What's with the skill icons loading?

Bahumhat

Bahumhat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Somewhere

C A K E[YuM]

During the event I had the hourglass problem, but now after the event, I have no such problem. I'm not sure if its lag or not... but I dont get the hourglass anymore after the event.

Cacheelma

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

Guys...guys...

I've read from the-guild-hall. Izzy, one of the dev team of Anet, told some members on that board that the hourglass is a temporary fix for certain problem that they discovered RIGHT before Nightfall WPE started. They knew that they wouldn't be able to fix it before WPE so they use this as a temp. fix.

They're working on it now, so it will be fully-fixed in a few days I guess.

Tydra

Tydra

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cacheelma
Guys...guys...

I've read from the-guild-hall. Izzy, one of the dev team of Anet, told some members on that board that the hourglass is a temporary fix for certain problem that they discovered RIGHT before Nightfall WPE started. They knew that they wouldn't be able to fix it before WPE so they use this as a temp. fix.

They're working on it now, so it will be fully-fixed in a few days I guess.
tnx for that update, good to know

Manic Smile

Manic Smile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Hawaii

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That's good to hear, it's pretty annoying. All interupt breaking aside...

Northrog

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ilovecp
Are you all not literate enough to read the name of the skill that shows up? What's the big deal with icons, you don't really remember what all 1000+ of them represent do you
I do recognize most of them. Reading them take more time than visually recognize them. When interrupting you don't have time to read.

Please stop to speak about ways of play you obviously don't know.

Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Birmingham, England

Taking Aegis

Mo/Me

I am getting this right now, in pre searing! it's annoying and only ever happened to me since NF beta.

Lykan

Lykan

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

StP

R/

Annoys me how on some threads Anet peeps are in there straight away telling us details of stuff, but when its a problem that we have no control over they are no where to be seen.

/sign for putting this back how it was

Amity and Truth

Amity and Truth

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

W/N

*bump*
This problem is still around and still going strong. It's utterly annoying.
I'm firing Spell Interrupts on Signets, simply because i can only see it being a Signet AFTER it has been cast.
I'm wasting Skill Interrupts on lousy Spells.
I'm interrupting even Spells like Flare, dude for what? It's not even worth wasting an interrupt on it...

So, i'm still waiting for a fix to this problem and until it is fixed leave my mesmer and ranger sitting there idle. :/

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10054109

Warrior Of The Toon

Warrior Of The Toon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

Returning after a 50 month break. Hi.

None

R/

A simple enough solution for Anet would be that, instead of loading icons one by one, or all at once and them being available at all times, they should just load the icons of all the skills which npcs. players and area effects in the area have. This would mean no more hourglass, and not using up all of your memory at the same time.

Paperfly

Paperfly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Warrior, that's already been suggested. The problem is that you can't do that for PvP scenarios as you'd have to provide each player's client with the details of each and every player's skillbar - which in turn might make it possible to write a hack which would let you see your opponents' skillbars at the start of a match.

darkdawn

darkdawn

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Canada

[QUE]

It all started at the world preview event. Well thats the first time i saw them.