Ability slots

Vonbone

Is it just me or would anyone else like to see more ability slots? I mean one or two attacks with buffs for the rest seems to limit you a lot in combos you could have. Might even cut back on the spam attacks. 10 total slots to me just seem a bit low. I'd like to try a lot of these abilities out but when you have 5 that work, you're kind scared to remove any to try something new. Just my thoughts on it.

Reedx

Hope they dont,

Becuse if they do new promblems will arrive, so maybe when everything is fixed and balenced, Then they can start thinking about adding stuff like this

UrQuan

It would require a complete rebalance of every skill in the game, with particular attention to skills that have a passive effect for being slotted, passives that have an effect based on how many skills of X category are slotted, and skills that are toggles.

Lightninvash

Vonbone wrote: »

Is it just me or would anyone else like to see more ability slots? I mean one or two attacks with buffs for the rest seems to limit you a lot in combos you could have. Might even cut back on the spam attacks. 10 total slots to me just seem a bit low. I'd like to try a lot of these abilities out but when you have 5 that work, you're kind scared to remove any to try something new. Just my thoughts on it.

it would be cool however when I want to try a new setup I just wing it for the first part of a dungeon or something see how it fares and then swap bad components of the bar and replace with the ones you know work haha then continue

byCrux

If your're a sorc you can use overload as a 3rd bar

Jura23

In general I would be against this, but I wouldn't mind if they created brand new slot for some new mechanics. SOmething like potion slot. Could be connected to possible racial skills, who knows. Just an idea.

Xendyn

UrQuan wrote: »

It would require a complete rebalance of every skill in the game, with particular attention to skills that have a passive effect for being slotted, passives that have an effect based on how many skills of X category are slotted, and skills that are toggles.

This pretty much.
It's not as simple as just throwing another slot in there.

daemonios

Nope.

KramUzibra

Skyper wrote: »

Hope they dont,

Becuse if they do new promblems will arrive, so maybe when everything is fixed and balenced, Then they can start thinking about adding stuff like this

The combat will never be fixed and balanced, their will always be someone who feels a move is broken or a class is unbalanced. I hope zos doesn't use you logic for future dlc because we would miss out on some potentially great moves.

Acrolas

We do have more slots. They're just not optimized as well as they should be.

Quickslot should be able to house situational abilities - the ones you'd use 5% of the time as opposed to 95%. It adds all the slots somebody might want, but makes them work a little for them.

We have an entire wheel of bait options. So why can't we choose the type of combat bait is best for this spot?

UrQuan

Acrolas wrote: »

We have an entire wheel of bait options. So why can't we choose the type of combat bait is best for this spot?

Hey! Stop fishing in combat!


Is something that I might have actually said to a group member at some point in a group dungeon... Someone who I'm not saying was @MissBizz and I'm not saying wasn't @MissBizz.

MissBizz

UrQuan wrote: »

Acrolas wrote: »

We have an entire wheel of bait options. So why can't we choose the type of combat bait is best for this spot?

Hey! Stop fishing in combat!


Is something that I might have actually said to a group member at some point in a group dungeon... Someone who I'm not saying was @MissBizz and I'm not saying wasn't @MissBizz.

Hey! Not my fault people aggro things while I fish!

Although. To the bait wheel idea, I'm not sure if this is really what you meant, but I enjoy it. An easy way to change out skills (or entire bars) between combat. Just open up your "comabt wheel" and select your setup for the next fight. Of course, due to balance things and such this would only be able to be used out of combat.

Kinda like the addons we have on PC to quickly change your bars... But less buggy and in the base game.

Niaver

Well yeah it sucks when you have 10 slots and 5 of them are buffs. Even in MOBAs you often have more skills.

Acrolas

MissBizz wrote: »

Of course, due to balance things and such this would only be able to be used out of combat.

I don't think it would have to be out of combat. It takes about a second for me to realize a need to and actually switch a potion. If there's a one second cooldown on the quickslot, you could still change quickly, but you wouldn't be able to automate anything to stack or effectively cancel.

And it's a 100% console-friendly compromise.

Ragnarock1982

Great idea for the pc... but on the xbox we only have so many buttons. How would you map the extra 5 skills to the controller?

Waffennacht

Ragnarock1982 wrote: »

Great idea for the pc... but on the xbox we only have so many buttons. How would you map the extra 5 skills to the controller?

Not saying i agree that there should be more, however you could change the d-pad to activate another bar rather than the quick chat option... or something like that...

But, not gonna happen.

Magdalina

It would have to come with some skill rebalancing. I do wish we had an extra slot for toggles sometimes at least so we wouldn't occasionally end up with 3 toggles out of 5 skills at hand>.<

Acrolas

Ragnarock1982 wrote: »

Great idea for the pc... but on the xbox we only have so many buttons. How would you map the extra 5 skills to the controller?

On both Xbox and PS4, you hold the up directional pad to open quickslot and select. Then you'd tap up to use that ability.

flguy147ub17_ESO

Niaver wrote: »

Well yeah it sucks when you have 10 slots and 5 of them are buffs. Even in MOBAs you often have more skills.

This exactly, this is one of my big complaints. I feel like its turned into buff combat. I want to use more combat skills not constantly buffing stuff.

Ragnarock1982

Acrolas wrote: »

Ragnarock1982 wrote: »

Great idea for the pc... but on the xbox we only have so many buttons. How would you map the extra 5 skills to the controller?

On both Xbox and PS4, you hold the up directional pad to open quickslot and select. Then you'd tap up to use that ability.

Can you imagine doing that during the heat of battle. My fingers dont work that quick anymore I'd get annihilated.

Oh I think I reported you by mistake. I meant to click on 'quote'. I'll blame the finger thing. Lol.

Slappah

Acrolas wrote: »

Ragnarock1982 wrote: »

Great idea for the pc... but on the xbox we only have so many buttons. How would you map the extra 5 skills to the controller?

On both Xbox and PS4, you hold the up directional pad to open quickslot and select. Then you'd tap up to use that ability.

That would be really, REALLY terrible

Artjuh90

Niaver wrote: »

Well yeah it sucks when you have 10 slots and 5 of them are buffs. Even in MOBAs you often have more skills.

like which... last i check LoL and dota don't come near 10 abilty's

Mac10murda

It would be cool to be able to drop ultimate and have extra skill spot