I agree the crossbar take a bit of getting used to, but I prefer it over 1.0 or FFXI's control. But as a PC gamer using a controller I use the crossbar for combat skills and line bars for skills that you I use less often like buffs Protect and Stonekin, as well as things that you don't use often unless necessary like Raise or Resurrect. I should show a Screenshot of what my cross and hot bars look like to make total sense of it.