Ranger Upgrade: Change to Expertise Energy Cost Display

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

What I mean is currently its sometimes annoying to work out how much Expertise is affecting your spells and skills.

What I think they need to add is how much your energy costs have been reduced based on your level of Expertise.

So spells will show "Power Shot 8 (10) Energy.

(10) being what it normally is... what do people think?

Broccoli

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

Primani Validus (PV)

E/Mo

Totally. The lack of this feature was one of the first things I noticed when I first started playing.

Azadaleou

Azadaleou

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Ohio

A/W

I second this idea. At first I didn't even think expertise worked!

arnansnow

arnansnow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

DOOM

E/N

I agree, it is annoying to not know how much energy it takes to cost a spell with expertise or the mana-cost changing spirits.

JoDiamonds

JoDiamonds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

New England

User Interface is extremely important. I third this idea, and I don't even like playing rangers that much.

exa dust

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

LoTD

R/Mo

Um..... yea ok.... i have to say that is a very umm yea... the description says 4% per point into expertise, if you can not expirement on your own and learn things w/o complaining that its not just a push 8 button game then you shouldn't be playing imo, if you are new ask questions, making suggestions that make this game even more..... infantile... is just yea... retarded. if there is nothing to question nothing to learn, then why play the game?

Pillz_veritas

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fun Loving Gamers

R/Mo

This would help alot. I also vote 4 it

ComMan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

I can more or less count on my skills being half-price, but I wouldn't mind this at all.

knives

knives

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Grenths Rejects [GR]

Me/

Whatever causes me to play better.

I always look at my skills, and I see 10 for power shot, and when I am at lower levels of energy, and I reach 8, I always wait till I get to 10 again (even knowingly that expertise reduces energy costs), because I don't like hearing hte "clik-cluk" sound of not enough energy if I don't have enough.

Tuna

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dark Horizons

agreed, it would be a great help.

PieXags

PieXags

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

The Infinite Representation Of Pie And Its Many Brilliances

I found a table of expertise's cost effect on skills before I started my ranger so I always knew how much energy I was using, but most don't go and look for something like that so this would definately be a good idea.

/signed

Lasher Dragon

Lasher Dragon

Draconic Rage Incarnate

Join Date: Apr 2005

Iowa

Alphahive

R/A

I would have liked it before, and I think it is still a good idea, but by now I have it pretty well figured out without it telling me specifics.

I'm always late to the party...

Anarkii

Anarkii

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

-None-

R/Me

/signed
It would help immensely in avoiding mind wrack

Zoin34

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Together Anything is Possible (TAPs)

W/N

Here Here! Great Idea!

/signed

Azadaleou

Azadaleou

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Ohio

A/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by exa dust
Um..... yea ok.... i have to say that is a very umm yea... the description says 4% per point into expertise, if you can not expirement on your own and learn things w/o complaining that its not just a push 8 button game then you shouldn't be playing imo, if you are new ask questions, making suggestions that make this game even more..... infantile... is just yea... retarded. if there is nothing to question nothing to learn, then why play the game?

This isn't a math class son, its a pvp game. Why should anyone have to calculate how much energy expertise takes off?

chaos dragoon

chaos dragoon

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Warrior Nation[WN]

R/

i think this is a good idea even though i dont use my ranger much.

BlaineTog

BlaineTog

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

California

Broken Blades

E/Mo

Similarly, Fast Casting should display it's effect as well.

But yeah, I agree.

Takkun

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

You guys do know what if u put your cursor over the expertise word while building a PvP character it tells you exactly what it does right? Althought something it doesnt tell you is that it actually works with shouts as well...

Amnisac

Amnisac

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Marhan's Grotto

Running Makes It Worse [Run]

R/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Takkun
You guys do know what if u put your cursor over the expertise word while building a PvP character it tells you exactly what it does right? Althought something it doesnt tell you is that it actually works with shouts as well...
It's vague in the description. It does not specify the exact ammount being deduced from each skill. Which is why this idea would be very helpful.
/signed

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by exa dust
Um..... yea ok.... i have to say that is a very umm yea... the description says 4% per point into expertise, if you can not expirement on your own and learn things w/o complaining that its not just a push 8 button game then you shouldn't be playing imo, if you are new ask questions, making suggestions that make this game even more..... infantile... is just yea... retarded. if there is nothing to question nothing to learn, then why play the game?
I'm sorry but that is a pointless and rude bit of input... if you unable to type polite arugments to why you don't like the idea... then don't post at all.

We are all aware of how much % expertise takes off spells and skills, but it doesn't show it in the displays on the skill toolbar.

In heavy PvP matches I really don't have time to work out and often remember everything while some warrior is trying to smash me to pieces.

The only thing that is retarded as you put it, is you reply

Warskull

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jul 2005

[out]

This would definately be nice. There are lost of energy cost changing skills (divine boon, energizing spirit, quickening zephyr, ect.) This would be very nice to keep track of what everything is going to cost you quickly. You may have a expertise table, but how much will heal other cost you with divine boon, energizing spirit, and quickening zephyr all up? While you are busy calculating that bob just died. Bob was nice

JoDiamonds

JoDiamonds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

New England

I miss Bob.

slasc

slasc

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

[MSSB] My Sister's Stinky Box

R/Mo

We need this.

sai987

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Hunter's Association (HxH)

Me/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by BlaineTog
Similarly, Fast Casting should display it's effect as well.

But yeah, I agree.
I vote yes for the expertise and second the idea about fast casting.

Sereng Amaranth

Sereng Amaranth

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Amazon Basin [AB]

Implement it like the blue numbers in the Hero window denoting runes.


/signed