Controller based gameplay, a suggestion

[Mazi]

(I ran out of post for today so imma just edit this haha)

R1 to switch bars is your best friend, learn to master it and you can do stuff SO FAST.

One of the things that SE promoted with this game was that controller play would work well. They made a big deal about how they'd really thought upon a solution for the limited real estate. Crossbars work well, but there needs to be more. 16 is simply not enough.

Their "system" can't be faltering 2 weeks in, they need to design a solution.

Alternatively, they could implement a third crossbar that's invoked by holding both triggers at the same time. Either would be better.

it is literally one button to switch to your next 16 skills, the system is in place and it works great you just have to actually use it.

I also realize that pressing R1 opens an alternative set of bars but I feel like that interface is clunky. 0.2 seconds makes all the difference sometimes, as we all know, since 0.3 makes the difference in whether or not the server thinks you're out of red spots.[/B]

Saying .3 seconds to move out of something is completely off topic since while we are pressing our bumpers we never let go of our thumbsticks which is the movement aspect, controllers actually are much better for moving around and argueably give us more time to mess with our skills since we can get to where we need to quicker.

That's not what I meant. The 0.2 seconds to press the bumper and then press the key combination is what I meant.

Again, it feels weird at first but once you get used to it you can do stuff that fast, this is a completely foreign layout so it feels clunky to begin but after playing a bit it feels completely natural and I can bust out any move I want almost instantly.

At least give us a way to tone down all the options. One alternate bar is preferable for me. Sorry, but we all have pressed a button combo too fast and ended up completely in the wrong macro set (or at least I have^^) and I dislike the idea. I prefer as much to be readily available as possible.

I feel ya, I've definitely almost used Return in the middle of a fight or forgot I was on my Chocobo/Minion bar when trying to fight something xP

[Steeled]

R1 to switch bars is your best friend, learn to master it and you can do stuff SO FAST.

I mentioned in my OP that I knew about this, but I'd still prefer something better. I like having things available in a single combination because the .2 seconds can make all the difference, and quite often does.

[Steeled]

Saying .3 seconds to move out of something is completely off topic since while we are pressing our bumpers we never let go of our thumbsticks which is the movement aspect, controllers actually are much better for moving around and argueably give us more time to mess with our skills since we can get to where we need to quicker.

That's not what I meant. The 0.2 seconds to press the bumper and then press the key combination is what I meant.

Again, it feels weird at first but once you get used to it you can do stuff that fast, this is a completely foreign layout so it feels clunky to begin but after playing a bit it feels completely natural and I can bust out any move I want almost instantly.

At least give us a way to tone down all the options. One alternate bar is preferable for me. Sorry, but we all have pressed a button combo too fast and ended up completely in the wrong macro set (or at least I have^^) and I dislike the idea. I prefer as much to be readily available as possible.

[Conradus]

That's not what I meant. The 0.2 seconds to press the bumper and then press the key combination is what I meant.



At least give us a way to tone down all the options. One alternate bar is preferable for me. Sorry, but we all have pressed a button combo too fast and ended up completely in the wrong macro set (or at least I have^^) and I dislike the idea. I prefer as much to be readily available as possible.

What you have to do is organize your hotbars for situation. Put everything you may need in .2 seconds on one hotbar. You live on that hotbar. You put stuff you don't have to do on an instant's notice on the other hotbar. You don't need to put up Stoneskin on a second's notice (you *can't* put up Stoneskin on a second's notice). You put Stoneskin on the second hotbar; needing two button presses to get to it is good enough.