Petition for a differnt combat UI

[Geesus]

Seems interesting... Tell me more =)

You would use a skillbar to select a group of skills, then go into a menu and, for example, cast magic spells or weaponskills?
That could be a little time consuming while fighting. It would work if switching from a skillbar to a menu is fast as switching from a skill to another.

Well it was for some but it worked really well for others. Remember, XI was released on a console first (PS2) so that was how it had to be done. But many people DID take advantage of the macro system as well so not too sure how the OP navigated that fast but yeah... it worked and again some people were so in tune with those menus they blew through them as fast or faster then traditional UIs.