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I don't like it at all, it takes away the true feel of EvE. The icons look cheap compared to those right now.
Do we really need to simplify everything?

Any pinned window is too transparent. If theres a light source behind a pinned window its really difficult to see any information in the window without first mousing over it to make it go opaque.

The reason mouse-ing over a window to see its information is bad is it slows down reaction to things happening in your environment: this applies in particular to the overview. You need to see information at a glance without moving the mouse from space (where you're piloting your ship) or modules.

The neocom also suffers from this.

I've tried the transparency slider and it doesn't seem to do anything for this problem.

The icons of the selected item box which aren't in use are too faint, and the boundaries of all selected item buttons are ill defined.

I havent been able to test the UI on singularity but from what I have read in your blog, i do not believe changing the UI in this manner will result in any significant improvement in game function. I often have a thunderstorm of idea's on how to make various UI's more efficient, and your's is one of the rare few i do not have many negative things to say about. While the overview could use a little work, (a little, not a lot), the real problem is screen surface. Space is big, and as such a large field of view feels more natural to the game.

While it is a shame that your UI tends to obscure the visuals, it is important to remember many of your players are very technical people. And some of them hardly see the space view. I myself enjoy the view, and agree the clutter needs attention. But your approach is somewhat misdirected. Making the windows differently tranparent doesn't really help, and the blurring effect makes me think that it will only make things HARDER to see through the windows.

One feature i believe will increase playability for many users is your multi window support. As it is, you do not actually support it. You simply give the option to pan left or right with the camera, and assume a left to right stretching of the window. That method is probably the worst for the game, as it distorts the image and throws off window pop up locations. It also does not support switching between one and two monitor set ups without completely reconfiguring your default locations and the camera pan. Being able to open another, separate Windows* window, that you can drag and drop commonly used windows such as the overview, inventory or chat to, would almost entirely free up the space view on one of two monitors. while this may not be overly beneficial to single monitor users, i can guarantee dual mon users will praise it. Also being able to save and share UI configuration would go a long way to easing some of the hassle involved with re-installing the eve client, as well as a server notation on the character as to whether or not they have completed the tutorial. It is a very long tutorial and the 3 times ive reinstalled the client, the tutorial has reset, despite my char being over 2 years old. Closing the tutorial directly will only last for your session, or until you do something tutorial related for the first time since install, such as creating a contract.

Another thing i would like to mention is the neocomm icon updates, while i agree, a universal format and appearance along with added readability is warranted, you must ensure that each icon can immediately be related to its function. Symbology will be important to effectively using this method. Loose symbology can be the difference in rampant negative criticism and efficient design.

Additionally, and only marginally related, i would like to see support for having two full screened (borderless, full resolution) clients open. I realize that may be a shortcoming of the Windows* operating system, but understanding that computer will do what you tell them to do makes me believe that no matter what sort of drugs the windows developers are on, it's possible to over-ride their mistakes. Those are my thoughts.

The good

1. Icons are way better now, they're recognizeable instead of just white squares
2. UI is finally as responsive as before
3. Character selection screen feels snappier

The bad

- Blur still masks brackets behind windows
- Blur not a toggle, tied to an another graphical option which is unacceptable
- No RGB sliders

The ugly

- Why cannot we sit things flush? This looks just ugly http://i.imgur.com/7AAO8LZ.jpg
- Docking bay lights blink like hell if there's a ship model close to them but not covering them. This is also the default position for camera orientation and zoom with ships like Claw and Stiletto.

No to blur!

^ This please!! It'd be great to be able to keep one screen almost entirely clear for a lovely space view!! :D :D

dammit CCP! I went black with my sliders, BLACK! i can't go back....

I didn´t read through the whole thread so maybe this was already mentioned but I would love to see a more "functional" UI, mostly overview to switch settings on the fly. When you have more than 50 ships, let alone 700 and more on grid everything is getting "clusterfukked". I have all the presets for my brackets available but adjusting everything everytime and sometimes during fleet fights is a nuisance. I would love to be able to load presets on the fly via hotkeys since I just have 4 tabs to use. More tabs is no real solution because space is a limitation but "quickload" presets would be awesome. That way I could quick swap my presets and keep my overview clean and informative. Long story short, everything that is not do able by keys is anything but optimized. Dropdown is the worst thing by far for me at least.

I Like it. 2 things. Does it scale to 300% for 4k resolutions and will it allow me to not end up with windows everywhere for normal operation? In particular the current overview and chat windows make it difficult to fit everything you need.

this is pure malarchy.

I can't see behind my windows, and I can't see windows under windows. literally vaseline on my windshield.

download for full res view of what you did