Edit (Boubouille) - Removing the super huge quote since it's just my post.
Corporation bs. Its now one in the crowd, instead of being the one standing out from the crowd.
If you have any constructive feedback, I'll be happy to hear it, if your plan is just to QQ and try to come up with quotes for a potential sequel to V for Vendetta, I'm not sure I can do much.
It doesn't have anything to do with looking like MMO-Champion, it has something to do with building a community and making navigation easier. The old design was extremely cluttered and it's just easier to just have forum posts + blue posts on the front page in a much cleaner layout. Hopefully it will bring back some life into the forums and checking for news regularly will be made much easier.
There's (arguably) nothing wrong with the design. I think the reason you're seeing some resistance, is because some people feel as if their beloved site is losing its identity and being re-branded as mmo-champ's sister site. It doesn't matter that the layout is an upgrade. It's kinda like if my favorite dive bar got redecorated to look like Applebee's. It's probably an upgrade, and you might even get some new customers. But the old loyal patrons aren't going to be happy.
Just my opinion. For the record, I like the changes. Now fix the emoticons
In addition to the new design, some timeouts for these guys would be nice. Trolls, QQers, flamers etc really do detract from small sites like diablofans. They stick out like a huge sig with a one line post. I appreciate the job the moderators do, but perhaps a more strict stance on troublemakers would be welcomed. I don't expect that to be discussed out in public or with me via pm. It's internal stuff and it's fine staying there. Just throwing out thoughts.
To be honest I've been navigating the site a lot since yesterday looking for bugs to iron out, at first when I logged in I almost spat my coffee out. I was shocked, it was a big change. The more I use it now though, the more I realize it's easier to navigate. Sure there are a few things here and there that still will be changed but it's growing on me quickly. Definitely glad to have the skulls back on the forum index for read/not read.
Overall the new layout is much more functional. The color scheme needs further tuning and the red bars might need some further thought into them. Also the information below avatars could resemble the old layout a bit more (location, join date, b.net account, etc.)
Oh wait, I openly said my honest opinion.
Say goodbye guys, next thing I know I'll be abducted and wake up in an isolated shack filled with opossums with rabies while being ******** by a mega-corporation run by the reptilian master race from outer space.
In all honesty, the layout will continue to be tweaked as time goes by, just chill out and enjoy the upcoming holidays.
When I previously stated my thoughts about the red bars, I was on a computer at school with a lower resolution, so it was very obnoxious. Now that I'm home on my own computer (one with a very high resolution), the red bars are ignorable and the site looks really good.
I still think that tweaks can be made so that this site will be comfortable to look at on any computer, not just my own. Just a thought.
I love the new layout its great! Seems like the earlier layout was much more cluttered but now its great, it looks very neat and organized! =D Hope all is well and everyone have a happy holidays!
"Cleaning up everything, because the old design was kind of a mess."
... As much as I believe the new look of the site was needed, I do not believe there is enough credit in this statement to the team who has been running this site before Boub took over. I have a lot of respect for you Boub, from mmo champion, but I still think its fair to not refer to other peoples creation and maintanance as "kind of a mess".
My rant is now over, time to look through the new updated site!
gotta be honest I prefer the old one. The old one felt much more like diablo. Its far to clean. Diablo is Gothic. bring back gothic :). otherwise the layout is easier just makes the ads stick out like dogs balls.
rofl @ boub crapping on the previous site designer...walks in like his shit don't stink basically saying the other folks who ran this place for years left it as a pig sty
Of course the ads are going to be similar? Are you kidding me? 1 it's a Curse site now. What do you expect? 2 it's a site with essentially the same fan base so the ads apply just as well. And 3, get adblocker.
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"I want to say something but I'll keep it to myself I guess and leave this useless post behind to make you aware that there WAS something... "
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
rofl @ boub crapping on the previous site designer...walks in like his shit don't stink basically saying the other folks who ran this place for years left it as a pig sty
0.o what? Everyone is still here, he said the site ( as in the layout) was a mess, it was... He's fine, and correct.
@ump, no don't dare tell people to get Adblock, =p
( I seriously wish that adblock was illegal, poor sites try to make money the only possible way ) though I'm biasd by owning small sites =p
It cant get any more constructive its an exact copy of MMOchamp, except the color scheme. Its even the bloody darn same commercial in the background! Just rename the site Diachamps and its all done.
There are some very large differences between the two sites. But I guess if your aim is to troll, then that fact probably doesn't matter.
If you have any constructive feedback, I'll be happy to hear it, if your plan is just to QQ and try to come up with quotes for a potential sequel to V for Vendetta, I'm not sure I can do much.
Just my opinion. For the record, I like the changes. Now fix the emoticons
I still think that tweaks can be made so that this site will be comfortable to look at on any computer, not just my own. Just a thought.
That's actually awesome.
... As much as I believe the new look of the site was needed, I do not believe there is enough credit in this statement to the team who has been running this site before Boub took over. I have a lot of respect for you Boub, from mmo champion, but I still think its fair to not refer to other peoples creation and maintanance as "kind of a mess".
My rant is now over, time to look through the new updated site!
Thanks Caniroth for the awesome sig!
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
0.o what? Everyone is still here, he said the site ( as in the layout) was a mess, it was... He's fine, and correct.
@ump, no don't dare tell people to get Adblock, =p
( I seriously wish that adblock was illegal, poor sites try to make money the only possible way ) though I'm biasd by owning small sites =p
There are some very large differences between the two sites. But I guess if your aim is to troll, then that fact probably doesn't matter.