[Suggestion] 'Automatically' use next available potion of same type

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Strill wrote:

What, should I be counting the number of enemies I kill to tell when one of three nigh-identical flasks are going to be charged next? Maybe you play a game where your flasks are almost always charged, but not everyone does.

Memorizing which one of my flasks is full or empty when they can fill and empty in a span of 10 seconds is simply not an option.

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FluffyMeowington wrote:

If you press 1, and the flask in that slot is empty, it should use the flask in slot #2, because it is of the same type. It should not use the hybrid or MP flasks because they have differing benefits, but if you want HP, you shouldn't have to check whether or not a flask is empty.

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Strill wrote:

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stayflyazn wrote:

it really isnt that hard to keep track of where the potions are located and how much is in them. not saying that i never use and empty potion or hit the wrong buttons, but when i do, i blame myself and try to get better at it. it could be an option, but it just takes some getting used to.

What, should I be counting the number of enemies I kill to tell when one of three nigh-identical flasks are going to be charged next? Maybe you play a game where your flasks are almost always charged, but not everyone does.

Memorizing which one of my flasks is full or empty when they can fill and empty in a span of 10 seconds is simply not an option.

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DoomCloud wrote:

You can play however you choose; however, if you find your flasks are empty the majority of the time, that's an indication there's room for improvement with respect to playing, equipment, or both.

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FWolf wrote:

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Strill wrote:

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stayflyazn wrote:

it really isnt that hard to keep track of where the potions are located and how much is in them. not saying that i never use and empty potion or hit the wrong buttons, but when i do, i blame myself and try to get better at it. it could be an option, but it just takes some getting used to.

What, should I be counting the number of enemies I kill to tell when one of three nigh-identical flasks are going to be charged next? Maybe you play a game where your flasks are almost always charged, but not everyone does.

Memorizing which one of my flasks is full or empty when they can fill and empty in a span of 10 seconds is simply not an option.

If glancing down at the flask section is too hard, there are still plenty of other ways to "solve" this "problem" with out implementing such a system that would be either to complicated or to restrictive.

A noise/visual cue when a flask empties or recharges.
A noise/visual cue when a empty flask is attempted to be used.
Visual cues could be at character, like where floating damage numbers would be.

There is no reason to try to draft some kind of "one button fix all" system into the game.

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Strill wrote:

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DoomCloud wrote:

You can play however you choose; however, if you find your flasks are empty the majority of the time, that's an indication there's room for improvement with respect to playing, equipment, or both.

Please, reading comprehension. I never said I was empty all the time, I said they were in constant flux.

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DoomCloud wrote:

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Strill wrote:

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DoomCloud wrote:

You can play however you choose; however, if you find your flasks are empty the majority of the time, that's an indication there's room for improvement with respect to playing, equipment, or both.

Please, reading comprehension. I never said I was empty all the time, I said they were in constant flux.

Neither did I. Please, reading comprehension.

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Strill wrote:

And how am I supposed to tell which flask just filled? Regardless, that would be a terrible system since both of those effects would be going off constantly, destroying any meaning they might carry, and just being annoying.

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WhiteBoy88 wrote:

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Strill wrote:

And how am I supposed to tell which flask just filled? Regardless, that would be a terrible system since both of those effects would be going off constantly, destroying any meaning they might carry, and just being annoying.

Doesn't the current system solve this naturally without needing any bells or whistles? It already gives a clear indication of which flasks are ready to be used.

Glancing to the corner of the screen shouldn't be too much of a task. You also have to do that to see buff timers, the minimap, life, mana, and other things. Requiring players to manage their resources isn't a bad thing.

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Strill wrote:

"if you find your flasks are empty the majority of the time"

So you didn't say what you said right there?

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DoomCloud wrote:

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Strill wrote:

"if you find your flasks are empty the majority of the time"

So you didn't say what you said right there?

Are you trolling right now? How does "majority of the time" mean "all the time". All is all, as in everything. Majority is a majority, as in less than all, not quite everything. Please, reading comprehension...

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Strill wrote:

I should be focusing on the actual game, not staring at my damn flask icons to see which one of three equivalent flasks is full or not.

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Strill wrote:

Managing identical flasks adds nothing but tedium and distraction to the game...Memorizing which one of my flasks is full or empty when they can fill and empty in a span of 10 seconds is simply not an option.