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When creating a Channeler, would it be too much to ask to get an interface like this?

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September 23, 2011 3:10:12 PM from Elemental ForumsElemental Forums

Right click on anything to get an instant pop-up of what it means and what it does.

 

11 Death, Wraths FTW.

 

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HenriHakl
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Reply #1 September 23, 2011 6:26:47 PM
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Everybody knows the simple things work. Then sometimes people forget a little bit.

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Reply #2 September 23, 2011 6:42:42 PM
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Why would you want to have to rightclick on stuff when it can just be in a tooltip or a textbox somewhere, like in WoM?

The scales for magic would be nice, but that's about the only good thing in that screenshot.

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HenriHakl
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Reply #3 September 23, 2011 7:42:44 PM
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@Heavenfall - it is a matter of information density. Some things are suitable to get small blurbs on stat summaries and the like. And some things should be explained in noob-friendly, long detail. The later is the domain of the right-click.

For example, clicking on the mana types, say death, would give a complete breakdown of the benefits gained at 1 pick, all the way through to 11 picks.

1 - 3 common spells in spellbook
2 - 5 common spells in spellbook
3 - 6 common, 1 uncommon spells in spellbook
4 - ...
...
11 - all spells in spellbook, start game knowing 2 common and 1 uncommon spell

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taltamir
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Reply #4 September 29, 2011 8:15:41 PM
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I just tried to create a character in v1.4 and I can't figure out what most things actually do.

I went to the manual and it said "version 1.1"

What we should have is:

1. Everything can be right clicked for detailed info.

2. Hovering tooltips / inline choices with basic info.

It doesn't need to look different, I am fine with the current look of WoM... It just needs to have tooltips and right click infos.

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Reply #5 October 3, 2011 5:29:10 PM
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In Fallen Enchantress it pretty much works like the screenshot except it's Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Life/Death.

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Reply #6 October 3, 2011 7:16:29 PM
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Quoting Frogboy,
reply 5
In Fallen Enchantress it pretty much works like the screenshot except it's Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Life/Death.

 

Awesome

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Reply #7 October 4, 2011 7:42:59 AM
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