What's everyone's thoughts on the HUD/new icons for items? I was thinking the new HUD looks a lot cleaner and simpler. I'm looking forward to playing with it sometime over the next few days. What's everyone else think? Linky

me likely new items as i said in my doobs improvement post, ill get these to binary asap. i really like some of the new items, eye of skadi looks siiick

I don't know what I think yet... they are cooler but I don't know that I like them better than the old ones.

I don't know about the HUD, it looks more cluttered, and im not sure if I like the giant glyph button in the bottom right. Seems prone to missclicks. I do like how they made it so multiple units selected get put in place of the stats instead of stacked above it, I cant tell you how many times I right clicked a broodling when trying to move forward/back on bot lane. But ill probally get used to it in like 2-3 games.

As for items, ill get used to it, might need a game or 2 to adapt before I can see what items people have on a glance.

New Lion as well. I kinda liked it. Fits his voice a bit better, but I was getting used to the old one. I wonder if they're going to update any others?

I was actually so upset they changed the pictures on us i didnt see the new HUD. My feelings are the same tho, it looks "better", for kids that matters too, but it seems weird.

I got used to the new item icons faster than i thought i would, I am quite happy with them now!

I posted on the Dota dev forums furiously after this update. All in all - I love it. However I do have some gripes, comments:

* Lion: LOVE him. The old Lion did not match what I envisioned for his Lore. An overgrown Smurf with a creepy grin just wasn't nearly as threatening looking as he should have been.

THIS Lion rocks balls.

* The Shop icons for the most part look good except for Urn of Shadows - which should be zoomed out a bit on the artwork. I have no idea what in the hell the new Satanic is supposed to be. Elven boots look like bracers. It's dumb.

* The HUD is too crammed in the lower right corner. They need to move K/D/A and LH/D back to the top-right corner.

I hate having to look and squint down to find this information when I SHOULD be able to just glance quickly.

* Thank GOD for the new courier status on the HUD. Now there should be no excuse for stealing courier.... yet people still do it.

At least now it gives me an excuse to yell at people.

I'm pretty irritated about the gem of true sight change.

I totally agree on most of these points. The Satanic too a while to grow on me. After staring at it for a while, I realizing it's supposed to be a living scythe with teeth on the outside to steal health. Still, too much going on in too little a space.

The glyph, while larger and easier to see how much time is left until you can use again, is also a pain. Too many people don't hot key the courier and accidentally click it. Hot keys people, use them!

Once in a while.... when I do steal the courier without looking down at the HUD - it's ENTIRELY because of hotkey use and habit.

F2 > D F G > SPACE SPACE

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It just makes your artwork better, it's more obscure. You have to be legit to remember the pre-release Gem graphix!