I agree completely! I can not stand most mmo's interface. UO is the most playable game I've ever played. Guild Wars is a close second. (so few games allow for mouse movement of your character!)

Most games make me feel like I'm so busy clicking the #$@ buttons that I can't enjoy playing the game! (WoW, LOTRO, City of Heroes etc...) Scions of Fate has a nice interface for the most part. (a freebie, not a very good game really, but the ui doesn't make me hurl)

The only bad thing about UO's at the moment is the small screen size!

Ive played wow since launch, and from the very first day, before any add-ons, i was able to play the game without clicking my mouse in combat.

The ability is there, this new ui we are getting, mimicks the same functionalilty. With all your spells and abilities bound to keys 1-0 etc, you "could" rebind those keys on your hot bar most likely, and use them for skills or potions/bandies.

I really dont know why so many people are taking this new client as a negative thing, when pretty much every "gameplay" gripe can be met with a reasonable resolution, that in most cases, makes the game easier.

Uo is one of my favorite games, but the UI and macro system leaves somethign to be desired for sure. I am hoping that this will keep me playing uo, however seeing gripes about very positive things really make me wonder if the community who hasent taken to other games yet will accept it.

Lets just wait for the release, i guess keep griping and find out for ourselves. Im hoping that it will be as good as it looks.

Hawkwind

My experience with Stratics and the old MYUO boards was that a very load vocal minority runs rampant thru the forums. Most folks I talk to in game and I know to be active players see this as a positive move. We all also need to remember open beta can still influence a lot of things with the UI. A strong showing of support to allow customized UI's, such as those available in WoW would also be a good thing.

All IMHO.

~ Se'an

The sad thing is, there are few that post at the "Official UO Boards" that actually do still play the game, and even fewer that don't have their own agendas.

I wish they'd incorporate an easier way in game for those that actually play to give feedback instead of the roundabout way they do now.

ESPECIALLY on UHall.

I think its nice.. as long as they release the xml files for every damn bar there is in the basic UI.. healthbars/mana/stamin/paperdolls/shortcuts/backpack .. yea all of it that is visible.. so i can create my own UI.

Anyone notice that in all the pic of cities, the grounds look abandoned? Weeds choking the parks, twigs littering everywhere. What happened to the infrastructure for the cities?

They didn't collect enough taxes to keep them up ?

Vepl

Long as the Interface is customisable to be damnably close to the old one I'll be using KR I reckon. I'd suck it up and take it like a man if not, but I'd much prefer to have my backpack as it is now, and not have bars all over the place.

so it turns out this screenshot is in new haven, kinda cool.

Im still nervous that they are going to leave us without the free-spacial backback we currently have.... id rather not deal with lists all day long... i like the current interface.

That said, im a big fan of the way the toolbar is shaping up - screen shot seems to have a simple hot-key assigning interface (much like diablo2)

I agree with earlier posts too - that chick is way too manly.