Improvements to the Action Bar and Unit Frames ?

[Sephr]

I think the complaint stems from the feeling that there is more wrong with the action bar than it's visibility... and the devs making an announcement that they are improving the visibility for elements in the action bar is like having the nuclear reactor you work at announce they've duct-taped the cracks in the reactor core...

It's mostly lip service... And when the game has so many problems already we want to hear that something substantial is being done, not that icons now have a new pretty border... Especially when they take the time to make a nice pretty banner for it on the lodestone page.

So they shouldn't even comment on it anywhere? Honestly, they can work on more than a couple of things at once. This obsession with what SE is doing and when is getting ridiculous, we don't know what they're working on so why not just sit back and be patient? The big focus for 1.18 was the battle system, and they're putting a lot of effort into delivering quality in the new things they add to the game.

The banner took no time, it's a screen shot behind a frame, it took literally a minute or two for someone on the community team. All this is is a tiny change to the update section, and a notice about it.

[Pulseczar]

I'm glad that they are putting the "Testing in Progress" section of the forums to use now.

As others have said, I too have problems seeing which ability is highlighted when it's sunny out in Thanalan. I can't believe people are actually whining about this improvement.

[Akira_Tenshi]

I wish they'd change the design of it. It's ugly, i hate that big blue bit by the battle regime icon.

[MattyWS]

SE need to start up a scheme for those who think that SE aren't doing a good job. This scheme will involve given said person a chance to go to the studio and see if they can improve on -anything- and if they do, they win a free chocobo toy or something..

I'd just love to see these people who say things like "OMG they take too long to release new content!" or "6 months to create ONE armour set? that's ridiculous!" or "OMG They are wasting their time on things that don't matter instead of improving the more important things!" go to the studio and see how much work and how efficient they are at their jobs, and I'd be amazed if anyone actually managed to improve the efficiency of anything apart from maybe getting someone in to fix a broken vending machine in the building...

[Renshi]

Ah, I'm glad this is gonna happen!
Fighting in Thanalan was a helluva HELL, because you couldn't see the friggin' skill you were using.

You guys think this has low priority? Then you don't play in Thanalan/at all =)

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

1.18a; Log improvements, action bar improvements, Chocobos, Jobs, and Materia Crafting System. Nice.



Yes I just added that cool stuff for no reason.

[Ilean]

now add the damn second action row so we can play this game like it's 2011

[Rydin]

now add the damn second action row so we can play this game like it's 2011

I still don't understand why people keep saying "Seeing all action bars is modern"

I don't see it as a modern vs outdated issue
Its a choice, based not on time, but on how much screen real estate the UI should get.
I personally love that the UI doesn't take up much of the screen. I hate games where the UI completely wraps the entire screen. Now THAT is messy and antiquated.

[Seif]

now add the damn second action row so we can play this game like it's 2011

Now add classic FF fly-out menus so we can play like it's 1989!


Honestly as a controller user FF I-XI method of using spells is a lot faster and gives the player a lot more options because you're not limited to spamming only few skills for years.

[Betelgeuzah]

Now add classic FF fly-out menus so we can play like it's 1989!


Honestly as a controller user FF I-XI method of using spells is a lot faster and gives the player a lot more options because you're not limited to spamming only few skills for years.

Yeah man, I remember my huge spell arsenal in XI.

Bard: Ballad, March, Minuet.

BLM: Thunder/aga, Blizzard/aga.

RDM: Haste, Refresh.

A-ma-zing.