Pet peeve; Addon lists!

Every time someone posts a nice (or not so nice as the case is more times than not) people seem to instinctively ask for/give a list of addons, or identify the addons on screen with big boxes. But these days this has become a antiquated practice, and was highlighted for me a little while ago.

Your User Interface

Your User interface, Its how you interact with and view the game world. Its kind of important. It has to inform you about the game world without obstructing your view of the game world.

This post is essentially going to go over some of the ‘rules’ to making a good UI. Some of the common pitfalls that people tend to fall into, that I’ve fallen into, and probably still fall into.