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Nope... still not used to the new icons. In fact they're somehow getting more confusing with practice and, as a result, I'm playing less. Just the facts.

Serious Question:

I've been skimming reddit to see if there was any other icon rage threads anywhere else outside of Eve Forums.

I cannot seem to find any. Even on TMC and other fan sites I find few negative comments about the new icons...and even some positive ones... in articles where Carnyx is featured or reviewed.

Hell, I've even seen "Thank for the New Icons, CCP!!!" labels on cargo containers outside of trade hub stations.
( 3 to 1 vegas odds that Rio jettisoned them......)


Am I missing 1/2 of the outrage here? Can anyone provide any links to other threadnaughts or a least cruiser sized threads
where this discussion is also taking place?


I just can't believe that a change that has spawned 100+ pages here, could not be mirrored on other sites.

Thanks in advance.

Dan

O.K. , I can possibly accept that there are 10 + posters on THIS thread that are doing most of the critical posting over
the new icon changes.......but have YOU seen any other threads like this.....anywhere else? Reddit.....TMC Forums....anywhere?

I'm trying to grasp the scope of the upheaval here. I'm doing a rough count of toons that favor vs those who do not on the topic for a side project. A lot of anger and passion in this thread, and I would assume that this discussion/debate must be raging on more than just this one platform.

Dan

I thought that as well, but I've read every post over since it formed, and just quickly scanned through 80% of this thread on three screens and there is no links that i can find.

There are a few links to other threads in regards to the Old Map / New Map discussion, and the Entosis link debate, but absolutely nothing I can find that directs me to other threads anywhere else, on this site or others in relationship to
mass complaints about this icon change.





Dan

Check it. I'm 100% sure that there was a link to some russian forum if is not removed from ISD. Even there was a vote regarding the icons

"I Survived the Summer Icon Rage" commemorative t-shirts will be going on sale soon. Wear yours at the next EVE FanFest!

Then there's the oddity vision/color problems out there that don't get as much attention. Thankfully, they (usually!) don't impact computer monitor viewing as much as the standard colorblind variants. For example, 'night blind' and other types of vision issues where amount and/or type of light causes colors to not be accurate. Don't ask me to drive anywhere at dusk when the directions include looking for certain colored landmarks, that time of day outside has all vision in grey tones with screaming red lights the only other 'colors' available. Street signs with a green or black background and white letters are completely blank to me. At least I can see tail lights and stop lights, right??

Random non-Eve factoid. The ordering of Green Amber Red on stop lights are in a specific order across (most/all?) countries, for this very reason. So the color blind can still 'see' that one light is at least glowing, and know what to do while driving.

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Back to Eve info. Is there an image or something up to show what changes, if any, are inbound to icons with the mini-expansion? Time's running out on this last account, want to see if it's worth tacking more time onto it.

Any memo yet on this fast track release cycle that's giving the player base half baked, half finished, and sometimes broken/buggy 'new!' shinys and it possibly slowing down for better Quality Testing before feeding it to the unwashed paying masses? Riding the brakes might save CCP some headaches with 1) bug lists with each release, 2) howling masses faced with unwanted and/or changes for change sake not for improvement of game play, 3) time to read and actually use feedback from Sisi threads, therefore possibly short circuiting some of the shrieks and gnashing of teeth that piles up on forum threads.

An angry customer base is only a plus when it at least feels listened to, not repeatedly blown of and 'insulted'. Happy customers tend to spend more of their hard collected cash on a company that gives at least a few bones tossed in their direction. And admission of Kender Oops! moments along with apologies buys a loyalty that can't be quantified in a spreadsheet or statistics number crunch. Sarcasm as a customer service technique is not a positive to have for very long, ladies and gents of CCP. And pride goeth before a bankruptcy.

>Jeven

CCP i would like to be able to launch the game without having to hit the launch button 5 million times over 5-10minutes.

The Icons I like...Everyone knows that now. I thought some of the vision problems people spoke of were hyperbole, but it's actually a 'thing'. The comprehension problems people are having? Well, I don't know what to say to that...

Guess the end of the matter for me, after subjecting you all to my long winded satirical opinions, is that personally...I don't want to go back to old stuff. My condolences to folks who have eye trouble (CCP is sensitive from recent posts)...and the weirder comprehension thing. Call it selfish, but for me it works. In the end it's CCP's descision, and what ever they are going to do...I will still fly my spaceships in New Eden, not in some other game.

Look forward to Fozzy-Sov clearing out some cobwebs in null too...then I can inform you all of what I think about that too.

Speaks for itself: link to server figures, no guessing why!

http://eve-offline.net/?server=tranquility

Last Sunday was the lowest number of players for many years.