Adjust / Visualization Options For The Shielded HP Bar + Shield Timer Display

[Rongway]

So here are the 2 alternatives I want to share, maybe it's a good idea, maybe not, let me know your thoughts about it.



This first one, the most obvious to me, is to separate HP and the Barrier bar. Regardless if your HP is full or not, the amount of Barrier will always show up on the Barrier bar without overwriting the player's name.



The second method is to put the Barrier bar inside the HP bar, while making the Barrier bar slightly smaller in proportions in regards of HP bar, so we are still able to see the player's HP when the Barrier exceeds maximum HP (see BLM).

Having a separate barrier bar, or always having the barrier bar start from 0 rather than appending it to the end of actualHP, is less readable than appending it to the end of actualHP. For example, if you have

• a DD at 15% aHP with 15% barrier
• a DD at 10% aHP with 20% barrier
• a DD at 25% aHP with no barrier

and you know an AoE is coming up that that deals around 25% HP raidwide damage, which DD is in the worst position?

If you append the barrier bar to the end of the aHP bar, then it's easier to read who has a higher effectiveHP at any given moment.