Quote Originally Posted by Sigma-Astra View Post
....Why are we using economy of motion as an excuse for people who just can't map out their hotbars on certain classes properly...and I say certain classes because not all classes suffer like PLD, DRG, and NIN do.

The principles of motion economy are a set of rules and suggestions to improve the manual work in manufacturing and reduce fatigue and unnecessary movements by the worker, which can lead to the reduction of work related trauma. Last I checked, XIV isn't a manufacturing job and if you find playing the game that tedious and fatigue inducing on your fingers and body while you're sitting your butt in a comfy chair, then perhaps you should stop playing the game for long periods of time without taking breaks.

This is a lot of fluffy words that don't go anywhere because economy of motion has nothing to do with someone sitting at home, on their butt, and playing a video game. That is the complete opposite of maximizing a worker's movement and motion performance at their labor intensive job so they can work better, faster, and longer while avoiding fatigue quicker. Economy of motion is more relevant towards martial artists, guitar players, etc....things that actually require you to adjust your body movements accordingly, and playing an MMO is not one of them.

If you're treating XIV like a job or chore, instead of a hobby....then, I think you have other problems with the game entirely than just them not implementing PvP consolidation into PvE.
Wrong ECM applies to music and other things as well. Virtuoso musicians use it play really fast and efficiently moving across fret boards. You are treating it like a job because people can't have nice things due to some wanting things to be more arduous than they need to be.

A finger, wrist, and hand is a part of the body unless you are an alien last time I checked. People who treat it like a job are the types that go on about how easy the game is and people need to get good because their DPS is not machine like. Hobby, job, life goal, who cares what it is classified as? If something can make something more enjoyable for someone else, why do you deny them that or argue against it?

All things are a hobby outside your profession for real life money. If gaming is just a hobby for you, why do you care if they add consolidation or not? If gaming is just a hobby for you, why are you pushing against a quality of life option for other players?

/shaking my head