UI: Shields should add "Blue" over your Health Bar.

[Alberel]

Eh, not even ps3 limitations, it's a vvisual for something that last a few second, it's a waste of resources to be honest because how do you handle information like stoneskin, succor, whm version and I think astro has one now as well as pld ability that grants a similar effect. SO you can have all these shield buffs up for a few seconds is it honestly necessary to have a visual of how much it's absorbing when odds are it might just run out before it's even used?

The only visual representation one needs is seeing the buff wear off, asking them to add in another client notifcation to the part in such a visual manner would be very tricky as seen with trying to implement TP as a visual for party members.

I would think most healers would actually love a visual representation of just how much damage absorption the tank currently has. They'd be able to much more easily tell when they have some breathing room. All it would have to do is combine all current damage absorption values and display that as a blue bar over the tank's HP bar indicating what percentage of their total HP is currently shielded.

As for the console memory limitations: this one might actually be doable since it's modifying an element that already exists rather than adding a new one. The only new data for each client to store would be the total shield health for each party member so I suppose it'd be in the same situation as the party TP bars. They've managed to find room to give us those TP bars so they may be able to give us this one as well.

[WingsOfAzrael]

As for the console memory limitations: this one might actually be doable since it's modifying an element that already exists rather than adding a new one. The only new data for each client to store would be the total shield health for each party member so I suppose it'd be in the same situation as the party TP bars. They've managed to find room to give us those TP bars so they may be able to give us this one as well.

what, when did they give us tp bars, i thought it was still in the works

[Daralii]

what, when did they give us tp bars, i thought it was still in the works

Yeah, it's supposed to be coming in 3.1 sans numbers.

[Kikoten]

Bump, for sweet, sweet justice. I could rock this function as a WHM. I'll be able to time my heals with Stoneskin wearing off.

Dear SE,

I don't ask much of you, but this is something I feel like you could totally make happen.

*throws a fat bag of gil at SE*

Take that!

[Inferiae]

While I do love the idea, what if the shield is greater than one's HP? I guess you could ADD the amount as a blue bar, instead of being over the amount of HP it protects.

Other than that, awesome idea

[Alberel]

what, when did they give us tp bars, i thought it was still in the works

It's coming in 3.1. They've confirmed that it's coming though so they clearly found a way to solve the memory issue.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

It's coming in 3.1. They've confirmed that it's coming though so they clearly found a way to solve the memory issue.

I just hope PS3 is dropped. =(

[Mizore_Canaan]

Great idea, much love, now its ganna bug me not having it >_>'

[Kelg]

As a tank player, I would love to have this.

[Naunet]

something something data transfer server crashing something something design team

something something basic functions that all other mmos can manage with ease but somehow se is incapable of

Oh, I can play, too.

Good suggestion, OP. *thumbs up*