The best part of the new party UI bars?

[Merrill_Greeneshade]

This is theoretical only, because I couldn't get 7-12 people grouped up to check it while I was on Lamannia, but can someone confirm whether this is the case or not...?

Currently, when people invite for a raid, the way people show up in the groups is always different on everyone's screen because YOUR toon always takes the first slot regardless of when you join. Now that your own toon doesn't show up in the bar, it seems as though on a raid, we could get everyone to the entrance - (or some other predetermined spot - like an airship) and then strategically invite those toons to group that needed to be a priority for heals, essentially letting our healers determine who occupied the F2-F6 buttons.

This would be not only beneficial for raid groups where the large numbers force some to be unselectable via hotkey (still don't know why they haven't added slots 7-12 in the keymapping =(), but also in static groups, where I could set up a group so that my friend who is running his tank is ALWAYS in the F2 slot and my caster friend was always the F6.

Shoot maybe this is possible now, but isn't in practice, but I'm pretty sure right now on live the person that is in the F2 slot, for instance, is different for most other group members.

Am I just wishful thinking here or is this a reality?

[katz]

interesting idea. i remember setting up groups this way in everquest. tank was always F2, etc

(still don't know why they haven't added slots 7-12 in the keymapping =()...

ummm. F7-F12 don't work for you?

[Merrill_Greeneshade]

Wishful thinking --- disregard... =(

[Tuney]

What was asked I think was the ability to pick your OWN keys for players 7-12.

[Merrill_Greeneshade]

interesting idea. i remember setting up groups this way in everquest. tank was always F2, etc




ummm. F7-F12 don't work for you?

Yes they do....lol

I spaced out. Haven't played my healer in FOREVER. What I had wanted to do was MAP them to other buttons. That is what I was referring to, that the options only allow remapping of the 2nd-6th party members. But I hadn't looked at it in a while and at one point or another they added that option in.

So that's a happy addition.

[Rumbaar]

Yes the UI changes to that area seem to miss the mark on every request players have had for changes to that area. I wonder where they got the idea for a huge bubble containing a 'live' image of the person as an idea. Or got the idea to make it take up so much extra screen real-estate that people on low resolutions will be further taxed for viewing area.

But missed out on simple things like the level of the character.

[Merrill_Greeneshade]

That is what I was referring to, that the options only allow remapping of the 2nd-6th party members. But I hadn't looked at it in a while and at one point or another they added that option in.

Just looked on live and this actually is a new edition for this update. You can only change the mapping for yourself and up to fellow 5 currently.

Which means you CAN actually control which F-key targets who for an entire raid group. You'll just have to mess with your keymapping every time you play =/. Better than nothing I guess.

[Seikojin]

INfo on why the bars are spread out:
http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p...&postcount=140