So, being a lazy sod in SOD. (ok, for reasons that escape me, I find that funny), I use the default UI. I didn't always, but since my last return to EQ I have. I run two hot bars at the bottom of my screen, and the rest of my screen is a complete mess. I won't post it here for fear of Brohg becoming so enraged that he flies to Canada and pummels me with a book on the zen of a clean screen. (ok, again admit that for reasons unknown, this statement amuses me.)
Anyway, the point of this post is related to a comment I just saw about the 3 spires. I haven't purchased them yet because... I have no room on my 2 hotbar buttons. There is nothing on there (20 buttons) that I don't actively use on a regular basis. This is including most of my 'emergency' type stuff like Union of spirits. I have no room any more for bear form or the 'use hitpoints for mana AA' and certainly not 3 spire buttons....
I think this problem started to occur more and more as more and more AAs were transferred from spells (like slow, malo line etc.)
I suspect I am not the only one with this kind of difficulty. As a boxer I try to keep my hot button mashing line up the same across the boxes. e.g. pet attack on mage and shaman on same hot button, main nuke used same on mage and druid, etc.
My question is, how are you folks dealing with this? I can't be the only one having this kind of shortage problem? Especially you boxers. I mean there is an answer for the single char player on just expanding to more buttons, but I don't have time to look for them quite often. I need them to be on a known cycle that I can do by direct routine.