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CONSOLE: UI Recommendations
elixir
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I've seen a few threads about console UI issues. Many of them reference add-ons that are not available on consoles. I've never experienced add-ons but I have played MMO RPGs before. There are some changes that need to be made to better improve the experience.
1) Mini map. This omission is odd. Forcing users to open the map as often as we have to significantly slows down gameplay. Make a small, semi-transparent map. Put it in the top right corner. Problem solved.
2) Group feedback on the compass. You can see the group leader's crown but you can't see the other group members locations without opening the map. Color code group members. Place the dot on the compass (or a better solution. Anything is better than having to open the map)
3) Inventory management. This requires a more significant change but is wishful thinking. Having to access the menu, then a series of submenus, then scroll through a list is inefficient. The current system is difficult when managing 60 items. I can upgrade inventory space but that only makes the problem worse. The inventory seems to scream for a grid implementation. I understand it violates the minimalist theme the UI is going for but for a game where so much time is required, usability should trump aesthetics, in this area. Maybe there's a better option than a grid (with dialog overlays) but this menu/scroll option is not the answer.
There are others but these are my top 3. I'm just starting my ESO experience and loving it. I would love it a lot more if I didn't have to exit the gameplay and live in the menus and maps. Addressing these 3 items would greatly improve the experience.
Edited by elixir on June 10, 2015 2:48PM 1) Mini map. This omission is odd. Forcing users to open the map as often as we have to significantly slows down gameplay. Make a small, semi-transparent map. Put it in the top right corner. Problem solved.
2) Group feedback on the compass. You can see the group leader's crown but you can't see the other group members locations without opening the map. Color code group members. Place the dot on the compass (or a better solution. Anything is better than having to open the map)
3) Inventory management. This requires a more significant change but is wishful thinking. Having to access the menu, then a series of submenus, then scroll through a list is inefficient. The current system is difficult when managing 60 items. I can upgrade inventory space but that only makes the problem worse. The inventory seems to scream for a grid implementation. I understand it violates the minimalist theme the UI is going for but for a game where so much time is required, usability should trump aesthetics, in this area. Maybe there's a better option than a grid (with dialog overlays) but this menu/scroll option is not the answer.
There are others but these are my top 3. I'm just starting my ESO experience and loving it. I would love it a lot more if I didn't have to exit the gameplay and live in the menus and maps. Addressing these 3 items would greatly improve the experience.
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nastuug✭✭✭✭✭
✭4) Camera centering options.
Also, I recommend putting some form of -=CONSOLE=- tag in your thread title.Edited by nastuug on June 10, 2015 2:44PM0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭1) Mini-maps are not Elder Scrolls-y. I don't think they will ever add them since the compass is there.
2) I agree, group members should be on the compass.
3) Yeah inventory is not great. You can jump between sections but I can't remember which button does that.
4) Consoles should have the same camera position options as PC. No excuses.UESP: The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages - A collaborative source for all knowledge on the Elder Scrolls series since 1995
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elixir✭I agree the minimap is not authentically "elder scrolls". But neither are these PSN names running around Tamriel. If we're violating the authencity, doing it to improve the experience is a good justification.0
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lsneakl✭✭✭My camera is centered right between my eyes yours is not? Oh your using that silly 3rd person view
Mini-map would be nice as an option but would rather have it on a companion app but it would be great to get arrows or color coding for group memebers. Played with one friend last night in a group and it was very hard to keep track of them on the compass or mini-map.
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✭✭Addons will fix most of that
oh wait...
j/k That's mostly stuff we've been asking for for the last year. We Just got the camera adjustments on pc.
Hopefully the console voices added to ours will finally make an impression.Lag is ruinin' my 'mershun!
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✭My camera is centered right between my eyes yours is not? Oh your using that silly 3rd person view
Mini-map would be nice as an option but would rather have it on a companion app but it would be great to get arrows or color coding for group memebers. Played with one friend last night in a group and it was very hard to keep track of them on the compass or mini-map.
You will find that the "silly 3rd person view" is pretty much standard once you actually get to PVP/Trials, my friend.
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