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Player: STOP MAKING UO TRY TO LOOK LIKE WORLD OF WARCRAFT. BUFF/DEBUFF BAR / PROFICIENCIES / NEW TARGETTING WILL NOT TURN UO INTO WORLD OF WARCRAFT

CatHat: *whew... Glad we didn't make it look like WOW.. Thanks..

Seriously - Stuff like targeting and Buff Debuff is simply proper user interface additions. Take a look at the top MMOGs - they all pretty much have a standard interface. Its like driving a Car -you expect them to have the brakes and gas and steering wheel in the same place. Just becuase we add a few standard options that help players out just means we're working to get UO up with the times.

As folks are fond of saying - 'if i wanted to play WOW, i would be now."

The pictures of the buff icons I've seen look almost like the ones in City of Heroes (my other game). This does not bother me in the least! If it is a good idea why not use it? All the games seem to borrow ideas from others. It really is no big deal.

If they want some interface changes they should look at Dungeon Siege. That is a great game, but may not translate well from single player to MMO.

Buff icons will never affect me, unfortunately, because I play 3D.

dungeon siege was the pwnage, but for a game like uo if they want the interface changes they should go further back and look at arcanum, that would pwn, arcanum-style-uo

Our buff debuff was really the basic icons used alread to show the spells or effects with some color added for quick reference. On that one - as they are fond of saying in books and films - any resemblance to anyone living or dead is just a coicindence.

CatHat

We get your game CatHat....we get your game.....

I thought all the colors looked tacky. This game has enough of them now.

Other than that I have no place to comment on what I do not understand!

Oh sure i don't want it to be a rainbow techincolor nightmare either - so i basically had 3 colors go in on the Buff Debuff for quick reference so you don't have to Stare at it to figure out whats up if your in the middle of a sticky situation. If you see a Red icon flash up you know its something to pay attention to.

the rough idea was...

Red: attached to all the 'debuffs, bad and harmful things - your basic warning color so if your in the middle of a really heated action - you'll more likely take notice.

Blue: Mostly Combat bonus related type buff + to hit, or dam increases etc.

Green: health and bodiy related things - healing, invisibility, Polymorph

And of course the best feature i really wanted us to have - the blue "Disable" button where you can toggle it off on your Character Stats if ya just don't want any part of it.

And still - for those of you with poor monitors or some of the fellas who are colorblind - there are the icons themselves still there- so you'll be able to stillspot a Mana Leech or Poison a mile away. Well - easier to spot than it was before anyway - with how the old tiny heath numbers would show before.

CatHat

I've mine turned off (thank you so much for that option!) but I can't unhighlight things without highlighting other things which is hell on my decorating, not to mention blue people on my screen while i'm trying to rp. esc doesnt work with the highlighting like it does with the braketts shouldnt it remove the highlight as well? Also is there a way to remove object health bars? I mean its great for pvp n all..... but It's annoying for everything else. I know all the whiners on the "other" forum are pvp this and pvp that but What about the rest of us? No offence to them but pvp/pvm isn't my bag yet I seem to have to be inflicted with "their" improvements.

Yeah - that targeting system reticule thing - the Eng folk put out went out too soon in my opinon. They had a bit of clamor to get it out with folks demanding we show stuff. Still - think it was too soon on that particular feature. Hopefully the rest of the issues on it will be addressed soon.



CatHat

I'm fine with it as well

Only thing for me is its just more crap on an already small screen thats covered with maps and bars and everything else

I think it is a good idea, but what will happen when you have 10 things to monitor, the bar looks like it could only handle like 3 boxes. Will it expand out? It will take a bit to learn and memorize what they all mean, so you know what youre bein hit with or have been hit with. Say someone who is a mage, may not notice what the icons stand for. Know what I mean?

I've gotten used to it... haven't been out stabbing people lately though, so I haven't had a chance to test it in PvP... perhaps the tonite since the Orcs have returned to Siege! *cheers* Plenty of opportunities to test it with everyone visiting the Orc fort tonite.