Henchmen information

Dronte

Dronte

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Sep 2006

I was thinking about some ingame information about henchmen, like if you right click on one, a window like this would pop-up (2 min PS work, yea I know its lame):

Imo it'd be very useful, it could also mention the HP and energy of the henchman.
Just an idea.

Kanyatta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Guildless, pm me

R/Mo

Its a little overdue, but a good idea.

/signed

I also think you should be able to control henchmen like the heroes (i.e. click a number by their name and control their skill bar)

jonnieboi05

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

i've yet to see a semi-decent idea on GwGuru posted for quite some time and this isn't too shabby. would be interesting.

BUT

a suggestion, instead of having to hover over their name or w/e, to see their skillbar / energy, you would have to press "p" for party search and then goto some new panel named "henchman info" or whatever witty name you can think of (saves having to find them on the map and such. i, personally, add heroes via "party search"). ^^

Miska Bow

Miska Bow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

somewhere, Grinding some l33t titles

Order of the Divine WoodChuck

R/

/signed.

This would be nice especially for some Faction areas where you get the choice of 2 or 3 necro or mesmer henchies.

U Wanna Die

U Wanna Die

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2007

W/Mo

/signed

you should be able to see everything like heros (same way with button next to name) but not be able to control it. This way you can see what they are casting.

You can't see me

You can't see me

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

P/W

/Signed.

I'd love to see this happen.

Steboy93

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] | Ex-Officer [TAM]

W/

/signed

This would be great

Pleikki

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

/signed it would be awesome for some H/h

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

When you 'talk' to a henchman they always popup a dialogue.
Why not add a dialog option to that popup window?
* What can you do?

Click in the option, and ding, they popup a panel with a description or wisper you their skill bar with a template.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

/signed
Really, pretty dang simple. Mithran explained the specifics perfectly. Just show it in the templetes.

RavagerOfDreams

RavagerOfDreams

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2007

somewhere over the rainbow....

A/

/signed

always wondered how bad my henchies really were

the Puppeteer

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

would be useful.
/signed

*make it a better pic and more ppl will sign

Eldin

Eldin

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

America. How about you, commie?

Fellows of Mythgar [FOM]

R/Mo

/signed

We know our heroes' setups, and pretty much everyone asks you to ping your own setups, the henchies have to come clean with us too. I also want to prove that rumor that Alesia has 4 in Healing Prayers. :P

Another thing I'm for is that, if you call your health/energy or DP/morale, so do your henchmen, like this.

Joe Schmoe: My health is 476 of 491.
Devona: My health is # of #.

Joe Schmoe: I have 15% Death Penalty!
Alesia: I have 60% Death Penalty!

And so on, though it might flood the chat. Maybe make the henchmen only report it every X seconds or so to avoid that.

enxa

enxa

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Novi Sad, Serbia

Rt/

I say no.
The resources that would be put into this could be better used elsewhere.

Most henchies already have a discription of their build like Cynn[fire henchman] and Herta[earth henchman].
That gives you a rough idea of what they do. And it was meant to be that way.

Theres always the wiki for details.

HuntMaster Avatar

HuntMaster Avatar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

Around

Pillar's of Earth [ROCK]

W/

less wiki = FTW!

/signed

Mr. G

Mr. G

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

S. Wales

Mo/Me

While my normal response would be F10, that can often be pretty non user-friendly

so

/signed

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

A simple whisper with a template won't harmanyone.

And GW should encourage build synergy by allowing players to see the actual build.

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Good, and original, idea.

/signed.

Artorius.Maximus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rising Rebellion

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by U Wanna Die
/signed

you should be able to see everything like heros (same way with button next to name) but not be able to control it. This way you can see what they are casting.
Not sure how many times I have requested or rezed a thread requesting seeing energy of party members. For some reason over half the community doesn't want that, but now you want to see everything that henchmen are doing. Why not set it up so you can see what I am doing on my character next.

/signed for the whisper template concept
/unsigned for this

Abedeus

Abedeus

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Niflheim

R/

/signed

But they probably won't add this.

Drelias Melaku

Drelias Melaku

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

Avatar by unsolvedenigma.deviantart

Denizens of the Underdark [Nite]

N/Me

"Why not set it up so you can see what I am doing on my character next."
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You're blowing it out of proportion. o_O

/signed
I play on dial-up. That means that my game runs fine, as long as I don't use any other internet-dependant programs like a browser. I'd like to make sure that my hexes won't overlap with a henchman's when I go out to play (especially since the only way I would do PvE anymore is with a non-Ursan group or with H/H)

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

/signed

And a micro bar and seperate flags for henchies please.

freaky naughty

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

Mo/N

/Signed, this would've been phenomenal before heroes, but it's still a good idea.

Bo Fairfield

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2007

Mu Tants [MU]

Me/

It could even open a Template Code style window. Then all they would have to do is put the code for each henchie in game, and when you click button x, a template code box opens up.

Kiasyd117

Kiasyd117

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

Chantilly, VA

Summit Soldiers [SS]

N/Rt

/signed

I agree on principal but in the end most players just use heroes for all the specialized professions and just grab monkbots from the henchman arcade.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

It would be a nice feature but I doubt it would happen.