In the old battle content forums I brought up the issue of selecting skills from the action bar with a gamepad turns tedious after the first few fights.

I believe implementing an Auto Attack (AA) would help alleviate some of the unnecessary inputs for navigating the action bar. But thats not what this topic is about.
I want to turn the discussion away from AA since it quickly turns away from constructive feedback and into flamefest between supporters non-supporters.

I want to see this thread replied with ideas on how to better the UI (from a gamepad users standpoint) to reduce the amount of input needed to take actions during battle.

If you believe the UI is fine the way it currently is as a gamepad user, do not reply. this is for ideas on how to change. If you like an idea quote it and respond with your support or additional ideas. If you don't like a proposal, write your own w/o a response to the ones you dislike.