We ever gonna see that New UI implemented that was promised years ago?

[Rhianu]

Also, didn't the devs say that they were going to allow UI addons at some point in the future? When is that ever going to happen?

[Dragoy]

“In order to reduce the time between version updates for Rhapsodies of Vana’diel we stopped the development of this user interface. Mainly this was because updating certain portions of the new client program would not make it in time.”

See: FINAL FANTASY XI Reddit AMA Summary

Who knows, perhaps they'll have time to continue with it now/soon™. :]

Having played using it myself on the test server, I'd certainly be interested to be able to do so once more again.

(Added 'dev1156' tag.)

[Rhianu]

Well now that Rhapsodies of Vana’diel is finished, they should logically be able to start UI development back up again, right?

[Nyarlko]

Well now that Rhapsodies of Vana’diel is finished, they should logically be able to start UI development back up again, right?

There are like... 4-5 ppl working on the dev team at this point... Don't think the odds are good that they'll pick the UI overhaul back up again.

[Sirmarki]

Well now that Rhapsodies of Vana’diel is finished, they should logically be able to start UI development back up again, right?

Nope. I vaguely remember a statement saying that core code wont be touched anymore (I could be wrong). I would guess the current dev team can only play with what they have and are limited as to what they can do.

[Nefario]

Nope. I vaguely remember a statement saying that core code wont be touched anymore (I could be wrong). I would guess the current dev team can only play with what they have and are limited as to what they can do.

That would be terribly unfortunate. The UI is terrible, lol. I mean, the game is still a masterpiece, but my god the UI.... THE UI... xD

[Clavic]

Can we please get a developer to weigh in? While the game is amazing, the list of broken promises and abandoned content is EXTREMELY disappointing...

[Teraniku]

If you are a keyboard / mouse user, the UI is extremely clunky.
But if you use a controller, it's actually isn't too hateful.

[Folken]

If you are a keyboard / mouse user, the UI is extremely clunky.
But if you use a controller, it's actually isn't too hateful.

While I agree that using keyboard/mouse is beyond awful, using keyboard-only is just as precise as using a controller.

[Rhianu]

There are like... 4-5 ppl working on the dev team at this point... Don't think the odds are good that they'll pick the UI overhaul back up again.

Nope. I vaguely remember a statement saying that core code wont be touched anymore (I could be wrong). I would guess the current dev team can only play with what they have and are limited as to what they can do.

Well can't they just push the New UI to the official servers? I mean if it was already built and working on the Test Server, it should be good to go, right? Even if it's not perfect, at least it's something.