Buttons, not glyphs, for spells

Dvorak
Journeyman
The glyph thing would be cool... if it worked. But fully a third of the time when I'm casting, I draw the glyph for war chant, but the heal aria gets cast instead. (And yes, I'm drawing the right glyph.)

It wastes mana and is especially bad because the heal spell will actually strengthen enemy dominators, wasting *even more* of my mana undoing the health the bug just gave them.

I see what you're going for, but the glyphs just don't work. Technomages don't use things that don't work. Give us spell buttons, please. They'll be easier to code and more functional.
LoKro
Arcanist
i like the glyphs, its more "active" - just be more careful. i was having the same problem as you until i started being more precise, now it never happens.
Lakuja
Enlightened
Drawing Z can be anything in your spell arsenal. I've casted everything that you can possibly cast by drawing Z. Especially bad when you get on a bigger fight.. most of the time you get "unknown rune"..

And my Z are in lack of better word "perfect".
Gabriel
Awakened
I enjoy drawing the runes for the spells, but I hate casting wards in a fight with a spirit when I've drawn a perfect Z. Maybe buttons or more complex things for the spells you won't cast in a fight, like catchers and wards while leaving the runes for the battle spells (healing/fighting)?
Drakari
Journeyman
I have never had issues drawing a recognizable Z, so I don't know what you're all going on about.
Seil
Awakened
Aria of light used to be an issue with me but now it happens INCREDIBLY rarely. And I have never cast anything else while aiming for war chant. Anyone that manages a ward with a Z must be WAY off lol.
Lakuja
Enlightened
Seil
Aria of light used to be an issue with me but now it happens INCREDIBLY rarely. And I have never cast anything else while aiming for war chant. Anyone that manages a ward with a Z must be WAY off lol.


Nah, it doesn't need to be way off. It can be perfect and still read incorrectly. Wait until you get into a big fight that lasts for long.
Temalyen
Journeyman
I tend to have the problem with Z's as well. I can draw a goddamn perfect "Z" and get "Unknown Rune." I've never cast heal when drawing a Z, though.

A problem I do have often is I'll draw a warp or dewarp rune (doesn't matter which) and get "Only Dominators can be harvested" That's my biggest complaint. I'll be trying to dodge a spell and it'll think I'm trying to harvest the enemy.
Lakuja
Enlightened
"Fun" thing to have in a battle is try to warp on something and realize you've started to cast catcher.. works with dewarp as well.

Now these things don't happen always in fights, but often enough to be annoying.
BigWuss
Awakened
I say keep the Glyphs. I can see where you are coming from though. If I use my wife's iPhone to play I occasionally get the same issues as you do. However, if I am on my iPad I never have a problem. I think it is just the nature of the beast. As a note, they really need to upgrade the app to an "HD" version for iPad users.

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