EVE General Discussion

Don't care tbh. Lines are a bit thin, but I'll get used to it I guess.

But: It's no real improvement either, so it basically seems to be a waste of resources to me. That's the bigger issue I have with it.

Sound is much worse. These sounds entering warp... arghs...

I can see the aesthetic appeal. The old ones were just lines after all.

The best thing to do is to ask the following two questions:

1. Does it look better than the old one?

2. Does it provide more information to me at a quick glance than the old one?

I don't know about #2, but the graphics do look better. There might be a way to improve #2 by doing something with colour? Though that would be unfair to those with colour-blindness. Why not something with shapes? Have 'full' HP bars square shaped and depleted ones triangles or something. In addition to the current white-to-red scheme.

Dislike the locked target circles, which is a bit of a shame because it mars Retribution which has otherwise introduced many awesome changes.

I do understand that there's the need to revamp the client, however in a game as complex as Eve function *must* take precedence over form. Whilst the circles look good, they are more difficult to read and visually less intuitive than the previous interface - they also use up a lot more screen space. Flying a scimitar for example I used to be able to fit max locked targets in one vertical row down the side of my overview - this is now *three* separate columns.

I suspect, similar to the new inventory CCP will be reluctant to roll back this change - but would it be unreasonable to ask that they spend some time on increasing the visibility of each distinct HP bar on a locked target? I would think a good a measure of success would be to take some FRAPS footage of the client and render it in 720p for youtube - are the bars clearly interpretable like that? If not, then they need more work.

Mouse-over locked target for percentage display.

Love the new one!

as an occasional logistic pilot i have to admit that it is much worse. Not imposible to adapt... but worse.

Shorter but wider bars were much more recognizable. CCP devs have to understand that nicer =/= ergonomical. Its just like those fancy new turrets icons that had been (thankfully) removed or capacitor colors that werent adapted for colorblind players.

Ergonomy and usability >> graphics and design.

I was really happy with all the updates CCP introduced in the last year, but this UI "improvement?" has made me not want to even log in.

1. Does it function better? No.

2. Is it easier on the eyes? No.

3. Do the HP bars update in real time? No.

4. Does it lag client side? Yes.

5. Does it clutter up the screen? Yes.

6. Are damage notifications easy to see and informative? No.

7. Do i want 20 Damage notification messages at once? No.

8. Do i want cross hairs on every ship/drone on grid? No.

9. Do these cross hairs serve any purpose? No.




This patch introduced a lot of good changes too which are a long time overdue.

1. T1 ship balances and our first new ships in a while.

2. Aggro changes.

3. Bounty System improvements.

4. New ECCM skills and ECM changes.

5. Heavy Missile Nerf+HAM (semi-buff)

6. Pretty much everything that didn't include the new UI?


Seriously though, the new UI is actually making me not want to play until something is done about it. I really hope CCP revert the changes and either work on this new UI or scrap it completely (I doubt many people will miss it).

I doubt CCP will revert this however as they don't seem to care what the player base want as they just force changes which are arguably worse than their predecessor. Add a button to USE OLD UI and I'll be happy.

I like this new UI. Its clean and sleek and I find no issue using it. If you hate it that much unsub and give me all your stuff.

I am sure that if only enough people want tho old system back CCP will hear the croud and change it back just like they did with the inventory!!
oh....wait...

I think it looks good but it is not quite as practical as the old one. I am sure we will get used to it quite fast and I do not have the slightest doubt that the new system will stay.