A Quick Access Bar For RS!

[oXMutilateXo]

Basically i was a rs player till 07 then quit till xmas 09 and ive just started again, during this time i was an avid wow player and i realized when i came back to rs how hugely the rs ui needs to have the actionbar feature , obviously rebranded as something different to combat the ''copying '' taboo

 

the actionbar put simply would be a simple strip of say 10-12 buttons in which u can drag different functions to so you dont have to constantly switch between different ui pages, for example:

 

Vengence, accurate, aggresive, defensive, protect from melee, protect from mage, protect from range, food, alternate weapon, prayer pot, atk pot, str pot. this should be customizeable so you can have whatever you like on it and also a special attack bar just ontop of the bar so you can see how much u have and u can do an easy click to activate a special attack, this would completely remove the clunky ui that rs has been so horribly plagued with for so long, also an idea would be custom keybinds ontop actionbar buttons 1-12 eg button 1 is keybinded to 1, button two to 2 etc,

 

 

please lets have your comments on this idea whether you agree on this or not, although i would ask in advance for all critisms to be constructive and to have a reason of why you wouldnt like this idea or feel it wouldnt be good, POST AWAY!

[Skater77097]

I really think this is a good idea and I don't know why it's not already in the game. Items shouldn't be in this bar because they go away very quickly but other than that I think it's a good idea. RS should also have keyboard movement like WoW. This would make the player feel more in control and not just a click - click - click game that it's known to be.

[Georgelemmons]

I wouldn't have anything against this, except maybe to have an option to turn it on and off. There wouldn't be a copyright problem, as action bars are generic across many MMOs. I can't think of many (or any) adverse effects for the average player. I'm not sure how PvPers would react, but it would make it much easier to do what are now considered the harder types of pking (hybriding, spell switches, and other click-intensive methods).

 

And Skater - keyboard movement has been suggested for almost as long as RS has been around - it's not happening. It's just not what RS is. Don't like it? That's what WoW is for ;)

[Gem]

This is an awesome idea, If I was fighting a boss or something, I would have food in one button, pots in one, different prayers in its own button and a teleport, maybe one button with a gs and one with a bow so I can freely switch and eat and etc etc without having to click the UI changer buttons. I know you can use the F1 to F9 buttons now, but jagex [bleep]ed that up and hasn't fixed it, F1 is inventory and F5 is combatlevel/spec wtf???? you can't access magic on them either.

[ghost4sale1]

I agree that a quick access bar should be in Runescape, but it should be customizable and not forced upon players.

 

Also, the game should be a bit more customizable in some aspects such as the f1-f5 keys <_<

[quelmotz]

I don't see anything against the Quick Access Bar or the arrow key movement, BUT it has to be optional. Some people prefer the old system, and I for one would hate an arrow key movement system.

[oXMutilateXo]

thanks for the replys,

 

im sorry i didnt make it clearer when i first posted, i did say that the buttons would be customizeable but i forgot to mention options to toggle it on/off. this should be introduced aswell as the bar for obvious personal choice reasons

 

keybinds are a different problem all together, sadly as the game caters towards the less computer literate generation there can never be the same hi-tech macros or 80 different keybinds that wow has, which i accept but i dont think it should mean a quick access toolbar be disreguarded as it simply makes everything easier to use ( never a bad thing).

 

Also in reguards to skillcaps and pking, it would just push it higher and would mean people venge spec comboing with more precision and easier to switch prayers on and eat faster vs rushers/pjers ( i dont know how any1 would hate this idea, unless they rush themseleves)

[SirRedTooth]

The main question is, if they made something like this.

Where would they put it?

[oXMutilateXo]

The main question is, if they made something like this.

Where would they put it?

 

just along the bottom of the screen above the interface that currently exists on full screen, but thats for jagex to decide, im sure its not hard to find somewhere decent to put it

[RSBDavid]

What about something like the image below for an action bar? You would be able to move it wherever you wanted and CTRL + 1-? would control each button.

 

[oXMutilateXo]

What about something like the image below for an action bar? You would be able to move it wherever you wanted and CTRL + 1-? would control each button.

 

 

thats actually perfect!!!!! exactly what i had in my mind, but obv bar in a diff place :P, and id say make custom keybinds like qwertyyuiop for the diff buttons but yeh even a modifier would do!!

 

ps. if any1 can third party program this in id be interested :P, if it fits in rs rules of course

[RSBDavid]

 

ps. if any1 can third party program this in id be interested :P, if it fits in rs rules of course

 

 

That is a self-contradicting statement. Also, in order to do something like this, you would have to create a modified client which violates Jagex's rule and potentially the law.

[Shangdi]

YESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!