Controller vs keyboard

[Dzian]

Really like the analog joystick movement and use of abilities interface for the controller. But the interface and map and using the different screens along with the targetting of mobs is really annoying. Keyboard is better at all these things. You cannot beat point and click for window management. ..but pressing the movement key and holding it down I hate. I guess there is no way I can be satisfied

There's so many things you can do to make controller targeting much faster and easier

there's filters so like L1+X is enemies only. I have L1+Square is objects only for those times where there's a bunch of mobs around a shield you need to trigger or something. all of these can be customised quite freely.

then you have the enemies list. holding l1 and presses up and down cycles the enemies in this list regardless of where they are on screen or even off screen.

personally I changed R3 to execute macro 99 which is basically target <f> (focussed) this is a godsend on fightswhere bosses repeatedly jump and become untargettable. quick press of r3 and you'vegot your target back.

then I have a couple of macros that also help. /target attack1. and /assist <t> keep these on my expanded bar and these help if I need to kill a specific target fast can either assist the tank and have it selected. or hit the attack1 if its marked..

all combined together make targeting really fast even with a controller.