Did they add a hotkey yet to switch loadouts?

[Scyris]

I am wondering did they ever finally add a hotkey to easly switch loadouts mid combat?

[Remag Div]

No, and they won't because they don't want you switching on the whim like that.

[crasher]

No, and they won't because they don't want you switching on the whim like that.

My take on it also.
If they wanted you to have more weapons at your quick reach/grab, they'd have given you 3 or 4 in a loadout, not just the 2.

[Valethar]

No, and they won't because they don't want you switching on the whim like that.

My take on it also.

They actually came out early on and stated that as being the specific reason for not having this ability. They don't want you to be able to switch weapons/perks that quickly, especially in PvP. The current system means you have to put yourself at risk in order to swap loadouts, by stopping long enough to access the character screen and not being able to see what's going on during the process.

[Myria]

They actually came out early on and stated that as being the specific reason for not having this ability. They don't want you to be able to switch weapons/perks that quickly, especially in PvP. The current system means you have to put yourself at risk in order to swap loadouts, by stopping long enough to access the character screen and not being able to see what's going on during the process.

This has actually never made any sense whatsoever to me. Given a half decent system and a little practice, swapping loadouts doesn't take enough time to be meaningful, it's just inconvenient. If you have cloak it's not even risky. What's the point?

In Trion's other game, Rift, a character can swap souls, gear, pretty much everything by pushing one button -- mind you, it's a Trinity-based game so that's a way bigger deal than a similar ability in Defiance. The thing is, there's a cast time and you have to be out of combat. That makes sense, if you want to limit the possibility of drastic character changes being abused. Making it mildly inconvenient? Yeah, not so much.

So frankly I don't really buy the whole line that there's no key for changing loadout because they don't want it to be easy to do, not when it is easy to do and there are so many better ways they could have placed a limitation on loadout swapping if they really thought that would be an issue.

Frankly I think it's just simply more UI laziness, nothing more or less.

[Iroquois Pliskin]

I can switch the loadout with one button.
My mouse is a Razer Naga mmog (It is a gaming-mouse for mmo`s).
It´s no cheat and no glitch... just an good hardware
Change the loadout costs only 0,5 sec this way.
My favourite is to make a roll and change at the same time.

I hope this help you for what you looking for.

[Rasilon]

I can switch the loadout with one button.
My mouse is a Razer Naga mmog (It is a gaming-mouse for mmo`s).
It´s no cheat and no glitch... just an good hardware
Change the loadout costs only 0,5 sec this way.
My favourite is to make a roll and change at the same time.



I hope this help you for what you looking for.

I have that mouse. How did you set that up?

[Valethar]

In Trion's other game, Rift, a character can swap souls, gear, pretty much everything by pushing one button

Apples and oranges.

Rift is an RPG, Defiance is a shooter. Rift was designed mainly as a PvE game, Defiance was not.

This is the first shooter I've played in years. How many others allow instant gear changes in this fashion? Perhaps you could use those as examples to convince Trion to change their mind? All I know is what they stated early on, and that was that they didn't want us to be able to do so.

[sarazeff]

I have been playing since alpha and never yet have i use'd the load out system never seen the point .
Once i got my fave set up never look'd back , just having fun

[Conneri]

I have that mouse. How did you set that up?

It's against the ToS most likely and can get your account banned. Keyboard/Mouse macros of this nature that emulate multiple keys with a single press are specifically against the rules in most MMOs.