MMO veteran Greg Street has spoken out about the problem plaguing combat systems in MMOs, and he says it's not tab-targeting, but instead the "bajillion buff and debuff icons" used in an attempt to convey information.
Street has been on the MMO block for quite some time, so it's safe to say he knows his stuff. From serving as the lead systems designer on World of Warcraft, to joining Riot Games and working on its League of Legends MMO, and becoming the studio head of Fantastic Pixel Castle, which is currently working on a fantasy MMORPG codenamed Ghost, he's done plenty within the genre. Speaking on Twitter recently, it sounds like he and the rest of his team have been discussing what they think the biggest problems are in MMO combat systems.
