The other day I logged into Star Wars: The Old Republic for the first time in a while, and I once again felt jarred by how unorthodox the user interface layout is in that game. I quickly moved the chat window from the upper-left to the lower, and the minimap from the lower-right to the upper before I could breathe easier. Maybe I’m a creature of habit, but that’s how I like my MMO format, especially when I’m jumping between games a lot and don’t need vastly different layouts.
City of Heroes was even worse. I have vivid memories of spending way, way too much time dragging around UI elements and paging through settings for each and every superhero I made (and that was a lot). I just couldn’t enjoy myself in that game until the interface was the way that I liked it.
How do you set up your MMO UI? Do you have specific tweaks that you like to make every time you start up a new game or character? How do you arrange your different elements? Bonus conversation: Do you lean heavily on mods to help with these modifications?
Every morning, the Massively Overpowered writers team up with mascot Mo to ask MMORPG players pointed questions about the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre. Grab a mug of your preferred beverage and take a stab at answering the question posed in today’s Daily Grind!
