Yeah, see now I kind of like the floaty-ness of it in a way. More consolidated HUDs tend to be less flexible.
But I do agree that for those just starting out, the initial set up is (in my mind) kinda messy. I imagine for a player totally new to the game it could be somewhat overwhelming (especially since as you level up the game just tosses spells in the next available hotbar space... what I'd prefer to see is that it pops up the spell description and gives you the icon to place on your hotbar instead of just placing it).
So yeah, I think more of a HUD-type UI would be good for those starting out, especially since it might give them a sort of connection with RPGs or even RTSes and so give them a little background. IE if they see their hotbars by default in the bottom right corner they'll probably know their abilities go there.
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