EQ2: Hotbars and bind keys

[Frosty]

Ok..I really don't think I missed this before..so did this just get added?
A few of my key mappings on the original 3 hot bars got moved around, and when I went to Options -> Hotbar Keys, I now see options to bind keys to all hotbars!

If this is new, then it's going to be a HUGE improvement to multi-boxing the game.

(Please note, I suck at finding the patch notes for EQ2).

[Noxxy]

just introduced with gu51

next time you start up eq2 - you see the big red button with updating or play - scan down 4 button - update notes

[Frosty]

just introduced with gu51

next time you start up eq2 - you see the big red button with updating or play - scan down 4 button - update notes

Ah hah! Thanks. :P

Also notice /follow works a ton better while swimming. :thumbsup:

[Khatovar]

Follow should also allow you to climb walls {whoohoo!!} and make for easier facing for melee combat. Haven't logged in to test it, yet. Been waiting sooo long for these changes.

We also got a threat meter and some changes to the UIBuilder, so maybe we'll get lucky and see some nicer interface mods come out soon.

[Frosty]

I saw the threat meter. It took me a while to notice it because it popped up behind my hotbars. :P

I moved it over where I could see it and used it quite a bit. Granted everything died before I could really test it.. but hey, it's there and it seems to work. :thumbup:

[moosejaw]

In the patch notes they said the person with the highest hate can now see who is right below them on hate. Since the hate value has never been possible before I wonder if would be possible to have a threatmeter type addon now. It would be great to have as a fight tool but I am sure good dps/healing technique is still better than relying on the meter.

Anyway, 3 cheers for binding keys to any hotbar now.

[moosejaw]

BTW here are the newest patch notes.

[HomersDonut]

Personally I find the perceived changes to auto follow to be complete suckage. Now while on auto follow I cannot use my turn keys to move the follower in a small, smooth circle around the leader. Instead they just spin on the spot. If I use the strafe keys, the follower toon has to move in a wide orbit around the leader just to make a minor position change.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what are you doing to adjust to it?

Regarding the initial post about the extra hotkey bindings, have you had any luck getting them to bind and work? I wasn't able to get them working :S

[Frosty]

Personally I find the perceived changes to auto follow to be complete suckage. Now while on auto follow I cannot use my turn keys to move the follower in a small, smooth circle around the leader. Instead they just spin on the spot. If I use the strafe keys, the follower toon has to move in a wide orbit around the leader just to make a minor position change.

Can you give me a scenario where you would need to move the followers around the leader in a small circle? I'm having trouble thinking of a reason that would be needed other than pretty formations...but I've only slept for 3 hours too so that could be it. :P

Regarding the initial post about the extra hotkey bindings, have you had any luck getting them to bind and work? I wasn't able to get them working

What keys are you trying to bind to what hotbar? I'll try a few myself and see.

[Frosty]

Ugh, ok I have seen a problem with the hotbars and keybinds.

When you set a keybind that already belongs to something else..the nice little warning isn't telling you that it will be unbound from another location.
It is telling you that it will ALSO be bound to that same hotkey...
The only way I have found to fix that is to find the key in the options and disable it first, then bind it to the hot bar.

BUT..I haven't been able to get a CTR+Shift+# key to not swap banks on my hotbars...even after deleting the keys. :S