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    Burningskull's Avatar
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    Ability Cool Down Design

    Would it be possible to get an option that makes it so your abilities on cool down stay grayed out until they are ready to be used? Some of the longer ones look like they are ready to use but actually aren't.

    This is just a nit-picky thing but sometimes I find myself going, "why did that not trigger? didn't i use it?" lol.
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    Hazel Mimelia
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    I would like a timer instead on the skill. I know if you hover over it it will tell you how much time is left, but I rather have it on the hot bar/crossbar
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    Conradus Leviathan
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burningskull View Post
    Would it be possible to get an option that makes it so your abilities on cool down stay grayed out until they are ready to be used? Some of the longer ones look like they are ready to use but actually aren't.

    This is just a nit-picky thing but sometimes I find myself going, "why did that not trigger? didn't i use it?" lol.
    The problem is the "clock" animation when cooling down. Just before the ability is ready, the grayed out slice is so thin you can't see it. This is a problem on longer abilities as it can be in that state for a noticeable amount of time. The answer, to my mind, is make a thick black border to the grayout clock. That way it'll always be obvious when it's still cooling down.
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    Magistrella Opalia
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    Quote Originally Posted by melflomil View Post
    I would like a timer instead on the skill. I know if you hover over it it will tell you how much time is left, but I rather have it on the hot bar/crossbar

    This, a 1000 times.

    Adding an option to toggle that on or off in hotbars cant be that hard to do, we already have the icons with the timer when hovering over the skill with the mouse ><
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    Riepah Redeemer
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    Whatever changes they make to it, I hope they'll be toggle-able. I don't really enjoy changes forced on me when I might've preferred the old version. That said, additional options to customize the UI would be nice to have.
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    Warlyx Arada
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    Quote Originally Posted by melflomil View Post
    I would like a timer instead on the skill. I know if you hover over it it will tell you how much time is left, but I rather have it on the hot bar/crossbar
    <yes, please >
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    I play on the PS4 so I actually had no idea that hovering over abilities showed a timer lol. And if they kept the abilities grayed out while on cool down they could still have the clock animation thing just when it completes they become un-darkened.
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