Quote Originally Posted by Malevolence View Post
Biggest issue for me is targeting. I play on PS4 and have targeting set to 'cone' which in theory is supposed to target the closest enemy to me, but it never does. I have to continually cycle through enemies furthest from me to get to closer ones. By the time I do, the Ninja right on my six has finished killing me. Super frustrating. I think getting rid of 64 player maps would help (stick to 24), but really, they targeting function should be fixed to auto-target the closest enemy to you. Full stop.
I think targeting might be one of those things FFXIV has to rebuild, from the ground up. It's so awful, compared to other tab target MMOs. It just needs some tightening and perhaps an algorithm that is better at doing what the player probably intended. Like, there is probably never a time the player wants to select the random player 35y away leaving the fight in the corner of their monitor compared to the melee bearing down their throat. Mouse & keyboard, gamepad, PS4 or PC, whatever setup, PvE or PvP, the targeting system of FFXIV just kind of feels awful.