Curse

Lorir · Jul 18, 2007, 11:21 AM // 11:21

Just wondering what people thought of the new party window?

Personally im very unhappy about them. Apart from the problem that my interface now looks wrong as i'd set it up to the size i liked - the main issue is that if your monking and try to click on say party member 8 or the ghostly and accidently click "Allies", you then close the part of the window with the ghostly in, and then it takes 2 more clicks to select him.

Please please please add a simple tick box so we can choose the behaviour of our party window. I'm much happier being able to change it to the size i like, its messed up my entire interface.

fenix · Jul 18, 2007, 11:29 AM // 11:29

Yeah, it's dumb. The whole update is. Anet should remove all that they put in today, and it'd make a lot of people happy.

Shadis · Jul 18, 2007, 11:40 AM // 11:40

I don't have a feeling one way or another to be honest. I'm still trying to figure out why A.net is obsessed with fixing things that aren't broken to begin with while blatantly broken stuff goes ignored.

Brother Andicus · Jul 18, 2007, 11:45 AM // 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadis

I don't have a feeling one way or another to be honest. I'm still trying to figure out why A.net is obsessed with fixing things that aren't broken to begin with while blatantly broken stuff goes ignored.

Quoted for truth

-Loki- · Jul 18, 2007, 11:50 AM // 11:50

Would have been a better implementation if they had a button that set it to how it is now - auto fit depending on the party size, but still allowed vertical manipulation which would turn off the automatic resize feature. I don't mind them changing things that aren't broke, especially if it's a nice feature, but they should leave the old method as well.

TheLichMonky · Jul 18, 2007, 11:51 AM // 11:51

I feel its stupid and doesn't help anything at all.... anet is wasting time with these stupid complaints of all trade spam..... when it usually happens in major cities, if u wanna have a convo go somewhere else imo... but yea i think they should fix the things worth fixing..........

Longasc · Jul 18, 2007, 11:53 AM // 11:53

The Party Window change was an unnecessary improvement that backfired.

The same for the party search crap.
Before the upgrade it was next to useless, now it is still next to useless AND annoying. They better revert, remove this. Abandon the whole failed idea. It does not work better this way.

Quote:

I'm still trying to figure out why A.net is obsessed with fixing things that aren't broken to begin with while blatantly broken stuff goes ignored.

I agree to this. Why break things that are not broken by "improving" them... sigh.

JeniM · Jul 18, 2007, 11:55 AM // 11:55

I like it, i didn't at first but its grown on me

Only thing in this update that needs to go is the "Common" districts

mr_groovy · Jul 18, 2007, 11:59 AM // 11:59

I would like to have the option to turn it on or off ^^

rohara · Jul 18, 2007, 02:03 PM // 14:03

i like the new party window. saves me the trouble of trying to manually and obsessive compulsively adjust the window myself!

Silent Coyote · Jul 18, 2007, 02:27 PM // 14:27

Yeah the resizing party window is annoying. It looks to small now imo, what was wrong with allowing me to resize it? You think they might have figured out by now its best to implement these sort of changes as options, as tbh there not needed and will always upset a portion of the player base. Implement it as an option and everyones happy.

SassiLady · Jul 18, 2007, 02:33 PM // 14:33

I can't stand the new party window. As a monk it's driving me insane, I have my interface set up to a certain way so I can heal better, the party window was a HUGE part of my interface, now I can't adjust it vertically the way I want it and it's super annoying. You'd think that the party window would be under your interface options considering it is technically part of your interface, unfortunately it's not. I really don't understand why anet would even waste time changing something that doesn't need to be changed, such a waste really. If they are going to keep the party window like that, at LEAST put it under the interface options so people can adjust it to the way they prefer it.

Fix soon please!!

Lorekeeper · Jul 18, 2007, 02:39 PM // 14:39

* added option to switch off auto resizing of party window, users can opt to have the ability to resize the party window manually or allow the game to auto resize it for them.

gg

why they would prefer to take away user ability to customise interface is beyond me.

/mystified

Navaros · Jul 18, 2007, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Absolutely hate the new party window.

I always have it dragged down vertically a lot to a size I'm comfortable with. Being forced to use a fixed size that I hate all of a sudden is very disorienting.

Hopefully this won't go the way of the "close target" button, another forced interface change that many players hate yet no option was ever given to remove it.

Not sure why they always "fix stuff that ain't broken", and in doing so, break it.

Healers Wisper · Jul 18, 2007, 05:14 PM // 17:14

You know what, I actually like this change and most of the this update. I always resize my party window, esp when Monking. Now I don't have to wrry about it. TY Anet. Personally I got sick of entering a pug and my party widow being as small as it can be then having to resize it so I can see the classes in the PuG, then entering an instance and my party window reverting back to super small again and have to resize.

For all you monks who are complaining, this window sets mine up exactly how I had it anyways so whats the prob? You can see all the party members without scrolling?

You people just hate change, period. Because of that everything ANet does is posted here and complained about. Damned if they do Daned if they don't

Thanks anet.

Flame away!

Darkobra · Jul 18, 2007, 05:32 PM // 17:32

Hm... Fully customisable window, restricted forced window... which one is superior... They really need to have an option between the two. Change is good. Regression is not.

zara · Jul 18, 2007, 05:35 PM // 17:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Healers Wisper

You people just hate change, period. Because of that everything ANet does is posted here and complained about. Damned if they do Daned if they don't

Its not that we hate change, its that their changes are utterly pointless and not even well thought out (a prime example would be the joke that is HA). If it ain't broke, don't fix it and if they want to improve something let us have the option to not use the lame ass improvement.

Clobimon · Jul 18, 2007, 05:46 PM // 17:46

I like it as well. That had been the one window that annoyed me constantly. I couldn't even guess how many times a night I had to resize it. I like to have as much 'field view' as possible so I make it as small as possible to include the party bars - at default size. I definately can understand where those that aren't happy are coming from though. In my opinion the window has been 'broken' though because of always needing to resize it manually if one doesn't want it oversized. I wouldn't expect ANet to fully understand how everyone sets their UI. Maybe they'll look into adding a toggle or resize option now that some disapproval has arisen.

drago34 · Jul 18, 2007, 05:52 PM // 17:52

Yay another topic starter like loot scaling. I'll wait to comment until the 300th thread about it is started.

HawkofStorms · Jul 18, 2007, 07:35 PM // 19:35

party search
auto targetting
breaking graphics, causing crashes, breaking emotes, balance problems, bugging spawning, bugging attack animations, massive lag on German data center

I don't trust a.net anymore. I've played for like 2000 hours and I'm done. Their reccent updates have caused lots of instabilities and are amatuerish. I'm not buying GW:EN.