Fix Buff Bars

I run DDO at 1920x1080 and my "buff bar" (shows debuffs too, I know) still clips off at about half way across the screen. I know that this is nothing new, however with the introduction of airships and airship buffs this problem is even worse than before. Once I get all my airship buffs, I am already almost to the point of showing all the buffs I can.

Could we please have a change that would allow us to see all our buffs and not just the first part of them? It is very difficult to tell if you have a certain buff (or debuff) once you are running a quest since most of them aren't visible in any way.

Is there some reason that the "buff bar" could not just start a second row below the first one once the top row is full? This would be extremely helpful.

Am I the only one that is bothered by this?

/signed.

What he said.

Yes, this also drives me nuts. Please add this for update 7 :(

Agreed, it's annoying and should be fixed. Low on the totem pole in my mind, but I'd not complain when it was done. I don't know anything about coding, but perhaps a sliding buff bar, like that to move across (or up/down) a word document would work?

My original thought was to just make it a popup box, much like viewing a character now, but I actually benefit from seeing those buffs, or not seeing them when they are dispelled.

Maybe you could use a hybrid, sort of like app folders on the iphone. Have buffs go into a 'folder' on your screen, closeable just like the quest log (full open, transparent, closed), but have the ability to drag a half dozen or so to the top of your screen? That way, if I really need to make sure DW, FOM, etc. is up, I could instantly do so. If I wanted to know if my Aid bonuses had expired, I could look at the full list. It would have to be choosable by the player of course, I don't think anyone would agree on six buffs...

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Originally Posted by BangsLiekWhoa

Am I the only one that is bothered by this?

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Nope. I play at the same resolution and it drives me nuts. I have to inspect myself half the time to see if I have a certain buff because I can't see it in my buff bar.

/signed

I was going to post this exact same rant myself. Between House P buffs, guild buffs, set bonuses and monk stances, my mid level clonk is almost out of space to see anything else!

/signed ...

Is there any way to make the boxes smaller so more will fit on the screen??

With the addition of ship buffs on top of all the other buffs people just don't know what buff they have anymore ... to make it worse, you can't see your curse anymore in VOD ... extremely annoying!!


This definitely has my vote!

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Originally Posted by BangsLiekWhoa

Am I the only one that is bothered by this?

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Nope, I think anyone with a ship or house P buffs is bothered by it.

It needs to be coded to go to the full screen width, and then move to a second line (and if needed, 3rd) line.

I've seen it elsewhere, but it applies here too.

Top line for buffs, second line for debuffs. Makes it really easy to see if you were hit by a debuff that way.

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Originally Posted by redoubt

I've seen it elsewhere, but it applies here too.

Top line for buffs, second line for debuffs. Makes it really easy to see if you were hit by a debuff that way.

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That sounds like a nice idea!

Of course, we may want to add another line for airship buffs at the top since they take up almost a whole row by themselves.

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Originally Posted by redoubt

I've seen it elsewhere, but it applies here too.

Top line for buffs, second line for debuffs. Makes it really easy to see if you were hit by a debuff that way.

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THIS! This is a fantastic idea!

My current main doesn't have ship buffs yet, but it would be so much easier if I knew at a glance which were buffs and which were debuffs/DoTs.

This would be even more helpful for my hubby, who doesn't play enough to know what each little icon is without mousing over it. He could see something on the 2nd line, mouse over it quickly and say, Hey, I'm xxxx'd, can you fix that? (We duo cleric/fighter & rogue)

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Originally Posted by Ainimache

... He could see something on the 2nd line, mouse over it quickly and say, Hey, I'm xxxx'd, can you fix that? (We duo cleric/fighter & rogue)

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Tell him to drink a pot!!! :D

On a related not a scroll bar for the inspection text would be nice when looking at other peoples characters. When someone has a plethora of buffs you can't find out information on the ones near the top of the list currently.

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Originally Posted by Archer001

On a related not a scroll bar for the inspection text would be nice when looking at other peoples characters. When someone has a plethora of buffs you can't find out information on the ones near the top of the list currently.

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You do that by configuring the settings on the UI tab