I realize that some of these may have already been suggested…but who has time to check through all the posts?! So here’s my list. I hope you give them some consideration. (Splitting this into 2 posts, since I’ve apparently gone over the limit).
Part II
12: Why do I have evade and learn what monster “range” attacks look like if I can’t actually evade them? I see the guy draw back his bow, I see the arrow fly, I move quickly aside….it hits me anyway! Do the mobs never miss?
13: I know you did a lot of testing and balancing (or so we’re lead to believe) but I feel that many of our effects are simply too brief in exchange for what they do and the reuse timer. For instance (and I know I’m making most of this up) but my “root” spell lasts 2 seconds, but takes 45 to refresh! (whatever the actual ratio is). That’s really not helpful.
14: Some monster respawns are just too fast. Look at all the mobs around the Blood Witch!
15: Consumables are nice, but having to press i, then find it, then right-click it, then click USE etc., takes far too long! Please give us a consumables hot bar (4-6 slots) so we can quickly activate a potion, etc.
16: So I have a set of skills for when I’m in a group. But another set for when I’m solo. And other for when I go through a dungeon. But….when I change roles, I have to stop and swap out skills depending on what I’m doing. Please give us a way to quickly swap out a build for what we want to do. Doesn’t have to be something swappable in mid-combat, but something we can set up, then just click and change to a different role.
17: People rarely wear “town suits” in town. They wear their combat gear. How about making the town suit an automatic switch? (or an option for “automatically switch” vs “stay in battle gear”?
18: Secret Word has costumes that, when bought, go into a “digital closet,” so that they’re available, but don’t take up room in our inventory / bank. How about something similar to that for fashion things we buy from the Lion Market? Then allow us to do a “ghost transference” so that we can take the appearance of the item that’s stored in our closet and apply that appearance to what we want to wear.
19: Why isn’t there a built-in voice/chat client? EQ2 has been doing this for years! It can’t be new/difficult at this point? Stop making us rely on Skype / Ventrillo, etc. Build it in!
20: I forage ore, wood, food stuff. Where’s the plant fibers (or whatever) for tailoring?
21: Why-oh-why are most game developers afraid of male bodies? Look at the womens’ outfits….giant boobs, scantily clad outfits, lots of skin. Now look at mens’ outfits, layers and layer of cloth and every man’s package is “smooth as Ken doll.” Please, wake up. Some of us guys have more than 4 inches (and the rest want to look / feel like they do) …and some of us like to dress as kittenty as the women. Give us that stuff too!
22: There’s lots of non-combat creatures (rabbits, raccoons, etc). Why not let us collect those as well? Perhaps at some point (if you do housing, or the similar) these creatures could appear in our personal “zoo”.