Curse

xiao1985 · Sep 27, 2006, 02:46 AM // 02:46

yeh i am abit annoyed at this update too....

but i guess it's because it avoids too much space being occupied on your computer... but then, how big would a thumb nail be any way?!

/sighed...

wilson · Sep 27, 2006, 06:41 AM // 06:41

/signed

I do not like the "change" in the skill icons at all. It's annoying and does look really bad. I really hate scrolling through my skill window at the moment. Please change it back to what it looked like before the update.

cataphract · Sep 27, 2006, 07:28 AM // 07:28

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Originally Posted by KamikazeChicken

I'm glad the majority of you individuals don't understand the extent of the inconvenience. When looking at what someone else is casting, you don't see the skill icon, until it's already or nearly completely cast. This inhibits the ability of players to properly interrupt critical skills from being used.

This thread isn't about the 1 second it takes for skills on your personal bar to show their icon. This thread is about the 1 second it takes for icons to appear when you're watching others cast, and that 1 second vital.

QFT

Interrupting is almost impossbile now. What am I interrupting - hourglasses or skills? WTF?

gabazieute · Sep 27, 2006, 09:54 AM // 09:54

/signed
It's annoying and should be fix asap

I saw this quote on a french GW forum:

Quote:

Izzy told me personally it was put in place before the nightfall event to solve a problem they couldn't fix in time, and they're working on fixing it now.

arcanemacabre · Sep 27, 2006, 10:35 AM // 10:35

Hmm... I wonder if it's due to the profession-changing monsters? Maybe the system before had pre-defined skillsets for each NPC, with the icons already there. But when you run into something that can change it's profession, and thus it's skills, on the fly, they hit a snag with how the pre-loading was done, so implemented the hourglass thingies.

All speculation, of course. Either way - /signed fix it! fix it! fix it!

Darth Marth · Sep 27, 2006, 11:15 AM // 11:15

/signed

I'm sure this isn't intentional or anything; if ANet has been able to seamlessly display skills for over a year, why shouldn't they be albe to now? How hard can this be to fix?

Akuma · Sep 27, 2006, 11:17 AM // 11:17

/signed. This needs to be fixed, it's annoying how everything has it now and it takes 2 seconds to see what it (conditions, hexes) actually are.

Interrupting isn't a problem though, the skills have their names in the activation bar.

Northrog · Sep 27, 2006, 11:24 AM // 11:24

/signed

A fix is needed. The gameplay is badly injured. I want my icons back.

Kityn · Sep 27, 2006, 12:30 PM // 12:30

/signed

Wtf Its A Monk · Sep 27, 2006, 12:49 PM // 12:49

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Originally Posted by Turbo Wombat

Nope, the icons load in an "on demand" basis so GW won't even cache the picture until you are actually staring at it. Not a problem for those with new and fast systems, but for the players with slightly more dated technology, they may not be able to tell what is casting or what hexes/enchantments/conditions are on them for the first few seconds while the icon loads. While those few seconds may seem insignificant at first glance, that's all the time it takes to be flattened in PvP and some areas of PvE

i never even noticed the problem myself but as you said it could be a substantial problem for players with "dated technology" im sure Anet will take this into consideration and do what is best for the community as a whole

Effendi Westland · Sep 27, 2006, 01:10 PM // 13:10

/signed

I can live with scrolling through my skills and it taking some time to display them. I cannot live with not seeing what my opponents are doing.

My mesmer stopped interrupting for the time being and is nuking now.

Qual · Sep 27, 2006, 01:22 PM // 13:22

/signed

I don't like A-net anymore ! Do I have to give a reason? They are trying to kill the game. What was the deal about nerfing Divine Boon and them Rt skills like shelter ?

Mordakai · Sep 27, 2006, 01:40 PM // 13:40

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Originally Posted by Qual

/signed

I don't like A-net anymore ! Do I have to give a reason? They are trying to kill the game. What was the deal about nerfing Divine Boon and them Rt skills like shelter ?

??? Wrong thread?

I'm not going to sign this simply because I'm sure Anet is aware of the problem and working on fixing it.

tomcruisejr · Sep 27, 2006, 01:40 PM // 13:40

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Originally Posted by AkumaZ

Interrupting isn't a problem though, the skills have their names in the activation bar.

but for right brained people (coz left brain is language oriented), they need the visuals.

reading phrases takes more time than looking at a picture and interrupting requires quick reflexes.

Legendary Shiz · Sep 27, 2006, 01:56 PM // 13:56

/signed twice

Tremere · Sep 27, 2006, 02:04 PM // 14:04

/SIGNED.

Absolutey, unequivocally, and fully.

Want to know why??

If 'this' had happened back in the days when I used to play EQ (origonal Everquest, not the sequel), you can be damn sure Verant would of seen that head's rolled over it. THAT DAY. People fired, or disciplined... or given a stern talking to out-back behind the bins, whatever, and it FIXED immediately. Its been almost (or over?) a week now aswell, and there is no excuse for this not being rectified... if you know anything about coding, you know that this is childsplay stuff in terms of difficulty, all UI coding *is*, packet orientated modifications to the datastream for such information, likewise. Its not exactly as if they need to reinvent the wheel, and rewrite the entire C++ coding language. No excuses, whatsoever.

I have another theory, and you might not like it. Since there is no way this -can't- of been fixed... and day's ago... and ANet and Archangel Gray are keeping ominously quiet about it, I think the hour-glasses are here to stay.

So, to alot of you : i'd start thinking about signing this petition now, or you might be kicking yourself in a week or so.

- Tremere

fatmouse · Sep 27, 2006, 02:29 PM // 14:29

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Originally Posted by Tremere

if you know anything about coding, you know that this is childsplay stuff in terms of difficulty, all UI coding *is*, packet orientated modifications to the datastream for such information, likewise. Its not exactly as if they need to reinvent the wheel, and rewrite the entire C++ coding language.

I fear it may be still too difficult, alas, if only coding was as easy as taking a lot of random technical words and stringing together a nonsensical sentence...

Tremere · Sep 27, 2006, 02:37 PM // 14:37

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Originally Posted by fatmouse

I fear it may be still too difficult, alas, if only coding was as easy as taking a lot of random technical words and stringing together a nonsensical sentence...

I consider this a flame, since it has nothing to do with the topic at all, and just basically is a veiled implication i know just as little about anything (coding included) at all as this poster, obviously. Any mod's reading this, i'd like the previous post removed. Thanks

PS: It's probably 'nonsensical' to you (even though it is perfectly error-free both grammatically, and symantically) since i guess you're a retarded moron :P

Back to the topic at hand :

/SIGNED.

fatmouse · Sep 27, 2006, 02:59 PM // 14:59

Why Sir, I do not know what you are inferring from my post, but I am absolutely both shocked and unequivocally appalled (fully) at the flames you have conveyed within your post.

Tremere · Sep 27, 2006, 03:04 PM // 15:04

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Originally Posted by fatmouse

Why Sir, I do not know what you are inferring from my post, but I am absolutely both shocked and unequivocally appalled (fully) at the flames you have conveyed within your post.

Nice try man. The old backpeddle.
Don't think its gonna work... all the last 4 odd posts are completely off topic, flame orientated... and most importantly : started by you.