Xbox and switch pro controllers, and many other controllers from other manufacturers offer this style. This can be especially difficult for people with small hands/fingers or who can’t control the movement stick accurately using the other thumb. If you find both of these options uncomfortable, adjacent analog sticks might not fit you well. Keep in mind you have to do the above while also being able to access both of your hotbar activators (the triggers).

Move your right thumb to the movement stick and the left thumb goes to the d-pad.

Move your right thumb up and over to the d-pad.

Now, try to reach the d-pad while still moving the movement stick.

Place your left thumb on the movement stick and your right thumb on the face button. As a PC player, you have a greater selection of controller styles than a Console player, and you can and should make sure you take this into consideration: Adjacent Analog Sticks (PlayStation style) That being said, it’s much easier to just have enough buttons! Analog Stick PlacementĪnother factor for your choice of controller will be its analog stick placement. Using a controller without enough buttons, but just barely enough, can be OK if you’re using it for combat, but not for other things. You can also bind keyboard buttons to a controller button, which is why you can get away with not allocating all 4 bumper & triggers, as if you use WXHB and expanded, you can manage not to use the Change Hotbar Set button in battle at all, and thus can just use a keyboard when you need to access that outside of battle. Likewise you do not need the Select/Pad button if you use the mouse to interact with the HUD elements like the Duty List, which admittedly you only do so often. For example, you do not need Start if you just reach out for your mouse to go to your main menu.

2 buttons for Start and Select(pad) are also ideal, but not requiredįor anything you do not fill out, expect to have to reach out to a keyboard or mouse to fill in the gaps.

Ideally 2 analog stick clicks, or 2 extra buttons that can take on that feature, but it can be doable without.

Ideally 4 buttons for your bumper + triggers, but it can be comfortably doable with just 3, and even with just 2 if absolutely necessary.

While you can play with a different controller, you ideally want enough for: Picking a Controller Having Enough Buttonsįinal Fantasy XIV was made with a PlayStation controller in mind.

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