minimap,hotkeys,field of view,and chat features!

[spaders89]

Having a mini-map in the upper right hand corner of the screen would be nice,also to where i can click inside the mini map to move my player along further distances with less clicks.For me its a bit of a pain to have to hit the "M" key constantly and have this map pop up right in the middle of my screen while i'm trying to walk,fight,or w/e my task at hand may be.


A better field of view around me,why can't i zoom out more? i can only see a small portion around me,i'd like to have the option to back out a little further so i can see longer distances. Most of the time i'm killing a monster just outside my field of view.
Also with that being said having the option to rotate the camera around with the arrow keys would help a lot too


better chat features something like WOW where what i say appears in a neat little bubble above my head,and condense the chat box down a little and leave it open all the time,no matter what area i walk into.I've been trying to talk to people in game for days and rarely anyone responds to me ,which i guess is probably because their chat window doesn't stay up all the time.


My last suggestion ,which may already be in the game and i just haven't found it yet,
but being able to customize my own hot keys to spells and ability's would be a major plus.

All in all though i would have to recommend this game to friends, I've really enjoyed playing it so far,and probably will continue to.However i do believe that these suggestion would improve the game play experience tremendously to all players.

[Dward]

spaders89 -

Welcome to the DSO boards. We appreciate your input and suggestions. As a new player (poster) you are probably not aware that every suggestion you have made in this post has been thoroughly discussed on these boards during the last 10 months and the developers have them on their list of things to consider.

If you get used to using the Search feature before you post, you'll see what is already under discussion. That way you can join in existing conversations, seeing what people already think of these topics. Here are some that you might consider participating in:
Using the Map ideas
Left Mouse Buttom
Number Pad Keyboard Usage

Please also note that we are completely rebuilding the chat functions.

Normally we would close this thread as it duplicates things already being discussed, but since you put a lot of work in it, we will leave it open a while longer for some additional player comment. Again, thank you for joining the forum and expressing your ideas.

[daytora]

Originally Posted by spaders89

A better field of view around me,why can't i zoom out more? i can only see a small portion around me,i'd like to have the option to back out a little further so i can see longer distances. Most of the time i'm killing a monster just outside my field of view.
Also with that being said having the option to rotate the camera around with the arrow keys would help a lot too

ive done some testing with the fov in this game..believe it or not in some cases ive seen a difference depending on your desktops resolution. a ahve a friend me and him made a pvp video.he recorded him playing, i recorded me playing.he runs a higher resolution then me.we compared the videos.there were many times he could see me on corner of screen, but i couldnt see him.

this should be fixed somehow imo.people running lower resolutions are at a disadvantage in the game.and yes many times in dungeons out zones the fov is a bit too low..slight upped a bit would help;

[spartaque]

Originally Posted by daytora

ive done some testing with the fov in this game..believe it or not in some cases ive seen a difference depending on your desktops resolution. a ahve a friend me and him made a pvp video.he recorded him playing, i recorded me playing.he runs a higher resolution then me.we compared the videos.there were many times he could see me on corner of screen, but i couldnt see him.

this should be fixed somehow imo.people running lower resolutions are at a disadvantage in the game.and yes many times in dungeons out zones the fov is a bit too low..slight upped a bit would help;

Maybe you can post those videos for a bug report on own thread?