UI game design

Currently I am creating the User Interface for the POTCO new inventory system. I can't go into details but it will be a huge upgrade for the game. Do you think it's redundant to have a character page that displays your armor while your character on screen displays the same exact thing? I see it done in Warhammer, WoW, LOTRO, Dragonica and in most games that I have played but I'm not sure if it's the most practical.
I like Warhammer's inventory bags because it stacks together into one panel...where as LOTRO has floating bags, which gets in the way sometimes.

It's been pretty tough to work out the kinks, but I'm curious on how other people feel about game UI's and which ones do you think is the most intuitive.

//warhammer - no wai?

This from last week, but when Order was invading IC, I was solo defending the Monolith BO cuz everyone else was in the center dying. This SM named Reggimus starts attacking me while I was alt tabbed. I tab back and start fighting back. We were at it for a good 5-10 min..and it was getting tiresome. He was barely getting hurt by me and whenever my HP dropped, I just healed myself so it was getting no where fast. Finally, a group of Order shows up and obliterates me. I was kinda glad tho cuz the fight was probably be going on forever. I admit that I'm not the greatest DoK.. I consider myself more of a support job with the way I'm spec'ed but it's good to know I can last against a Swordmaster who was only a few RR levels below me.

P.S. Also to the lamers from Neighborhood Wankers, hope you enjoyed your stay on Iron Rock. You'll be running and cryin' back to DC soon enuff. ;)

// The Lord of the Rings Online - Balrog

LOTRO had a pumpkin carving contest and I entered. I did a sketch first then my hubby did most of the carving of the pumpkin. Didn't win, but here's 3 hours of effort!


My Sketch (pencils to photoshop)


The pumpkin, end result

:D

//Warhammer // I'm in your SC's, Pwning yer arse

So I rolled an Alt Marauder (named Hyoga) for fun in Tier 1 of Iron Rock. I heard about it being busy since a lot of people from DC and trial testers were in there. Order seemed to not know what the hell was going on in the SC's. ORVR seemed a lil better but wow, Destro Roflstomped Order hard in SC after SC. My favorite SC of all time is Khaine's Embrace. So fun and watch ppl get obliterated by Khaine. heh.

Tier 4 is the opposite. Destro PuG's haven't a clue what to do in the SC's I have been in lately. I'm the only one ever at the BO's. >.>

//Warhammer - The Land of the Dead outtakes

I was stuck in the Land of the Dead PQ (hall of heavens) for a good 10 min because we fell into the pool that turns you into skeletons but we didn't die.. wtf..
/stuck didn't work either..so a CSR had to come punt us out..
lol.

//Warhammer 1.3.2 patch is coming

Soooo..I know that I have been gone for awhile but I'm back and playing the game a lot more now than before. Reason being, the previous patch took out a lot of unnecessary CC's that had crippled the game. Now, I can actually live for longer than 5 seconds without seeing the "you are disabled, you are disabled" text repeating and then I get knocked down. I purchased a skill that blocks CC's for 10 sec with Renown points and it seems to help as well.

I am Currently Level 40 Renown 48 DoK and I have nearly the entire Conqueror set, sans the chest piece. Destro always avoided forts, but lately they have been doing it even though we wipe 90% of the time. I think it's good that Mythic is taking out forts. Forts are awful and bugged to heck. One ramp with a sh*t ton of NPCs that run everywhere. If we ever win at forts, it's cuz Order doesn't show up to defend and that is a rare occasion.

So, Patch 1.3.2 should be coming in soon along with the daemon moon event. I'm still waiting for Bright Wizards to be nerfed though. I die less now to them but if there's a lot, it is problematic for us.

Here's a link to my gear set up

Here's an embarrasing picture..

I'm still here, killing order

Hey Guys.. sorry for the loooong delay. Work has been pretty crazy for me and I haven't had much free time to post. I resubbed Warhammer for another 3 months in hopes it will get better. I hit level 40 a few weeks ago too..I've been working on getting the rest of my conq/invader gear and trying to push forts. I have yet to see the Order city Altdorf, but I've been in plenty of IC defense parties.

Can't wait for the wild hunt event.. LOTD is getting boring for me cuz no one is doing runs for the lairs. Think we really need to have a 3rd faction and rest of the captial cities to spice things up more. I'm also thinking of resetting my skill tree to pure Melee cuz i'm sick and tired of ppl complaining about not getting heals. >.< Right now I'm half Melee and half healer spec.