Battle For Azeroth Ui Changes
Nov 14, 2018 - With the release of Battle for Azeroth Beta, the WoW User Interface team would like to highlight some upcoming changes that will affect addon. Last changes 24 October. Commentary updated 10th November. All current PTR changes for Resto will be compiled here. Any PTR notes that are already live in the game will be excluded. Current PTR Patch: 8.1 (28202) Spell Changes Wild Growth healing increased by 10%. Tranquility direct healing decreased by 10%. Tranquility heal over time decreased by 40%.
The Battle for Azeroth playable alpha is now live! This post will cover UI changes in the alpha including new zone maps, new Friendly Nameplates, Heart of Azeroth, Azerite and more!rrYou can compare the two base UIs below.
Click on the pictures to enlarge.rrrrrrNew Zone MapsrrZandalar is the Horde leveling zone.rrZandalarrrrZandalar - Vol'dunrrrZandalar - NazmirrrrZandalar - ZuldazarrrrKul Tiras is the Alliance leveling zone.rrKul TirasrrrStormsong ValleyrrrDrustvarrrrTiragarderrrrFriendly NameplatesrrThe base friendly nameplates has been updated to look a lot sharper and more similar to the base enemy nameplates.rrrrAction Bars and Game MenurrWhen choosing the additional action bars 'Bottom Left Bar' and 'Bottom Right Bar', it now adds 6 slots to both the top and bottom bars instead of 12 bars to the top. In addition, The Game Menu with buttons such as Character Info, Spellbook, Abilities, etc. And well as the Bag has been moved to the bottom right of the screen.rrrrHeart of AzerothrrEach premade charater starts with the Heart of Azeroth neck which provides a base amount of secondary stat to each character.
Azerite, the new Artifact Power of Battle for Azeroth, empowers the neck allowing it to level up. RrrrrDungeon ListrrThe dungeon list has been updated with a list of Battle for Azeroth dungeons!rAtal'DazarrFreeholdrShrine of the StormrSiege of BoralusrTemple of SethralissrThe UnderminerThe UnderrotrTol DagorrWaycrest Manorrr. Comment by larkiron 2018-02-07T14:52:37-06:00Looks good! Really starting to get excited seeing all of these changes, loving how sharp everything looks!Comment by Arkeranon 2018-02-07T14:59:03-06:00Weird, Zandalari looks smaller than jungle trolls in the screen? Aren't they supposed to be the tallest of trolls?Comment by Mucrushon 2018-02-07T14:59:07-06:00Can anyone check whether we are able to change the back of orcs?
I know you cannot choose it when you make a character, but can someone check the barbershop for me?Comment by apedosmilon 2018-02-07T14:59:35-06:00If they're going to prune button space, don't take from bottom right/left. Prune the side bars or not at all. I don't wanna redo my ui set up again, its perfect now. :cComment by Iceman3317on 2018-02-07T15:01:32-06:00Loving all the snow in Kul'Tiras, but I have a feeling it is going to cause a lot of people to complain about no flying lol. I really love Kul'tiras the most. But I am kinda glad we are also getting an actual desert in Zandalar.
We haven't had a desert since Cata.Kul'tiras also seems much more spread out and larger than Zandalar.The new UI is going to be a bit hard to get used too, but I like it.Comment by hostileon 2018-02-07T15:01:39-06:00Wait, so we're going from 60 action bar buttons to only 48?Comment by Iceman3317on 2018-02-07T15:03:43-06:00Weird, Zandalari looks smaller than jungle trolls in the screen? Aren't they supposed to be the tallest of trolls?rrI have a feeling this is probably a sizing issue. If they were to make them even taller than current trolls, they would have to go in and resize every door in the game. And I mean literally every door. Especially since Zandalari stand straight.Comment by Alkonyon 2018-02-07T15:04:14-06:00Why would they remove buttons from the default interface? I already know people who use addons to add buttons because the default interface is too limited. I donu2019t want to have to install yet another addon because they keep removing things from the default.Comment by ladilockon 2018-02-07T15:04:56-06:00Weird, Zandalari looks smaller than jungle trolls in the screen?
Aren't they supposed to be the tallest of trolls?rrYes, with this datamining, and actually seeing the Zandalari has been a huge letdown. I was super hyped about them but now I couldn't care less about them.Comment by Nmxyon 2018-02-07T15:05:51-06:00Can anyone check whether we are able to change the back of orcs?
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I know you cannot choose it when you make a character, but can someone check the barbershop for me?rrNot yet.Comment by Mclagginon 2018-02-07T15:07:32-06:00No class in game has enough abilities that players actually use to fill that many action bar slots. This is a great change, that was shown at Blizzcon, and brings the outdated and oversized UI in line with what most players look for using addons.Comment by BrightBrownon 2018-02-07T15:09:00-06:00Seriously, nerfing the crap out of buttons in the UI? Idiotic move.Comment by Iceman3317on 2018-02-07T15:09:38-06:00No class in game has enough abilities that players actually use to fill that many action bar slots.
This is a great change, that was shown at Blizzcon, and brings the outdated and oversized UI in line with what most players look for using addons.rrI have to agree. I don't know why people would need so many buttons, especially now. I just wish they would have a numpad set up.
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Because I download a numpad action bar so that I can actually play right because my fingers are short and can't reach buttons to play like a lot of play, which is why I was a clicker for so long until i found the numpad.Comment by hostileon 2018-02-07T15:17:02-06:00That doesn't mean that people don't like putting other things in their action bars like toys and mounts.Comment by Kismetion 2018-02-07T15:17:17-06:00No class in game has enough abilities that players actually use to fill that many action bar slots. This is a great change, that was shown at Blizzcon, and brings the outdated and oversized UI in line with what most players look for using addons.rIf you're a hunter you can fill them very easily, especially if you're not marks with its four-button rotation. Stuff like traps (frost trap, tar trap, etc) and pet related abilities (mend pet, dismiss pet) may have been collapsed into sub-buttons under a single button, but you need to actually put the three to four individual buttons on your bar if you want to actually use them in a timely manner during game play.rrWhy would they remove buttons from the default interface? I already know people who use addons to add buttons because the default interface is too limited.
I donu2019t want to have to install yet another addon because they keep removing things from the default.rThey're probably just moving it closer to the default raid ui addon everyone uses (elvui, i think). The guy in charge is a raider so he's going to be biased towards adding things for raiders.Comment by andreioson 2018-02-07T15:20:41-06:00From the screenshot, it actually looks more like the bottom right bar has been split in half and arranged one above the other (occupying the space previously occupied by the menus and bags bar). The bottom left bar plainly still has 12 buttons. Should be the same total overall unless theyu2019ve removed the right button bars. RrPersonally I like this a lot. Itu2019d be nice to be able to function with just the one row of 18, though Iu2019m sure thereu2019ll still be a few extras that will need to be tucked into another bar.Comment by thomasaugusttoon 2018-02-07T15:25:01-06:00When choosing the additional action bars 'Bottom Left Bar' and 'Bottom Right Bar', it now only adds 6 slots instead of the previous 10.
In addition, The Game Menu with buttons such as Character Info, Spellbook, Abilities, etc. And well as the Bag has been moved to the bottom right of the screen.rYea, but why? D:Comment by linkmastr001on 2018-02-07T15:25:52-06:00I'd like to point out (since it's not obvious) but I don't think we've lost any icons.
Assuming we still have 2 right Action Bars, then what they did is the old 'bottom right' action bar is now 2x6 instead of 1x12. Since they moved the menu buttons and bags out of the 'main frame' they put the top row of actions above it, and the bottom row of actions inside that frame.EDIT: It's semantics, but each Action Bar is 12 icons, not 10.Comment by Nixeskaon 2018-02-07T15:28:34-06:00No class in game has enough abilities that players actually use to fill that many action bar slots. This is a great change, that was shown at Blizzcon, and brings the outdated and oversized UI in line with what most players look for using addons.rrI have to agree. I don't know why people would need so many buttons, especially now. I just wish they would have a numpad set up.
Because I download a numpad action bar so that I can actually play right because my fingers are short and can't reach buttons to play like a lot of play, which is why I was a clicker for so long until i found the numpad.rrNeed spots for all my profession stuff. All my wormhole generators, the three different hearthstones, the raft toy, a waterwalking mount separate from the normal mount spot, mammoth mount, army knife, moll-e, bling, dimensional rift guide, necrolyte skull, telemancy beacon, etc.Comment by SquirePipon 2018-02-07T15:28:58-06:00No class in game has enough abilities that players actually use to fill that many action bar slots. This is a great change, that was shown at Blizzcon, and brings the outdated and oversized UI in line with what most players look for using addons.I play every class and I have every bar filled on every toon as it is now. Losing button space will be a serious blow to my ability to play. If I wanted the perfectly sized (for me) UI to look like an add-on I'd use an add-on1.