Idea - Synergy Context Menu (Useful when standing near several synergies, Synergy Cycling)

Avran_Sylt · June 2017

*Cross posting, as it's likely better here*

So, this is the idea, whenever a player is given the option of multiple synergies, one of them is considered priority. As such, that synergy must be used first in order to reach the next one, which may not be the desired effect.

So, to rectify this, a context menu will appear if the player holds down the synergy button. Releasing the synergy button will use the highlighted synergy, this highlighted synergy is initially the prioritized synergy.

From this context menu, the player can cycle through the available synergies.

For PC users the default would be Mousewheel Up and Mousewheel Down, however, only when the synergy key is held down.

For Gamepad users, it would be bound to either:

Left trigger (Down) Left Bumper (Up) while the synergy is held for a list table based context menu

OR

Left Bumper (left) Right Bumper (Right) while the synergy is held for a banner based icon menu

You guys got any input into how this could be improved?

Disable the context menu via a combat settings menu option.

Nestor · June 2017

I just spam the X key and get them all.

Avran_Sylt · June 2017

@Nestor

Totally an option. this is more for the case in which the player is a vampire, and has the blade of woe, as noted here: (first response to the post) https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/353324/would-you-want-a-new-vampiric-feeding-animation

Sigtric · June 2017

Last thing I want to do is fiddle with a context menu during combat for a synergy

Avran_Sylt · June 2017

@Sigtric

This is optional, only pops up if you hold the synergy button(s) perhaps could even be disabled in the combat settings menu.

Reorx_Holybeard · June 2017

At the very least I'd like to see the synergy related API be expanded so addons could be written that make synergies easier to use (including the OPs original suggestion among other things). Right now the API itself only gives you the "current" synergy (whatever that is) and doesn't give you any other information. The server should be able to give the API information that says "the player has X synergies available with this information".