Controller binding difficult to use, I prefer POE1 style

Hi GGG,

As a xbox and pc player, I have been a big fan of controller support in POE1 since it’s available, the toggle and binding style is brilliant.

However this isn’t the case in POE2, I will provide some comparison below

1.POE1 can do bidding with RT+R thumb right away, but POE2 has to open menu > navigate to skills > select skill > press A > set skill bind. That requires 5 navigation steps in order to reach the goal and all skills needed to be repeated every steps again, this is really bad for UI/UX, can you consider bringing back POE1 binding style or similar approach to POE2?

#Edit: have found the solution (hold option button) after creating another character and follow the tutorial, my first character started as wasd input and after switching to controller, I was missing the tutorial part



2.POE1 can bind flasks into LB and RB which is great for game play with the left thumb always busy on the movement stick, in POE2 which is strictly binded to left and right can cause unpleasant and contradict gameplay when player has trouble with movement and flask at the same time, that defeats the purpose of achieving WSAD play style that lack in controller in POE2 where POE1 already had.

Kindly consider these suggestions, thanks


*Controller players feel free to add comment below

im new to using a controller so i dunno if my lingo is right, but i have my flasks on the right and left buttons above the triggers? is that RB and LB?


it took me ages to work out how to remap my controller buttons. you can pick them up and move them around tho, put essentially anything anywhere? i think?

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realm9thfeb#3097 wrote:

Hi GGG,

As a xbox and pc player, I have been a big fan of controller support in POE1 since it’s available, the toggle and binding style is brilliant.

However this isn’t the case in POE2, I will provide some comparison below

1.POE1 can do bidding with RT+R thumb right away, but POE2 has to open menu > navigate to skills > select skill > press A > set skill bind. That requires 5 navigation steps in order to reach the goal and all skills needed to be repeated every steps again, this is really bad for UI/UX, can you consider bringing back POE1 binding style or similar approach to POE2?

2.POE1 can bind flasks into LB and RB which is great for game play with the left thumb always busy on the movement stick, in POE2 which is strictly binded to left and right can cause unpleasant and contradict gameplay when player has trouble with movement and flask at the same time, that defeats the purpose of achieving WSAD play style that lack in controller in POE2 where POE1 already had.

Kindly consider these suggestions, thanks


*Controller players feel free to add comment below

Hold in select and choose the binding wheel (or whatever it was called)

This is what you're looking for

And yes, the default binding for flasks are strange

Have to take your thumb of the left joystick constantly to use flask

ya those flasks had to move right away, hows anyone using the flasks like that?


i thought omg controller might not be for me at first but after an extensive remapping im actually loving it. i might be a controller main now.


my quake 3 deathmatch younger self is absolutely outraged tbh.


edit: this is what ive got going on atm

I have done remapping at first to lb and rb button, it works but not ideal as it also change the menu navigation UX which is kinda weird too, need muscle memory to override it lol.

Best if GGG allows us to bind to any button

Agree.

Life and Mana Flask use is now what it was before automating Flasks (and the reason why Controllers are not a good choice for this game). This is a huuuge Step backwards!
The Controlbindings and setup were easy and now we have some extra steps - why???

Please bring back POE1 Input, it didnt need to "evolve" like this.

I concur, the flask button means taking your finger off the move button. Just when you want to heal you have to stand still! Who thought that was a good idea!
I am amazed we can't just rebind our controller keys... Please think about this extra work please.