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We need the ability to extend buff/debuff bar


PetPuggi

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Right now afaik it only holds about 10 icons which is nowhere near enough. MOST of the important buff/debuffs aren't even shown on this bar making it really frustrating in some fights where you're forced to guess when your buff/debuff will be over. This is especially annoying with things like:

 

  • Warden V duration - I have to guess how many sec I have on V? This is detrimental in some raids. And no it doesn't have 100% uptime in all fights
  • Soulburn global cooldown - with multiple wardens/WL's in the party you're forced to guess what the global cooldown is because it definitely won't be in sync with your own skill's cooldown, or simply wait until all the other non-important buff/debuffs disappear from your bar before this one shows up
  • Alpha call - same reason as SB with multiple gunners in party
  • Sheath/HM block/stealth - same reason as above
  • Soul/bracelet/heart buff - these are buried so far back in the buff/debuff backlog you almost NEVER see them onscreen

 

Why are we not able to extend this bar to two rows? That would pretty much solve everything. Afaik even with BNSbuddy you're not able to extend the bar for some reason, as if these buffs are hardcoded to only appear in certain slots.

 

  • 1st row - all the important buff/debuffs from boss mechs + all of the personal cooldowns like warden's V + soul/bracelet/heart buff
  • 2nd row - all global cooldowns like SB stickied in the front, with all the non-important ones behind it
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I agree that currently the Buff bar is simply not up for the tasks it's given.

There are already some options to alleviate it, like not showing Weapon Stacks, Soul and Bracelet buffs, as they are also displayed in a different panel. It's a start but it's still not enough. (And by the way, only showing buffs from your own class is totally counterproductive, as you get to learn them as you play, if anything it should be the option to hide all the buffs that you haven't cast yourself.)

The greatest problem here is that the buff bar also features global party skill and gear cooldowns. Which is absolutely inappropriate as they not only help, but even hinder you. They're not buffs but debuffs. In any case, those should really be moved to a fourth skillbar.

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