Arrow keys to control the camera

[CeeKay]

I have a pretty good fix for this, hear me out before you boo me. =D

I too was disappointed how the controls were so different than FFXI. I found my self using the mouse sooo much in FFXIV. Than I decided to mess with the controls a bit.

I changed my camera controls to.

Move Camera Up: W
Move Camera Down: S
Move Camera Left: D
Move Camera Right: A

Movement Controls

Forward: Num8
Back: Num2
Left: Num4
Right: Num6

This wont be exactly like FFXI. For example, like how when you hit Num5 in ff11 some of the controls would change for first person view.

Ever since I switched to these controls I almost stopped using my mouse completely.
I also found new keys I never knew about, keys that are in FFXI. :x
I only had the game for about four days now, but I found this to make it sooo much better.

Just thought I would let you all know maybe you can give it a try. I find my self still going for the arrow keys while I'm engaged//fighting some mobs. BUT I'm doing it less and less, soon I wont be doing it at all. ^_^

I played FFXI with keyboard only, no game-pad. At the moment it looks like I'm going to be doing the same with FFXIV ever since I changed to these controls that I mentioned up above.

Even if these controls aren't right for you, try tweaking to your likings.
I hoped I helped some!

Good luck~

[Hotohori]

I would really like to see this happen and at the same time allow for the left and right arrow keys to scroll up and down by pages when looking through menus such as inventory or market searches.

[Rubicon]

I posted a similar topic:

Please let us use the numpad for complete movement and the targeting, escape, and enter keys to be set to any key. I personally would like to move the camera with A,S,D,F and right and left targeting with R, E, Enter as G and Escape as W. If XI can do it, so can XIV.

[Soda]

Guys, stop thinking small with just camera and arrow keys. The ENTIRETY of all the controls in the game should be completely mappable to keybinds. There is no reason this shouldn't be eventually added, and honestly it's my biggest issue with the game right now. I've been playing WoW style MMOs for over 10 years now, WSAD for movement, right mouse click for cameras, and all the keys around the WSAD zone for skills. But in FFXIV, only the 1~9 keys are for skills and so I'm stuck using programs like AHK to rebind my keys.

Remappable keys.
PLEASE fix this.
/SIGNED.

[LadyMage]

Yes Please

[Lusavari]

Have to say... I do hate switching between XIV and XI when it comes to the camera. I find myself doing my XIV camera when I play XI and my XI camera when I play XIV... XI's scheme was overall just so much more pleasant and user friendly. Plus all the key binds were on ctrl and alts so you could type right away without having to hit space.

[Roxy]

Yes please!! but you know i get used with (J)(K)(L)(I) put them inverted from Camera option .

[robluke]

Absolutely completly agree was one of the greatest features from XI

[Griss]

The main reason the camera controls was striped from the arrow keys is easily summed up in one word Combat. The action selector doing laps at the start of combat and having to use the ijkl keys to move your camera to gain a better view of the action was one of the many gripes during alpha. Back then the mouse controlled the camera in a look spring fashion and it was there way or the highway when it came to key binds. Making the arrow keys control only system functions was the most straight forward and simplest method of welding that can of worms shut permanently. Not saying anything one way or the other, just letting people who might not have known in on why the change was made.

I know the transition is jarring for those coming from xi. it took me a while to adapt as well. I have taken to using the wasd keys for movement and have rebound 8462 on the numpad for my camera. this puts my right hand as the nerve center for camera control and skill activation. When i am not in combat i use a mix of the mouse and num pad for camera control. my ijkl keys have been rebound for inventory, journal, craft/gathering, and loot pool respectively.

[Gicker]

Agreed with the OP. Arrow controls for camera would be awesome!