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Nightshade_
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States549 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-23 02:13:56
December 23 2012 02:13 GMT
#1
So A lot of games allow you to adjust your UI size and what goes where. and I think that it would be nice if you could do this in SC2 as well. I also would like to see some other customization options as well, such as art or program integration for iTunes and other music players. This could make it easier to set up streams and allow you to enjoy what your viewers have, or even if you don't stream just enjoy what you like.

Example

This is just an example.

Anyone else want to see something like this?

Lil' Joey, Master of the A-Move Stalker Strike Force
Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
December 23 2012 02:17 GMT
#2
It's already possible to show your viewers this and tbh UI scaling wouldn't be a good thing in SC2, if you decrease the UI size you will decrease minimap size.

In the end you're playing a game not looking at art or how far you are through a song and if you're playing a serious SC2 game then you won't have time to do these things.

If you're desperate to view this stuff use two screens maybe?
11/5/14 CATACLYSM | The South West's worst Falco main
Nightshade_
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States549 Posts
December 23 2012 02:18 GMT
#3
On December 23 2012 11:17 Targe wrote:
It's already possible to show your viewers this and tbh UI scaling wouldn't be a good thing in SC2, if you decrease the UI size you will decrease minimap size.

In the end you're playing a game not looking at art or how far you are through a song and if you're playing a serious SC2 game then you won't have time to do these things.

If you're desperate to view this stuff use two screens maybe?

I love that song, my second favorite to the crawling in my skin naruto remix!
Lil' Joey, Master of the A-Move Stalker Strike Force
howLiN
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Portugal1676 Posts
December 23 2012 02:24 GMT
#4
On December 23 2012 11:18 Nightshade_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 23 2012 11:17 Targe wrote:
It's already possible to show your viewers this and tbh UI scaling wouldn't be a good thing in SC2, if you decrease the UI size you will decrease minimap size.

In the end you're playing a game not looking at art or how far you are through a song and if you're playing a serious SC2 game then you won't have time to do these things.

If you're desperate to view this stuff use two screens maybe?

I love that song, my second favorite to the crawling in my skin naruto remix!

...Huh?
Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
December 23 2012 02:29 GMT
#5
On December 23 2012 11:24 howLiN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 23 2012 11:18 Nightshade_ wrote:
On December 23 2012 11:17 Targe wrote:
It's already possible to show your viewers this and tbh UI scaling wouldn't be a good thing in SC2, if you decrease the UI size you will decrease minimap size.

In the end you're playing a game not looking at art or how far you are through a song and if you're playing a serious SC2 game then you won't have time to do these things.

If you're desperate to view this stuff use two screens maybe?

I love that song, my second favorite to the crawling in my skin naruto remix!

...Huh?

Yeah, great way to derail your own thread in your first post..
He's referring to In the end by Linkin Park.
11/5/14 CATACLYSM | The South West's worst Falco main
IHaveArms
Profile Joined March 2012
United Kingdom42 Posts
December 23 2012 02:39 GMT
#6
On December 23 2012 11:24 howLiN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 23 2012 11:18 Nightshade_ wrote:
On December 23 2012 11:17 Targe wrote:
It's already possible to show your viewers this and tbh UI scaling wouldn't be a good thing in SC2, if you decrease the UI size you will decrease minimap size.

In the end you're playing a game not looking at art or how far you are through a song and if you're playing a serious SC2 game then you won't have time to do these things.

If you're desperate to view this stuff use two screens maybe?

I love that song, my second favorite to the crawling in my skin naruto remix!

...Huh?

This made me laugh way more then it should of
"Your par game is weak" - Tim Westwood
Nightshade_
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States549 Posts
December 23 2012 03:25 GMT
#7
On December 23 2012 11:17 Targe wrote:
It's already possible to show your viewers this and tbh UI scaling wouldn't be a good thing in SC2, if you decrease the UI size you will decrease minimap size.

In the end you're playing a game not looking at art or how far you are through a song and if you're playing a serious SC2 game then you won't have time to do these things.

If you're desperate to view this stuff use two screens maybe?

also sometimes I just want to have fun in starcraft. why can't I make 200 lings and run them around the map or fly mutas or carriers around in a fleet formation? Why can't I just have fun and customize my game?
Lil' Joey, Master of the A-Move Stalker Strike Force
Cuce
Profile Joined March 2011
Turkey1127 Posts
December 23 2012 03:38 GMT
#8
you can.
but not with competetive aspect of it.

open map editor, go crazy, noone is stopping you.
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Kluey
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada1197 Posts
December 23 2012 03:39 GMT
#9
You can't change UI because Starcraft II needs a fair playing field for all players.
Treyus
Profile Joined February 2011
38 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-23 05:38:11
December 23 2012 05:36 GMT
#10
Kluey, if everyone can customize the UI then isn't everyone on a fair playing field? if his UI is absolutely better than yours in every way then you should change your own. complaining that his UI is better than urs is kinda like complaining that your opponent's build is better than yours in a mirror match

edit: just thought of something. when i played more, i had a hard time watching the mini-map. with customization i could make the mini-map bigger, thus training myself to use it more and improving my level of play overall. then when i am more accustomed to using the mini-map a lot i could shrink it back down so as no to block vision
XerrolAvengerII
Profile Joined January 2010
United States510 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-23 06:00:16
December 23 2012 05:55 GMT
#11
On December 23 2012 11:17 Targe wrote:
...to be honest, UI scaling wouldn't be a good thing in SC2, if you decrease the UI size you will decrease minimap size.

In the end you're playing a game not looking at art or how far you are through a song and if you're playing a serious SC2 game then you won't have time to do these things...


That sounded a lot like "if your playing starcraft, you SHOULDN'T be concerning yourself with such petty - casual matters as how far you are in a song or how large your UI is" ... it's Elitist responses like that make my skin crawl...

Going so far as to say that according to you, FOR OTHER PEOPLE, changing the size of their minimap is bad FOR THEM, is pretty untasteful. I mean what if someone thinks the minimap is too large or too small? Is your declarative opinion all that matters?

On December 23 2012 14:36 Treyus wrote:
Kluey, if everyone can customize the UI then isn't everyone on a fair playing field? if his UI is absolutely better than yours in every way then you should change your own. complaining that his UI is better than urs is kinda like complaining that your opponent's build is better than yours in a mirror match

edit: just thought of something. when i played more, i had a hard time watching the mini-map. with customization i could make the mini-map bigger, thus training myself to use it more and improving my level of play overall. then when i am more accustomed to using the mini-map a lot i could shrink it back down so as no to block vision


Seriously, I'm pretty sure blizzard limits UI scaling in order to prevent different kind of advantages one might get from differing scale/resolution and such with regards to both minimap, and the amount of viewable battlefield (fog of war aside).

I'm not just talking about preferences, someone with a huge monitor (like 1920 x 1080) would have an advantage because they could set their UI scale at the same resolution size as someone with a smaller monitor (1366 x 768).. and because the UI is the same size, but takes up differing amounts of screen, the player with the huge monitor would have an advantage.

The same applies for someone who intentionally sets their resolution lower in order to improve performance (like myself, I run on medium graphics at 1280 x 720 (on native 1366 x 768).
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HolyExlxF
Profile Joined March 2011
United States256 Posts
December 23 2012 05:58 GMT
#12
That has to be the trollingest song title in the history of the internet. Coupled with the Bleach and Naruto splashes, I almost wouldn't believe this thread was real if I hadn't looked up the song title.
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