Do we really need more UI?

Archlama · April 2014

All those additional UI while the in-game UI is already in-your face.
Just wanted to share how the game looks without UI
Because most in-game UI is only required for monitoring
and remember you to use certain features.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX-AB6edTaI

Ofcourse u really "need" UI once in a while, but my gaming experience without UI has been more than enjoyable.

This is no QQ, just do what u like on the UI side, just do what you prefer and have fun.

I just like to note there is an amazing in-game world that looks marvelous, and If you want to give that an option u can keybind Disabling the UI

claudekennilol · April 2014

Yes

Trinak · April 2014

Yes

VonBirne · April 2014

is there an option to disable everything but the health/magika/stamina bars? I think this would be a great alternativ for me

Wykkyd · April 2014

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Nox_Aeterna · April 2014

Mate , my screen is covered with addons.

So yeah they make a hell lot of difference to me, only time i ever take them out is for ss.

Xithian · April 2014

I am enjoying having a minimal UI. For some content it's helpful to have buff/debuff timers visible. I'm not sure what more you need. Damage numbers are honestly just a "warm fuzzy", but I do have a scrolling combat text addon going most times.

For open world exploring running around with zero UI is pretty awesome.

Kyubi_3002b16_ESO · April 2014

I don't mind them making addon long as they are not mendatory

Raventiger_sb · April 2014

Personally I have no problems at all playing the game without addons. That's just my personally preferences though.

Demira · April 2014

I like the minimal UI ...I have just the bar showing at the bottom and the map bar at the top and the quest at the right side...that is it....just the way I like it....I like seeing the beautiful world.

Rad · April 2014

I love the minimalistic UI, and I am very careful on what add-ons I install. So far all they do is add some convinient onformation while I'm in menus, nothing more. The only all time visual add-on I have is SimpleClock, which I've made small and placed right above the quest tracker to blend in and not obscure.

Wolfsspinne · April 2014

I think the game fails to show all the things I want to know within the 3D-game-world.

Yes I like the idea of have next to no HUD. But with all the snares and stuns and effects in the game, and with all the crowd especially in PvP, there is far more to be shown than can be seen by looking at the game graphics.

Imho if you want to create a game with not much UI you have to design the game play to go with it. This means 10 or less effects (including hots, snares bleeding, root, etc.) each with a unique and good to see graphic.

But it seems as if the devs didn't like the idea of that, because (e.g.) all roots look completely different.

Also the overall pace of the game would have to be slower, in order to allow players to acually see which of they allys is currently under attack and to give them some reaction time before it's to late.

Again: Yes it's easy to play a single-player game without HUD but in a MMO where you have to know what happen all around you it just doesn't work with ESO's ingame graphics and skill diversity.

huytorwb17_ESO · April 2014

You are at a disadvantage if you dont use any ui or addons.
The Eso world to be honest is not really that pretty to look at anyways so you dont really need to simplyfy your screen.

tengri · April 2014

TESO is by no way close to SkyrimHD regarding visuals; then and only then I would even consider settling for the minimalistic vanilla UI.
But as of now there is absolutely no need to move HUD elements out of the way... the disable UI key bind was pretty much the first one that went out the window.

shiroimin · April 2014

I love addons and everything they bring to the table. That being said, I do not like them to clutter my screen. I still want a clean simple screen with just the right amount of necessary data. The rest of the 20 or so other addons should only show up when needed. Example, one of the addons tells me how many points I have spent on my skills. It tells me this on the Skill (K) screen only, not anywhere else. It is those kind of addons that I want.

Calaban · April 2014

huytorwb17_ESO wrote: »

You are at a disadvantage if you dont use any ui or addons.
The Eso world to be honest is not really that pretty to look at anyways so you dont really need to simplyfy your screen.

You can file this firmly under "opinion".

I think the ESO world looks amazing...just my opinion, of course.

Disadvantage? Only if you are competing with others in a race to the top, which is not something I do.

zulikab14_ESO · April 2014

Make everything available and everything optional. Everybody wins!

Then we can stop arguing about whose opinion is fact -which makes no sense at all.