Personally, I'm sticking to keyboard alone, it works like a charm. the only trick is to get to used to how the Tab cycle targetting works. If you want to move while navigating menu, just autorun (that's R once you started moving).
I used a xbox controller in CO because you can't beat two joysticks for air maneuverability and the action style of the game just lend itself very well to controller use in combat. It doesn't seem to be the case for FF XIv from what you said (I haven't tried, myself) and we don't seem to be able to fly, either.
If you really want to use the controller for FF XIV, I'd say check if you can set up your buttons like they were set up in CO so that you can indeed just push one (or hold one and push another) to activate abilities on your action bar. If you can't do that, I'd say get used to the keyboard. ^^
I used a xbox controller in CO because you can't beat two joysticks for air maneuverability and the action style of the game just lend itself very well to controller use in combat. It doesn't seem to be the case for FF XIv from what you said (I haven't tried, myself) and we don't seem to be able to fly, either.
If you really want to use the controller for FF XIV, I'd say check if you can set up your buttons like they were set up in CO so that you can indeed just push one (or hold one and push another) to activate abilities on your action bar. If you can't do that, I'd say get used to the keyboard. ^^
