Can't say that I have any issue about this to be honest, I have it mapped to the standard Q and it's easy to use that. If people find it hard to use, I guess they're simply not used to these kind of systems before and thus have decided against it based on their own inexperience.

So what is the problem with it? You hold Q and use the mouse to select which item to use. Stat potions that last for an hour are use beforehand, so in essence, what you end up using, is health, magica and stamina potions. I haven't found it problematic to quickly swap between the potions and use them during a battle, and it has saved my group several times when I've run out of magica during healing and had to restore it using a potion. Even when I had to change it, it wasn't problematic at all.

Mortuum wrote: »

The quickslot system is not meant to allow you using multiple different potions in combat, as you have to bring up on screen menu to change it. But same as with skills, you should make your choice before engaging in combat.

For example heavy hitting boss slot big heal+HOT and+armor potion, healing dungeon use big magicka+magicka over time+spell critical potion, soloing in Cyrodiil use CC resist+weapon crit+heal etc etc.

Skilled alchemist can make potions with 3 different effects, and this is more then enough to cover it. But if people only use vendor single effect potions, i can see problem easy yes. But as said, basically any 3 effects can be used in single potion.

I agree. Just like the limit on skill slots, it forces tactical preparation.

I always thought it was ridiculous in games to be able to use 20 different potions while swinging an axe and casting a spell. Does my character have 5 invisible arms, and giant pouches full of unbreakable potions strapped to their armor?

You _can_ fairly easily swap quickslot potions mid-fight, but it forces a delay in your responsiveness. Just like it would in a real fight if you're fumbling around for trinkets and potions in your satchel.

The old elder scrolls 3 system was way better and more fun too. You bound a thing to each F key, whatever was useful. This is too clunky, so far whenever I get killed it's likely because that quick key slot has suddenly decided there's nothing in it, haven't mastered it's fiddlyness yet but even if I did, one quick key is very miserly for a sorcerer.

There's addons that allow to assign keys for changing quickslot items. AdvancedUI comes to mind, and there's other dedicated addons too.

Thanks, I will try that out.

Loc2262 wrote: »

There's addons that allow to assign keys for changing quickslot items. AdvancedUI comes to mind, and there's other dedicated addons too.

Thank you.

But if you are fast enough you can change quickslot items during fights without addons. Well, most of the times...