The new pop-up help display is annoying

[Irana]

It wouldnt be so damn annoying if the help menu didnt pop up over other info (IM tlaking when you are checking gear to equip)... it pops RIGHT over teh item description just above the stats of the item.

[Alhanelem]

Personally, I'm a big fan of tooltips. This is one of the most helpful additions to the UI ever.

[Jinko]

It wouldnt be so damn annoying if the help menu didnt pop up over other info (IM tlaking when you are checking gear to equip)... it pops RIGHT over teh item description just above the stats of the item.

Haha yea this is annoying as hell, how they missed this I will never know.

[MaxWinter]

I might have turned this off , is there a way to turn it back on?

[Kio]

Yes, just click the ? looking icon in the micro menu (default bottom right hand of screen).

I like the new tooltips, especially useful for learning the new combo system. However, while trying to gear my character, the tooltips for equipment completely cover up the window that displays that equipment's stats. So in order to change what my character is currently wearing, I have to turn off the help feature, gear up, then turn it back on to know which abilities I am using. Hopefully this will be changed soon, could easily be done so if the tool tip in the inventory UI showed above the targeted item instead of below it.

[Bayohne]

We received some comments about wanting to only display the action name in the popup text, and as we mentioned in my previous comment, we will be addressing this by separating portions of the action bar settings as well as adding an On/Off setting.

In future patches, we will be looking into making it possible to adjust specific settings, such as displaying the action name, etc. for the action bar pop-up help.

While we cannot make any promises currently, we will look in to any other feedback you have, so please keep it coming!

[Xeonerable]

I suggest a "medium" tool-tip setting. Like the "On" would be the full solid glow it is now then pressing it would go to medium setting next, which would be a more faded color, and then just Off. lol

Medium would hide all the obvious stuff but display basic information for the action bar like AoE type (if any), position required to combo, and the preceding combo action. Should be short and right to the point. Could also display a shortened description for food and medicine effects when alchemist and culinarian are revamped. ( MP+ , duration: 30 mins)

Right now its either too much info or out in the dark. lol
I feel the "medium" setting would be helpful and less intrusive. Hope they could do it.

[Rhianu]

Something else that I think should be mentioned is the new introductory tutorials at the start of the game.

When you first make a brand new character in the beginning of the game, the very first two tutorial boxes which appear (one that tells you how to walk and another that tells you how to move the camera) are very annoying because they force you to complete the actions they're describing before they will allow you to proceed.

It's good to have these pop-up tutorial windows in there, but they shouldn't force the player to preform the described action. A good tooltip or pop-up tutorial window will tell a player what to do, but will NOT force them to do it!

FF13 had this exact same problem and it was super annoying.

[Estellios]

I suggest a "medium" tool-tip setting. Like the "On" would be the full solid glow it is now then pressing it would go to medium setting next, which would be a more faded color, and then just Off. lol

Medium would hide all the obvious stuff but display basic information for the action bar like AoE type (if any), position required to combo, and the preceding combo action. Should be short and right to the point. Could also display a shortened description for food and medicine effects when alchemist and culinarian are revamped. ( MP+ , duration: 30 mins)

Right now its either too much info or out in the dark. lol
I feel the "medium" setting would be helpful and less intrusive. Hope they could do it.

Skyward Sword does this with its controls and it works really well as you can "Graduate" to the settings from Beginner -> Lite -> Pro as you get more used to the game. Beginner shows a wiimote overly with the controls laid out with text that is always visible on-screen. Lite removes the wiimote, replaces some text with icons and gets rid of a few control displays. Pro only shows the Item you have equipped and whenever you have to push up/down on the Dpad for activating certain things.

I'd love a Medium setting since I like seeing what move I'm selecting by name since some of them have similar icons, but I don't need the huge description.

[Rhianu]

I like seeing what move I'm selecting by name since some of them have similar icons

Here's an idea: why don't we redo the icons so that they're distinct and more easily distinguishable from one another?