Why did they ditch the pictures of the rings?

Which do you prefer?

Ring	18.8%	[ 3 ]
Attack Art	81.2%	[ 13 ]
Total Votes:			[ 16 ]

[Bernard the Bear]

So a lot of you probably know in the first few official screenshots of the MMO in the ring selection it showed a picture of the ring. Now it's like an icon of what the ring will do... While it looks a lot nicer, I liked knowing what our rings actually look like...

Ring:


More updated version of ring art:



Attack Art:



So which do you prefer and why?

[Ebb n Flow Man]

I think I prefer the attack art. Probably because it would be a lot easier to tell the different abilities apart. Also, the people who don't care about rings can just pretend they're using a spellbook or sword, since you don't see the rings during gameplay.

~EBB~

[Gamine]

I like the icons they have now, they're more pleasing to the eye. And it's easier to tell what they do, too.
I think Ebb makes a really good point, there's more room for the people who want to use their imagination and pretend that they're not fighting with jewelry.

[Pillage n Plunder]

And probably because the way the rings looked there would be soo many that they would run out of ring looks?
I like the attack art but it would be cool to see what the ring looked like, but I guess you could see what it looked like if you had it in your invo.

[mega640]

attack art the ring pictures are too complicated

[RAFAKUN MORRY]

they coud make the ring look for the inventory and the attack art for the command slots in game

[mega640]

RAFAKUN MORRY

they coud make the ring look for the inventory and the attack art for the command slots in game

good idea

[Ebb n Flow Man]

Gamine

I like the icons they have now, they're more pleasing to the eye. And it's easier to tell what they do, too.
I think Ebb makes a really good point, there's more room for the people who want to use their imagination and pretend that they're not fighting with jewelry.

Don't give me too much credit, someone else said that a while ago about people using they're imagination with the new icons. It was a good point, so I thought I would mention it. 3nodding

~EBB~

[RAFAKUN MORRY]

mega640

RAFAKUN MORRY

they coud make the ring look for the inventory and the attack art for the command slots in game

good idea

and every one wins

[Amayatar]

I like the attack art, because people like me get confused when all the rings start looking similar. though I really do like the idea of having the ring icon for the inventory and attack art for the game.

[Mylian]

Speaking from a graphic design standpoint, the attack icon is VASTLY superior. Consider the purpose of these images. They have to communicate to you quickly and clearly what the purpose of the button is in the heat of battle. You've got maybe a fraction of a second to identify the icons. Making them all look like rings reduces the space available to convey this information down to a small area, the stone on the ring. Only that, and a background color-coding, would be available to tell you what exactly the button does. And for those who change their rings often, there won't be the benefit of the same effects always being in the same place. The symbols used now are much more intuitive.

[Ungoliath]

Attack art, because what Mylian said about it. I agree as a graphic designer. And let's face it, they are easier to think (As an icon) than the jewerly.

Still, I vote Rings just because I knew that no one will vote that and they should recieve a little bit of love heart