Improvements to the Action Bar and Unit Frames ?

[buritoslicer]

Are 95% of the players blind?
Why is SE spending time on this?

"Action bar graphics will be enhanced to improve overall visibility"

Theres nothing wrong with my action bar visability...

when I play with the controller sometimes it's hard to see which action you have selected...

[Bita]

i agree with the OP. They can go back and fix the UI after they fix this butchered FF title that has very little FF feel to it. On that note, anyone who thinks this game is in good condition should be paying sub and playing the game instead of trolling the forums where serious FF fans discuss what SE has done wrong and what they can do to fix it.

[Defmetal]

Think it's obvious SE can do no right on these forums.

"We added 20 new NMs, 2 instanced dungeons, 100ish quests and 3 nation companies" - SE

"Fix connection lost issues, get off your ass do you guys even work? I'm mad at you for this free to play game" - Forum Users.


I welcome new UI changes because FFXIVs UI does kind of suck, so new modifications as part of a minor patch update are good to have. The current UI is clunky and I sometimes have issues with the party window overlapping other menus because of the # of buffs players get during boss fights. Overlapping the BR window and such, so better graphics and updates to them could be very useful if its not just a simple GUI Swap.

[DeadRiser]

Um yes it needed to be updated. Was playing in U'ldah and it was hard to see which action was being highlighted. Don't get your panties in a knot, they are fixing and working on other things as well.

[Scape]

lol, its like some people think that all production in other areas of the game has stopped just so they can tweak the action bar icon a little. Just because they are fixing this does not mean that this is their main focus. I can't even believe people would act like that was the case.

[LuciBlack]

I admit that I started this post with a childish rant.

But, can I ask, those who cant see what icon they are on. Are you relying on reading the huge black bar that pops up when your on an icon that tells you the name and what the abiltiy does?

I find that to help.

I think thats annoying tbh. I like to see more of my screen, not less.
But, it also helps to memorize where you put abilitys, and press the button corosponding to it.
Of course thats for they keyboard users.

[DGMart]

I admit that I started this post with a childish rant.

But, can I ask, those who cant see what icon they are on. Are you relying on reading the huge black bar that pops up when your on an icon that tells you the name and what the abiltiy does?

I find that to help.

I think thats annoying tbh. I like to see more of my screen, not less.
But, it also helps to memorize where you put abilitys, and press the button corosponding to it.
Of course thats for they keyboard users.

You mean the tooltip? Yes that is annoying to view.. needs to toggled imo. Also if they let you have all 3 bars up.. all they would need to do is make the action bar a little smaller which isn't so difficult. I don't know what size screen you play on or what your resolution is but being able to adjust to any size is a plus. I personally play windowed 1600X900 i believe on a 40 inch do it's nice and I have plenty of room. Obviously it also depends on how your personal UI layout is. Mine is very clean looking, others like it full.

[LuciBlack]

I don't know what size screen you play on or what your resolution

I play on a 24inch widescreen 1920 X 1080.
Fullscreen.
I moved all the UI to the bottom of the screen so i can see most visuals in front of my char.

I did try XIV on a 18.5inch and it was just too unbearable. I couldnt take how little of the screen i could see. If any of you are playing on anything smaller than a 24inch, i highly suggest upgrading. Ive seen good 23-24inch for around 150$ and very possably less.

If i could I will invest in a larger monitor in the future, cause i know this game has a lot of potential.

[Aion]

I admit that I started this post with a childish rant.

But, can I ask, those who cant see what icon they are on. Are you relying on reading the huge black bar that pops up when your on an icon that tells you the name and what the abiltiy does?

I find that to help.

I think thats annoying tbh. I like to see more of my screen, not less.
But, it also helps to memorize where you put abilitys, and press the button corosponding to it.
Of course thats for they keyboard users.

not when we're on intense battle, furthermore as a tank, we need to careful on what action that we use. no lag on the brain helps the battle.

[Aion]

I admit that I started this post with a childish rant.

But, can I ask, those who cant see what icon they are on. Are you relying on reading the huge black bar that pops up when your on an icon that tells you the name and what the abiltiy does?

I find that to help.

I think thats annoying tbh. I like to see more of my screen, not less.
But, it also helps to memorize where you put abilitys, and press the button corosponding to it.
Of course thats for they keyboard users.

not when we're on intense battle, furthermore as a tank, we need to careful on what action that we use. no lag on the brain helps the battle.