Gamepads over keyboards FAIL!

[Suetan]

This game is supposed to be cross platform, between PC and the PS3 (You're supposed to be able to play on the PS3 with people that are playing it on the PC). That's why there's an emphasis on the game controller. It's a lot easier to make it so that the game has an emphasis on the game pad at it's core code if you're going cross platform like this; than it is to have each be separate, and trying to link them together.

If you want to use a keyboard, then fine use it. I prefer my gamepad. I've never really been much of a PC gamer. I just didn't want to have to wait for more than a year for this game to come out on PS3, so I use my gamepad to give it the PS3 feel, while still having the option to go to the PC.

Also, this little gripe that Mykro360 has really has no grounds since even if you have a gamepad in use, the keyboard controls take priority (I know, my friends have messed with me by pressing keys that make me walk backwards on my keyboard while I'm using my gamepad to go forward, and the keyboard takes priority).

It may be a little bit slower, but you can take away a lot of this decrease in speed if you use your three levels of commands. Say you have 9 commands. Instead of having to press left 7 times to get to the eighth command (as many console players would), you could go over once, and down twice. This will cut a lot of your selection time down by more than half, and you'll be able to keep up pretty well with the PC players, even if they are using the hotkeys.

The bottom line is use your interface to your advantage, and you can make a huge difference.
I'm focusing on Archer and Conjurer for my classes. I have my Archer skills on the left side of the skill bar, and my buffing/elemental conjurer skills on the right with healing in the middle, and it works out great.

[Bayohne]

Checked with the development team and wanted to report back. While the "controller"-type settings have seen changes and updates as of late, you can rest assured that we will be making adjustments so that keyboards will also be customizable in the future. We'll be performing UI-related fixes and updates tied to the new battle system adjustments, so at that time we would like to implement this.

[Delmontyb]

Checked with the development team and wanted to report back. While the "controller"-type settings have seen changes and updates as of late, you can rest assured that we will be making adjustments so that keyboards will also be customizable in the future. We'll be performing UI-related fixes and updates tied to the new battle system adjustments, so at that time we would like to implement this.

Bayohne, you've been on fire today, so many updates and thanks for the info... I'm hoping you've got more updates for us this week as well... Any word on when we will hear from the battle team?

[Bayohne]

Any word on when we will hear from the battle team?

I believe there is something in the works in that regard, but not sure of the timing yet. I'll try and found out more details!

[Delmontyb]

I believe there is something in the works in that regard, but not sure of the timing yet. I'll try and found out more details!

You are a gentleman and a scholar sir, thanks again... And if you happen to be a lady, my apologies. You rock ether way.

[TomCarroll]

Agree, SE please completely redesign the PC UI and controls based on none control pad methods.

You have a huge problem now in that if you take it away or force current users to use proper PC controls they are guna be pretty angry.

This. This time around, why not make the console users go out and buy a keyboard and mouse instead of giving us a half assed PC game?

[Renshi]

Some people like keyboard/mouse, some people like game pad. Both need to be functional UIs. Thread over...

This. And the gamepad is also comfortable!

[Shyd]

I have a controller/keyboard for the gamecube, would love it if i could use it for FF14.

[Rjain]

I've played this game extensively with a gamepad and also used a keyboard several times. I have a lot of experience in previous games and MMOs with using keyboard/mouse. Let me break the ice and say that there's nothing about this game that a keyboard user has an advantage over a gamepad user. Just because gamepad has less buttons does not make it less useful.

I will never play this game normally with keyboard and mouse, and the same went for XI. These are terrible games to use keyboard with. If you can't play the game and operate quickly and efficiently with a gamepad, there's something wrong with your controller skills. The controller covers all buttons you'd ever need, and macros are done in the blink of an eye.

Doesn't matter what the medium is, it's how you use it. And in this case, the gamepad is more than enough.

[Naylia]

Checked with the development team and wanted to report back. While the "controller"-type settings have seen changes and updates as of late, you can rest assured that we will be making adjustments so that keyboards will also be customizable in the future. We'll be performing UI-related fixes and updates tied to the new battle system adjustments, so at that time we would like to implement this.

Please don't forget to give control pads the ability to Use items....