Quote Originally Posted by Jinko View Post
You can easily target people by clicking their name in the party list with a mouse, also pressing the number key which has Cure assigned and then clicking said person in party list will heal them, it couldn't be any easier, of course if you insist on playing with a controller then who's to blame for that ?

Give what I suggested a try and you will see just how easy it is to target people as a healer.
FFXIV uses a software mouse for whatever reason. It is slow, and inefficient. There is no reason I should have to use it when the keyboard will suffice, and be far faster to use. If i'm in a battle, more specifically a high level battle, I shouldn't have to take my hand away from my abilities. To reach over, grab the mouse, select someone from the list, use ability, let's say takes 3-4 seconds. I can easily do that in less than half that on a keyboard. Which can be the difference between getting the tank healed for the next hit, or him dying.

What you're suggesting is like taking Hotkeys out of StarCraft 2.