Why the interface comes first
Most lost fights are information failures. The player did not see the cooldown, missed the audio cue or read the wrong bar. A tidy interface fixes that before any loadout does. These notes collect the settings I run across the games covered here, and the reasoning behind each one.
Treat them as a starting point. Monitors, eyes and habits differ. Change one thing at a time and play a few sessions before judging it.
Shooters: ARC Raiders, Tarkov and Warzone
- Field of view: raise it until the edges of the screen start to feel stretched, then step back slightly. Wider vision helps in corridors and hurts long-range reading.
- Crosshair and hit markers: keep them visible but small. A loud marker hides the target it is meant to confirm.
- Audio: use a mix that lifts footsteps and lowers explosions. Test it in a quiet match, not in the middle of a firefight.
- Sensitivity: pick a value you can flick and still hold steady. Write it down. Resetting after a driver update is common.
- Tarkov specifics: keep inventory sorting consistent. Your hands should know where the medical items sit without looking.
- ARC Raiders specifics: leave the extraction timer and quick-use slots uncluttered. Those two elements decide most runs.
Destiny 2
Ability cooldowns, super energy and ammo counts matter most. Hide anything that does not change a decision. Lower the effects intensity if explosions bury enemy outlines. On the controller side, check the deadzones once per season. They drift when hardware ages.
Keep the radar readable and the activity tracker near the edge, where a glance finds it and a firefight does not.
World of Warcraft
The default layout is generous with space and stingy with warnings. Move cooldown trackers close to the centre, shrink the chat window, and give your own debuffs a place they cannot be missed. Keybinds should follow priority: the most used ability under the strongest finger, utilities on the modifier layer.
- Group frames: place them where your eyes already travel during a pull.
- Nameplates: show only enemy casts and threat. Everything else is noise.
- Addons: install few, update them before each raid night and remove anything you stopped using.
A short testing routine
Change one setting. Play three sessions. Note whether you reacted faster or felt more tired. Keep it if the answer is yes. Revert it if the answer is no. Dry, repetitive and effective.
If one of these settings broke something for you, or you found a better value, write to info@afairshot.org.