My name doesn't start with SOE, but here'S some input:
- I agree on increasing the icon limit. Allowing us to hide certain icons would be another possibility but it sounds more complicated. I usually solve it by just scrolling all my self-maintained buffs out of the way.
- I further agree that some of the icons that are currently only in effects logically would belong (also) into the maintained spells window.
- I do not agree on duplicates. I think the effects window should show all buffs I have on me, even if I maintain some of them myself. But of course you could make it optional.
- I am not sure if I like the idea of a separate detrimental maintained window, seen from how it would take up more screen real estate and how it would split my attention between two parts of the screen.
- In addition, I would like to be able to cancel spells from the maintained window without having to right click (currently it's next to impossible to mod that).
- Further addition: a right click options window for effects (not sure about maintained) allowing us to select how we want it sorted.
PS: Moving this to a better forum (I think), since all of this is for SOE to implement.