How do you play?

[tekniq]

3rd person...so i can admire my swag at all times.

[theaetatus]

I'd recommend the p1999 blue vert... Even on relatively low res it's nice and uncluttered:

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[Danth]

I use first person. That's how this game world was designed to be seen.

I use the "Default_Old" UI (planes of power-era UI) that comes with the titanium client. UIs are personal preference. I prefer Default_Old because of the vertical hotbutton bar and because I like black better than the blue of the modern Titanium UI. The default EQ interface requires so much customization to make it look presentable (it's such a disaster upon initial install!) that I doubt any two people have quite the same setup.

"Periscope view" wasn't uncommon in games from the 90's. The first MMOG I played, Air Warrior, used a similar arrangement. Using that sort of interface was an easy way to decrease the amount of screen space that had to render the 3D engine and consequently improved performance.

Keep that experience bar in the inventory. This is Everquest, not ProgressBarCraft!

Danth

[UrsusMajor]

3rd person with classic textures and Velious UI.

Also, I'm a really old gamer, 46yrs old, and I have been a keyboard turner/clicker for ages. Can't seem to break the habbit.

[fadetree]

pfft yer not old. 'old' gamers are 50 to 60 nowadays.

[bhatz01]

I just installed Duxa, and surprisingly it is one of the first UI's that I have tried that I haven't hated. I love having the exp bar shown at all times, in addition to it being a %. The chat window is also much easier to read and cleaner looking. Good UI.

[UrsusMajor]

Originally Posted by fadetree [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

pfft yer not old. 'old' gamers are 50 to 60 nowadays.

Hmm, I may not be as old as the 'old' gamers then but at least I can still say to most video gamers, "I've been playing video games longer than you've been on this earth."

35yrs and counting.

[Houdiny]

I like Urgh's set up. I don't like clutter. I like being able to have a nice view of whats around me. I use the default UI but I throw everything to the bottom with the buff bars being on top.

[djstaid]

Originally Posted by bhatz01 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I just installed Duxa, and surprisingly it is one of the first UI's that I have tried that I haven't hated. I love having the exp bar shown at all times, in addition to it being a %. The chat window is also much easier to read and cleaner looking. Good UI.

I did this as well yesterday and absolutely love the options you get with the Duxa UI. Very clean and very easy to get all the needed info.

I play with a mix of 3rd person and 1st person depending on where I am at. After playing a ton of other MMOs, it is a bit hard to get used to EQ again... but I am loving it!

[Snagglepuss]

Velious UI.

Old models. (duh)

First person, ocassionally scrolling out (not classic! :x) to see an add when soloing.

I play primarily in first person because it's how I remember the game. Luclin models ruin the immersion for me. I also think they try to hard to look to "heroic" and "epic".