Aion UI Poll

[goatus]

Orginal topic on that mater got bit to hot and was closed, but im still curious how does AionSource community feel about UI customization in Aion, so, like someone suggested, lets make poll

So here we go, 3 chocies:

-No addons, but it will be still possible to move some UI elements like chat / map / actionbars

-Only addons that reskin / move / hide / and scale UI components are alowed. So basicaly you would download new skins for UI

-WoW style, meaning addons can use open api, can change how data is presented, calculate some things on their own, and change how some parts of UI work.

[lyankyj]

therere already a couple of threads about this, anyway i voted for a big "nothx"

[Cojiro]

Being able to move and change the interface is cool, but I'd really like Aion to be playable without all the quest helps and stuff people use for WoW. Granted you don't NEEEEEED to use those (Cause I didn't) but without them certain quests would be stupidly difficult. Some way to keep things challenging but doable would be perfect.

[Heinel]

No add-ons. Basic customizations like move/scale/hide should be available from the game itself, though.

[Mark]

Edited the OP's post. If NCsoft implemented an API there's no guarantee they'd ever monitor its use or keep it up to date. I don't trust them to do anything in a timely fashion, to be honest.

[goatus]

Originally Posted by Mark

Edited the OP's post. If NCsoft implemented an API there's no guarantee they'd ever monitor it's use or keep it up to date. I don't trust them to do anything in a timely fashion, to be honest.

Seesh, then whats the point of them opening api and then not monitoring it, and if you don't trust NC to this extend why even bother looking at this game? If they cant monitor their own api they won't probably monitor bots and exploits, and stuff like that.

I really don't want to trash another thread but that was some nasty way of handling things TBH, you could:

split that poll option in two:
-WoW style but only if NC restricts and monitors it
-WoW style FFA

or just add to my post that there is no guarantee NC will monitor their api as frequently as they should. But removing that bold text altogether its almost like you sugest they won't do it for sure.

[Taerr]

Originally Posted by goatus

But removing that bold text altogether its almost like you sugest they won't do it for sure.

I'm pretty sure that IS what he's suggesting, either from past experience, or just gut feeling.

I personally don't have alot of experience with NCsoft, but most online game companies i've been with start having trouble monitoring after a while. and monitoring is never perfect, because somethings are just EXTREMELY dificult to monitor ALL the time, because of limited resources and all... either way, all i really want is customizable UI, because i like making thinks look the way i want, especially if i'm going to waste half my life every day on it :P

[Calindor]

Originally Posted by goatus

Seesh, then whats the point of them opening api and then not monitoring it, and if you don't trust NC to this extend why even bother looking at this game? If they cant monitor their own api they won't probably monitor bots and exploits, and stuff like that.

I really don't want to trash another thread but that was some nasty way of handling things TBH, you could:

split that poll option in two:
-WoW style but only if NC restricts and monitors it
-WoW style FFA

or just add to my post that there is no guarantee NC will monitor their api as frequently as they should. But removing that bold text altogether its almost like you sugest they won't do it for sure.

you'd be dumb to trust a game run by NCSoft to monitor anything but their dev team creating new expansions

like i said before, i hope they will do a good job at running this game like a top MMO, but theres no reason to trust that they will (a la L2)...they need to prove it

[Zaeon]

New UI skins only, please.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by goatus

or just add to my post that there is no guarantee NC will monitor their api as frequently as they should. But removing that bold text altogether its almost like you sugest they won't do it for sure.

Nothing personal dude, but I don't trust NCsoft to take care of the games they've made. They'd have to prove their worth, or hire me, before I trusted them.

[Xemnas]

Originally Posted by Mark

Nothing personal dude, but I don't trust NCsoft to take care of the games they've made. They'd have to prove their worth, or hire me, before I trusted them.

I can see how its kinda hard to trust given the past preformances. But a New game means a new chance/era/staff that it can take advantage of. WOW had ****ty customer support and still does, and its somewhat of a pattern. When a new game comes out GMs will be watching, so will the coders and staff. From there, as the game begins to stablize between the class stats/abilities/whatever else there is that is needed to be watched, they will look to see if there is any evidence of hacking/botting/ etc.. and overtime, customer support will be non existant (probably cause it wont be needed as much anymore).

and this is if everything runs according to they're plan :S

[gguus]

Originally Posted by goatus

Seesh, then whats the point of them opening api and then not monitoring it, and if you don't trust NC to this extend why even bother looking at this game? If they cant monitor their own api they won't probably monitor bots and exploits, and stuff like that.

They don't really monitor bots etc actually... At least they didn't in L2. Bots could go on for ages and ages without getting banned <3. On the other hand I've seen some legit players getting banned for no reason lol When they sent mails about it they wouldn't get answered, just an automated reply. So no, you can't trust NCSoft.

[Otium]

If NCsoft is indeed capable of monitoring all the add-ons then i'll be all in favour of that. Still, it's quite an utopian scenario we're talking about...

[Kaldur]

I'm glad these polls go nowhere.

[Netcurse]

Full customization, yes please