Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 43

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Player
    Allistar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Posts
    388
    Character
    Asael K'ni'roux
    World
    Halicarnassus
    Main Class
    Dancer Lv 90

    UI/action bar question...

    Am I the only one who prefers having a menu based UI setup as opposed to the pretty pictures action bar setup...I've read where most people believe that this is a sign of Yoshi taking XIV in the direction of modern MMO's...but I don't agree, I honestly don't see how this makes the game more modern...but thats just my opinion...my hope was that with 2.0 and the customizable UI, I would get to create a menu based UI or even the option to select which UI system I prefer because I really don't mind the windows...but most of all I don't mind reading text as opposed to looking at pics to make decisions....I do hate the whole pressing 111222345...and so forth...of course this might be a losing arguement but I just wanted to restate my thoughts on the matter.
    (6)

  2. #2
    Player
    Coombah's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Limsa Lominsa
    Posts
    1,483
    Character
    Rowan Garnet
    World
    Halicarnassus
    Main Class
    Warrior Lv 90
    I prefer they way it is
    (1)

  3. #3
    Player
    Bittereye's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Posts
    94
    Character
    Bittereye Azurial
    World
    Hyperion
    Main Class
    Thaumaturge Lv 50
    Quote Originally Posted by Allistar View Post
    Am I the only one who prefers having a menu based UI setup as opposed to the pretty pictures action bar setup...I've read where most people believe that this is a sign of Yoshi taking XIV in the direction of modern MMO's...but I don't agree, I honestly don't see how this makes the game more modern...but thats just my opinion...my hope was that with 2.0 and the customizable UI, I would get to create a menu based UI or even the option to select which UI system I prefer because I really don't mind the windows...but most of all I don't mind reading text as opposed to looking at pics to make decisions....I do hate the whole pressing 111222345...and so forth...of course this might be a losing arguement but I just wanted to restate my thoughts on the matter.
    I miss the XI style list as well; it is and will always remain more Final Fantasy like through these eyes but sadly those days are gone and left in XI. Maybe the UI modding community will come up with a more old school Final Fantasy UI for ppl that are thirsty for that look.
    (7)

  4. #4
    Player
    Majidah's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Ul'dah
    Posts
    1,889
    Character
    Majidah Sihaam
    World
    Balmung
    Main Class
    Archer Lv 50
    Quote Originally Posted by Allistar View Post
    Am I the only one who prefers having a menu based UI setup as opposed to the pretty pictures action bar setup...I've read where most people believe that this is a sign of Yoshi taking XIV in the direction of modern MMO's...but I don't agree, I honestly don't see how this makes the game more modern...but thats just my opinion...my hope was that with 2.0 and the customizable UI, I would get to create a menu based UI or even the option to select which UI system I prefer because I really don't mind the windows...but most of all I don't mind reading text as opposed to looking at pics to make decisions....I do hate the whole pressing 111222345...and so forth...of course this might be a losing arguement but I just wanted to restate my thoughts on the matter.
    You mean a menu skill like in XI? Because if I recall, in XI we'd all just make macros with single skills... which was basically the same thing as icons in a bar.
    (11)

  5. #5
    Player
    Allistar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Posts
    388
    Character
    Asael K'ni'roux
    World
    Halicarnassus
    Main Class
    Dancer Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Majidah View Post
    You mean a menu skill like in XI? Because if I recall, in XI we'd all just make macros with single skills... which was basically the same thing as icons in a bar.

    sadly it is not...the way the whole system is setup it does not in any way feel like or resemble how it was in XI To me this system feels cumbersome, where as the one in XI jsut seemed like a natural fit...but like I said before thats just my personal opinion. Also I never made a macro with just one skill. It would be nice to have a choice tho.
    (0)

  6. #6
    Player
    Wilan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Limsa Lominsa
    Posts
    394
    Character
    Wilan Serulia
    World
    Ragnarok
    Main Class
    Gladiator Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Allistar View Post
    Also I never made a macro with just one skill. It would be nice to have a choice tho.
    I take you didn't play red mage
    (0)

  7. #7
    Player
    Genjuro's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Gridania
    Posts
    149
    Character
    Hyacinth Feng
    World
    Ultros
    Main Class
    Bard Lv 80
    Can you imagine



    That'd be way nostalgic but you'd definitely die quickly if you were being chased around by Golems.
    (1)

  8. #8
    Player
    Majidah's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Ul'dah
    Posts
    1,889
    Character
    Majidah Sihaam
    World
    Balmung
    Main Class
    Archer Lv 50
    Quote Originally Posted by Genjuro View Post
    Can you imagine



    That'd be way nostalgic but you'd definitely die quickly if you were being chased around by Golems.
    Like... I'm pretty sure we can make a player made plugin once they release ARR that makes the UI look like that...

    but objectively speaking, I don't see this being... comfortable seeing its not turn based.
    (4)

  9. #9
    Player
    Allistar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Posts
    388
    Character
    Asael K'ni'roux
    World
    Halicarnassus
    Main Class
    Dancer Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Majidah View Post
    Like... I'm pretty sure we can make a player made plugin once they release ARR that makes the UI look like that...

    but objectively speaking, I don't see this being... comfortable seeing its not turn based.
    Yea this I don't see...was more referring to how it was in XI.
    (0)

  10. #10
    Player
    Felis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Gridania
    Posts
    12,287
    Character
    Skadi Felis
    World
    Ragnarok
    Main Class
    Pugilist Lv 70
    How many skill bar has the PC UI? Only 3 or 8 like the controller UI?
    If it has more than 3 then you can use bar 1 for physic dmg skills, bar 2 for magic spells, bar 3 for support skills and bar 4 for items and emotes.
    (0)
    Last edited by Felis; 12-09-2012 at 09:06 AM.

Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 ... LastLast