Guild Bank and Shiny UI Features Should NOT be on Your Priority List

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Guild Bank and Shiny UI Features Should NOT be on Your Priority List

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Keldain

01.22.2012 , 09:44 PM \| #31	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by siegedeluxe They should hire more engineers instead of wasting resources on pointless UI changes, which, BY THE WAY, should have been added to the game a LONG time ago. Hurr durr on them for not enabling people for making addons and ui compilations. You cannot just keep throwing more people at a coding problem to make it happen faster. It doesn't work that way. For a start hiring more coders would require weeks of training, if not months - including the time it would take for them to familiarise them with the code base....which would have to be done by one of the people currently working on it. Also, after a certain number of people working on code, adding more people slows the process down rather than speeding it up. At the same time you can't have an MMO without a dedicated team working on UI design and development. And those people will keep doing stuff regardless of what stage the optomisation of the engine is in. It's not an either / or proposition. As I said - these things happen at the same time. The resources spent on UI customisation *IN NO WAY* affect the amount of work done on engine optomisation or bug fixes in other areas.
If my post has praise it's not that I'm a fanboi. I just enjoyed something. If my post has criticism, it's not that I'm a hater. I just hope to improve the game through feedback.

Chromiie

01.22.2012 , 09:48 PM \| #32	Quote
We really should not have to choose.
Quote: Originally Posted by DamionSchubert We don't have friendly fire in The Old Republic for a simple reason: a lot of players are, well... idiots. I don't mean you, of course, dear reader

siegedeluxe

01.22.2012 , 09:51 PM \| #33	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Keldain You cannot just keep throwing more people at a coding problem to make it happen faster. It doesn't work that way. For a start hiring more coders would require weeks of training, if not months - including the time it would take for them to familiarise them with the code base....which would have to be done by one of the people currently working on it. Also, after a certain number of people working on code, adding more people slows the process down rather than speeding it up. At the same time you can't have an MMO without a dedicated team working on UI design and development. And those people will keep doing stuff regardless of what stage the optomisation of the engine is in. It's not an either / or proposition. As I said - these things happen at the same time. The resources spent on UI customisation *IN NO WAY* affect the amount of work done on engine optomisation or bug fixes in other areas. I understand what you're saying. But what I cannot fathom, is why they didn't have the most basic features mmo's have! Even EQ had an combat log at release. It's utterly pathetic, and they even dare to call this an next gen mmo.

WLpride

01.22.2012 , 09:51 PM \| #34	Quote
let addon makers develop and we will have MORE done in LESS time. I can see concern though of ADDON effecting gameplay directly - if allowed to.
Add Dialog Volume control during cut-scenes Square Mini-Map(hypothetical Add on)

Sleekit

01.22.2012 , 10:02 PM \| #35	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by WLpride let addon makers develop and we will have MORE done in LESS time. I can see concern though of ADDON effecting gameplay directly - if allowed to. adding an addon api raises the spectre of botting. and there is no real need for it. if the add the combat log, a threat meter, possibly a dps meter (debatable) and implement basic macro support, the scalable, movable ui and a target of target frame there's nothing more anyone really needs. not having addons actually give the game certain advantages for example the raid bosses don't need to rely on cheapshot RNG ablitys try and catch people out because everyone has a computer telling them where and when to not stand in the fire.

Yfelsung

01.22.2012 , 10:03 PM \| #36	Quote
I'll take UI features over high rez textures, thanks. Gameplay>Graphics
MHORDSUNG SOULGRINDER, LEGATUS OF PHOBOS LEGION At the end of days the dragon stands tall and with limitless rage it illuminates all.

Arkerus

01.22.2012 , 10:04 PM \| #37	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Keldain You cannot just keep throwing more people at a coding problem to make it happen faster. It doesn't work that way. For a start hiring more coders would require weeks of training, if not months - including the time it would take for them to familiarise them with the code base....which would have to be done by one of the people currently working on it. Also, after a certain number of people working on code, adding more people slows the process down rather than speeding it up. At the same time you can't have an MMO without a dedicated team working on UI design and development. And those people will keep doing stuff regardless of what stage the optomisation of the engine is in. It's not an either / or proposition. As I said - these things happen at the same time. The resources spent on UI customisation *IN NO WAY* affect the amount of work done on engine optomisation or bug fixes in other areas. This x 1000. A lot of these armchair quarterbacks don't understand how a company works. Thank you for speaking some truth into the lot of "pros" around here.
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Disodium

01.22.2012 , 10:07 PM \| #38	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Yfelsung I'll take UI features over high rez textures, thanks. Gameplay>Graphics This needs to be stapled to the face of the eye candy kids.

WLpride

01.23.2012 , 12:33 AM \| #39	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Sleekit adding an addon api raises the spectre of botting. and there is no real need for it. if the add the combat log, a threat meter, possibly a dps meter (debatable) and implement basic macro support, the scalable, movable ui and a target of target frame there's nothing more anyone really needs. not having addons actually give the game certain advantages for example the raid bosses don't need to rely on cheapshot RNG ablitys try and catch people out because everyone has a computer telling them where and when to not stand in the fire. Nah, don't agree. Only thing going to be put in by BW is a Combat Log. There won't be Macro's, that would have been in already if they were. ADDON is this game very big hope to create a more customizable MMO. We need it not for botting, we need it for Communication / GUI / Frames I can see a need to create some sequence keys as well because well, this game just has so many damn abilities and I imagine there is going to be more item to use soon as well.
Add Dialog Volume control during cut-scenes Square Mini-Map(hypothetical Add on)

MercArcher

01.23.2012 , 12:34 AM \| #40	Quote
UI needs to be #1 above everything on the to-do list. The UI is quite possibly the biggest hold back on the game.
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