So, I'd assume a lot of people who still play haven't played with the old HUD. IMO it was much better, and a bit cleaner as well. So, why not give us the option to use the old HUD and item icons over the newer ones? I assume this wouldn't be to hard for GH to implement... but you know what happens when you assume. As well as being something nice GH could do to show they are working on the game more than just keeping the servers up and events coming along with promos.
Just my thoughts anyways.
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That's a no, more or less.