Less clutter on the UI, yes. So, instead of 2 Buttons for Menacing Attack, you just have 1. I click on Menacing Attack button and if my melee weapon is out, it applies to my melee weapon when I attack. If my ranged is out, it applies to my ranged. What's the point? The point is I have more room on my tiny hotbar to put things. My UI isn't being cluttered up with non-essential buttons.
OK. I see what you mean about toggling back and forth between Melee and Ranged. So, you are right. How else would you switch. Good call out.
Off Hand, fair point. You might want to attack with off hand first. Okay, but can we have that put somewhere better than thrown randomly onto the hotbar? It often gets kicked to the second hotbar or lost in the clutter. I like your popup window idea. See below for what I'm thinking, which I think is what you're thinking.
Sneak Attack. Wait. I think I see when you might run into an issue without having a separate Sneak Attack button. If you have multiple attacks with your main hand, you may want to attack without Sneak Attack on your first main attack but use it on your Second Main Attack. OK. So it would need to remain as a separate button.
Help Button. One of the main points of the Medicine skill is to use to Help downed characters, stabilizing them so they don't die. So, it should be rolled each time you are attempting to stabilize a character who is dying.
OK. You don't like getting rid of 2 buttons per Special Maneuver like Menacing Attack. What if, instead, we did this? Instead of all the hotbar buttons with all those melee and ranged special attacks, why not create a popup window if you right click on the Melee or Ranged Attack buttons?
So, want to do Menacing Attack as a Melee weapon? Right click on the Melee Attack button and a window pops up with an option for Menacing Attack, Pushing Attack, Tripping Attack, Cleave, Lacerate, etc. Want to do Pushing Attack Ranged? Right click on Ranged Attack and a similar popup appears so you can see all your options listed there. Want to do Sneak Attack? Same thing. Want to do Off Hand Attack? Same. Then, Sneak Attack toggle would be below the Melee and Ranged Attack Buttons.
