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xDracxDrac Member UncommonPosts: 203
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I dont want to sound like a dick, but I dont think the appearance of the site does it justice?

Ever thought of a re-design? I don't know, the forums just look so squished for me, it's a "pain" ):

 

It's just a thought, please don't bash. Highly unlikely to happen anyway but still!

Web & Graphic Design - www.xdrac.com

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  • KenzeKenze Member UncommonPosts: 1,217
    Originally posted by BillMurphy
    Originally posted by gigat
     

    You guys do a great job of making the content accessible. There's always room for improvement though. The basic layout and functionallity is great, but the site could use some new artwork. Specifically the main navigation bar could use an update. Something like RTSguru.com, but with the MMORPG.com colors.

     

    Oh and the mobile version of MMORPG.com needs an update. At the very least you gotta put the recent forum post tracker on there ;)

    I think you'll really like the new site Evan is building... yes, just one guy. :)

    http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/5325751

     

    Theres a site redesign coming.

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  • PresbytierPresbytier Member UncommonPosts: 424
    Originally posted by xDrac

    I dont want to sound like a dick, but I dont think the appearance of the site does it justice?

    Ever thought of a re-design? I don't know, the forums just look so squished for me, it's a "pain" ):

     

    It's just a thought, please don't bash. Highly unlikely to happen anyway but still!

    I would suggest the entire site could use a redesign. It is a jumbled mess. Simple truly is better.

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  • xDracxDrac Member UncommonPosts: 203

    Oh? There's a re-design already coming? That would be lovely!

    Is there any kind of preview or date yet? 

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  • KenzeKenze Member UncommonPosts: 1,217
    Originally posted by xDrac

    Oh? There's a re-design already coming? That would be lovely!

    Is there any kind of preview or date yet? 

     

    the following post from thread i linked above the site owner said...

    "I think our art wizard Evan is largely done with a new look/feel for MMORPG.com.  It should "moderize" things a bit without changing the current flow of the site."

     

    so it might be soonish, no preview that Ive seen so far

    Watch your thoughts; they become words.
    Watch your words; they become actions.
    Watch your actions; they become habits.
    Watch your habits; they become character.
    Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
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  • xDracxDrac Member UncommonPosts: 203
    Alright then, thank you Kenze! I really wasn't expecting this would happen. :P

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  • LarsaLarsa Member Posts: 990

    I hope the redesign will make things here more to the point.

    To me the site looks completely bloated, even when disabling the 4 or 5 advertisements (flash bonanza!) on a normal forum page. Frankly, personally I would just throw away about 80% of the interface elements.

    • Trending games? I don't need that. Away with it.
    • Links to "network" sites? I don't need that. Away with it. Beside, these other sites from the same owner don't seem to be very popular anyway. I wonder whether the traffic to MMORPG has to pay for all three sites from Craig.
    • Personal messages? Fine, but why do I have a link to that twice on every page?
    • Quick game jump? I don't need that. Away with it.
    • All the buttons for twitter, facebook and whatever? I don't need that. Away with it.
    • How many games are in the list and how many users are online and that on every single forum page? I don't need that. Away with it.
    • Recent forum posts? Active threads? Cloud view and the rest of those? I don't need that. Away with it.
    • Recently visited threads? I don't need that. Away with it. I know what threads I've read.
    • Link to Developers Corner? I don't need that. Away with it. Heck, there seem to be like 3 posts on a busy day.
    • etc.
    And don't even get me started on the homepage that I stopped visiting some time ago because I'm not interested in 90% of what I see there: I don't need no latest videos, I don't need no MMO-TV, I don't need no podcasts, I don't need no latest MMO screenshots, I don't need no Contests and Special Offers and I don't need no Latest FPSGuru features.
     
    And I don't need to know that SmashMuck Champions is scheduled for release in Q3. Heck that game has it's own forum and it's so popular that there's exactly one post in it. I'm not wading through all that mess to find the 10% content that I might find interesting on a good day.

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  • PsychowPsychow Member Posts: 1,784

    Probably just merge all the threads into:

     

    The Pub

    GW2

    Other

  • redman875redman875 Member Posts: 230

    Really i think we all would rather see the ridiculous hype rating go.

    Personally i like the trending games, however, why not just sort the list as trending, makes it easier to see what games have an active forum.

    Anyway, i really hope this redesign addresses the inactive games on the list here.  Lots of games died back in 2008 are still here in development with questionable hype ratings.  Lots of games clutter the site, i got no issue with browser games, just dont lump them into all the client game, same with MOBA and RTS games and MMO's that are not RPGs...just adds to the clutter.

     

    I remember back in the day where i could see right away that a new client based mmoRPG was on the horizon, it would show up on the list and be exciting to find out about it.  Now i find myself losing games that i want to track amongst the clutter...and im constantly clicking on games that i find out are not interesting to me...either they are not mmorpgs or are browser games (god they pump out a new browser game a day it seems) 

     

    Really the clutter and the hype meter are two things that need to be addressed.  Id rather not have player rating tbh...this sites too mmorpg politically polarized to get any legit rank system going.  This is why id rather just see the games ranked based on forum activity...tally up unique visits and factor in the amount of new threads created and posts made within the threads.  Rank based on that every two weeks maybe.  

    This will keep the games people on your site are interested in on top, perhaps add a sidebar with new game entries ect.  No more politically polarized hype rating manipulation, no more 200 non rated and non sorted games...just a list showing whats most active...which iroically would be a better way to rate hype than the current hypemeter.

     

     

     

  • xDracxDrac Member UncommonPosts: 203
    so when is this coming..

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  • BillMurphyBillMurphy Former Managing EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 4,565
    Originally posted by xDrac
    so when is this coming..

    It's nearly complete.  Hang in there!

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  • xDracxDrac Member UncommonPosts: 203
    Days, weeks or months? :D

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