Thread: update to all skill icons before 3.0

Originally Posted by Odett

so a pic of an atomic bomb going off for Fell Cleave?

Was thinking more along the lines of a few of the dark knight and astrogen skills that are really simmilar looking but have different effects. In the Astrologen's case detramentally so.

Some of them could do with an update, especially Scholar, attacks like Bio and Bane etc. Could do with being given a makeover, just the icons. So they look more unique compared to the Summoner.

They could definitely do something to differentiate between skills. Ninja skill icons had to be redesigned a few months after they launched, because they were all the same color. And while most classes get a mixture of colors, most of the skills in the game are either a picture of a little man, or a shape resembling the class weapon. At least classes like warrior and monk have icons of little men facing different directions, but my astrologian toolbar is just a mess of blue and purple balls.

I don't think "ugly icons" is a good enough reason to change them. There are some I'd like changed, but only because some icons look a lot like others due to color scheme and in the heat of battle I sometimes confuse actions. Specifically, on WHM I often confuse Assize and Asylum icons as well as Raise and Holy icons. Don't necessarily want a complete redesign of the icons, but a color palette swap wouldn't be a bad idea.

Personally, I think that all or most of the icons are pretty horrible. I have a hard time discerning what they are trying to depict normally, and the resolution on them is pretty poor - which becomes more apparent as you get a higher res monitor and increase the UI size.

That said, this seems like a pretty minor thing, and I think there are a great many other things that should take higher priority.

I have been playing Warrior since 2.0 Launch, and i'll admit I use a very small hot bar when playing on PS4(more muscle memory than actually looking at skills), but after 2 1/2 years I still don't really know what's going on in the SP and SE icon.

I kind of wish there would be some distinction to the icons besides color. I mean look at DRG. How many ways can you draw "figure in the air with a stick"? I bet that was literally a contest at SE icon design department.

We could really see some changes to Medica icons, that depict one handed canes and also Dragoon skill that have an equipment icon for a skill (I'm.looking at you, Leg Sweep)