The Best UI?

Requiem · 06-01-2006, 05:08 PM

Just wondering what the best UI (User Interface) that you've seen for a mmorpg. I think WoW's had it pretty good because it had alot of options and control over it, as well as the ability to install several different mods.

Jack's Rage · 06-01-2006, 05:56 PM

Yeah wows was great.

But I liked uos lack of clutter. You could put everything you need in key macros. I find games that use menu bars and number keys with alt and ctrl annoying. They are the hardest keys to reach really. Not to mention you have to lift your hand to reach the end keys.

Sleeky · 06-01-2006, 07:06 PM

I'm with Thunderblade. Wow's interface from game launch was the better one I thought.

Yet of course as a true testament to the online community the player made mods for the UI were superior bar none. Which I think might be both a blessing and a curse.

It was good that the community could was able to come up with the ability to customize the UI in whatever way a player could want. However it created some problems when it could automate abilities that the devs didn't think of.

Heal bot priests, auto targeting of totems, auto scanning-targeting and cleansing of debuffs with just one keystroke. It got to a point where if you wanted to do any effective PvP you HAD to have this mod or that and when mods were created to counter other mods...Well it was just too much.

Tho I fault poor game design for that then anything else.

GR1MNIR · 06-01-2006, 08:16 PM

I liked the SWG UI.....for all its complexity....which is why I liked that game as well....

Nael · 06-01-2006, 11:16 PM

I actually liked FFXI's UI, although I've only heard negative things about it.

Melkorus · 06-02-2006, 12:02 AM

I played both WoW and CoH/CoV and numerous other games. I must say that CoH wins triple golden cup when it comes to GUI and "quality-of-life" functionality (such as party search and a lot more). CoH's GUI was all you ever needed. It is costumizible in every aspect imagionable. From positions, sizes, number of shortcut bars to color, opacity and disabling/eneabling any one windown that you desire. WoW's interface was OK when coupled with Cosmos or some other 3rd party program, but as far as official core skin and functinality go, it does not even remotely compare to CoH.

Lunch · 06-02-2006, 01:23 AM

The most difficult one to get used to was SWG for me. It was also the best for me once you got used to it. The learning curve in that game was very high but once you got the feel for the game it was quite easy to play and easy to navigate all the options available to it.

Nael · 06-02-2006, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Drvanitus

I played both WoW and CoH/CoV and numerous other games. I must say that CoH wins triple golden cup when it comes to GUI and "quality-of-life" functionality (such as party search and a lot more). CoH's GUI was all you ever needed. It is costumizible in every aspect imagionable. From positions, sizes, number of shortcut bars to color, opacity and disabling/eneabling any one windown that you desire. WoW's interface was OK when coupled with Cosmos or some other 3rd party program, but as far as official core skin and functinality go, it does not even remotely compare to CoH.

Ah, I forgot about CoH. You're right, it had a very nice UI.. probably the best I've played with.

rocqua · 06-02-2006, 01:07 PM

i have only played WoW but i must say that i realy liked the mods available (not that some mods were needed for pvp even tho i don't mind it just isn't fair)

Luthais · 06-02-2006, 03:52 PM

SWG all the way. I did like it more before all the full color icons though...it seemed to fit the mood of a space age better. I also really liked thor UI for EQ2.

06-01-2006, 05:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
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06-01-2006, 05:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jack's Rage Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 96	Yeah wows was great. But I liked uos lack of clutter. You could put everything you need in key macros. I find games that use menu bars and number keys with alt and ctrl annoying. They are the hardest keys to reach really. Not to mention you have to lift your hand to reach the end keys. __________________ I copied the floppy.

06-02-2006, 12:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
Melkorus The Old Timer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St. Louis Posts: 4,185	I played both WoW and CoH/CoV and numerous other games. I must say that CoH wins triple golden cup when it comes to GUI and "quality-of-life" functionality (such as party search and a lot more). CoH's GUI was all you ever needed. It is costumizible in every aspect imagionable. From positions, sizes, number of shortcut bars to color, opacity and disabling/eneabling any one windown that you desire. WoW's interface was OK when coupled with Cosmos or some other 3rd party program, but as far as official core skin and functinality go, it does not even remotely compare to CoH. __________________

06-02-2006, 01:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lunch How's my tankin? Dial 1-800-dead-squishy. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Blame it on lag. Always works for me. Posts: 524	The most difficult one to get used to was SWG for me. It was also the best for me once you got used to it. The learning curve in that game was very high but once you got the feel for the game it was quite easy to play and easy to navigate all the options available to it. __________________

06-02-2006, 01:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
rocqua youngster Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: nijkerk (netherlands) Posts: 453	i have only played WoW but i must say that i realy liked the mods available (not that some mods were needed for pvp even tho i don't mind it just isn't fair) __________________

06-01-2006, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sleeky Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 970	I'm with Thunderblade. Wow's interface from game launch was the better one I thought. Yet of course as a true testament to the online community the player made mods for the UI were superior bar none. Which I think might be both a blessing and a curse. It was good that the community could was able to come up with the ability to customize the UI in whatever way a player could want. However it created some problems when it could automate abilities that the devs didn't think of. Heal bot priests, auto targeting of totems, auto scanning-targeting and cleansing of debuffs with just one keystroke. It got to a point where if you wanted to do any effective PvP you HAD to have this mod or that and when mods were created to counter other mods...Well it was just too much. Tho I fault poor game design for that then anything else.

06-01-2006, 08:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
GR1MNIR Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,391	I liked the SWG UI.....for all its complexity....which is why I liked that game as well....

06-01-2006, 11:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nael Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 40	I actually liked FFXI's UI, although I've only heard negative things about it.

06-02-2006, 03:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
Luthais Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 190	SWG all the way. I did like it more before all the full color icons though...it seemed to fit the mood of a space age better. I also really liked thor UI for EQ2. __________________ "Conan! What is best in life? To crush your enemies. See them driven before you..."

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