Piper Malis
Malis Wealth Management
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Posted - 2014.11.14 02:35:18 -
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I don't like this change. My primary concern is that the new Neocom icons do not fit in with the current art style of the EVE universe. In CCP Optimal's dev blog on the UI changes, he says, "For the look itself, we want EVEGÇÖs UI to look and feel more like something fitting a science fiction universe, and a bit less like an operating system." By adopting a flat, monochrome style, the UI will look more like an operating system than ever before. Think of Windows 8 and iOS. Flat, flat, flat.
The new UI stands out, but not in a good way: it's incredibly boring. Removing the color from the Neocom icons contrasts against the currently beautiful and colorful space, ships, modules, effects, and character portraits. Flattening and oversimplifying the icons makes them uninteresting to look at. It worked out fine with the skill book and PG/CPU icons in the market, but this is a major change and really impacts the feel of the entire UI. Additionally, some icons are too similar to each other (corp and fleet; journal, people, and notes). Some are an improvement (industry and map), while others are definitely not (market).
While the Character Sheet and Station Panel have adopted the new icons, the module and ship icons--and more importantly the HUD--retain their non-flat, colorful style and now look out of place.
Player customization here is very important. That means sliders for color and transparency, and toggles for things like window fade in/fade out when you click inside it (which is very distracting). It's a long shot, but I want an option to revert back to what will be the old UI.
In summary, I feel like this change is forcing a boring and emotionless feel onto EVE; something that the game suffers from in several areas already. The current Neocom/Character Sheet/station icons are recognizable, colorful, and fit in with all parts of universe. I feel like this change is again fixing something that isn't broken.
P.S. The brackets on the corners of every single dialogue box are an eyesore. |