Thoughts on the New UI

[Mihana]

I was looking at the images for ARR when I started thinking about the new UI Yoshi-P and his team have created. I talked about this in another thread but I wanted to hear some thoughts on it too. First before I start, this isn't a petition, request, or complaint trying to make them redesign the UI. From what I know of we're supposed to have the ability to reskin and change aspects of the UI via user-created plugins at a later date. Also the UI despite what I'm going to say is absolutely beautiful in my opinion. It looks clean, simple, and not the least bulky compared to the current user interface we have now. So kudos to the team for streamlining it.

But, looking at the UI, the look and feel doesn't quite make me believe it really fits the game setting. Maybe it could just be me of course which is why I want to know what others think. Do you like the new UI? Do you feel it fits with the overall theme of FFXIV? Personally, again I say personally just to stress that part, no. It feels like something that would belong in a sci-fi type setting. If you've played any of the Star Ocean titles this is the kind of UI I would see used in that type of game. To me the UI has a semblance to a game you'd expect to travel to other worlds on giant space crafts and use advanced technology. Final Fantasy XIV really doesn't fit that setting and viewing the scenery of what appears to be Gridania with a futuristic-styled UI layout seems a little out of place to me.

Like I said, this is not a request to change the UI, not a petition or complaint (Well maybe a tiny one.) about what's to come in ARR. It's pretty, simple, very clean and minimal which should be a staple in many MMO titles out there. But from this standpoint, it just doesn't really feel like the style belongs. Still it won't stop me from playing at all. Please post what you think of the UI. Does it fit? Do you like it? If so, why? If not, how come? Thanks!

[Lirion]

ARR is a MMO and they are using the standard MMO UI, there's a reason it's standard pretty much just like CoD set the standard for the FPS layout on controllers.

My thoughts on it? Well I haven't tried it yet but I can asume it will work like other MMO games and I welcome that, any other modern MMO out there have an infinitely better UI than current one IMO. People like to say it's a FF game first and foremost but I don't agree with that, it's a MMO game set in the FF universe so they have to get the MMO part right.

But from what I have seen I love the new UI.

[darkm0d]

ARR is a MMO and they are using the standard MMO UI, there's a reason it's standard pretty much just like CoD set the standard for the FPS layout on controllers.
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I'm not one to typically nitpick the hell out of a post, but on this subject, I must inform you that you are far from correct. COD did not set the standard for anything.

• Halo: 11/15/2001
• Medal of Honor: Frontline: 11/9/2002
• Counter Strike: 11/18/2003
• Halo 2: 11/9/2004
• Call of Duty: Finest Hour: 11/16/2004

Halo most certainly set the standard for "Xbox". Which continued onto Xbox 360. The first COD, was PC only. I never played those terrible games, so, I was not even sure what COD was first on Xbox but it appears to be Finest Hour.

Anyways, I'm not trying to be a jerk, I just can't stand by idly while someone doesn't acknowledge Halo for all it achieved.

[Lirion]

I'm not one to typically nitpick the hell out of a post, but on this subject, I must inform you that you are far from correct. COD did not set the standard for anything.

• Halo: 11/15/2001
• Medal of Honor: Frontline: 11/9/2002
• Counter Strike: 11/18/2003
• Halo 2: 11/9/2004
• Call of Duty: Finest Hour: 11/16/2004

Halo most certainly set the standard for "Xbox". Which continued onto Xbox 360. The first COD, was PC only. I never played those terrible games, so, I was not even sure what COD was first on Xbox but it appears to be Finest Hour.

Anyways, I'm not trying to be a jerk, I just can't stand by idly while someone doesn't acknowledge Halo for all it achieved.

I'm not saying Halo did nothing for the fps games but I'm talking about the button layout on the controller, most fps games after CoD4 have used the same button layout as CoD4. Aim down sight on R1, crouch/prone on circle/B and so on. Halo 1-3 as far as I know don't even have aiming down the sight. Like I said, those games have probably been a big influence in the fps area but CoD4 did pretty much set the standard for the controller layout for FPS games on console these days.

I am by no means saying that CoD reinvented FPS games.

[darkm0d]

I'm not saying Halo did nothing for the fps games but I'm talking about the button layout on the controller, most fps games after CoD4 have used the same button layout as CoD4. Aim down sight on R1, crouch/prone on circle/B and so on. Halo 1-3 as far as I know don't even have aiming down the sight. Like I said, those games have probably been a big influence in the fps area but CoD4 did pretty much set the standard for the controller layout for FPS games on console these days.

Fair enough, but I will say I don't completely consider COD/MW/BF as "FPS". They are much more war simulators.

I suppose the only axis which the topic would exist on is Iron sights.

[Haibel]

I'm not one to typically nitpick the hell out of a post, but on this subject, I must inform you that you are far from correct. COD did not set the standard for anything.

• Halo: 11/15/2001
• Medal of Honor: Frontline: 11/9/2002
• Counter Strike: 11/18/2003
• Halo 2: 11/9/2004
• Call of Duty: Finest Hour: 11/16/2004

Although not on counsel Originally I really think the granddaddy of all Multiplayer FPS needs to mentioned.

Quake III Arena. December 2, 1999 on PC
Dreamcast Oct 22, 2000
Playstation 2 March 26, 2001

So clearly it came before everything on your list. Plus it just had a kick ass sound track.
Sonic Mayhem puts together some of the best adrenaline pumping tracks. id really got
a lot right and set the ball rolling in the Multiplayer FPS genre.

[Eruantien]

Although not on counsel Originally I really think the granddaddy of all Multiplayer FPS needs to mentioned.

Quake III Arena. December 2, 1999 on PC
Dreamcast Oct 22, 2000
Playstation 2 March 26, 2001

So clearly it came before everything on your list. Plus it just had a kick ass sound track.
Sonic Mayhem puts together some of the best adrenaline pumping tracks. id really got
a lot right and set the ball rolling in the Multiplayer FPS genre.

Goldeneye is 1997.

Anyway, a lot of people seem to have issues with looks. If you don't like the new job icons, change em back to the old ones

[Haibel]

Goldeneye is 1997.

Anyway, a lot of people seem to have issues with looks. If you don't like the new job icons, change em back to the old ones

Goldeneye is also not what I would call multiplayer. IE. needs internet connection and the person
your playing is not in the same room as you.

While I would say Golden eye was the best FPS if it's time on the N64, It's is still the same
game format of Wolfenstine. Wolfenstine came out in 1992 on MS-DOS. You can keep going
back and find FPS like games, However It I'll points back to id Software as the true inventors
of the modern FPS format.

/derail

The PS3 UI doesn't really matter to me. But really any UI doesn't bother me. I don't play
Games hoping they are like other games. I play games by the rules set in that game. I really
doesn't matter to me what other games do. any way you look at in you have to learn the
lay-out, rules, and limitations of any game if you want to be good at it.

[Chauncy]

Actually, go back to Wolfenstein and Doom for PC fps interface. Quake really nailed it. Not much has changed since the good old days.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

because it's magitek gui !
Sriusly, if it feels too futuristic for you, just wait a gui skin via addon