UP/DOWN targets party = good, not while casting Cure = bad

[Malakhim]

You don't need to add a Japanese earthquake introduction every time you post something wrong with the game.

If it's a bug, it's a bug. Hopefully it'll be addressed by the next patch. Just be sure to use the proper dev tags for it.

[Evangela]

pressing Up and Down aren't good if you using more than 1 row action bar!!!!!!!

better change it to Left and Right

[Smashington]

Clarification.

When using Targeting mode A, after a beneficial spell is cued, that is when UP/DOWN party member targeting is needed.

[Dreamer]

pressing Up and Down aren't good if you using more than 1 row action bar!!!!!!!

better change it to Left and Right

The OP is talking about after you've selected your ability and are at the target confirmation step. You need Up/Down here to make it easier to select the member you want to heal; when using left and right, it bounces back and forth depending on where they are on your screen, making it a royal pita to select the person you want quickly. With up/down, you know exactly how many key presses are needed to move the target selection to the person you need to heal, because up/down traverses up and down your party list in an exact order.

[Evangela]

just get rid of the confirmation before casting...

[Smashington]

Somehow this patch has made me far more frustrated with FFXIV then I have been in some time. I fear that they think this targeting is now fixed, and will not revisit it anytime soon.

I won't get any actual feedback from Devs even though I've posted in Official forums (in General and Bugs/glitches), and at the official FFXIV Support suggestions page.

I don't know why they even added UP/DOWN party targeting since it dissapears when you begin to cast a spell, forcing you to use LEFT/RIGHT, without the highlighting on the party list.

I'm in a 4 person party and I can't find the player who is being hit before they die. This is vey sad.

Another option is to add <p1> <p2> etc. text targeting commands from FFXI.

[Smashington]

The OP is talking about after you've selected your ability and are at the target confirmation step. You need Up/Down here to make it easier to select the member you want to heal; when using left and right, it bounces back and forth depending on where they are on your screen, making it a royal pita to select the person you want quickly. With up/down, you know exactly how many key presses are needed to move the target selection to the person you need to heal, because up/down traverses up and down your party list in an exact order.

Yes exactly. Thank you.

[Arcell]

just get rid of the confirmation before casting...

Let's not. There are a variety of context specific actions you can only activate while confirming casting target like AoE on/off and how the up/down target is supposed to work. While you're in your action bar it changes through bars 1-3. While in target confirmation up and down should target through party members. The problem is that it currently isn't, which is more of a bug than an intentional design flaw I believe.

[Galamantyl]

I am in favor of better targeting controls

I am strongly against controllers

[Rau]

pressing up/down changes it from party to enemy etc. etc.

for the love of god just push right or left

god forbid they actually fix any problems.
that would just ruin the game.