More I7 goodness

On the I7 hit parade:

  1. Freespec!
  2. Am I goofy for saying I don’t see significant graphics differences between these pre-I7 vs. I7 screen shots? Not enough to warrent, at least, the no-doubt ruinous added burden on my graphics card.
  3. UI changes in I7:

    [T]he protectors of Paragon will also have access to Global Chat upgrades such as an improved ability to switch between chat channels, default channels, and a channel search feature.
    Their new User Interface will allow heroes to fine tune control of their powers with buff icons that blink right before they go away, toggling of buff powers in the icon list, and the ability to access character and power information through the r-click menu.

    The Global Chat stuff doesn’t sound that exciting (it may make more sense once it comes out). The idea of having buff icons blink before they wear off is a nice one … though, now that I think of it, I think they mean the little personal “this power is up” icons under the health meter, which I don’t reference all that often. Adding some right-click context menu stuff would be helpful, too.
    Still, not all that thrilling.

2 thoughts on “More I7 goodness”

  1. I see light being reflected off surfaces in the first and third screenshots, and greater color variation in the second. I could take or leave the upgrades.
    If you get to see everybody’s buff icons blinking in the team menu, it might allow you to know when to bring up your group invis without running HeroStats, or it might just be distracting.

  2. Well, it would help to see my own blinking, sure.
    Of course, I presume the period blink will be relatively short (10-15 secs?). In which case, it might be handy to have HeroStats running before we start moving into position.
    Yeah, I can see the light reflection stuff. No idea if that gain will be worth the graphics processing pain.

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