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A better "Halo On Other Players" idea?

I saw that people wanted a wearable halo for level 60 players, which is cool, and would look great, but I just had a frustrating experience and I can think of a more pragmatic way to do halos, maybe.

I was in a crowd of people jumping around trying to find things, and was supposed to find and follow one friend in particular.  I had a terrible time finding her.  I ended up quite upset because I thought she was impatient and maybe didn't understand my situation. When there are enough people moving around in a room, I just can't tell what's going on or sort out who is where. (That's one reason I don't like parties very much. I just can't see what's going on well enough when it's crowded.)

What if we could "bestow a halo" on a particular player (or even NPC type character) to make it easier for those of us with vision problems to find a particular person we're dealing with?  It wouldn't necessarily be a halo everybody could see--it could be something that just shows up on our screens if we opt to use it.  I could have clicked on my friend and "Halo On" would be an option on the menu along with Follow, Give Something, etc.  I imagine that overusing it would cause lag, but I can't even begin to tell you how helpful it would be for me with my retina problems and thick, distorting glasses  prescription.

What do you think?

Maybe being able to set halos on for deimaginators would give me a tiny chance in heck of succeeding at a smuggling quest, too!

Posted 12 months ago by So sorry Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • That is a good idea....
    A really good one.
    Or maybe a skill.
    One in the Eyeballery skill tree.
    Either a halo, makes the screen darker except the person, or make the person shine really bright... ding! :P
    And maybe a halo item.
    Posted 12 months ago by Palindrome Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Guess I'm the only one who really desperately needs something like this.
    Posted 12 months ago by So sorry Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Silky, I think its a great idea!
    Posted 12 months ago by SideBurns Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Silky: If the person you are trying to find is your friend or has said something in the chat, you can do nearly every action by clicking on their name there :) Does that maybe help in the meantime? I use this method, when it gets crowded. Maybe that is, why there not so much feedback yet.
    Posted 12 months ago by Engelteufelchen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think this is a great idea. It'd be even better if there were two options: Just Me and For Everyone. Just Me would mean that only the player that set the indicator would see it, which would be useful in exactly the way Silky described, and For Everyone would be useful when coordinating large-scale follows or other group activities. 

    Being able to put the indicator on yourself to be seen by one other person might be useful as well, if you know someone is having difficulty seeing you on a crowded screen.
    Posted 12 months ago by karibean Subscriber! | Permalink