FFXIV: Crush the Controller Cross Hotbar | A Crash Course 🎮

[@billywestom]

I’ve been watching a lot of crossbar guides today as a new XBOX player. This is by far the easiest one to understand. Thanks!

[@Filmire]

Happy to hear that! Welcome to the game!

[@calciferblack2409]

I'm only a few minutes into this video so far, but this must be the most comprehensive guide out there. My account isn't even two days old yet and this is my first mmo, so everything's kinda confusing and overwhelming. But this is broken down so well. Thank you. I'm definitely gonna put this in a playlist for future reference. :)

[@jerrycdc8421]

I stop playing during 2.4 and returning on the xbox. So much to relearn and your guide are the best. Thx man

[@Filmire]

Glad it helped and welcome back to Eorzea!

[@hazardyoutube1121]

i been using the expanded cross bar from day 1 its a must if you want to able to access all your skills easy and not have to switch hot bars. I use my 2nd hot bar as the hold l1 and or then r1for the skills i use the lest all my other hot bars are shared for emotes and telleporting stuff :). I strongly think all players should use these hotbars like he is saying after 10 years i dont think i can go back to having to switch to all 3 hot bars neeeded for most classes. thank you for making these vids for new players the more creators making controller guilds the more players can learn the best pc controller settings in gaming :).

[@gerardohernandez1317]

This was the best guide I looked at. Answered every question in detail and gave a tutorial. I couldn't figure out how to make the crossbar smaller so it wouldn't take up so much of my screen and you covered it. THANK YOU.

[@Filmire]

You're welcome and thanks for letting me know it helped!

[@VGK-Donut-XIII]

My brother uses this setup and I tried this setup as well and it really helps and it is a whole lot eaiser to get to your abilities

[@splaggd890]

Thank you for the special shout out! Eternal gratitude for the two most significantly helpful videos - this and your targeting video are absolutely required viewing for new players using controllers. /xbox 1-week in.

[@Filmire]

Much appreciated, I'm glad the videos were helpful. Welcome to Eorzea!

[@nicoper]

Thanks for mentioning the ability to use normal hotbars in conjunction with XHB at the end of the video! I could swear I’d seen something about that before but couldn’t seem to find it again. Definitely going to set that up for some skills!

[@zcodoedoe]

What great guides you’ve made for us Xbox players. I hope your channel grows friend!

[@Filmire]

Glad the guides have been helpful and thanks for your comment!

[@britt0nia]

Thank you so much! This has definitely been an adjustment for me, I appreciate the guide!

[@Filmire]

I'm glad it helped!

[@gingerladd1928]

having to redo my crossbars on pc now that i've switched from console. vid helped a ton, keep it up!

[@jldyr2]

Thank you for this. As an Xbox player, its nothing but confusion for a lot of these commands because all the how-to videos are on PC. You covered a lot of things I didn't know and MS and Square haven't bothered to tell anyone about.

[@Filmire]

Glad it was helpful!

[@christophergalat8932]

Thank you so much. I couldn't figure out how to set cross bar 8 for different jobs. Great video

[@Filmire]

Thanks! Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@Walkymilian54]

Nice CC for C the CC HotBar 👍

[@AncientWare]

Excellent videos! Thanks!

[@hinapuff]

jesus this is amazing. thank you so much

[@sinaty]

Thank you very much for this easy to follow and understand guide, you have really helped a new Xbox ninja

[@Filmire]

Welcome to the game!

[@crazychemist6413]

Thanks for the tips!

[@catheriner999]

I just started using controller just for PVP and there are some really cool customization features in here that I missed! I found the option to expand the cross hotbar but I'm excited to mess with it a bit more so I can see more skills on the screen at once without actually switching hotbars - I've found sometimes I switch to the second hotbar and forget to switch back and then I'm spamming the wrong button wondering why it isn't working. I'm also hoping your controller targeting videos can help me target specific enemies faster because I really struggle with that.

[@Filmire]

I hope the videos help out! There is a learning curve, but once you get everything set up in a way that works for you, I think the experience works really well.

[@CetteSara]

Thank you for these tips

[@LemonFlump]

Question: say I like the feel of the Hold R+L and Hold L+R for my secondary crossbar instead of the double tap RR or LL. Is there a way for me to display that above my main crossbar instead of the double tap?

[@Filmire]

There is currently no option to change the activation method for the WXHB nor to always display the expanded XHB. Though, you could simulate what you're looking for by mapping both the expanded XHB and WXHB to the same underlying hotbar.

[@ZeroXOmega]

Thanks for this video, Filmire! I'm having some trouble setting up my (w)xhb and was hoping I could get your guidance. I use L2 > R2/R2 > L2 (no double tap) and was wondering if it was possible to see both xhb and wxhb at all times. I tried multiple options but every time hotbar 2 makes hotbar 1 disappear (while holding).

[@Filmire]

Hello! I think you may actually be asking about the Expanded XHB at 02:45. There is no setting to keep it displayed at all times. However, for the WXHB there is, and that setting is at 03:15 in the video. Hope that helps!

[@ZeroXOmega]

@@Filmire It definitely does work when using the double tap but I was hoping the same properties held true when using L2 > R2 / R2 > L2. Tried every different combination but they all cause hotbar 1 to be replaced.

[@Filmire]

Yep, that is the Expanded XHB. Unfortunately there isn't a way to have it always displayed. It always replaces display of the base XHB when activated.

[@MarluxiaX2]

Great video! Although I'm still confused how I can get all face and directional buttons to pop using the WXHB Double Cross Bar. It only displays my face buttons from Cross Bar 2, but not the D-Pad buttons. My main Cross Bar is Number 1, but I want to access Number 2 set of abilities using the double tap method. I'm probably just dumb 😅

[@Filmire]

There is a setting that flips between showing only face buttons or both D-Pad + face buttons in the WXHB. Maybe you have this set to only face buttons? There's a screenshot at 03:17 in the video that shows that setting under the "custom" tab.

[@MarluxiaX2]

​@@Filmire Ah man you're the absolute best! Thank you so much, you're the goat

[@bludwurm]

THANK YOU!

[@Filmire]

You're welcome!