Curse

Killajalavu · Aug 15, 2005, 05:49 PM // 17:49

I know some people will go "Just pay more attention stupid!"

But I would like it if I could make a setting on the options bar, so that the game gives me a heads up if my Energy is at 75% or lower, or what I set it to, and if my health is currently at 50% and lower.

Have the health bar flash, or make a beacon, or some sort of noise to give a heads up so I can pay more attention with the fighting and what monsters are heading towards me. I am getting old...I need the extra help -.-

I know that the game has something pop up when you don't have enough energy, that's why I would like this so I know to either cool down with using a lot of energy, or have an idea of how much energy is left for me to use. That sort of thing.

Mithie · Aug 15, 2005, 06:06 PM // 18:06

Something passive would probably work better, like the game plays fastheartbeat.wav when your hp drops below 50% and crazyirregularheartbeat.wav when your hp drops below 20%.

ShadowWrath · Aug 15, 2005, 06:10 PM // 18:10

I'd like something passive like that.

Algren Cole · Aug 15, 2005, 06:11 PM // 18:11

I'd like to put my energy and health bars in an area of the screen that attracts my attention constantly...then I can simply look to see how much I have.....

Plague · Aug 15, 2005, 06:27 PM // 18:27

Personally I think it'd work better if your cast animations began to turn color in mid-cast, or something to that effect. Something visual.

Esprit · Aug 15, 2005, 06:33 PM // 18:33

You could have the character leave trails of blood at 25% health or lower. But then you would get some weird kid boasting how he can draw satanic symbols with this own blood.

I think the heartbeat sound has been done in a few games, I can't recall which. I wouldn't notice because I listen to music while playing GW.

In the end, I think you know when you are getting pounded an unreasonable amount, at least I hope you would. Looking at your health bar now and again during a fight, could also prove fruitful.

theVariable · Aug 15, 2005, 08:20 PM // 20:20

Hexes and conditions are a little less obvious. Every once in a while, I do find myself dropping dead without knowing I was even in trouble. Some kind of extra indicator would be nice.

Imp · Aug 15, 2005, 08:24 PM // 20:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Algren Cole

I'd like to put my energy and health bars in an area of the screen that attracts my attention constantly...then I can simply look to see how much I have.....

Menu > Customize > Edit Interface

Killajalavu · Aug 15, 2005, 11:27 PM // 23:27

Well, I would like to have something that indicated that I am low on health, because when I sometimes get into the game with the fighting I tend to not look at my health lol, I guess I get to overly excited. But something would be nice, and it would be a setting we are able to put on through Options. Like the filter for the chatroom, a filter for blood trails while we are injured. Just something would be nice.

Timoz · Aug 15, 2005, 11:35 PM // 23:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Esprit

You could have the character leave trails of blood at 25% health or lower. But then you would get some weird kid boasting how he can draw satanic symbols with this own blood.

I think the heartbeat sound has been done in a few games, I can't recall which. I wouldn't notice because I listen to music while playing GW.

In the end, I think you know when you are getting pounded an unreasonable amount, at least I hope you would. Looking at your health bar now and again during a fight, could also prove fruitful.

Yea trails of blood would be better maybe, the sounds would just be plain annoying in PvP and monks should be taking care of it anyways (people may moan at monks even more)

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Constant sounds or flashing when trying to concentrate in the middle of a battle or on ts/vent and 'beep beep beep' (yeh the sound could be turned off but its handy to listen for spells etc.

Not so much of an issue imo

zwitterion · Aug 16, 2005, 05:14 PM // 17:14

Maybe this is only partially related, but something perhaps more pertinent is allowing you to notify others of your health / energy. While "My Health is 112 of 450!" is cool and all, it's not amazingly eye catching, and by the time your necro or monk has noticed your whining, read it, figured out that "10 out of 45 Energy" means "bad", read the name spamming it and found that name in the party bar to cast something on, the help is usually way overdue. It'd be great if the party bar could include a small blue line for energy and allow players to make their bars flash or something.