User Interface Feedback

[Samhayne]

If you have specific, constructive comments about the revised User Interface, please post them here.

Please only post your thoughts after playing. Also, please be specific. Saying you don't like something without being specific as to what you don't like isn't very helpful. If you provide specifics about what exactly you think, it's much more helpful and useable for us.

Thanks!

[Yvonnel]

The quest available checkbox.

When my finger slides on the virtual joystick, I accidentally activate it (I have pretty large fingers).

Verizon Samsung Fascinate.

[Samhayne]

The quest available checkbox.

When my finger slides on the virtual joystick, I accidentally activate it (I have pretty large fingers).

On which device are you playing on? Please include the device as there are different User Interfaces for different devices.

[Skeletonlord]

Better than last version

[StompArtist]

This interface is by far superior to the older interface.

There is one thing I really do not like it is the "exit level" button, too easy to click and I think this should be a "close menu" button instead, exit level should not be that easy to do and it is not very clear on how to close the menu overlay once it's up...

Playing on HTC Incredible

[bronislav84]

I found a bug already. When you have the chat open you can scroll up but not down. The down arrow is missing for me. My Touch 4g.

[Growwle]

The quest available checkbox.

When my finger slides on the virtual joystick, I accidentally activate it (I have pretty large fingers).

On which device are you playing on? Please include the device as there are different User Interfaces for different devices.

I have the same problem on my DROID x2 Android v 2.3.3

[WhoIsThis]

Thoughts and recommendations:

1. Emotes should be placed in the previous position for easy access.

2. Pots should be visible in town to see how many a player has on hand in case they need to get more.

3. Too easy to hit the quest button; lethal in pvp.

4. I gotta admit, I'm not too sold on this chat system.

Otherwise it looks usable. Perhaps the button to hide 8 skills could be switched with the emotes as it isn't used often unlike emotes which are.

Edit:

After playing with it some more, I'd strongly advocate the older set.

[Hankomachos]

My only problem is the emote location.
I prefer it to be available, like right under the menu button.

[bronislav84]

The quick chat is used often, and is just not thumb friendly where it is.

On small device screens the thumbs rest comfortably on the bottom left and right. Reaching for the chat and the quick chat where they are is inconvenient in a dungeon where often you don't have time to move your thumb three inches before you have to pot or heal.

The same thing as I said in SL and got no Dev replies.

[krazii]

Hey Sam,

I have a question. Is there one layout for all devices? I play on IPad and have plenty of room for lot's of things, but I can imagine a phone might get crowded. I ask this because I don't want to ask for things if it's just not feasible. The new layout is okay, but again, on the Ipad, the joystick is in an very awkward place and IMO should be moved lower where my hand holds the ipad and is more accessible with my thumb. Also, I really enjoy using emotes in both PL and SL, but the current way of having to press two buttons to access the emotes is just unusable, is there a way they could be placed across the entire bottom of the screen and be there permanently (or an option to enable/disable?).

Thanks,

[Yvonnel]

Somewhere there is a guide to using emotes without the emote button.....

Here it is.....

Use Emotes Without the Emote Button

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[Reggin]

Sam... Epic win when it comes to implementing the SL interface into PL, except the quest button being so close to joystick on my droid x.

Love that you guys took all the negative feedback about how annoying and intuitive having to switch skill bars is and how annoying managing cooldowns is in SL and left all skills visible in PL.

Any chance SL will get the same love in the near future?

[Moogerfooger]

The quest available checkbox.

When my finger slides on the virtual joystick, I accidentally activate it (I have pretty large fingers).

Verizon Samsung Fascinate.

I am already having this problem as well, just as in SL (with the old new quick chat icon being too close to the virtual joystick). Quest checkbox (a dislike ever since it popped up, personally...just more clutter on the screen) is very close to the virtual joystick on my iPhone 3GS.

[Moogerfooger]

This interface is by far superior to the older interface.

There is one thing I really do not like it is the "exit level" button, too easy to click and I think this should be a "close menu" button instead, exit level should not be that easy to do and it is not very clear on how to close the menu overlay once it's up...

Playing on HTC Incredible

Sorry, completely disagree. The old and not broken UI was far superior to this one. The squirrels also agree with me

[Flickz]

This interface is by far superior to the older interface.

There is one thing I really do not like it is the "exit level" button, too easy to click and I think this should be a "close menu" button instead, exit level should not be that easy to do and it is not very clear on how to close the menu overlay once it's up...

Playing on HTC Incredible

I also use the incredible, my only major problems are the quest icon above the joystick and having to click the chat box to talk. Other then that i liked the emotes where they were and the new messaging system is great.

[Samhayne]

We would ask that you please refrain from expressing your opinions and instead focus on concrete feedback, such as "if this button was moved slightly on this platform it would work better for me because..."

Thanks!

[Zapoke]

This is what I think about the new layout on my iPod touch 4G:

Positives-
- New menu looks better better then the last one.
- Can't accidentally turn skill page anymore.
- Have access to all "sections" of the menu without needing to navigate

Negatives-
- Emotes menu is to hard to get to now.
- Joystick stays visible in the menu.
- Dislike new spots for chat. More convenient before.
- Quest help box is in the way, sometimes.

Ideas
- Move emotions back.
- Make options to turn off quest help, and to put chat like before.

Hope this helps. O.o

[RedRyder]

For chat, we can't scroll down since the skill is blocking it as shown in my attachment. Everything else seems kinda clumped together and easily pressed by accident. The UI is real different, but nothing that we can't get used to.

After those issues are fixed, that it'll be a vast improvement. Thanks for the crafting too (even though it's uncraftable ATM, but In time )

[Suntv]

Well Sam, here's my comment as an iPad user:

First of all the chat should be put back down on the screen, there we had 5 lines visible. Now it's on top with 1/3/9 lines. 3 chatlines vissible is too few to folow any chat. All lines (9 or so) take up to much visibility. With 9 chatlines you can't really look forward.

Second, the loss of an instant accessible emote menu in 2 stages is not so good. It takes too many clicks to get the menu up. Might be good to put that one back in the old position.

Third, if you click the menu-shield top left, you get these HUGE buttons that reflect avatar, world, exit, etc. Then if you click one you get the small (flatter) buttons. Why make an extra button layer? I'd suggest to put the old buttons back.

So basicly the update is great, except for the layout. In my study I did some research after "usability" of interfaces and programs. This might be a step back from where you guys were.

Hope you can use some of my input!