A World of Warcraft preview has been posted at Games Domain. Here's a little something about the interface:
Said interface is simple, easy to use, and unobtrusive, even in its current beta state. In some online games at the moment, the interface takes up almost half the screen - a ludicrous situation: not everyone has a 1600x1200 monitor. Your chosen abilities are listed in a line along the bottom of the screen, a simple life and mana bar at the top left, and mini-map showing landscape, monsters, group-mates and other points of interest close-by at the top right of the screen. Menus for skills and inventory can be accessed through the bottom bar or simple key presses. Other menus -- quests, for example -- are context sensitive, and pop up when you need them - usually by interacting with the appropriate NPC by right-clicking the mouse. |