Will gamepad function the same in ARR?

[Zumi]

The controller UI was in the blog pics. It looked like you had 3 sets of 4 buttons. I am guessing the 4 face buttons on a PS controller and L2 and R2 switch between your other button sets.

Probably will control different then 1.0 since its almost a total redesign.

[Skies]

The controller UI was in the blog pics. It looked like you had 3 sets of 4 buttons. I am guessing the 4 face buttons on a PS controller and L2 and R2 switch between your other button sets.

Probably will control different then 1.0 since its almost a total redesign.

In one of the many interviews Yoshida mentioned how the Cross Hotbar works. Essentially if you press one of the trigger buttons, it brings up the hotbar, when it's up if you press the corresponding button (arrows, triangle, square, circle, x) you execute that command. Each different trigger button also brings up a different hotbar so with two button presses you execute a command. There is also a button to cycle through bars if i'm not wrong.

This gives you access, at minimum, 16 different actions with the press of two buttons that are very comfortably placed.

[Coyohma]

In one of the many interviews Yoshida mentioned how the Cross Hotbar works. Essentially if you press one of the trigger buttons, it brings up the hotbar, when it's up if you press the corresponding button (arrows, triangle, square, circle, x) you execute that command. Each different trigger button also brings up a different hotbar so with two button presses you execute a command. There is also a button to cycle through bars if i'm not wrong.

This gives you access, at minimum, 16 different actions with the press of two buttons that are very comfortably placed.

I suspect some gamepad users are going to get annoyed having to constantly hold down either L2 or R2. I'm hoping to use the keyboard UI, but still be able to move and pan the camera via controller as I did in 1.0.. But so far they've made it sound like the two aren't compatible this time around.

http://zantetsuken.net/articles/a-cl...-for-ffxiv-arr

[Kirito]

I suspect some gamepad users are going to get annoyed having to constantly hold down either L2 or R2. I'm hoping to use the keyboard UI, but still be able to move and pan the camera via controller as I did in 1.0.. But so far they've made it sound like the two aren't compatible this time around.

http://zantetsuken.net/articles/a-cl...-for-ffxiv-arr

If they made holding the L2 and the R2 more comfortable then it wouldn't be so bad

[Coyohma]

If they made holding the L2 and the R2 more comfortable then it wouldn't be so bad

At the very least, what they should do is make it so you don't need to hold it down. One press highlights the side that it activates, and if you press the other button, the other side is highlighted.

[Kirito]

At the very least, what they should do is make it so you don't need to hold it down. One press highlights the side that it activates, and if you press the other button, the other side is highlighted.

I agree, when I first read how they planned to implement it, I had the same idea. And you could just press the side that is highlighted to dehighlight it. If enough people feel that way in phase 2 they will probably add the option to lock the trigger in settings.