The UI is TRASH

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Just a friendly reminder, to Blizzard, that the default UI is trash and that my personal anecdotal experience is that it turns new players away when you tell them that they have to personally mod their UI to make it look good. Grow up, design a modern UI theme.

Edit: For everyone claiming that the UI doesn’t need an update, the font size on your player’s health bar is actually bigger than the health bar. If I need to explain to you, in 2020, why that is bad design then you probably think Azeroth is flat.

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:eyes: I use it and don’t mind it. :eyes:

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I disagree. I’ve used the default UI, with exception to raid frames, since WotLK. In fact, the modern, minimalist UI look is so out of place to me in a fantasy MMO, and it throws me off.

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Works just fine for me.

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It’s quite bad yes, and it is not serviceable imo.

I use ElvUI and haven’t looked back since.

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I haven’t used the default UI in so long that I don’t even remember what it looks like lol.

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Citation needed

Make your own

No one cares

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Odd, I use it and am very happy with it.

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You first.

UI is fine. If you don’t like it, mod it.

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Looks are a matter of opinion, if Blizz redesigned their UI to look good TO YOU then everyone who likes it now will be turned off.

If you’re talking about more than looks and mean baseline functionality then I agree.

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The Blizzard UI is 2 rows of 20 buttons (give or take). And two gargoyles on the ends.

MOST people make some variant of 4 rows with 8 buttons, or 3 rows with 10 buttons etc etc … and no gargoyles.

Basically, all you’re doing is removing the gargoyles, adding in 8,000 pounds of drama, and acting like your new UI is akin to not just reinventing the wheel, but introducing a whole new class of physics that explains everything about the universe.

The default UI is fine. People just have to be soooooooo specccciiaallllllllllll. +barf+

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Works perfectly for me.

And a modern look is like a junker in the front yard next to the classic fantasy theme.

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Lol, yeah, the UI that doesn’t even have enough room for all my abilities.
Good design there…

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I don’t use it and find it feels a little archaic compared to some other games, but it definitely could be worse. It serves its basic function and is completely playable.

However, when you start modifying it you realize how hard it is to go back to the default. I don’t prefer their UI overall, but FFXIV had a good idea in implementing ElvUI-like features into their base interface. For example, the ability to move and heavily customized your action bars without needing to download a third party add on.

EDIT: I want to add my main problem with the default UI is that your eye is forced to bounce all around the screen for relevant information. In the middle of combat or other takes, it’s easier to be able to place Important elements toward the center or wherever works best for you. Sure, you get used to looking over the whole screen, but in my opinion it’s easier to be able to customize how you want.

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Yes, the “modern” default ElvUI look where everything is a flat black rectangle looks cheap. It’s like the Ikea of UI design.

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I want to :face_vomiting: when I see the default UI which is why I haven’t used it in years. I would prefer the UI be improved rather than needing mods.

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And DHs have 22 empty spaces on their bars.

Can we agree the bigger problem isn’t the UI and MAYBE it’s class design?

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Needs a farmhud like headsup display and something like Dominos and I think it’d be pretty much perfect.

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Default UI is best UI.

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I’ve never been a fan of ElvUI either but I hate the default UI so use a collection of mods to improve it.