movement keysFollow

I am downloading FFXIV now. I am wondering if you can change the movement from the wsad keys to the num keys like in FFXI?
I prefer to use the num keys.

Thank you! I really hate using wsad for movements.

Thats not neccesarily true. I have my setup to work exactly how it did in 11 for movement and i have 0 issues on any encounter. I dont use my mouse at all except for targeting things like SCH bubble or shadow flare.

The WASD thing imo just doesnt work well because its hard to move while using skills. Im sure there are people who prefer this and make it work just as well as someone who prefers a mouse or the 11 setup.

My advice to the OP is to just play around and find something your comfortable with that works.

not as hard as you might suggest.

i have my binds as follows:

keypad
8 - move up
2 - move down
4 - move left
6 - move right
1 - strafe left
2 - strafe right
7 - auto run
9 - run/walk
5 - nothing
/ - draw/put away weapon
* - lock target (doesnt get used but its there)
+ - jump

arrow keys (inverted camera to my preferences)
up, down ,left, right - adjust camera

on just my right hand i have full access to all my movement capabilities and camera adjusments. my left thumb takes care of the camera while the rest of my hand works on moving. i can easily put away my weapon, auto run or walk if i want to.

for the keyboard
w - cycle party up
s - cycle party down
a - cycle npc left
d - cycle npc right
1~ - skills
alt 1~ - skills
ctrl 1~ - skills

now my keyboard has additional buttons because it is an mmo keyboard so i use those to access other skills thats notmally out of reach by my left hand such as 8 9 0 - =. my left thumb handles those skills while the rest of my hand handles cycling through party members and using skills. doing this im able to move while choosing targets to buff/heal or whatever and use skills all at the same time.

the only drawback i have to this setup is that theres no other way to drop a SCH bubble down unless i use my mouse to target it. i cant move while doing this so theres about 1 second where im vulnerable if im using a skill i need to use the mouse for. i compensate for this by knowing when i have that time to idle.

i would say my setup is extremely efficient. Just as much as using a mouse or better. i can easily hit any key without sacrificing movement or performance except for targetable skills where i lose a slight amount of time (of which there is like 4 across all the jobs).

I use my mouse: an old Logitech MX something or other to map 3 things, usually stuns or aoes to its extra buttons.

In WoW I would map my Rogue abilities to mouse scroll wheel up/down. But I can't seem to figure that out (I haven't really tried that hard though )

My aswd keys are the same but I map all of the keys around it, getting rid of strafe, and some other default key binds. I only map 1-4 and everything is reachable with both of my hands staying where they are at. My left thumb extends the furthest to the "b" key. I usually use that bottom row for dots. "E" and "q" I use for triggerable, or otherwise instant abilities.

I click on buffs, although I should make a macro of sort or shift click.

Perhaps it feels more efficient to you, but I'm a touch typer and I can get the quick, precise movements I need with my keyboard binds set to FFXI, in which the numpad controls the movements, and the arrow keys control the camera.

Then again, I have wrist problems that make even short term use of the mouse painful. About the only time I use the mouse at all is in an alliance situation (Crystal Tower) where it's easiest to just click on a name to cure.

Not everyone plays a class or job that doesn't have a requirement to face up for abilities. I already said that it's not 100% necessary in every situation, but you raised one that you would actually benefit from. Again, I'm not saying it's bad or you're a bad player for doing it the way you do.

You are correct that the character will automatically turn, but if you happen to be playing a class or job that has a requirement to face up then K/M will benefit you if you separate movement and spells/abilities.

So you're saying that if I switch between standard and legacy modes, I'll be able to strike mobs with my weapon even if I have my back turned to them?

What his guy said. Im not trying to converrt you to stop using a mouse filth, i just want the correct information to be given out to people. Playing on just the keyboard is just as efficient as using a mouse because all the problems you stated are fixed by using the proper settings in the config. I suspect you havent tried to ever play without the mouse and thats fine...but just because its a mouse doesnt instantley make it superior. Like i said, i have no issues with where im facing or how my character moves. It does the exact same things a person using a mouse can do which is all i wanted to point out considering it was the main question the OP had. If he wants to use the keyboard he isnt at a dissadvantage at all for doing so.

I played XI with KB controls, but that was mostly due to poor mouse functionality. Mouse functionality in XIV affords more precision and speed than rotating the camera by holding a key down. I'd forgotten about the 'face up on cast' feature, but mostly because it's not really necessary when you use mouse.

I'll concede that it removes the issue of having to face up on your own, but it still doesn't clear the problem you have with your bubble. Just seems to make more sense to leave your hand on the mouse if it handles the same functions that hand would cover on the keyboard plus one.