Curse

gamecube187 · Jul 29, 2006, 05:07 AM // 05:07

/not signed

You will get used to it.

Besides, I agree that the other was sorta boring. I like all the new visual improvements, exept the purplish bars for factions points and titles. I hate purple. Please get a new, GOOD, color. Anything but black or purple please! (black just won't look right behind the faction points and the title things, at least in my opinion.)

Lowly Peasant · Jul 29, 2006, 05:11 AM // 05:11

/signed

The new party box is annoying, and I hate that big ass invite button.

Reine Stormshroud · Jul 29, 2006, 05:14 AM // 05:14

I feel for you Jenias. I have no disabilities that put me at pain when i look at this -new- interface, but after awhile it does strain my eyes. The outlines are numerous, the shading is unnatractive, and I really am upset at ANet over this.

My vote is to get 2 options. 1) Keep this new interface 2) Or change it back. Basically, you can acsess the options menu and choose which one you want. Honestly, ANet will get mixed complaints and they will blow a lot of us off because simply it's not what they want to hear, or, they do not have the time because of the Preview Event, planning, and complaints/help requests.

I believe if enough voices reach ANet they will give us SOMETHING. But until then i figure we will have to wait. Just enjoy what you can, and hope.

Good luck..

Reine

Tark Alkerk · Jul 29, 2006, 05:18 AM // 05:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenias_Perta_Ectara

This shows how much Guild wars cares

they did not even look at my question they had a bot auto select an answer for me cause I said in the post that the link to where I posted on Guild Wars Guru is __________ ... Yet this is what they told me.

I thought this was a community fansite

I just do not know what to do, can someone help me, I just want to play the game like I did before... not use it as a chat messenger.

EDIT: Sorry I am just starting to get frustraighted *sigh* I do not mean to sound so angry or mean

~Jenias Perta Ectara

well due to the size of A-net support (about 3 people and a hamster. i suspect)
there infamous for not really seeming like there give a dam because of the automated messages that you seem to get about 90% of the time.
and hopefully gaiile might see this thread.
i like the New ui it has some practical issues over the last version, i don't really go into colours my self, apart from the colour of my cape which surffers with some problems of reflections making it to bright.

but a small change that lets you change from one interface to another shouldn't be to hard anet.

i wouldn't mind going back to before this update because for me its not just the UI that has got alot brighter, everything seems to as well.
i am sure i will get used to it, maybe its just because my gpu is powered by steam and has some old stone parts in it.(geforce 4 mx FTL).

anyways it would be heartless not to sign this as i have played and enjoyed this game for over 2,700 hours, and i would be really angry if one stupid update meant that i could really play anymore.

by the way jen you post was one of the most touching post i have ever read.
/signed

Don Zardeone · Jul 29, 2006, 05:19 AM // 05:19

I don't know what the OPs problem is, some visual problem I guess, something like that.

Still this problem shouldn't be a problem. ANet should have put in some features to make sure that colourblind people or people with other abilities/disabilities don't get pushed out.

After all, more sales is more money is more meals at McDonalds for Gaile and Alex.

oh, btw, if anyone says crap like "there are other games or other worlds for you" or "the amount of people with this problem is too small to be cared about" or even "who cares"... I'll personally ram my fist down your throat and rip out you vocal chords.

Good luck voicecomming now hah!

(yes I have issues)

Zethron Ahriman · Jul 29, 2006, 05:21 AM // 05:21

/signed...

I wouldn't say change it back, but atleast an option to revert to the old one.

Perrsun · Jul 29, 2006, 05:27 AM // 05:27

I like the new color differentiation of the skill warmup from activated skill compared to interrupted skill, but the color scheme could use a bit of tweaking, but the party window (and certain other aspects) definitely need a revert option.

Unlucky Slayer · Jul 29, 2006, 05:51 AM // 05:51

The new UI needs tweaking... The purple bars just have to go.

/signed

WhiteZombie · Jul 29, 2006, 06:02 AM // 06:02

maybe its because im half blind, but the only real problem i have with the new UI are the purple bars on the hero bar. everything else is simply more contrasted against eachother, and the skill casting bars have a nifty animation, which i like. the colour desaturation when you die is a little offsetting, though. personally, i see little difference, but i can definitely sympathise. i hope everything goes well.

-Old 3FL- · Jul 29, 2006, 06:12 AM // 06:12

i /signed
i dont have any eye problems
but now its starting to irritate my eyes

The Great Al · Jul 29, 2006, 06:17 AM // 06:17

Have you considered using...what is it called, there are things that you can put over your monitor to reduce eye strain.

Hopefully Gaile Gray will see this thread, and maybe they will be able to send you some sort of patch to be able to go back to the old interface. The changes seem so minute that I'm surprised that so many people are having problems. I think that once your eyes adjust, the situation will be better. But again,to those with eye strain, look into screens that reduce glare, they shoul help with strain.

Although I personally an fortunate to be fine with either interface, if the colors are having a negative effect on colorblind people, I certainly think that is something that Anet should fix

floppinghog · Jul 29, 2006, 06:18 AM // 06:18

I was also touched by this girl's post, i think i had a tear in my eye as well. im serious.

but anyway.. ahem... i am not crying or anything.

-the exp bar is nicer in terms of being darker, but its still annoying on the eyes as well. whats with the glow tryin to make all this stuff more round??

-the hero tab was a nice change from the white lines in the blue bars it had before... but at the same time that purple is SICKENING its so bad and hard on the eyes, its just as bad as it was. darker interface please....

-The activation time bars were nice and really cool at first, but yeah they really distract you from what you were lookin at them for to begin with...

-I think the hp and energy bars were a good change 100%. the pip arrows are more defined as well.

-party menu looks nicer - (the spaced out hp bars now) but that add button is horrid, its really annoying to see if it lit up or not... is that just me? i have no eye issues, im 20/20 vision as well i got some damn GOOD eyes.

I think they should give us a totally customizable interface, forget giving us themes all the time, going good to bad or bad to good sometimes.. editable text colors, transparency, UI general color, just like windows desktop.

And yeah to whoever it was lol, i do miss the ascalon UI, running all your chars to your screen was fun lol.. im werid i know....

/signed!!!!

Terra Xin · Jul 29, 2006, 06:32 AM // 06:32

Man I flipped when I saw the new interface, I tried turning down the gamma and everything else except for what I wanted darkened became darker... its really irritating.

There is a thread in the Mesmer's forum where people are having trouble interrupting... i have no idea why, it must be the progression colours.

Anyway, Gaile Gray, as... well... if she can be talked to, then she can talk to the developers, or whoever they are.

Good luck^^~!

golem bigstick · Jul 29, 2006, 06:42 AM // 06:42

i agree with the don on this one. anyone one of you punks that said /unsigned needs to meet me at the corner of academy and austin bluffs in colorado springs for some serious ass-whooping.

people who have a reason to be upset should not be shoved aside like some of you have tried to do.
the op is right, the new colors are not needed, and are very hard on the eyes. especially late at night. i normally play from 10pm to3am every night as i dont have school, but i do have a day job. this can be very very hard on my vision with the new colors flashing all around me.
/signed

ps. everyone who supports the op spam anet support with this issue, enough tickets will be opened and the op will get a response.

Navaros · Jul 29, 2006, 07:23 AM // 07:23

I hate absolutely everything about the new interface. It is indeed very hard on the eyes, the new "cramped" health bars make casting skills on allies a chore and everything else about it is also a degrade from the original.

The old was fine, there was no reason at all to change.

@Anet: For the OP's sake and for the sake of those who simply can't stand the interface please change it back to the old or at the very least give the player a choice to use the old one of he or she wants to.

doinchi · Jul 29, 2006, 10:34 AM // 10:34

I have been playing for only about a month, so the changes do not aestethically effect me that much. But if you are having problems im sure Anet will fix it straight away. Another thing that migh help is one of those filter things you attache to your monitor screen. I dont know if it will help, but it might just work along with turning down the gamme settings. I also have this problem while playing in a dark room, so turning on the lights while playing im prety sure will help. So good luck with this and I hope this problem gets solved soon.

Makaelthos Solcry · Jul 29, 2006, 10:48 AM // 10:48

I don't like the new interface at all,either .Not one bit of it .The health and energy bars look cheap and the casting bar is horribly designed..I find it very hard to play the game the way i used to just because of this. The reaction to commands on my skill bar is different ;so i sometimes die because its so much worse .

But it isn't hurtful to my eyes..or at least i don't feel it .

(wait am i supposed to say /signed if i agree ?)if so ,

/signed

Xenrath · Jul 29, 2006, 10:57 AM // 10:57

For the record, colourblindness affects around 7 or 8% of males (it is far more common among men) and since the gaming industry is male dominated, UI issues are something that should really be considered. However, I don't think the OP has colourblindness by the sounds of it but some other condition (colourblindness is not usually associated with pain in the eyes). That doesn't make it any less important though, since obviously even folks without problems are finding it a strain.

Colourblindness does not mean you see the world in black and white. More likely, some shades and combinations are difficult to make out or label as this colour or that colour. For example, a translucent red colour on a black background may be almost invisible. Green/yellow shades may look similar and hard to label (sort of like dyslexia in some ways). That's why shades and tones, specifically contrast, are important to someone with colourblindness.

I'm personally finding the new "conditions" fade in/out much less obvious i.e. don't notice it quite so quickly when someone gets disease/poison etc compared to before. I'd like to have that fade removed and have it back to how it was before, which had more contrast.

I also prefered the 'flash' of skills how they used to be before, for example, when interrupted. It is, to me, less noticeable now.

Good to see more of the useless "get over it" "deal with it" type of posts though. Once you figure out how to fix the OP's eyes, and mine as well, as well as almost 10% of the population, please let us know. In the meantime, understand the only thing that can be corrected/help are the game colours and UI.

Mr.Deflok · Jul 29, 2006, 11:18 AM // 11:18

Are there custom UI's for GW? I've never looked into it as I've loved it since April last year.

I know a few other MMO's have 'em, like WoW.

Rururrur · Jul 29, 2006, 11:41 AM // 11:41

I have a similar issue with the new interface. The bright colors distract me, and as a pvp shutdown mesmer, I can't exactly turn them off.

In addition, my favorite character is a monk but I now find that difficult because they made the heigth of each characters name in the party box smaller, making it more difficult to quickly respond when large ammounts of damage are being taken to multiple allies. With my eyesight, they health bars bleed together. As a tombs b/p monk, I found it very disappointing.

Don't bother wasting time sending ideas to Anet's support. After insulting my intelligence by telling me to use the "Larger" interface size (after I told them I had eye problems and already use it), I was informed to post my issues on fansites.

I suggested an option under F11 to change back to the "Classic" interface so I'm going to start a Thread petitioning for one on every fansite I can find.