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These really are much better.

I like how the icon for battleship is more bulky than cruiser. And cruiser have these wings as to suggest it is more nimble than bulkier battleship.

All capitals have the same theme going, and they still are recognizable.

I would prefer, if Npc icons remain as they are right now, theres nothing wrong with them. Also wrecks and cans should be the same as they are on Tq.

I did my own take on icons- it's rough, but I'm working on them.

http://go-dl1.eve-files.com/media/1505/iconsrough.png

All of them have transparency. The only ones I really don't like of the current SISI ones are the BS ones- they don't look BS-like, at least to me.

Once this hits TQ people are going to be upset.

They probably won't leave the game over it, but it'll certainly contribute to their distrust and irritation with CCP for screwing with yet more things that aren't broken.

But it will be a full success. Metrics will show 100% usage! Even when they make them optional, they will probably make the new ones as default and therefore have a much higher useage than the old ones => op success.

I have to agree entirely here. Same goes for the new map. I completely see where you are trying to make a more modern, stronger game, and it is appreciated entirely.

However, you really have to consider how much of this game players actually teach to other or new players. Basically, the veterans have to be happy with a feature first and foremost - remember we are teaching the new players what we know, about brackets, how to use the map, how to read in a grid and make decisions. I would be very curious, say, if you released metrics on the usage of the new map; I had to turn the thing off to be able to scan properly, and set up routes. Which in turn, if a new player asks how to do things, I will say, turn that new shiny thing off, I can't show you any of the underlying function under all that flash.

Same applies here really. If there was a button to turn this off when it goes live, I would literally PAY for the ability to turn the new thing off permanently. It is imperative that the people who play the game, day in and day out, are happy with the feature more than new blood, as the only way new blood sticks with this game is from older players holding their hand for a good while, with some exceptions.

It's not just backlash because we have had it a certain way for a while either. Like the changes to Dscan were MARVELOUS, I don't think a single person could have take an issue with making that extremely more functional just by adding a more informative slider, while not mucking with the original functionality. New features did not actually interfere with an established thing. Here, they still do.

The changes to overview customization are another great new feature; they really didn't cause more than a hiccup for a day and everyone was sorted. Notifications are good too, because you can turn them off. Please let us turn these icons OFF and have it be normal. PLEASE.

Give us an option and let the usage statistics do the talking.

Hi there,

as for the new NPCs icons , that are still in Test Server ( for now ) - personally me, I cannot differ them. They look so much the same, just.. little not good looking, I rather prefer the old ones.

Maybe make any new icons with letters? For example - frigate - with F instead of icon, C for cruiser , BC - battlecruiser and probably BPS for battleship. Or maybe same symbol ( circle ) for all of them but lesser or bigger....it would be much better than these icons, really!


Greets from me:)

In general, the icons are too busy / detailed in some cases (e.g. beacon icon, drones). The details distract from the relevant things, make it difficult to track things when lot of those busy icons are grouped together on field. Sometimes less is more, less detail/art more iconic, more abstract would be better IMO.

Please fill player icons.We can't see any brackets in battle. http://i.imgur.com/BABmlnP.jpg I like CCP Arrow's filled player icons style and '' +'' marked NPC icons.

Citation UI MODERNIZATION - ICON STRATEGY: ''Once we had iterated on the Ship Groups we wanted to also tackle NPC ships and make them consistent so that all ship groups would have the same base look. We re-authored all icons tied to NPCs, making them visually consistent with player ships with an added ‘+’ icon in the upper-right corner to identify NPC ships specifically. This was to address the fact that some NPCs can be neutral and are therefore displayed in the same white color as player ships but also to ensure that we are not using color as the primary method of identification but rather as a secondary emphasis. This is part of our ongoing mission to use shapes as the primary way of identifying UI objects, which should cater specifically well to those with color blindness, but is also simply a proven preferred way for all humans to store information.'' http://cdn1.eveonline.com/www/newssystem/media/66945/1/Concept_NewOverviewIcons_NPCShipsEnemy_V2.png