[dev1123] Would like to see all 3 or even 2 action bars displayed at all times

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08-03-2011, 01:36 AM
Daemion

[dev1123] Would like to see all 3 or even 2 action bars displayed at all times

I really like the way the UI is beginning to look. Cudos to the Dev team for making the actions on the bar more visible and having more detailed animations throughout. It definitely is a step in the right direction. :D

One thing that always bothers me is the lack of seeing ALL or at least 2/3 of my action bars displayed at once on my screen. I find it to be bothersome when I have to switch my bars mid fight in order to buff or even heal myself at times. I think displaying more then one action bar at a time would be a step further in the right direction. Having functionality with it also would just be EVEN better!

I would love the ability to stack all buffs on a secondary bar thats displayed in the UI that can be used without having to switch action bars all the time.

I put together a quick image of what it could look like.

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...ctionBarEx.jpg
08-03-2011, 01:39 AM
RathSkybreaker

Yeah i'd really like to see all three bars at once.
08-03-2011, 01:47 AM
Platinumstorm

Yeah I was expecting this to be part of the announcement. I'm baffled that it isn't.
08-03-2011, 02:17 AM
Lavie

I like this idea too, but I think that we will need possibility of tuning bars too :)
08-03-2011, 02:20 AM
Rimmer
Looks kinda like windows aero window switching.

I do hope they allow us to have the 3 actions displayed at once, with the ability to:
- Resize
- Mapkeys
- Toggle on/off (Toggle unused action bars off)
I would also like an action bar specifically for items with different options such as:
- Displaying # of item in inventory
- Resizable
- Toggle on/off
- Key mapping
Sure i could use macros for it, but this would be more convenient for my tastes, and im sure a bunch of other peoples tastes as well.
08-03-2011, 05:54 AM
Mykro360

Yes, the "option" for 1,2, or 3 action bars would be AMAZING!
08-03-2011, 06:45 AM
Ruri

Please let us turn off the help text that appears above the icons as well. Take up way too much space.
08-03-2011, 06:50 AM
Soma
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rimmer

Looks kinda like windows aero window switching.

I do hope they allow us to have the 3 actions displayed at once, with the ability to:

Resize

Mapkeys

Toggle on/off (Toggle unused action bars off)

I would also like an action bar specifically for items with different options such as:

Displaying # of item in inventory

Resizable

Toggle on/off

Key mapping

Sure i could use macros for it, but this would be more convenient for my tastes, and im sure a bunch of other peoples tastes as well.
SE needs to do this. if SE wants to draw in new players and compete with other mmo's
they need to get with the program and do these basic mmo fundamentals :)
08-03-2011, 07:34 AM
Daemion

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruri

Please let us turn off the help text that appears above the icons as well. Take up way too much space.

That's definitely another feature that should be configurable by the user if possible.
08-03-2011, 08:03 AM
Escad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruri

Please let us turn off the help text that appears above the icons as well. Take up way too much space.

Please please and please make the tooltip Hideable with a toggle i put my hotbar already right on the top so that i dont have to see the wall of text when i select a skill...
08-03-2011, 01:07 PM
Phenidate
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rimmer

Looks kinda like windows aero window switching.

I do hope they allow us to have the 3 actions displayed at once, with the ability to:

Resize

Mapkeys

Toggle on/off (Toggle unused action bars off)

I would also like an action bar specifically for items with different options such as:

Displaying # of item in inventory

Resizable

Toggle on/off

Key mapping

Sure i could use macros for it, but this would be more convenient for my tastes, and im sure a bunch of other peoples tastes as well.
I quite like this idea.

The #of items on bar is also interesting. Maybe we could have it so Archers have a button on the bar specifically for what ammo they have. I'd rather have a button like that over a skill that takes up space on my bar :)
08-03-2011, 01:08 PM
Phenidate

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruri

Please let us turn off the help text that appears above the icons as well. Take up way too much space.

No kidding! If I could I'd keep my health and party unit frames over my action bar, but I can't with that help text!
08-04-2011, 10:04 PM
Heaven

As a keyboard and mouse user i've wanted all 3 action bars on screen since day 1, i'm tired of flipping it with those 2 tiny arrows. They said in 2 interviews that they are planning to implement it but I would like to known when. They seem to be foccusing on controller still even tho this is a PC game.