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The original was posted on /r/guildwars2 by /u/Keorl on 2024-11-17 20:37:43+00:00.
Buffbar UI is one single line containing a growing amount of things. We all wish it was reworked, but the chance is low.
In the meantime, maybe rework things like Hero Banner. It clutters the bar with 6 icons at once. IMHO it should be a single icon, with a list of effect just like the ones we have rn for extra-life and new hero boosts.
But what about other banners ? Well, they’re barely ever used nowadays. If you ever see them, you can be sure to find a hero banner nearby, making them useless. And even then, the combined banner effects (hero and the 3 double banners) are specifically made to hide and replace the effects of lower grade banners (single effect ones). The new Hero Banner buff could do the very same (instead of showing 6 separate effects just so they don’t stack with other banners) : hide&replace the 2- and 1-effect banner effects. Another more radical idea would be to remove the smaller banners altogether, as players have more than enough Hero banners anyway (=> make the whole thing quite simpler). In this case, the other banners would be renamed “token” and be used an ingredients to build the Hero banner with Scribe (this way, we don’t need to rework/remove the existing guild hall upgrades, handle the existing items and so on).
Protocols could also be changed so that, when you get both, they’re replaced with a single combined effect (remaining duration = [duration of the 1st one you took + 45 minutes from the 2nd one]/2 ; duration added from interacting with any protocol = 22.5 minutes)
What about Reinforced Armor ? Its blue icon should go away, and re-use the old armor state UI to show when the armor buff is there or not. One less icon in the general buffbar.
Fractal potions ? At the very least if you have omnipot, give a combined Potion effect. And we already have an icon !
Guild Tavern buff ? Display the character’s chosen buff somewhere in Guild UI. And add a red exclamation mark on the guild icon (top-left) like for missing gear or traits for the hero icon, if you don’t have any buff selected by are part of at least 1 guild with a hall