Left half of bar 3 is normally not in use.

Menu > Character Configuration > Hotbar Settings > Custom > Enable expanded controls with L2+R2

Lose Shoha II (Thank God.)

No new buttons.

Waiting for the new action images to get added in to fully get this good

Make sure to change Double tap L2 to "Cross Hotbar 4 - Left" and Double tap R2 to "Cross Hotbar 4 - Right"

Rotation on face buttons now

Standard Samurai Controller/WXHB setup

XHB 1 - Single Target Main Actions

Shoha II is gone (finally) which allows all skills to fit on 2 and 2/3 hotbars

SHING SHING SHING

Current WIP for updated hotbars in 7.0, focusing on minimising swapping hotbars in combat and keeping visual clarity on relevant buff cooldowns and maximising consistency across all jobs. Bar 1 is for single target, and Bar 2 for AoE.

The Glamour Plate button is being used in place of the newly added skill as needed, and the dye represents potion. Sprint and LB are macroed to L3/R3 respectively.

a xHB layout that seemed more efficient after reading a few guides and gaining better ability context

My current SAM hotbar layout as of 7.05

HOTBAR LAYOUT/DESIGN LOGIC:

Valen Bree

XHB 1 Single target XHB 2 Multiple target

Pretty easy to follow