[dev 1015] Adding Visual Identifiers for a Pyxis: "Pyxis Labels" and More

[kingfury]

In case no one has said it, that is by far the ugliest drawing of a mithra I have ever seen ever in my life ever.
You should really change it.

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lol In her defense, she has both her hat and hand covering her face, so I don't think you can really see her features at all!

[Kimble]

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lol In her defense, she has both her hat and hand covering her face, so I don't think you can really see her features at all!

Dude, shes not wearing a hat nor is her hand anywhere near her face.

Also, you only really need one 2hr chest so I dont see why its so hard to pop everything else you need, and then have the keyer stand at the chest that is 2hr.

[kingfury]

Dude, shes not wearing a hat nor is her hand anywhere near her face.

Also, you only really need one 2hr chest so I dont see why its so hard to pop everything else you need, and then have the keyer stand at the chest that is 2hr.

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Do you even know what Wish is talking about Kimble? Step back and figure out the convo' before you jump in next time. >< Wish is referring to the "Forced pyxis Layout" example on the OP. It features a BLM mithra that has a pose where she's holding up a peace sign in front of her face. Pretty much all that can be seen is her smile.

Didn't say it was hard to pop anything for those that have keys, only that when rummaging through lots of chest while searching for that 2hr and TE, it would nice for any party member (the ones with no keys) to flag the chests in question to quickly communicate it's location.

[RAIST]

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Didn't say it was hard to pop anything for those that have keys, only that when rummaging through lots of chest while searching for that 2hr and TE, it would nice for any party member (the ones with no keys) to flag the chests in question to quickly communicate it's location.

Again.. overcomplicating it. If you are popping all blues but the 2hr blue, then that's a no brainer which ones are the 2hrs.

If someone is checking the boxes and not popping them.. than all they need to do is stand by the freaking chest. Same goes for a gold--"<key item> in gold @ me... random to pop".

In all seriousness...as a general rule (barring someone is new to aby and has no cruor yet) NO ONE should be attending a fell cleave without keys. Even in the event it is someone new, they WILL get cruor quickly, and SHOULD go get keys. It is a REQUIREMENT FOR ATTENDANCE in our shells that you use no less than 100 keys. If someone sees a TE, unless there is an issue of someone being dead or not in zone yet that desperately needs the TE--they should just pop the freaking thing. Same goes for ruby chests--if you make it clear what is wanted from them, they can just pop them or destroy them as well.

[kingfury]

Again.. overcomplicating it. If you are popping all blues but the 2hr blue, then that's a no brainer which ones are the 2hrs.

If someone is checking the boxes and not popping them.. than all they need to do is stand by the freaking chest. Same goes for a gold--"<key item> in gold @ me... random to pop".

In all seriousness...as a general rule (barring someone is new to aby and has no cruor yet) NO ONE should be attending a fell cleave without keys. Even in the event it is someone new, they WILL get cruor quickly, and SHOULD go get keys. It is a REQUIREMENT FOR ATTENDANCE in our shells that you use no less than 100 keys. If someone sees a TE, unless there is an issue of someone being dead or not in zone yet that desperately needs the TE--they should just pop the freaking thing. Same goes for ruby chests--if you make it clear what is wanted from them, they can just pop them or destroy them as well.

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I don't disagree with you that all should have keys and should be ready to pop chest one bit. ^^ Doesn't always work out this way of course for everyone though, so you get folks that help check boxes and such.

Yep I already know the o'l "stand on a pyxis" method. ^^ The suggestion is about streamlining the process so folks don't have to do that. I'll say once again, if it's a 2hr box for the Cleaver to pop, imagine if the person checking the box could identify the box without having to say where it is or stand on it due to that fact that there's a visual identifier handling all that for ya. If there's TE's that need poppin and they have keys, then no, there's no need for communication or flagging.

Whether it's a graphic label or different colored boxes like Wish suggested(though the colors alone wouldn't tell ya how much time is left or how strong the light is/rank the chest is with just a glance), "streamlining" a process is all about improving efficiency. The very same as what just happened with the Atma infusion menu. Did we need it? Not really, since the menu worked "just fine" in terms of locating and selecting 3 Atmas from page lists. Are the new menu options faster at infusing atmas? Yep. The time it takes to infuse Atma choices has dropped dramatically.

[wish12oz]

stuff

Quit trying to make sense! He wants his overcomplicated super system most people won't use or care about!

[kingfury]

Quit trying to make sense! He wants his overcomplicated super system most people won't use or care about!

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Adding a graphic version of what you read in your chat log is overcomplicated for you Wish? ‹That's to bad.› ; ;

[wish12oz]

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Adding a graphic version of what you read in your chat log is overcomplicated for you Wish? ‹That's to bad.› ; ;

It's overcomplicated because it involves someone looking into a chest to see what it is, then adding a mark to identify what it is to everyone else. Which could already beaccomplished by simply saying "Hey, Im standing on a 2 hour chest." (or whatever)

Much simpler solutions exist, like everyone carrying keys, or different colors for every box (which is way better and easier to implement) or simply being like "Hey, Im standing on the box you wanted." I don't see why we need an overly complex system, that involves doing lots of stuff, simple is better.