This is the ninja again. I’d like to add to my first post by suggesting that

1.
If the action bar is limited to 7 at character creation how about gaining slots on the action bar as you progress through your character’s career. Even if this only occurs every 10 or 20 levels like epic talent points to go along with our ever growing list of powers and attacks.

Or as rewards for epic class specific quests.
Or even perhaps even in the form of stat increases on the more rare and powerful equipment.

This would not only provide even more motivation for the players to progress and keep going for that next level and keep farming that boss for that one rare drop they can’t wait to have , I believe it would allow them to develop a more personalized and consistent strategy which will make the players happy.

The way the action bar currently works is like the way the card deck from wizard101 works with the exception that you don't have a lot of duplicate powers. Both games are card based type games. It works for wizards because you can build your decks. It doesn't work for pirates for all the reasons NinjaKing2012 has detailed.

Being able to build your deck of powers/cards would help, but being able to prioritze your powers list would be a bigger help. When you are lower level you only have a few powers and prioritize them by the order you use them. I start my fights the same way, using the same 2-3 powers then choose powers to match the situation. When you have 30 or so powers and can only use the random 7 that pop up you are severely handicapped in fights with harder foes. About the only way to currently prioritze your powers is to not train most of what is offered so you have the 10 or so that you really need available.

NinjaKing2012 on Oct 14, 2012 wrote:

I have a question regarding the placement of powers on the action bar during combat.

Thanks to my equipment I already have a large list of powers to choose from. I was horrified to discover that not all of my powers are available at the start of combat. I understand that there are only 7 spaces on the action bar but I had expected some sort of option allowing me to scroll through my powers and activate them in the desired order.

So far no such luck.

This limitation is already hindering my strategy and I’m only level 11. What happens when I’m level 50 and have a huge array of powers and attacks to choose from in combat and only 7 available at one time? I’m also aware that you can dismiss powers from the action bar making room for others but that seems to completely waste the dismissed powers and unlike wizard I can’t count on drawing another copy of the power later in the battle when it would actually be helpful.

I can already envision myself charging into battle only to find myself with a handful of heals at the start of the fight when they are not needed and no attacks. What do you call that strategy? Or entering a battle to aid someone in trouble only to discover that suddenly none of my heals are within reach.

In wizard though there is a random element to the hand you draw at the start of combat you have the option to remove seldom used cards from the deck so they aren’t slowing you down or add more copies of cards that you know will be helpful allowing you to develop a consistent strategy.

I have read over the message boards and have so far found nothing on this topic.

Hopefully that means there is already a feature in place in-game that solves this problem and I simply haven’t found it yet.

I would very much appreciate clarification on this subject so I can get back to enjoying your otherwise fantastic game.

Thank you in advance.

I also would like to know the answer too this

This is the ninja again.
I’ve given the matter a great deal of consideration and have come up with a possible compromise.
How about something more similar to a feature already in place in game.

Option 3.
A line up for our powers similar to the line up we have for our crew. Powers assigned to the front of the lineup are more likely to appear first in battle and powers assigned at the end of the lineup are more likely to appear at the end of the action bar later in combat.

I believe this would accomplish two things.

1. More control during combat.
Since character management and customization are key features in any role-playing game anything that lets players further personalize their adventure is a very very important thing. For proof look no farther than the dye shops and seamstress. Players want their character to match their own unique style and ideas and will put a great deal of effort into doing so and that’s just their cloths mind you. Combat is a fundamental part of the game.

2. This option allows a small element of chance to remain in combat occasionally forcing players to improvise when they don’t get the exact powers they were hoping for. This leaves combat feeling fresh and spontaneous as not everything will always go just as planned while at the same time giving players enough control that we aren’t stuck feeling like a leaf fighting the wind.

Being forced to choose which of my hard earned powers to waste in the heat of battle is frustrating and skipping over powers leaves you feeling limited from the start (does me anyway) and will undoubtedly leave you feeling limited throughout your entire career.

Also consider that certain battles require you to finish within a certain number of rounds.
In these situations you need your best powers right away if you have any hope for victory.

Again I dont see how any of these changes could unbalance the game for any certain class or make the game too complicated for younger players to enjoy. If anything I feel bad for younger players who may lack the foresight to picture what their pirate will be like much later in the game.

I would like to thank those who have already replied and invite anyone who agrees or disagrees with me to reply and let everyone know what you think. If enough people get involved maybe action will be taken.

Thanks again

Sincerely,
The ninja

I would like to see an extra action bar added after a certain amount of levels.(an award or something?) This of course would entail changes to the current ui and I do not know if it is possible at this point. I do agree that they need to provide some sort of ability for us to utilize all of our talents.

If we are restricted to a limit on our talents, it will deter people from training talents just so they can be assured the talents they rely on are always available.

Ive made it to 17th level witchdoctor.. The game is great, I enjoy the time I spend. However, I am really starting to get annoyed at the talent bar. It has been 3.. yes 3 days since Ive seen my best attack power and have only seen my 2 favorite area effect spells pop up.

Im not here to rant, but to warn people from playing a witchdoctor till this is fixed or a solution derived.

I did all the side quests I could find. I have cards from equipment. I have extra practice points that also gave me abilities. With all the abilities.. my capability has been reduced. Im not going into detail as I will just get more annoyed talking about it.. but believe it or not.. the "random-ness" of the placement seems to like to put my best powers off the screen. (all this and Im only lvl 17.

Oh.. BTW:

DO NOT spend 700 crowns to "reset" thinking you will be able to re-choose you talents. I did this and all it "reset" was the 5 practice points I spent. What a complete waste. It said in the description it resets all talents, skills and practice points or something to that effect. I cant go re-read it as its grey now and I dont want to start filling my bar back up.

I have decided to retire the crippled hoodoo master and bring out someone with lots of innate abilities and less junk in the ability bar.

Any ideas from experienced players as to who has the least executable abilities to play until this issue is resolved?

eveque67 on Oct 19, 2012 wrote:

Ive made it to 17th level witchdoctor.. The game is great, I enjoy the time I spend. However, I am really starting to get annoyed at the talent bar. It has been 3.. yes 3 days since Ive seen my best attack power and have only seen my 2 favorite area effect spells pop up.

Im not here to rant, but to warn people from playing a witchdoctor till this is fixed or a solution derived.

I did all the side quests I could find. I have cards from equipment. I have extra practice points that also gave me abilities. With all the abilities.. my capability has been reduced. Im not going into detail as I will just get more annoyed talking about it.. but believe it or not.. the "random-ness" of the placement seems to like to put my best powers off the screen. (all this and Im only lvl 17.

Oh.. BTW:

DO NOT spend 700 crowns to "reset" thinking you will be able to re-choose you talents. I did this and all it "reset" was the 5 practice points I spent. What a complete waste. It said in the description it resets all talents, skills and practice points or something to that effect. I cant go re-read it as its grey now and I dont want to start filling my bar back up.

I have decided to retire the crippled hoodoo master and bring out someone with lots of innate abilities and less junk in the ability bar.

Any ideas from experienced players as to who has the least executable abilities to play until this issue is resolved?

Buccaneer & Swashbuckler have low amounts of activated abilities, probably buccaneer has less. But even then at higher levels you will get over 7 and the problems will start again.

The powers disappear after using them once, so I don't see the problem with letting us determine which ones we want to make sure comes up. Have like 7 locked and once those are used, then the others come up. But I think we should be able to decide which 7 we want to always show up. I'm level 11 and only have like 4 powers so I'm not having any trouble with my favorites not showing, but now I'm worried that after I get 7 that I'll be upset if my Rouse doesn't show every time or my Kraken. Those are very important to me. I would want them every time I fight. Hopefully they'll find a way to have that happen for us.

I am really enjoying this game!

NinjaKing2012 on Oct 14, 2012 wrote:

I have a question regarding the placement of powers on the action bar during combat.

Thanks to my equipment I already have a large list of powers to choose from. I was horrified to discover that not all of my powers are available at the start of combat. I understand that there are only 7 spaces on the action bar but I had expected some sort of option allowing me to scroll through my powers and activate them in the desired order.

So far no such luck.

This limitation is already hindering my strategy and I’m only level 11. What happens when I’m level 50 and have a huge array of powers and attacks to choose from in combat and only 7 available at one time? I’m also aware that you can dismiss powers from the action bar making room for others but that seems to completely waste the dismissed powers and unlike wizard I can’t count on drawing another copy of the power later in the battle when it would actually be helpful.

I can already envision myself charging into battle only to find myself with a handful of heals at the start of the fight when they are not needed and no attacks. What do you call that strategy? Or entering a battle to aid someone in trouble only to discover that suddenly none of my heals are within reach.

In wizard though there is a random element to the hand you draw at the start of combat you have the option to remove seldom used cards from the deck so they aren’t slowing you down or add more copies of cards that you know will be helpful allowing you to develop a consistent strategy.

I have read over the message boards and have so far found nothing on this topic.

Hopefully that means there is already a feature in place in-game that solves this problem and I simply haven’t found it yet.

I would very much appreciate clarification on this subject so I can get back to enjoying your otherwise fantastic game.

Thank you in advance.

100% agree. Please fix this my Witchdoctor is becoming a nightmare. I want all my skill sbut I really need a way to at least strategize or increase certain cards chance to come up first. I go huge battles 15 min without my aoe popping up, or not having a teleport when I need one desperatly please.. fix this.