After some user interface testing (a month or so ago) and trying several free MMORPGs, I came to the conclusion that Gekkeiju's user interface still requires some major changes. Mostly to make it a lot more user friendlier.
The first change was to move the skill chanting counter from the upper left corner to the bottom center part of the screen. I also added a text to the counter showing what skill/action the player was doing. This was definitely a big help for everyone as tracking the skill timer has been kinda problematic.
Other change was first suggested to me by my brother few months ago. Gekkeiju is actually missing a simple x-button in the windows to close them. This might not seem too important but after thinking about it some more, I noticed that I also seem to search somekinda closing button from the upper right corner. Addition of this should make the interface a lot more friendlier.. at least for windows users.
Finally one more change that I came up with was to make the current energy bar smaller by at least removing character's name from it. There's not much reason to show the character's name as player usually should be aware of what character they're using. The energy bar could also contain the player's level but that may also not be necessary.
Friday, September 4, 2009
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