PS3 Advanced: Targeting Filters

You can still target party members and yourself by pressing UP/DOWN even when your weapon is drawn

PS3 Super Advanced: Target Cycling Filters

PS3 Basics: Hotbars

PS3 Advanced: Hotbar Toggle

Final tips for PS3 users:

Edited, Jul 11th 2013 11:05pm by Gnu

Back in the menu, by pressing R1 again you will enter the third tab labeled "Filters". In the top area you see two main menus, "While weapon is sheathed." and "While weapon is drawn."You really want to leave "While weapon is sheathed" set to everything as it is by default. You may want to add additional targeting options to "While weapon is drawn".Please note:. So there is no reason to also add "Party Members" to your filter here. You may very well want to add "NPC/Objects", so that you can snag a chest or interact with an object during a battle.Here you can customize the cycling filters for your L1+button combos. Basically you can change what "All" and "Party" and "Enemies" and "Friends" will be able to select while cycling targets. I highly suggest leaving this option off until you:A.) Start actually using the regulars filters to assist your target cyclingB.) Discover that one of the filters is missing or includes a type of target that you want included/excluded.The PS3 only has one type of hotbar available, which I will refer to as the controller cross-bar.Basically, you Press-and-Hold L2 and R2 in order to access respective the cross-bars, and then press either the buttons or d-pad to select a skill.Further, you can swap out your entire crossbar set for another by Pressing and holding R1.You can set 8 abilities to the L1 cross-bar and 8 to the R1 cross-bar, and you get 8 total cross bar SETS that you can cycle thru with R1.The 4th icon down under "Character Configuration" looks just like the cross-bar on screen. Select this icon, and then press R1 to tab over to "Cross".If your hand is getting tired from hours of holding R2 and L2, you can try setting your cross-bar to "Toggle". My experience with this is that I often leave it toggled on accidentally when I am trying to accomplish other things. This means each press of square, x, circle or triangle is trying to set off an ability because the cross-bar is still active. Some players have said this feature is a life-saver, and after some getting-used-to it works like a charm.The third option is "Mixed", which means that quickly pressing R2 or L2 will toggle the cross-bar on/off. However, if you HOLD R2 or L2 for an extended period of time, such as an entire battle, when you let go it will automatically turn off, as if the cross-bar was set to "Hold".I highly suggest that all PS3 users get themselves a USB mouse! You will very much want to use the mouse to drag-and-drop abilities into your cross-bars, and to drag-and drop inventory items onto your character. Inventory and Character management is just a ton easier with a mouse!Note:(But really, go buy a real USB mouse.)I hope this guide has been helpful for PS3 users who are learning to use the UI and targeting options. Please forgive the quality of the pictures in this section. Without a way to take screenshots I simply used my wife's Canon Rebel and uploaded the pictures. I'm afraid they are a bit tilted despite my best efforts. I plan to reserve the next post for the PC guide, which will take a bit more time to complete. As always, I hope that other posters here will contribute to this thread with corrections, additions or their own tips for making targeting easier.