Arrow keys to control the camera

[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.

[BelgianRofl]

I played all of FFXI with a keyboard ONLY, this is the first time I've been forced to play a PC game with a game controller.

You must not have played it on compact keyboard.

I have EDSF for moving my char IJKL for moving the camera. I never need to move my hands from the home row.

[Roxy]

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

[Nivana]

The only thing that is worse for FFXI vets than the arrow keys being unbindable and doing nothing, is the recent changes that now cause the arrows to target or switch targeting mode.

Drives me nuts because I still try to use my arrow keys to control the camera.

I hope all keys will be bindable soon.

Said it on multiple topics before someone actually made this one (I couldn't think of a way to make it a discussion). in response: /signed

[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!

[Roaran]

yes please