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User Interface improvements: What's your wishlist?

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User Interface improvements: What's your wishlist?
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iamthehoyden
05.23.2013 , 01:26 PM | #61
Pretty please with sugar on top:
Buffs and debuffs - PLEASE give me a way to see my debuffs on my target. This was always a pain, but after a rather memorable hm fp run on my balance sage with another balance sage, a shadow tank, and a healing sage who was dps'ing on occasion...omg, please give me a way to tell which Weaken Mind is mine.

Some minor stuff:

An option to seperate my procs from my regular buffs. I like being able to see them all, but I need to see those procs at a glance.

Option to guild invite people from the chat interface without having to retype the name.

Whisper and invite from guild list.

Import keybinds from character to character.

Changing the color of the UI would be nice, I do like the pretties. Along with that, a snap-to grid option in the interface editor.

GTN - shift click to input item name to search, please?

GTN - sort by unit price
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Kilora
05.23.2013 , 01:45 PM | #62
Quote: Originally Posted by TUXs View Post
Wow...about time I've often wanted this, but never thought to suggest it
I honestly didn't even think this was worth suggesting.

Until I spent 5 seconds thinking about it, and realized how much I will be happy to have it.

Sometimes, it is the little things that make you happy ^.^

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Treeba
05.23.2013 , 03:05 PM | #63
Quote: Originally Posted by SW_display_name;6344262

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Buffs and debuffs[/B]
  • Option to prioritize displaying YOUR buffs / debuffs first, before others
  • Option to enlarge YOUR buffs / debuffs relative to others
  • Option to filter out buffs / debuffs YOU did not apply

Operations frame:
  • Allow more than 4 buffs to be displayed
  • Allow filtering-out of long-duration or otherwise useless-to-see buffs (eg, Force Valor)

Skill Tree
  • Ability to save pre-set Skill Tree layouts (using Field Respec at later levels to switch roles for FPs/Ops/WZs involves a lot of tedious OMG-I-know-this-by-heart clicking to reconstruct familiar builds) **dual spec**
I think all of these are very important for the game. Especially the buffs/debuffs improvements you listed. There are some specs in this game that play heavily off procs and the proc animation isn't always easy to notice. This is especially true in group combat where the abilities of other characters can easily cover-up your procs.

To take this a step further I'd love to see Bioware implement a power auras for the default UI. Optional of course, but similar to the default power auras added into the WoW UI. It's incredibly handy for letting you know you've reached a certain stack size or procced an ability/talent.

For those unfamiliar with power auras or the just never played WoW:

When an ability or talent procs a special notification pops up on screen around your character.
http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/...layeffects.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.c...iest-wings.jpg

These images give a good example of what those procs look like and where they appear on screen. Blizzard also implemented a special notification on your action bar. In the picture below you can see both the power aura around the character and the corresponding ability on his action bars is lit up.
http://repgrind.files.wordpress.com/...210_221438.jpg

The auras don't need to be as fancy, just something hard to miss to notify players they have their proc or have reached a certain stack of a buff (I.E 3 breaching shadows for an infil shadow). This, imo, would be a huge boon for players. Less time staring at your buff bar and more time watching what is going on around your character.

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TUXs
05.23.2013 , 03:11 PM | #64
Quote: Originally Posted by iamthehoyden View Post
Pretty please with sugar on top:
Buffs and debuffs - PLEASE give me a way to see my debuffs on my target. This was always a pain, but after a rather memorable hm fp run on my balance sage with another balance sage, a shadow tank, and a healing sage who was dps'ing on occasion...omg, please give me a way to tell which Weaken Mind is mine.

Some minor stuff:

An option to seperate my procs from my regular buffs. I like being able to see them all, but I need to see those procs at a glance.

Option to invite people from the chat interface without having to retype the name.

Whisper and invite from guild list.

Import keybinds from character to character.

Changing the color of the UI would be nice, I do like the pretties. Along with that, a snap-to grid option in the interface editor.

GTN - shift click to input item name to search, please?

GTN - sort by unit price
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iamthehoyden
05.23.2013 , 03:17 PM | #65
Quote: Originally Posted by TUXs View Post
They should seriously just hire you - there's nothing on your list I wouldn't like.
Hey, I'm about 15 min from the studios, wouldn't even have to move, lol. There are a lot of good ideas in this thread. Some would be more easily accomplishable than others, but there are a lot of good ones.
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Kilora
05.23.2013 , 03:18 PM | #66
Quote: Originally Posted by iamthehoyden View Post
Pretty please with sugar on top:
Buffs and debuffs - PLEASE give me a way to see my debuffs on my target. This was always a pain, but after a rather memorable hm fp run on my balance sage with another balance sage, a shadow tank, and a healing sage who was dps'ing on occasion...omg, please give me a way to tell which Weaken Mind is mine.

Some minor stuff:

An option to seperate my procs from my regular buffs. I like being able to see them all, but I need to see those procs at a glance.

Option to guild invite people from the chat interface without having to retype the name.

Whisper and invite from guild list.

Import keybinds from character to character.

Changing the color of the UI would be nice, I do like the pretties. Along with that, a snap-to grid option in the interface editor.

GTN - shift click to input item name to search, please?

GTN - sort by unit price
I second TUXs response.

ERIC! Hire this person! :-D Or, at least, give her a Taun Faun and place a copy of the recommendations on the screens of each developer! :-D

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iamthehoyden
05.23.2013 , 03:30 PM | #67
Quote: Originally Posted by Kilora View Post
I second TUXs response.

ERIC! Hire this person! :-D Or, at least, give her a Taun Faun and place a copy of the recommendations on the screens of each developer! :-D
They already gave me a taun faun at the cantina tour down here. It's super cute I'm curious to see what they have coming up for the UI.
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MrHotter
05.23.2013 , 03:34 PM | #68
I'd like autocomplete for mail (like we have with guild and friends) for any character in your legacy.

Sometimes I have to open the legacy window to make sure I'm spelling a name right before mailing to an alt.
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spectreclees
05.23.2013 , 03:35 PM | #69
Less delay and hiccuping when opening menus.
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Midgen
05.23.2013 , 04:06 PM | #70
Not sure if this qualifies as a UI improvement, but I think with the addtion of the Makeb and GSI dailies, I would want to see the Mission List expanded beyond 25.

I know there are performance concerns. Perhaps put a limit on the number of currently trackable missions (15 or so) but allow like 40 or so in the list.