Guild Wars 2

When fighting someone I want to know whether he has stability or not before using a cc skill. But due to the way how boons are displayed and no visual indicator it’s hard/impossible to find it out in time while fighting and that leads to wasted cooldowns or even death (overcharged shot). With the increasing possibilities of gaining stability this concerns me.

Boon icon annoyances:
-The icons are too small (I play in windowed mode with interface size on “larger”).
-The more boons/buffs the smaller the icons get. (see attachment)
-The boons constantly move position every time another boon runs out.
-There is no specific order of boon placement (newest boons go left).
-buffs (nourishments, guild buffs, stacks) on the same line with boons and skill indicators.

Old thread with a suggestion example:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/Some-boons-need-more-obvious-visual-effects

What does the community think about this? Share your opinions/solutions.

If I missed something you can always point that out.

I have no problem at all seeing the buff icon. Paying attention to your enemies boons is pretty much PvP 101.

I would like to see warriors get a indicator on their bar to let them and their opponents know when last stand is ready. It’s very annoying to try and cc them and give them 5 stacks of stability instead.

I would love the option to turn off boons you cant affect. Like guard stacks, hero banners, food, utility. If i cant affect it i dont care about it to much.

Wryscher.1432:

I would love the option to turn off boons you cant affect. Like guard stacks, hero banners, food, utility. If i cant affect it i dont care about it to much.

You would willingly choose not to have a visual indicator telling you if the other player is running power, condi, or some tanky zerg spec?

I guess im strange like that. Most weapons are slotted into those roles as well. That usually where i look to try to figure out what the person is going to do. But im not that good anyway and generally just run in a circle spamming buttons.