i dont have much help to offer other than....dont DB FFXI. the way everything is laid out and how it works is really complicated when trying to make db'ing work. remember, its a FF game, 99% of it is menu based, hitting standard chars automatically opens the text box for chatting, and the alt/ctrl macro keys are well...horrid. i almost never use em. just as easy to go through the menu most of the time, especially if you set the cursor to memory.