PS3 Healers Question

[reality_check]

Can this game (on PS3) be played exclusively with the keyboard?

With FFXI, I played on the PS2 with keyboard alone. Anyone who used a controller, or a keyboard & mouse combo, I would tell to learn the keyboard. Everything was much faster that way, so I wonder if it can be done here.

I have no problem with the controller as a tank or a DD, but I'm trying a healer now (Conjuror) and everyone's comments have me thinking about things. lol

Yeah you can play solely with the keyboard definitely. You have the option of customizing all the keyboard key bindings to what you want. The only thing that I imagine will cause issues is camera movement and targeting.

[shields977]

I have been playing on PC with a PS3 controller and the only problems I have had are related to my own forgetfulness, like forgetting to switch back to my combat cross hotbar from my pre-fight buff cross hotbar. Therein lies the problem, there are limited slots on the cross hotbar as compared to the regular hotbar. Throw in trying to micromanage a pet and now you have even more hotbar slot issues.

That said, I have always been primarily a console gamer and I'm just more comfortable with a controller in my hand. I don't think learning to manage multiple hotbars is going to make me switch to K/M gaming.

[Lagartija-Nick]

I switched off weapon drawn/sheathed filter options, set the L1+[Square][Cross][Circle][Triangle] filters to Enemies, Attacking Enemies, Friends & All.

I use a Sony Dual-Shock clip-on keyboard which I've key-mapped the numeric keys to numbered party members for instant targeting of the first 8 party members & pet.

As a last resort L1+RStick switches the PS3 to mouse mode if I feel the need to instant select anything with the left analogue stick.

I had to switch direct chat off otherwise any keyboard presses go straight to the chat window and not to your mapping. I also needed to change some of the default keyboard mapping to use shift instead of Ctrl/Alt as the PS3 clip-on keyboard doesn't have those keys.

I've not had much trouble healing quickly so far with this set-up.