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?
Speaking purely for myself:
As long as im able to put those spells on my hotbar and use them just they way they are used now ...
I dont really care what other methods they implement for others.
