Curse

deadman_uk · Aug 10, 2007, 02:39 PM // 14:39

We have the Effects Monitor (default location - top left corner) which tells us what effects, enchantments, chants, stances etc we have on us and their duration. Also when they are about to end, they flash at you but this is not enough for me.

With my Dervish, I sometimes have 4 or 5 enchantments on me at once and it's very hard to see which enchantments I need to recast again. While I'm in combat, I don't have the necessary time to look at the graphics of each enchantment, look at my skillbar to find the matching graphic and then recast it.... it just takes too much time. The graphics of dervish skills look very similar to each other at a glance while you're in combat.

As well as having the effects flash in the effects monitor pane, why not also have the effects flash inside the skillbar when they are about to run out? E.g if Vital Boon is about to end, not only would it flash in the effects monitor, it would also flash in the skillbar.

What are peoples opinions on this?

Orange Milk · Aug 10, 2007, 03:23 PM // 15:23

I say stop acting like that FreakedOut Fish guy who fails to pay attention to anything.

The skillbar already has animation on it for recharge time, adding flashing to it would cause confusion.

Here are some tips:

1. Line your enchantments up in your skill bar by, say, least lasting to longest lasting or some such.

2. Move the defulat loction of effects on you to dorectly above the skill bar now your icons are right next to each other and easier to make out.

3. Practice, get used to how long an enchant lasts and keep the timing down.
(i.e. cast 30 sec long lastign enchants one after the other, then you will always know when the first ends so does the second and you learn to recast them one right after another always)

4. Just plain Practice

MithranArkanere · Aug 10, 2007, 03:35 PM // 15:35

Well. Shape recognition is part of the PvP challenge. Looking at casting icons, getting to know skills casted by watching the effects...

I never had such a problem. Skill effects already blink in the effect panel.