

[papichulo123]

it becomes iffy to dodge aoes i like to lock on when i use raw intuition can we please get this changed so my character moves back quicker?

[Alsar]

it's because you're locked on. Meaning you will always face the target. And if you try it in RL running backwards at full speed doesn't really work.

[papichulo123]

I see but damn can I move back a bit faster?

[Fynlar]

It was like this in FFXI too. And it was still irritating in that game as well.

And if you try it in RL running backwards at full speed doesn't really work.

This isn't RL. Slinging fireballs and raining down meteors tends not to work in RL either.

Sometimes bothersome "realistic" mechanics ought to be let go of for the sake of a more *fun* video gaming experience and I've always felt like this is one of them.

[Sagittarian]

Have you turned on legacy camera control? - https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...ch_do_you_use/

[Fynlar]

This isn't a standard/legacy thing (although standard camera does demonstrate the same sort of problem); it's a matter of not being able to move backward from a target at full speed while locked on to it.

[Niwashi]

And if you try it in RL running backwards at full speed doesn't really work.

In RL, you may not be able to run at quite the same speed backwards as you can forwards, but you can certainly run backwards, and it's a lot faster than walking, let alone this slow creeping pace that being locked on forces on us in game.