Who is we? If you want to say something please just speak for yourself...
For the sole purpose??? Have you even read my latest post on the topic? I've also suggested to include a button to make the hotbar invisible which makes your "butcher the screen" statement pretty obsolete. For solid reasons why I favor a hotbar read my post (hint:ease of use, less button clicking, more fluid gameplay in combat, more flexibility)...
Well, at the same time it was announced that Witcher 3 will offer a "target organs/limbs of your enemies feature" which was cut again soon after. So things are object to changes until release. I don't see why this double mechanic on buttons should be forced on PC (M/K) where you have more than enough keys to differentiate without the risk of choosing the wrong length of button pressing. It's a pretty understandable mechanic for controllers but not necessarily for M/K. So I wouldn't take it as granted that it will be the same in the final game, especially with M/K...
Yes, but it's hard to separate that all the time. There is imo a strong connection between aesthetics and functionality. Especially if you count layout and general design to aesthetics. It's hard to speak about one element without talking about the other one as well...
Indeed there is a connection and connected, relevant things are being talked of in this very thread for the past 18 pages. Introducing a hotbar is clearly not in the same area as suggesting tweaks and enhancements to the solution already present without resorting to borderline semantical reasons.Yes, but it's hard to separate that all the time. There is imo a strong connection between aesthetics and functionality. Especially if you count layout and general design to aesthetics. It's hard to speak about one element without talking about the other one as well...
Who are the "we" you spoke of? Are you representing any group or party? So having a hotbar means it's an MMO? If you don't want it fine, you can turn it off. You don't have to make it those who want it can't have it. Is having an optional hotbar impair your experiences and make your life miserable?
Well, at the core introducing a hotbar is not much else than re-designing or altering the already existing ring menu and making it visible during combat without the need to pause/slow down the game in order to select items/signs. So yes, it's a change of functionality but also a change of aesthetics. And imo it's also not a game changer, it just reduces the amount of clicks needed to perform an action, so it's basically an ease of use improvement. But I got the message. I will discuss the functionality matter elsewhere from now on.
It looks more beautiful aesthetically and both functional, personally to myself
this counts even more for the skill tree we did not have
To be perfectly honest with you, I found the Witcher 2 one better than both of those.
Nah, I like both in their own right, although I'd wish the Witcher 3 would have those "midnight"/"dawn"/"dusk"/"noon" symbols that can be seen in the meditation screen of the Witcher 1, because those are really beautiful showing the sky and having such nice colors.
Sorry, like TW2* one better.
I think I like some of the elements of TW3's UI more, but in the long run - IMO - the Witcher 2 is the best. I liked the wolf medallion, the item UI, the Minimap, the Health bar, the Meditation Timer, etc.Sorry for the bad pictures but its only improvised to give you the whole idea what the "art" gurus mean here
And don t tell me you can t see the difference between dusk and dawn in the TW1 timer!!!
Nobody is gonna believe you
Here is also some direct comparision between TW1 and TW2
http://thenocturnalrambler.blogspot.de/2013/05/the-witcher-vs-witcher-2.html
So CDPR if you get rid of all the artistical elements in order of "functionatlity"
the UI ll feel sterile and clean, consolish to and NOT SUITING in the witcher world
as the TW1 UI did.
But yeah i think its the switch between old school RPG and action RPG thingy... :/
As said i don t think a complete overhaul is need just bring back the TW1 touch.
Like i showed above
seen so far.... yet.
SO CDPR you have still 6 months to bring up a good
mixture of the examples shown above!!!!!
What do you mean? We haven't see the TW3 potion creation interface. Did you mean the TW2 one?
I'll go with Witcher 3 design in all aspects - it's much cleaner.Soo time for some direct beauty contest don t you think? XD
But yeah its subjective view and feel
This looks better View attachment 5728 than this one View attachment 5729
and THIS definatly looks better
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than this
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even this element here looks good
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Sorry for the bad pictures but its only improvised to give you the whole idea what the "art" gurus mean here
And don t tell me you can t see the difference between dusk and dawn in the TW1 timer!!!
Nobody is gonna believe you
Here is also some direct comparision between TW1 and TW2
http://thenocturnalrambler.blogspot.de/2013/05/the-witcher-vs-witcher-2.html
So CDPR if you get rid of all the artistical elements in order of "functionatlity"
the UI ll feel sterile and clean, consolish to and NOT SUITING in the witcher world
as the TW1 UI did.
But yeah i think its the switch between old school RPG and action RPG thingy... :/
As said i don t think a complete overhaul is need just bring back the TW1 touch.
Like i showed above
seen so far.... yet.
SO CDPR you have still 6 months to bring up a good
mixture of the examples shown above!!!!!
