Test Server Feedback

Indeed - up the visibility of the blink more so we can actualy see it happen and also able to rename a created group would be helpful

I disagree on your comment about being on Windows.

It's a format we've all gotten used to, even in other operating systems. The expandable menu with a dockable taskbar is a very user friendly way to organize applications and open windows.

I currently have 22 chat windows open in game. The new "windows" style neocom is perfect for someone like me.

The only thing missing right now is a smaller portrait in chat windows so we can fit more people vertically.

Thankyou kind sir.

However it's hard to tell that NeoCom discussion is going on in that thread through all the long-winded faction warfare discussion.

There is now an option for a compact list without portraits. Right-click on the chat window title bar to see the option.

Indeed. But since devs are already going through a hughe threadnaught to reply to some stuff, it might be a good idea to keep the feedback in one place and avoid them some extra work. Otherwise, they might consider avoiding it themselves by not answering anything but what's inside their "official release" post.

Its in the Chat options I think. I found it really easily.

Never happy are you.

Lol, never heard anyone complain about the UI??

Well since people can customize it and have "not what the old neocom is", it doesn't really serves the same function.
And plus, there can be a lot of reasons for them to update the Neocom without having to add new features, like upgrading the tech beneath it and make it more flexible, or make the code run more smoothly, or whatever.

A change was well due, it's good to know that the team Pink Zombie Kittens made sure that the changes would not ruin everyone's settings and cause massive drama all over again.

It is an improvement if space is a commodity. Sure you have to click twice, yet it keeps everything under a single easy to access menu. If you have a massive monitor with space to store a dozen tabs across the bottom, great, yet I prefer the new sub menu. Given more functionality of course, I'm not ready to give my love to it so easily.

A watch list of channels you actually want to monitor as a screen tab would be nice though, so you don't have to look at the menu tab to see if it was an important channel blinking. Actually, you cant even tell if a channel is blinking without opening the chat menu currently which is a huge minimize problem.
Perhaps an option for auto expanding chat sub menu when you mouse over would be in order.

The current reaction time of the UI leaves much to be desired as well. It is not as instantaneous as a right click context menu. Trying to mouse to the sub menu too fast will cancel your click request for the menu.

The new grouping menus are also useless currently as you cant name them, change icon, or color code them even. They are all just labeled "group" when moused over with a generic layer icon. You can take away icons deep within groups yet cant add buttons to groups within groups so you have to build it from the inside out and hope you don't want to change anything.
Lets me make a useless dumb maze though http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab303/Firetempest/groupmaze.png