Customize the UI?

[Scar.1793]

Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you use an addon whitelisted by Anet that enhance the UI? Such as the addon that highlight the mouse cursor (which I always lose on my screen somehow). Wish we could edit the UI just as in GW1 but sadly nope.

[Skynet.7201]

People, including myself, have been asking for that for years. I've never understood why it's not customizable like GW1.

[Aigleborgne.2981]

It's one of the bad things in GW2, especially because we had it in GW1.I guess we will never have it at this point.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

There are a number of greenlit projects that add to the UI, meaning that their 3rd party developer has consulted with someone at ANet who has said, "looks okay, doesn't violate any rules." (Not an endorsement, not a guarantee that the code won't get hacked; just a sign that ANet won't action your account simply for its use.)

Those include:

• GW2 TacO, the tactical overlay that includes route markers for various destinations (HP or chests or scavenger hunt items), plus a ranger marker, a compass, and tactical timers for certain events (e.g. some raid bosses). All sorts of plug-ins available with custom marker packs, the best being those from Tekkit's Workshop. Also can show world event timers.
• Augmented Tyria is an overlay that adds custom information to the maps, e.g. routes for map completion
• GW2 Timer, besides being a great website offers an overlay with similar features: timers, routes for vendors with variable locations, farming routes, etc
• YOLO Mouse, includes various cursor additions
• ArcDPS, the only greenlit DPS meter currently. It also comes with a build/gear saving and loadout utility (and you can use the one without the other).