I'm randomly complaining

[LaylaTsarra]

There is nothing to fix, hotbars and gearsets are stored locally, they are not server side. It's the better option of the two.

How is that the better option. A friend got a corrupted file and had to redo all his hotbars and he's all 60's. I also just purchased a PC version of the game and am not looking forward to having to redo all my preferences, hotbars and more. I totally disagree with storing these locally.

[Alahra]

How is that the better option. A friend got a corrupted file and had to redo all his hotbars and he's all 60's. I also just purchased a PC version of the game and am not looking forward to having to redo all my preferences, hotbars and more. I totally disagree with storing these locally.

If they weren't stored locally, the game would have to regularly check with the server to make sure your hotbars were current, which would drastically increase the server load. They're already concerned regarding the amount of character data that needs to be verified (which is the current thing delaying the solution for inventory problems), and this would only increase the amount.

I do wish they had the option to save the data server-side like FFXI had, so you could back them up before reinstalls and the like. (You can sort of do this if you're on PC by making a copy of your character data, but it's not exactly user friendly).

[LineageRazor]

I play on both pc and ps4. I find it really irritating that my hotbars and gear sets are not automatically updated when I switch between the two. can this be fixed please?

Also in ff11 I never had to buy multiple copies of the game per player, once you had subscribed you could log in on whatever. Ff14 just smacks of milking money

Technically, actually, you DID have to buy multiple copies of FFXI - one for PS2, one for PC, one for XBOX (if you planned to play on all three systems). You have to get the client installed on the machines somehow! Of course, if you had some other way of getting the client installed, such as borrowing from a friend, then yeah, you didn't need to pay for more than one copy. It's true, though, that FFXIV is different in that having the client is not enough on its own, and you have to register on each type of system (which requires buying a copy of each - no more borrowing from a friend!).

You're absolutely right, though, in that FFXIV is SORELY in need of server-side uploading and downloading of macros and settings, much like FFXI had. Trying to keep two systems in sync, updating one every time you update the other, is maddening!

[Aivi_lo]

I didn't pay for both personally, my partner bought one for PlayStation and I bought the pc version. We could swap and change who used what, for example if I wanted to watch TV he could log onto the pc. Now in order to do that we'd have to buy 4 copies, plus expansions

Because I pay subs I can't see why I need to pay so much for the client.

[LaylaTsarra]

If they weren't stored locally, the game would have to regularly check with the server to make sure your hotbars were current, which would drastically increase the server load.

I understand/suspect that may be the reason and I gather it's economically something they prefer not to do. On the other hand it's something that should at least save server side when you log out and doesn't need to be saved and checked constantly. I understand that perhaps a disconnect might be an issue but perhaps saving locally and then upon log out saving as a backup to the server could be an option.

[Waliel]

If they weren't stored locally, the game would have to regularly check with the server to make sure your hotbars were current, which would drastically increase the server load. They're already concerned regarding the amount of character data that needs to be verified (which is the current thing delaying the solution for inventory problems), and this would only increase the amount.

I do wish they had the option to save the data server-side like FFXI had, so you could back them up before reinstalls and the like. (You can sort of do this if you're on PC by making a copy of your character data, but it's not exactly user friendly).

What am I reading? All you need to do is to load your bindings from the server if there is none present on the machine and then save them again on the server when you log out. The server doesn't give two shits about the order your buttons in your hotbars. At least it shouldn't and there is no benefits if it does.

[CGMidlander]

I do wish they had the option to save the data server-side like FFXI had, so you could back them up before reinstalls and the like. (You can sort of do this if you're on PC by making a copy of your character data, but it's not exactly user friendly).

Hmm? It's very user friendly. It's in the launcher.

[worldofneil]

Hmm? It's very user friendly. It's in the launcher.

That one only backups to PC (and restores to PC). You can't backup from PC to restore to PS4 (or vice versa) which is what OP is asking for. Fairly sure you can't just put the file on a USB and plug it into the PS4 and import the settings.

[CGMidlander]

That one only backups to PC (and restores to PC). You can't backup from PC to restore to PS4 (or vice versa) which is what OP is asking for. Fairly sure you can't just put the file on a USB and plug it into the PS4 and import the settings.

I was responding to the person I was quoting.

If it wasn't clear, my post was aimed at this portion of their post:

(You can sort of do this if you're on PC by making a copy of your character data, but it's not exactly user friendly).

[Aivi_lo]

Hmm? It's very user friendly. It's in the launcher.

So can I use this between the pc and ps4?