USE YOUR QUICK KEYS

While the radial menu is perhaps the best solution for enabling the player to access all of a character's options in a limited space, it can quickly become a pain to constantly access frequently used combat options.

So, use your quick keys.

How?

Hold down CTRL+ (any key not already bound to a function), then open your radial menu and select an oft-utilized option, click it and click okay when you are asked whether you wish to bind the key to that option. That key will now apply to any of characters wishing to use that option.

Options worth binding to quick keys:

Stealth
5' Step
Charge
Ready Vs. Approach
Search
Withdraw
Total Defense

And, obviously, any others you use frequently.