Spiral Knights - why a new UI??? (returning player)

why a new UI??? (returning player)

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Mon, 07/01/2013 - 07:41

Kickthebucket

i haven't touched the game since late december (more precise, steam holiday sale) started it to see the new changes around the time of the UI (so didn't realy noticed it since i was just in the ready room) and now a few months later i decided to start up the game with it's new "improved" UI

i know this question has been asked before (i'm sure it has, i can't imagine anybody liking this forced change) but why in gods name did they decide to change the UI? or not even just change... they fricking deleted stuff and flipped the whole thing upside down????? why OOO???

1) where the hell is the crown/ce meter? why did you delete this? did anybody ask you to do this??!!
2) why the F' are the healthbar and pickup bar switched??? (it was good the way it was... why the hell did you change this? it's realy anoying and this is the main reason why comming here!)
3) wtf is up with the vails? they look like crap! realy doesn't fit the spiral knight design (neither does the whole UI change for that matter but these just look teribad)

don't think i will stick around to see the sprites hit this game -_- it just looks bad now and god is it anoying for old players to get used to this crappy change...

so, the only question remains is "why" as i'm sure other people said it sucked when it hit...

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 07:53

Grugwasasailor

The answer, my friend.

is blowing in the wind

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 08:38

Kamishinlnoyari

See the April 3 update discussion.

600 posts...Three Rings showed us that they don't care, they don't need feedback. You already wasted too much time at making this thread.
P.S:::Check the "Retro UI" thread at Treasure Vault and sign if you are interested!

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 08:33

Kamishinlnoyari

Double post.

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 09:15

Klockworx

...

Waambulence.

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 09:18

Little-Juances

Poorly executed? maybe...
But facelifting the game once in a while to keep it alive can be a good thing in theory.

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 09:38

Lanieu

I still hate it. If they

I still hate it. If they give us back the constant crown/ce count, I'll shut up.

But as of now, I hate it.

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 10:00

Kickthebucket

@Little-Juances i agree a

@Little-Juances

i agree a 100% that renewel can be a good thing :D but it has to tie into the game haha this UI update came as a suprise, actualy changed a lot of stuff for the worst (or are just plain annoying)

the healthbar at the bottem was actualy nice... now it's cramped into the upper corner where the old multibar was (and still had the bottom healthbar) with a huge ass pic wich has even less use.

and removing the crown/ce bar??? the person who is to blame for these deserves a high five... in the face... with his desk -_-

this game never anoyed me, never did i hate an update but this is just, i dunno anoying and unnecessary to say the least :(

shame these topics will fly under the radar and/or OOO doesn't give a flying @#^à

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 10:39

Iapnez

The new UI isn't as intrusive

The new UI isn't as intrusive while playing. It reveals more of the playing field, especially on the bottom which was originally blocked by a stupidly big health bar display. Now it's five translucent icons. The health bar at the top of the screen is fine, but it would have been good if they'd centered it.

Most of the graphics actually look a lot better now, UI wise. The game was starting to look incredibly dull and boring (even if it is currently). I like the new UI, but I'd like a persistent CR/CE/ME meter on the UI again. I hate having to open my inventory just to see how many CR I've got.

Steps forward and steps backward at the same time. Oh well, at least they're trying.

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 12:02

Mtax

Reason to making that crap was hidding energy meter
,, To make game unlinnear "
~Dev.

Hahahahahahaha, lol.

Btw, welcome back to SK. Enjoy our actual nerfest.

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 23:39

#10

Kimahsonite

I agree with Malsvir-Branea.

I agree with Malsvir-Branea. The only thing I don't like about the new UI is the lack of the crowns/energy meter on the HUD (it doesn't make the game any less 'linear' OOO).

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 00:12

#11

Klipik-Forum

! ! !

Three Rings.

If there was a 650+ post discussion thread,
A multitude of small threads about the same thing,
Many suggestions about how it could be fixed,
Numerous players returning from long breaks and voicing their concerns,
New players being confused by things that were much clearer in the old version,
And even cautionary and negative feedback before release,

...
...
...

WHY WILL YOU NOT EVEN TELL US THE REASON FOR THE CHANGES?

P.S: my opinion on the new UI:

http://i.imgur.com/desqBmp.jpg
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/77805?page=3#comment-682320

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 01:01

#12

Xtweeterx

Ugh. This again?

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 04:49

#13

Iamnoone

@Klipik

"TELL US", tell who?
The few who are here, are carrying enough alts to make them look like they have a fan base.

Haven't you noticed; people left/leaving in droves, forum people vanishing, guilds desperately recruiting trying to have enough guildies to make upkeep each week. (If not, hang out front of the ah on Thursday nights.), the ah sales are dropping faster than a cake that is falling. (2* items aren't selling for crap anymore. No noobs to sell to.) In fact, when's the last time you saw a noob anywhere in the game?

It's often said that people will play out a game and move on. Change is normal. People go on with their lives. Well, of the hundreds of friends, guildies and follow forums I've become friends with who have left, only three stopped playing to continue with their education. All the rest...
"The UI is an eye sore. I can't stand to open SK's anymore. CYA."
"This UI sucks. The powers that be don't care."
"They don't care about us. The new UI proves it."
"Sorry, I just hate this UI to play here anymore. I'll check back from time to time to see if they change it back."
"I'm not playing anymore. They're ruining SK. It's not what it used to be. I can't stand this UI."
"I'm done. This UI is too hard to use."
"I'm going to **** with everyone else."
and so on and so on and so on.

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 05:05

#14

Gravelord-Caste

/reply Xtweeterx

It's not quite the same thing as the previous threads.

/r OP: As far as I can see, they changed it because they wanted something "shiny" and "new" or "different", and not for any real practical reason. The official reason to hide the CE and CR was to make the game "nonlinear" (I'll find Nick's quote later), which would work if the players had the mindsets of three-year-olds.

EDIT: Here it is So, for the record, it wasn't to make the game "nonlinear", but my point afterwards still stands.

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 07:23

#15

Lanieu

@Gravelord

That is still a terrible reason by Nick.

After ~2 years of loyalty and then poof, UI change. It is like a slap in the face. There should be the option to keep the old UI since there was such a huge backlash against it.

Customer is always right.

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 08:13

#16

Gravelord-Caste

/reply Lanieu

That is still a terrible reason by Nick.

Aye, that too. I think it only reinforced people's mindsets about CE and CR instead of dispelling it, for lack of a better term.

After ~2 years of loyalty and then poof, UI change. It is like a slap in the face. There should be the option to keep the old UI since there was such a huge backlash against it.

There've been requests on the first day for the rollback, which is a pretty good indicator that the dev team have royally screwed up. The fact that they didn't do anything about this is a terrible indicator of their priorities and/or protocols.

Customer is always right.

I'm a customer and I say that Nick has been hoarding all the Shinies and whipping all his subordinates with a whip-thin mustache, all because he's a greedy sloime who doesn't listen to us. And the box with the crazy eyebrows from the asylum is actually Eury.

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 08:36

#17

Notgreatpig

I have to say one thing

Change is life.

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 10:41

#18

Xtweeterx

^ this

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 11:13

#19

Kickthebucket

if they would just changed

if they would just changed the appearance of the UI i wouldn't have even minded the change (still would think it's ugly as hell though)

sure some people actualy like the new layout... i don't! and i think there are enough players who think the same way...

and yes the crown/ce display is/was a bad choice, AND nick's reply to it was everything but decent -_- he could just have gone and said something like "we felt like it" and wouldn't sound any diffrent.

@Xtweeterx...

i don't know if you can read, but i CLEARLY stated that i took a brake from the game BEFORE the ui update, this means i DIDN'T come to the forums, DID NOT get a feel of the UI through gameplay... and also said that the searchfunction on this forums is the biggest piece of crap -_-

so either stay out or shut up if it bothers you that much when old players return and want to know why...

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 21:57

#20

Xtweeterx

@Kickthebucket

I can read, dude. -.-. How would I have not responded to anything at all? Also, don't be jumping to conclusions, but as ridiculous as it sounds, i've also been playing for 2 years. Plus, I'm actually cool with the new UI. I feel it needed a buff since I started geting bored 2 weeks before it happened.

Wed, 07/03/2013 - 12:43

#21

Redblades

Y U DO DIS

Wed, 07/03/2013 - 12:56

#22

Traevelliath

The UI change, while annoying to veterans, is honestly not that unbearable. Takes a bit to get used to, but once you do, it does everything you need it to do.

Wed, 07/03/2013 - 13:44

#23

The-Mighty-Potato

OOO felt like trying to commit suicide

The old OOO was perfect, but now I have to press I or whatever every time I want to see how many crowns/energy I have. In what way did you think this would be better OOO?

Wed, 07/03/2013 - 17:16

#24

Heron

If you did not like the ui

If you did not like the ui change, wait until you see what 000 has up their sleeves in the next upcoming patch.
From past experience, our opinions or feedback do not matter. Live and learn.

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