Quote Originally Posted by RiverBummer View Post
Sure - but when's the last time anyone took the time to read the fine print on the pile of 12 gauge shot gun shells thrown on the cluttered table to discern the bird shot from the buck shot when the hood decided to come attack you in your home without calling ahead to make a reservation? This segues into another game deficiency in managing runes (and the lack of rune/formation/equipment preset buttons) but the kind of accidents I am speaking of usually occur when one is trying to manage runes while under duress of an attack or to change out rune configurations for World Events Baal/Cerb) or PvP etc. or do on the fly improvements to runes between combat rounds etc. Stuff can fly by fast and furious and the natural human reflex is to go on form/shape/color. Why make the runes so uniquely colorful and shapely and give the false impression that there's uniqueness to that convention. Clearly there was an original design concept to leverage unique shapes and colors based on class of rune that someone later dropped or got cut from budget when hey decided to take the game public and save a few pennies not editing the gif images to make them all unique.
Paragraphs man, paragraphs.

Aside that, I realize it's easier if they're all unique and distinct but the text is right in front of you either way. I am just as frustrated as you are with the lack of easy presets but it's pretty hard to confuse "Preciseness" with "Nimbleness", even in the "heat of the moment". Slow down a tiny bit and make sure you're doing the right thing. It also helps if your runes are well-organized so that if you need to you can swap entire formations in under a minute.

So this isn't me telling you your idea sucks. I think it's a great idea, but in the meantime I'm suggesting more caution so you don't lose runes.