Ok i sent them my complaint on layout and a link to this thread so we will see how they deal with it. If theres not much support for us then I wont be here much longer.
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IgotTheMeat
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#27
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 02:21
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actually they need to re-arrange and resize the top left and all of the header stuff - it's wayyyyyyyyy too big..
forums should start at far left and to all the way across the screen - not 1/2 way from center/right!
shrink the status stuff to 1/8th size and move the "forum header far left and up"...and then i think more ppl might like it..
just my 2 cents worth
oh, just noticed the EA stuff at the bottom? is this Bioware or EA owned site? or does that make no difference anyways?
forums should start at far left and to all the way across the screen - not 1/2 way from center/right!
shrink the status stuff to 1/8th size and move the "forum header far left and up"...and then i think more ppl might like it..
just my 2 cents worth
oh, just noticed the EA stuff at the bottom? is this Bioware or EA owned site? or does that make no difference anyways?
#28
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 02:21
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These forums with the added profile features look great for community-based things, such as creating modding groups and such, but for lenghty discussions and ease of use I definitely prefer the old forums.
I think what they should have done is limit the whole "social" thing to your account and keep the old layouts.
I think what they should have done is limit the whole "social" thing to your account and keep the old layouts.
#29
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 02:26
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IgotTheMeat wrote...
Did they die? Everytime i try to go there i end up here.
No, they didn't die. They're still there.
I wish more people would answer the question asked instead of a somewhat related one.
#30
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 02:31
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I'm not really interested in browsing the social forums, so I suppose this marks the end of a long time spent checking these forums for questions I've had or other updates.
Not that that particularly matters this close to release, but I will miss the old forums, whether they're actually closed or just depopulated by the redirect to the social site.
Not that that particularly matters this close to release, but I will miss the old forums, whether they're actually closed or just depopulated by the redirect to the social site.
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#31
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 02:34
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i wonder what will happen to my bioware alias (merak43) this account is my ea game account. how can i merge them?
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#32
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 02:42
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But but... this doesn't list all my other Bioware games beneath my username...
Ah well, guess we'll get used to them.
Ah well, guess we'll get used to them.
#33
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 02:44
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I just want a "Go to Developer Post" function like the old forums and a larger font. This font size is killing my eyes.
#34
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 02:58
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This forum is a bit clunky. I could stand to see it more streamlined and simplistic. However, I really like the idea of having information on my in-game characters on the site. Since I play a lot of BioWare games (and am going to get back into them hardcore with a new computer and Dragon Age refueling me), it is great timing. 
#35
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 03:04
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yes, clunky would be the correct term. A function that shows if there are any new posts (like the green thing) would be appreciated.
#36
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 05:22
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I agree about the font size. It is tiny.
#37
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 05:49
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Joel171 wrote...
I just want a "Go to Developer Post" function like the old forums and a larger font. This font size is killing my eyes.
ditto
#38
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 05:55
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"Go to Developer Post"
I read that the guy making this forum was doing that next
I read that the guy making this forum was doing that next
#39
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:08
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merak43 wrote...
"Go to Developer Post"
I read that the guy making this forum was doing that next
Yes. That functionality is on the way.
#40
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:10
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Yup no warning, it's just this way from now on. . .
#41
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:13
LdyShayna
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Well, the old Dragon Age forums ARE still here: http://daforums.bioware.com/
You have a week to psych yourself up, if you prefer.
You have a week to psych yourself up, if you prefer.
#42
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:23
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LdyShayna wrote...
Well, the old Dragon Age forums ARE still here: http://daforums.bioware.com/
You have a week to psych yourself up, if you prefer.
Has it been confirmed that no new post-release forums will be up on the main site and that the social site will be the only official vehicle for DA:O forums? I think there's still some confusion out there about how this will be dealt with.
#43
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:26
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I'm sure they will continually work on this one. Like make the fonts a bit bigger. Just give it time. Other than that, it's not too bad.
#44
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:27
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Yes, it has been confirmed. The old Dragon Age forums will be closed and archived off. There will be no merging of threads or anything like that, to my knowledge.
#45
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:30
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LdyShayna wrote...
Yes, it has been confirmed. The old Dragon Age forums will be closed and archived off. There will be no merging of threads or anything like that, to my knowledge.
Thank you! I must have missed it. there's some Sturm und Drang over on the other forums about their closure and nobody seemed sure if DA:O would be all social site, all the time. I like the features over here better, although I still hope they either improve the layout or allow customization once the site is out of beta. That is, unless the site remains in beta for perpetuity like gmail.
#46
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:39
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Capi0 wrote...
Ok i sent them my complaint on layout and a link to this thread so we will see how they deal with it. If theres not much support for us then I wont be here much longer.
For you, you mean. You speak for no-one but yourself. There's no reason that they should change the site for your tastes and ignore everyone else. Also there's an entire forum for site feedback and it's not this one.
They've been getting feedback on the site for months now. And some of us do look at it on teeny monitors and appreciate the lack of horizontal scrolling involved
#47
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:52
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Improvements to be made (many of which were already mentioned)
1) font size increase
2) easy to find filter for bioware posts (like the old forum where you click the icon)
3) better use of screen space. why so much space devoted to the avatar pic? what's with the huge icons to the left of threads?
4) more window size for editing quick posts. I can only fit 5 lines of text in this text editor before scrolling.
5) more options for text editing in quick posts
6) remove the avatars from the discussions (leave them in the threads). Avatars in the discussion boards seem only to serve the purpose of adding painful scrolling to the user experience. I'm only reading the text and don't care about what picture the person has who posted it. In the thread, the picture is useful for quickly identifying members, as I'm concerned about who responded to what.
1) font size increase
2) easy to find filter for bioware posts (like the old forum where you click the icon)
3) better use of screen space. why so much space devoted to the avatar pic? what's with the huge icons to the left of threads?
4) more window size for editing quick posts. I can only fit 5 lines of text in this text editor before scrolling.
5) more options for text editing in quick posts
6) remove the avatars from the discussions (leave them in the threads). Avatars in the discussion boards seem only to serve the purpose of adding painful scrolling to the user experience. I'm only reading the text and don't care about what picture the person has who posted it. In the thread, the picture is useful for quickly identifying members, as I'm concerned about who responded to what.
Modifié par NetBeansAndJava, 27 octobre 2009 - 06:55 .
#48
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:54
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Font size work-around "Ctrl" + "+" is your friend, reset to default size "Ctrl + "0"
#49
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:57
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Calopteryx wrote...
Font size work-around "Ctrl" + "+" is your friend, reset to default size "Ctrl + "0"
Thanks, that works great. Never heard about about that one. It'll do nicely for now.
#50
Posté 27 octobre 2009 - 06:57
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Calopteryx wrote...
Font size work-around "Ctrl" + "+" is your friend, reset to default size "Ctrl + "0"
You can also use the mouse wheel + cntrl. However, this is no excuse for not fixing something that many people do not like.
Rule of thumb for usability: Don't make me think! (thank you Steve Krug)
