Guild Wars 2

I don’t know why some people seem to be afraid of improving an interface but this game has one that’s only functional on a basic level and seems to prioritize style over anything else. It really needs an overhaul. Not just for looks, but for clarity and information.

-Add visible health numbers, or percentages. That weird painterly bar fade does not tell us anything except a vague amount.

-Add options for in-world health bars. Options for health bars on group allies, health bars on all allies, health bars on all enemies, that sort of thing. Copy from Blizzard if you have to, they have simple options for these things. Also, remove health bars IMMEDIATELY when an enemy dies instead of it fading out, and make them bigger. Good design is made up of a lot of little qualities.

-Buffs are weird. You have to hover over them to see a proper duration. Combo effects are barely explained at all. The icons are tiny.

-Remove (or add an option for) the fade in/fade out of windows, like the inventory.

-Interface scale slider.

Also, why does esc cancel running? Why does it cancel running instead of closing a window or deselecting a target? All those should take priority when esc is pressed. Small, but silly.

Options → Check “Target Health Percentage”
Boons have a bar around them that shows duration without having to hover. Other buffs do not.

Combo information:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Combo

Options – Disable Closing Windows with ESC — Pressing Esc will not close UI windows, it will only stop the current action or bring up the Game Menu. If you enable this, you must close UI windows by pressing the Close button in the corner of the window or pressing the appropriate key again.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Options

I’ve never noticed any fading, maybe it’s controlled by some of the Graphics Options. (Potatoes don’t have many fancy perks.)

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Options – Disable Closing Windows with ESC — Pressing Esc will not close UI windows, it will only stop the current action or bring up the Game Menu. If you enable this, you must close UI windows by pressing the Close button in the corner of the window or pressing the appropriate key again.

This isn’t even close to what I’m talking about.

I do wish the interface could be scaled smaller than the current smallest. It’s still very in-your-face on bigger monitors.

Also, why does esc cancel running? Why does it cancel running instead of closing a window or deselecting a target? All those should take priority when esc is pressed. Small, but silly.

Sounds pretty close to me. You asked why ESC cancels running instead of closing a window. There’s an Option for that.

If you would prefer the Options have different features, you could post in the QoL Suggestions Sticky above, should you so desire.

Good luck.