Summoner UI setups?

[Jocko]

Looking to optimize how I play Summoner and looking for tips on how I should set my UI, skills, keyboard shortcuts etc. Any insight from other players is greatly appreciated!

[Setsaku]

I ended up using this. It gets the job done and the latter half of 2nd hotbar [food, alchemist button, blist button etc] could definitely be replaced by whatever. I found it pretty easy to access the first half of my 2nd hotbar using Ctrl+# of whatever I wanted to cast, so I put the not-too common skills there that weren't uncommon enough to put in the later half of the hotbars.
But if I had to give another SMN some advice I'd definitely tell you to make a form of those hotbars I have on the left. They're easy to click when I need to swiftcast raise/summon and it gives me a nice spot to put unique skills like Virus/Eye for an Eye/etc.

Honestly the most important thing in making a good hotbar for a SMN is making sure your DoT spells are in a comfortable and memorable position for you [not necessarily next to each other, whatever floats your boat]. Just mess around with the HUD and remember you can press Ctrl+Home to resize your selected hotbar.

[Relapse]

The clicking is strong in here.

Just key-bind things to keys that are most comfortable to you. Personally I had my movement keys set to Q(strafe left), W(forward), and E(strafe right) and do the rest with my mouse. So bind keys around that for instance 1-5 (perhaps 6 depends on your keyboard and reach, I would never bind past 6 though), R,T,A,S,D,F,G,Z,X,C,V, ect. Then you also have modifiers. I'd recommend Shift and Control giving you another 20+ keybinds, some people use Alt but I avoid it. You can also use F1-F4 for some not as urgent or out of combat skills like buffs, raise, food and what not. Also if you have the proper mouse I prefer to bind urgent skills on side buttons like silence.

For the UI set up, just try to keep it neat and near the bottom so it's out of the way. Once you've played a class for a few days and got the rotation down you shouldn't really be putting too much focus on your skill bar, only quick glances here and there to watch for cool downs or procs.

[Kevee]

http://i.imgur.com/iZRcjjT.png

890 + Alt890
- = _ Alt=

Are all bound to my mouse.

I click on my pots on the bar on the right, but that's the only clicking, and it may very well change when PvP comes out. Swiftcast is in a few macros, I have it up there to see the CD. Same for Eye for an Eye(it's my Alt R).



I just use the vanilla UI. I haven't had a reason to change it.

[pandabearcat]

My only question is, how do I make the pet bar disappear?

Thats my main gripe. I have it off to a corner somewhere and as small as possible.

[Kevee]

My only question is, how do I make the pet bar disappear?

Thats my main gripe. I have it off to a corner somewhere and as small as possible.

You can't as far as I know.

I just made mine small and..That's about it.


http://i.imgur.com/oLPGKgY.jpg

[pandabearcat]

You can't as far as I know.

I just made mine small and..That's about it.

Thats frustrating. Yea I made it small and in the corner where the system icons are.

Oh well. Esp when I'm playing on my laptop with much smaller available screen space, the pet bar is just useless and blocks too much vision.

[Elizabeth]

I'll post my setup when i get home

Hey, @Kevee, you're using Vanya's set? Can you share your thoughts about it? I'm interested in craft this one instead of finish my Darklight

[Kevee]

I'll post my setup when i get home

Hey, @Kevee, you're using Vanya's set? Can you share your thoughts about it? I'm interested in craft this one instead of finish my Darklight

Well all the 2 star craftables are better than DL.

It's a matter of how worth some side stats are to you.

Like for the belt, you'd gain spell speed, accuracy, and have a little bit more crit. Is that worth a 700k-1000k price tag to you, or 12 runs of CM/prae?

[Elizabeth]

Well all the 2 star craftables are better than DL.

It's a matter of how worth some side stats are to you.

Like for the belt, you'd gain spell speed, accuracy, and have a little bit more crit. Is that worth a 700k-1000k price tag to you, or 12 runs of CM/prae?

Hmm 700k-1000k is fine. I'm farming gil as a CUL and i can ask a friend weaver to craft it up for me as well. Also, i'm looking for the HQ Vanya's.