Quote Originally Posted by Sonic_the_Hedgehog View Post
I think you're talking about me. In my brain, it makes sense to me that if my party member that I want to cure or use whatever on is on my left, then I should press the left button to select them.
They can be really hard to pick out in large groups, though. I much prefer to scroll up and down the party list - I know exactly how many key presses are needed to highlight the member I want. With left and right, I have a rough estimate that usually isn't accurate due to players I didn't notice standing behind other members.