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==Action Bar Basics== | ==Action Bar Basics== | ||
The Action Bar is the left-most part of the [[Interface Bar]] at the bottom of the screen, and is used as a ready source for command shortcuts ([[Ability|abilities]] and [[ | The Action Bar is the left-most part of the [[Interface Bar]] at the bottom of the screen, and is used as a ready source for command shortcuts ([[Ability|abilities]] and [[spell]]s). Player may drag and drop icons into the Action Bar in order to create a customized interface. Experienced players will give great attention to the layout of their Action Bar(s), as it represents the primary means of interface in combat, and is critical in allowing for quick action in an environment where 1-3 seconds delay can mean the difference between victory or a [[wipe]]. | ||
*To the right of the command shortcuts are <font color="gold">gold</font> up (<font color="gold">↑</font>) and down (<font color="gold">↓</font>) arrows to switch to alternate Action Bars (see below). | *To the right of the command shortcuts are <font color="gold">gold</font> up (<font color="gold">↑</font>) and down (<font color="gold">↓</font>) arrows to switch to alternate Action Bars (see below). | ||
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The advanced interface options allows a player to add up to four other action bars (bottom left, bottom right, right 1 and 2) to the screen. Doing so reduces the number of alternate Action Bars that are available via the up and down arrows situated right of the primary action bar. That is, a total of six Action Bars are available for interface, regardless of the manner in which they are displayed. | The advanced interface options allows a player to add up to four other action bars (bottom left, bottom right, right 1 and 2) to the screen. Doing so reduces the number of alternate Action Bars that are available via the up and down arrows situated right of the primary action bar. That is, a total of six Action Bars are available for interface, regardless of the manner in which they are displayed. | ||
A player may choose to have these Action Bars accessible via toggling of the gold arrows (the benefit being a screen with less clutter and better field of vision, an option sometimes chosen by melee classes), or may choose to have those bars displayed at all times (garnering the benefit of rapid access to a greater range of [[Ability|abilities]] and [[ | A player may choose to have these Action Bars accessible via toggling of the gold arrows (the benefit being a screen with less clutter and better field of vision, an option sometimes chosen by melee classes), or may choose to have those bars displayed at all times (garnering the benefit of rapid access to a greater range of [[Ability|abilities]] and [[spell]]s, an option typically chosen by [[casters]]). | ||