I find the controls pretty simple for basic fighting. I mean melee and archery are simple, unsheath weapon, aimd and click. Magic is more complicated to use effectivly but follows the same principles. If you aren't willing to read I don't think any great MMO is for you as you'll be limited to themeparks that hold your hand throughout the game and require not thought.
If you don't like the default key mapping it's easy to change. The fist thing I changed was make right clicking paryy and esc the ui toggle.
I played ffxi for 6 years hardcore, cleared all end game and had 9 jobs 75 I dont think ffxi is the themepark that holds your hand but at least I used a gamepad controller similiar to ps2 one for ffxi and was very easy to play that way. Other games I played and found them easy are: WoW, Aion, LotRO, War, AoC, and also tried the sandbox Ryzom and had no problems controlling my character.
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I played ffxi for 6 years hardcore, cleared all end game and had 9 jobs 75
I dont think ffxi is the themepark that holds your hand but at least I used a gamepad controller similiar to ps2 one for ffxi and was very easy to play that way. Other games I played and found them easy are: WoW, Aion, LotRO, War, AoC, and also tried the sandbox Ryzom and had no problems controlling my character.
Thing is, none of those games are camera-angle locked in first/third person view.
Different mechanics designed for a certain "feel" to the game, different controls/UI.