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Originally Posted by Boxxy
if nothing else its been worth it just for the carebear tears
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Originally Posted by LivingHellfire
I'm not a fan of these new ones either... But at the same time I have to recognized that it's likely due to how attached I was to the old ones. I "knew" them, if you know what I mean.
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The biggest thing I've noticed is that the UI elements are in many ways more intrusive than the old boards. More chrome and surrounding stuff makes the individual posts seem to get lost in the page. The post separation space and the standoffs seem a lot greater, leading to more scrolling and makes it harder to see how a single post relates to the others. The text contrast is alot lower as well. It would be great if we could design our own skins to allow for better readability and denser content. |
Still uncomfortable with the fact that the forum login is now tied to your game login. Since it's presumably much easier to hack a forum login than it is a game login, and getting access to a forum account means you'll also have access to that person's game account, I see that more as a security issue than anything else. There was a reason my passwords were different.
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Originally Posted by Boxxy
I'm not Iggy. I'm Boxxy
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Originally Posted by macskull
Still uncomfortable with the fact that the forum login is now tied to your game login. Since it's presumably much easier to hack a forum login than it is a game login, and getting access to a forum account means you'll also have access to that person's game account, I see that more as a security issue than anything else. There was a reason my passwords were different.
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Oh, and writing a script to redirect URLs from the old boards would've been awesome. Oh well, I guess five years' worth of links all over the internet don't matter.
Like the idea of switching to the new forums, and I actually like the new forums, but the transition itself could've and should've gone better. Obviously it's better in the long run but it's going to be a long time before I can rebuild my link library.
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Originally Posted by Katfood
Darn it, they changed the smilies!
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I like that we can choose between Hero and Villain outlines (User CP -> Edit Options -> Forum Skin (under "Miscellaneous Options"). I'm hoping they'll put in more options there 
Oh, a quick reminder to everyone...while the port to the new forum software is likely permanent, the current set-up of the forums is probably not 100% set in stone. It appears that the main goal for COH's Online Community Relations during the forum update/merge was to get everything ported over to the new forum software in one piece. Once they're sure that everything with the new software is working smoothly, they'll be addressing other issues with the boards (i.e. resolving name conflicts, changing the emoticons, improving readability, changing which forum features will remain and which ones will be disabled, etc). They're currently taking feedback for what posters like/dislike about the new setup and will likely be adjusting the current settings based on our feedback. If you like or dislike a forum feature, the layout, etc, make sure you post your feedback in the official thread...
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=183337
Also, things like this make me chuckle - wtf is up with these search tags?
Odd search tags
My initial reaction is not to like it simply because it is different and it's making me work to do what I used to do by instinct.
I'm hoping the learning curve will be smooth and quick.
it is very hard on the eyes in its current format. if it was a MA arc i would half star it!
Meh, some people are really freaking out over nothing.
I am willing to accept that NCSoft didn't just burn hundreds of man hours on a whim and there was a good reason to make the change other than to piss off people with one foot out the door and paranoid freaks.
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Originally Posted by macskull
Oh, and writing a script to redirect URLs from the old boards would've been awesome. Oh well, I guess five years' worth of links all over the internet don't matter.
Like the idea of switching to the new forums, and I actually like the new forums, but the transition itself could've and should've gone better. Obviously it's better in the long run but it's going to be a long time before I can rebuild my link library. |
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Originally Posted by macskull
Still uncomfortable with the fact that the forum login is now tied to your game login. Since it's presumably much easier to hack a forum login than it is a game login, and getting access to a forum account means you'll also have access to that person's game account, I see that more as a security issue than anything else. There was a reason my passwords were different.
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Originally Posted by maribelle
meh, some people are really freaking out over nothing.
I am willing to accept that ncsoft didn't just burn hundreds of man hours on a whim and there was a good reason to make the change other than to piss off people with one foot out the door and paranoid freaks. |
My only complaint is that Log In doesn't actually work for me on the main page. It says "thanks for logging on", redirects me, and... I'm no longer logged on. It refuses to log me on correctly until I make a post, which makes looking for new threads pretty much impossible. 
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Originally Posted by Darkbridger
My only complaint is that Log In doesn't actually work for me on the main page. It says "thanks for logging on", redirects me, and... I'm no longer logged on. It refuses to log me on correctly until I make a post, which makes looking for new threads pretty much impossible.
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Originally Posted by PumBumbler
Is there a way of invoking a lofi version of the pages?
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I found another odd forum bug. The "Add Reply", "New Post" and similar buttons are the wrong color in the themes. In the villain theme, the buttons are blue and in the hero theme they are red. Maybe they're trying to make them stand out... I dunno... seems wrong though.
Ugh! I use to post and follow the forums all the time!
Now, It's not even really worth the effort.
Everything is hidden under 725 menu options, and it's horrible..
So once again, GG or something.
I'm sure someone awesome will post to my I HATE THE NEW FORUMS post, but who cares...
I heard the boys who are fans stand over there to the left..
GG
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Originally Posted by Choake
Ugh! I use to post and follow the forums all the time!
Now, It's not even really worth the effort. Everything is hidden under 725 menu options, and it's horrible.. So once again, GG or something. I'm sure someone awesome will post to my I HATE THE NEW FORUMS post, but who cares... I heard the boys who are fans stand over there to the left.. GG |
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Originally Posted by Katfood
I also don't like that it isn't nearly as obvious just who someone is directly replying too.
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