Tombanjo Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I'm going to need big hat validation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 It's cleaner, but I liked the old look better. Also, the banner slideshow should really be clickable/linked. I was just like "Hmm, never really paid attention to whatever Showdown is, I'll take a look... *click...click...no link, bored now*" which kind of defeats the purpose of the ad: otherwise, it's just a distracting part of the site that moves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tionas Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 This is the only forum I know that doesn't shrink to fit my browser size. I have to scroll to read anything. Is anyone else using chrome and using less than fullscreen windows? its so big, I don't know if I like it or not. I mean, its HUGE peoples avatars are over 3 " tall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRC Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I am direly missing "go to first unread post". That and I had to spend the effort to find an avatar, because the default is terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausplosions Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Go to first unread post needs a return. As does some semblance of functionality on Mobiles without having to use the ugly mobile version. It needs to scale to browser size. I'd like to see a list of recent posts, instead of recent threads. Just a few. Overall not bad. I think I like the new look more, but the old one functioned better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonasty Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thought the site was pretty awful but then I realized I was using my (probably outdated) version of IE to check it out. Switched to Firefox and everything looks pretty and not cut off. So far the site is interesting, gonna need some time with it I guess. Also I love that the other games are all getting their own forums. Especially Through the Breach as it means we'll hopefully see it on shelves sometime soon! (Maybe...) One thing I'm already missing, Wyrd specific graphics, emojis, whatever the hell they're called. Can't add plus or minus fate symbols or flaming puppets or nothing. Hope that's not a limitation of the new format. They made quoting rules for discussion much better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwarbosss Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I like it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Nathan>> just FYI,... the mouseover on the leftmost icons in places like the showcase thread,.. it reads "popularny",.. which i'm pretty sure is a typo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaine Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Going to take a while to get used to it but looking good so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serigala Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I'm sure there are many new features that will prove useful, when I've actually found them, though I willl admit I am not a terribly sophisticated user. I can't help but notice the amount of redundant space on the screen however. Avatars and profile now take up as much space as posts. Is there a way to change the layout to change the balance between posts and 'other stuff' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierzasty Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Sorry, but the new look's barely readable for me. I don't know who had the idea of bright USERNAME BARS HEY DO YOU KNOW WHO POSTED THIS HERE'S THEIR USERNAME!!!!1! (oh and some post content), but now I have to focus consciously to read the actual content. Not an improvement at all. (if there's a way to switch them to plain usernames in the old-style layout, let me know and I'll take back my complaints) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Mcmold Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 New forum/site looks great. I really like the layout of the posts and bigger avatars. Coloring looks calming and I prefer it to brighter ones.. Only problem I have is that I've lost all my subscribed threads and some of that stuff is buried deep in the bowels of Miniature Showcase and Matters. I should've probably bookmarked the ones with useful paining/modelling tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanerozzell Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I'm liking the new look forum, congrats guys on the smooth switch (well I presume it was smooth ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaxiamander Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I can see much of the value that the new format offers, but am concerned that others may be having a problem similar to mine. While browsing on an older computer, the amount of "moving parts", as it were, slows the forum to such a crawl that it is no longer a relaxing or enjoyable experience to browse the forums, pausing to load every time I scroll up or down the page with only a single tab of the website open; further, managing multiple tabs of the webpage, as I often do while reading forums, is nearly impossible. Is there any way to offer a more bare-bones visual option to readers? As for whether I like the new layout or not, I'm finding the page feels much more cluttered, but things seem to move more smoothly. I think I might need to get used to things before I can really say if I like the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 For me, the user info is actually really disconcerting- it used to be where folks' sigs would go, which I like to read, but now I see the next poster's BIG NAME (which eliminates any interesting capitalization) and a bunch of info I ignore... and I'm so used to seeing the username vertically aligned with the avatar, which makes it actually harder for me to scan for username... this last part is probably a matter of getting used to it, but the rest are functionality issues IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darios Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 strange forrmat for threads.... will take a while getting used to it. ^^ but overall: not bad... ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 strange forrmat for threads.... will take a while getting used to it. ^^ My thoughts exactly. Looks like many of the avatars will be changed Including mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierzasty Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 And I'm not really happy that 1.5ed chat is now nowhere to be found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted February 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Can you point to a date when the last post was made in there? There are several areas that either got absorbed or archived. That is one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierzasty Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Well, if I could find it I'd tell you I know that when I came here 1-2 weeks ago (before the forum engine change) there was still an old ed rule section, I can't find it now and I double-checked. If 1.5ed rule/tactics chat material is still around and you could point me to it, I'd appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Out of curiousity will the old members galleries be migrating at some point? No rush just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 edit- never mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 I like the mobile version. It's not as pretty but it is functional, and much easier to navigate post with on my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 The giant user bars are somewhat distracting. More importantly, I'm finding it really difficult to tell the difference between threads with unread posts and those without unread posts. It's rather frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonasty Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 More importantly, I'm finding it really difficult to tell the difference between threads with unread posts and those without unread posts. It's rather frustrating. This. I have no idea what's read vs unread, I can't tell which posts I've posted in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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