Why can't we just have combo chains?

[Arohk]

Really, this is my biggest problem with the combat in this game, all the unnecessary buttons and keybinds i need to play.

here is a great example of my Gunblade.



When you control Thancred during the Ran'jit fight, he has ONE button for all three attacks, but why can't MY character have the same thing?
This would immediately open up ~5 slots of key-binds in need for nothing but to chain a combo.
Please implement this in the game for all jobs that have combo chains, it is already in the game but only for story fights for what ever reason. It was the same for Hien, when you controlled him against Zenos.

[Kuroka]

It is also the default in PvP, but we wont get it in PVE any time soon, they stated so and further, lots of players complain that it would make jobs too boring...
(je bc pressing 1-2-3 is so different to 1-1-1)

Id also love it as it would prevent combos breaking from lag which can be rly anoying.

edit:
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...e-PvE-mechanic

...there are a few more threads already with that theme^^

[Esmoire]

This comes up a lot. I think you'll get people who want compound buttons, and people who want to invalidate it, with a lot of false dichotomies thrown every way. Like, for example, people will say something really dumb like "It will make the game too easy!"

Personally? I'd like it as an option. I find it hard to keybind GNB and PLD in a way that feels comfortable. I know some people prefer the feel of hitting different buttons, which is cool. Think it is easy enough to please both camps.

[Gula]

I too would like this as an option. Not really the best for healers but when I'm using controller hotbar space for a 1-2-3, I would like this.

[Arohk]

I too would like this as an option. Not really the best for healers but when I'm using controller hotbar space for a 1-2-3, I would like this.

what combo chains do healers have? my white mage does not have any combo chains,

As long as the ability is useless on it's own, there is no reason to waste an additional hotkey for something else, i'd really like to bind my defensive abilities but there is simply no space.

[Gula]

what combo chains do healers have? my white mage does not have any combo chains

That's why I said it's not the best for healers. Because there is no chain. Just stone/stone/stone/dia/dia. Unless you get a Freecure.

Though speed is more of a MNK thing, a half recast timer that resets after said Stone/Dia would be really handy. Stone>combo button lights up for another which, like freecure, is wholly optional and situation based. No use in using a freecure if the party is all at 90%+

[Kuroka]

As long as the ability is useless on it's own, there is no reason to waste an additional hotkey for something else, i'd really like to bind my defensive abilities but there is simply no space.

This.... just look at Pala's useless skill, locked behind his Combo... it sucks to find a place for that.

Also giving us that opens the way to add another slot for new/old combos, gettin buffs, debuffs, resources for ogc moves etc...

[Maeka]

what combo chains do healers have? my white mage does not have any combo chains,

As long as the ability is useless on it's own, there is no reason to waste an additional hotkey for something else, i'd really like to bind my defensive abilities but there is simply no space.

Weird, with both PLD and GNB, I have every single ability bound to my bars.

Every. Single. One.

But then, I have 3 hotbars.

1). 1 through =
2). Shift+1 through Shift+=
3). Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+=

And I've not seen a job yet that fills up all 36 slots and I have all jobs on Level 80.

Tell you what, I'll log on and screencap my hotbars on both jobs.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tknvtk5gfj...tbars.png?dl=0

I am missing a couple role actions on GNB but I have plenty of room as you can see.

[Kuroka]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tknvtk5gfj...tbars.png?dl=0

I am missing a couple role actions on GNB but I have plenty of room as you can see.

Thats cute if you play with keyboard but on controller it sucks having to switch layers for a combo, also certain commands i need on all or at least most pages...

[Maeka]

Thats cute if you play with keyboard but on controller it sucks having to switch layers for a combo, also certain commands i need on all or at least most pages...

That's why you set your buttons up smartly. You get what again, 12 buttons per page? Start with your combo, IE, the thing you're always doing constantly, and then sticking stuff that has cooldowns on a modifier page, whatever those are and work from there. Can't be THAT difficult to do. It's just a matter of setting them up in an intelligent way. There shouldn't be any reason to split combos up.