Please combine the HP/MP/Class bars/gauges into a single, nicer-looking HUD element

If there's one thing that makes my life a living hell in FFXIV, it's trying to manage the UI. And nothing makes that a bigger pain in the belt-slot than having to try to move the Class-bars arounds for EVERY. SINGLE. JOB.

The shame is, I often wind up converting them into "Simple gauges" in the UI, simply because it's the only way to get things to look relatively uniform for all jobs. But you also miss out on some sweet, sweet art elements because of that.

Frankly, I would just like to see SOME means of cleaning up the HUD/UI space, by combining all of those elements into a single HUD element. Something that automatically, neatly organizes all your bars and resources, and in such a manner you can either opt for the "Simple", minimalist bars, or something that really suits your Job's aesthetic.

But that no matter which one you pick, it would all occupy the same space, regardless of Job.

As a huge fan of Action games in generally, I'm mentally-trained to look to the top-left of the screen to see my HP and resources. So having all my bars there, in a NEAT, pixel-perfect organized fashion would be a godsend.

Please pass this on to the Devs, because man, do I hate having to switch between EVERY SINGLE JOB when I want to move things around a little...

I was literally just making a post about UI Improvements and Recommendations.

I wish you had alternative group windows, alternative mini-maps, alternative target info selection windows, and more.

never found it a "living hell" personally. I dont need "art elements" on the bars, I just want to see my hp/mp

if you want thing to all exist in the same space... you are aware you can set different looks for different jobs? they could likely do with a few more presets mind you,

you CAN move things to the top left if thats what you want.

not sure why the devs need to put time in on something you can do in the editor and save as a template

That's the one downside of not having an addon system for your game. There are so many great addons out there for WoW. Especially for the UI.

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Originally Posted by Shialan

That's the one downside of not having an addon system for your game. There are so many great addons out there for WoW. Especially for the UI.

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I'd really enjoy it if FF14 became more like Dark Age of Camelot. DAoC had a highly customizable UI without most of the functional tools prevalent in WoW that caused drama.

Moving job gauges around is not an arduous task at all.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

Moving job gauges around is not an arduous task at all.

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On the contrary; it ABSOLUTELY is. Because not all Job Gauges are the same, not even REMOTELY. And unfortunately, even with the "grid-snap" function, not all of the windows line-up perfectly. Case in point; if you try to align any Class-gauge underneath the HP/MP bars, you'll notice they're off-center, by just a couple of pixels.

To me, that kind of stuff is infuriating. It can take several minuted just trying to get ONE BAR to have pixel-perfect alignment with another. But as is the case with the Reaper, sometimes different Jobs wind up having dramatically different "gauges", which COMPLETELY changes the way your layout has to look.

Again, I'm someone that values a clean-looking UI far more than the average person, but I still think it's a worthy cause. The default UI is just a mess. I mean, just take a look at this nonsense:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eds2pmfX...pg&name=medium

That is just... unacceptable.

I think a bigger UI issue is that you still aren't able to separate your debuffs from other players debuffs. You only have the option to turn off other players debuffs, which is terrible because it also removes Trick Attack from being visible. A UI option to separate your debuffs from other players was long over due imo.

Also an option to hide the MP bar would be nice. Some job literally don't use it. I would like to remove the MP off my WAR so I can overlay the beast gauge in its spot.

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Originally Posted by Terin

On the contrary; it ABSOLUTELY is. Because not all Job Gauges are the same, not even REMOTELY. And unfortunately, even with the "grid-snap" function, not all of the windows line-up perfectly. Case in point; if you try to align any Class-gauge underneath the HP/MP bars, you'll notice they're off-center, by just a couple of pixels.

To me, that kind of stuff is infuriating. It can take several minuted just trying to get ONE BAR to have pixel-perfect alignment with another. But as is the case with the Reaper, sometimes different Jobs wind up having dramatically different "gauges", which COMPLETELY changes the way your layout has to look.

Again, I'm someone that values a clean-looking UI far more than the average person, but I still think it's a worthy cause. The default UI is just a mess. I mean, just take a look at this nonsense:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eds2pmfX...pg&name=medium

That is just... unacceptable.

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This looks like the ui of someone playing at 800x600 lol.

That is most definitely not the default ui

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Originally Posted by Terin

On the contrary; it ABSOLUTELY is. Because not all Job Gauges are the same, not even REMOTELY. And unfortunately, even with the "grid-snap" function, not all of the windows line-up perfectly. Case in point; if you try to align any Class-gauge underneath the HP/MP bars, you'll notice they're off-center, by just a couple of pixels.

To me, that kind of stuff is infuriating. It can take several minuted just trying to get ONE BAR to have pixel-perfect alignment with another. But as is the case with the Reaper, sometimes different Jobs wind up having dramatically different "gauges", which COMPLETELY changes the way your layout has to look.

Again, I'm someone that values a clean-looking UI far more than the average person, but I still think it's a worthy cause. The default UI is just a mess. I mean, just take a look at this nonsense:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eds2pmfX...pg&name=medium

That is just... unacceptable.

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Your monitor and resolution are unacceptable. You playing on a 17" CRT monitor?