Make Henchies ping their DP when you do

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

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The idea is simple. During vanquishing I'd like to now how much DP each of my partymembers has acquired. It's easy with heroes, because you just open their hero-window, but there is no way to exactly tell from how much DP your henchies are suffering.

So...

Quote:
I'm suffering form 15% Death Penalty!
Will yield....

Quote:
Mehnlo: I'm suffering from 13% Death Penalty!
Cynn: I'm suffering from 30% Death Penalty!
Same could be done to show their max Hp/Energy, hexes they are suffering from, enchantments they gain benefit from...

Nifty idea or just will-never-gonna-happen-because-Anet-is-working-on-GW2?

Keekles

Keekles

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Floating amongst the ethereal seas of placating breezes.

Like A [Boss]

Mo/

I'd like to see something like this implemented. Good idea.

Songbringer

Songbringer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

EastCoast

E/Me

instead of making them all ping when you do. Add an emote function so that you can just find out everything about them at once. Could type /cynn and cynn will say my dp is 30! my hp is 245! my energy is 65! my enchants r divine boon and fire attunement. My hexes are Rust! Maybe that would be to much chat for window though. Could leave out things like hp and energy.

BUT yea /signed I wish I could find out about them

pygar

pygar

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

KORM

R/Mo

/signed

Really useful idea. This kind of stuff is why people keep asking to be able to use all heroes instead of henchies at all.

N1ghtstalker

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

/signed
this would really be useful when dungeoning

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

Hey, they already mime you when you use emotes. Why not when the leader pings Health, Energy DP or effects?
- Leader pings Health, Energy, or DP, they do the same.
- Leader pings a condition, hex or enchantment, they ping the last condition (the that that would get removed first)
For the rest of skills (Shouts, Echoes, Chants, Weapon spells, Spirit Effects, etc) they would ping the effect if they have the same effect, and do nothing if they don't.

Hm... that would be great.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

/signed
There are several places where this could be useful. My only fear is that it will lead to a lot of spamming by wammo idiots who ping their DP (and then ping all the henchies in the party) 25 times in 5 seconds. So, maybe like a delay counter so the henchies DP only can pop up once every 20 seconds or something.

majikmajikmajik

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

SATown~Tx

Guild Hopper!

R/

/signed
but you would have to figure a way to make it less spammy as in you ping dp and all 7 henches spam off like LA d1 lol. perhaps on gw2, the party box will show all of that but you know, without it being in the way, sized right all that mumbo heh but great idea. hope to see it in gw2 cuz nothing like that will happen for gw1. the more we ask for changes, the more gw2 can get pushed back remember that.

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
/signed
There are several places where this could be useful. My only fear is that it will lead to a lot of spamming by wammo idiots who ping their DP (and then ping all the henchies in the party) 25 times in 5 seconds. So, maybe like a delay counter so the henchies DP only can pop up once every 20 seconds or something.
I was thinking about that too, but that wammo would already be able to spam his own stuff. Maybe only let the party-leader initiate the pinging, he/she is the one who added the henchies to the party anyway.

stretchs

stretchs

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

Untimely Demise [Err了] - SOHK

I like the idea, just need it to be a simple thing like just pinging your own.

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

/signed

Would definitely be useful.

I hate having to open all their command boxes and ping them all separately.

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Arduinna
I was thinking about that too, but that wammo would already be able to spam his own stuff. Maybe only let the party-leader initiate the pinging, he/she is the one who added the henchies to the party anyway.
There could be two possible ways:

A- They ping only for you when you ping
B- They ping for all party members when the leader pings.

A is good for, for example, monks, if they need to know how's Alesia doing.
B is as good as the leader is... which, unfortunately, it's 'not always at all'.

Kanyatta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Guildless, pm me

R/Mo

It would definitely get abused if you had like, 3 real people and 4 henchies in your party.

Someone would just spam+click everything and load up team chat, thinking they are hilarious.

If you trust the community that much, /signed

If you think there are some immature people in the community, /notsigned

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MithranArkanere
There could be two possible ways:

A- They ping only for you when you ping
B- They ping for all party members when the leader pings.

A is good for, for example, monks, if they need to know how's Alesia doing.
B is as good as the leader is... which, unfortunately, it's 'not always at all'.
A would work for me, would prevent any abuse. If you want to know your henchies stat, you ping. If you don't want to know, don't ping

You can't see me

You can't see me

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

P/W

/Signed.

It would make things so much easier, in a good way. The Arc-Tangent of Tender Wolf's easier threads, if you will. Not to-the-point correct mathematically, but you get the idea.

Winterclaw

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

Either that or have the party's individual DP show up when you press O in PvE.

Elisabet Ramsey

Elisabet Ramsey

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

ITS A TRAP!!!!!

W/

/signed
Would be nice to see this added.

CyberMesh0

CyberMesh0

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Charter Vanguard [CV]

N/Me

this would be an awesome addition, too many times have I wondered what the party DP was and worried about using too many consumables.

/signed

pamelf

pamelf

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Lost Templars [LoTe]

Me/Mo

Oh god please yes!

vixro

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Stranded Among New Players [SANP]

Mo/

/signed for sure.


If not when pinged at least viewable somewhere on an individual basis.

wraithe

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2008

N/Me

/signed

very nice idea..would really like to see this added..

Sabouma

Sabouma

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Netherlands

Order of the Flameseekers

Sounds good indeed

roshanabey2

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

[lion]

N/Mo

/signed
good idea and it not a too demanding suggestion, can you manage that Anet?

crazybanshee

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Look out!

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/signed. it's annoying to not know how much dp the henchies have. Since they're all emo and insist on racking it up.

Tender Wolf

Tender Wolf

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2007

All over Tyria, Cantha, & Elona

The Eternal Night Vanguard [TEN]

R/

I really think this is a great idea. It would certainly be easier and less annoying than clicking each number next to your hero and then ctrl clicking the DP. And henchies don't even have that, so...yeah.

/signed

Vic

Vic

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2008

No1 K O R E A [No1]

Mo/

Yes!!!!!! Very very very useful!

-Vic

Destro Maniak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/

This can be counted as
HAPPY IDEA
easy but nice idea
we also cound be able to use candy canes on heroes and henchs cause I dont wanna lose because I dont have powerstone but pepermints

~ Dan ~

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

D/

Anything that gives more control over hench is good.

/signed

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

/signed

I like this idea, and I think it would be useful.

Josh

Josh

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

England, UK

D/Mo

Why not just make it like Pets? Each henchmen has a little panel like the Pets do; the bare minimum. HP, Energy, Hexes and Conditions (if any), along with the rest..?

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
Why not just make it like Pets? Each henchmen has a little panel like the Pets do; the bare minimum. HP, Energy, Hexes and Conditions (if any), along with the rest..?
That would work too, although it would not be so fast.

Kanyatta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Guildless, pm me

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by MithranArkanere
That would work too, although it would not be so fast.
It wouldn't be as fast, but it would prevent spam-chat-flooding.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

/Signed

Off-Topic...I also think the henchmen should be fixed in AI...well, Factions Monk and Ritualist atleast

Sir Tificate

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Can we combine this with an icon showing when you have no death penalty and no morale, so you can ping it and get henchies to say their DP even when you have none yourself?

/signed

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

Hm... that's another one the Hard Mode icon in hard mode and a new Normal Mode icon? XDD

Maybe there could be a new key combination.

Cale Roughstar

Cale Roughstar

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Canada

Guy In Real Life [GIRL]

W/E

/signed

Great Idea!

TheLordOfBlah

TheLordOfBlah

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

California

None

Mo/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
Why not just make it like Pets? Each henchmen has a little panel like the Pets do; the bare minimum. HP, Energy, Hexes and Conditions (if any), along with the rest..?
O wut like this one?

Am I missing the point of this thread?

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLordOfBlah
O wut like this one?

Am I missing the point of this thread?
Those are Heroes, I want to know the conditions of my Henchies too .

TheLordOfBlah

TheLordOfBlah

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

California

None

Mo/N

OH.. yea ok. that makes more sense :P

Ku Ku

Ku Ku

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

England

[MYST]

Rt/R

/signed

Especially if only the leader /you could see them and it wouldnt spam my poor eyes :P