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TalonMan said:
DarkNight_DS said:
Griffin said:
This is my first really visit to the site, after seeing my brother on it and all the problems he was having.

My first suggestion is to give users an option to view the site under the old style.

My second would be to get rid of the massive clutter of the front page.

My third would be to get rid of all the colours on the front pages its like somebody tossed 10different paint cans on its and every single thing got a colour.


My final suggestion is to please for the love of god change the colour format on the forums, i've been visiting this site since late 2006 and posting since early 2007 and due to the new forum colours its impossible for me to read them without massive eye strain. Right after this posts i'll be forced to log off just to rest my eyes. So from a long time poster and contributer to the game database please save my eyes.

It's good to see others with the same issues speak up.  I'm with ya Griffin!  I've been a long time user of this site and have cut my page hits here in half for these exact reasons.  I also work in design and this is really a BAD design. 

You realize you've said not ONE constructive thing since the launch of the new site, right? Complaints, complaints, complaints and you are simply 'stuck' in your mind as to keeping the old colors. In your OPINION this is 'a BAD design' - thankfully, your opinion is not shared by everybody.

We're here now - the past is the past so please stop living there. Let's try to move past the 'I want the old site' mentality and move to the present where we are now. I know it may be difficult for you, but you really must try.

We've been working our asses off around here, trying to appease every single issue that was reported by every single user - yet here you are, thankless as you've been since the very first day this came out. You're obviously not going to be satisfied until we redesign the entire site to suit your specific needs, so maybe this isn't the place for you???

 

I'm not sure if any, all or part of that was directed at me Talonman. 

But i'm sure you guys have been working your asses off the entire time trying to get the new VG up.  And trying to fix all the errors like the slow speed and whatever other things happened to go wrong. 

But an option to allow users to change the colours of the site has always been suggested since aslong as i have been here and i can't recall a reason as to why its not an option.  Since i'm no coder i would have no idea if this is a hard task but i have seen it in many other forums i have been to in the past and it seems to be liked by all.  But i have never seen a black website out of all the ones i have ever visited.

But thanks again to ioi and the rest of VG staff for trying their best to give us a site that they feel would be best for the community.  I remember back when this site was nothing, and you guys have really showed a dedication to the site and trying to bring the best forward with each week.



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Tiny complaint. With the addition of the video tab, it is now near impossible for me to get the community tab open since the text isn't directly below it is off to the left.




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For the most part I've liked the redesign. I run a 1280 wide window in a 1920 screen, so to me the new width delivers more with less scrolling. Also, coming from the shadowpriest.com forums(with the default scheme), I also like the color scheme for the forums as I find it easier on the eyes.

Only negatives I have is that the home page seems overly colored/cluttered, but most importantly slow. Though I've read that performance is being worked on :)

One thought I had for those complaining about the resolution is to do something like at anandtech.com
I don't know how much work that would require, but there's a button that can be clicked to make the site narrower or wider.



Enlarged pictures of screenshots don't work for me. I checked this on punch out wii & punch out mike tyson.

Am i the only one it doesn't work for?



I can't easily read the forum any longer on my cell phone, since the main page doesn't include the Hot Topics in plain html (requiring Javascript I guess).



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Site is super laggy while scrolling again, and my sig is still unfixable.



NJ5 said:
I can't easily read the forum any longer on my cell phone, since the main page doesn't include the Hot Topics in plain html (requiring Javascript I guess).

you can't browse this? http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/board.php




If you drop a PS3 right on top of a Wii, it would definitely defeat it. Not so sure about the Xbox360. - mancandy
In the past we played games. In the future we watch games. - Forest-Spirit
11/03/09 Desposit: Mod Bribery (RolStoppable)  vg$ 500.00
06/03/09 Purchase: Moderator Privilege  vg$ -50,000.00

Nordlead Jr. Photo/Video Gallery!!! (Video Added 4/19/10)

Thanks for the link Nordlead. I've also had problems on my mobile pone so I'll try using that link instead of going through the normal homepage



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nordlead said:
NJ5 said:
I can't easily read the forum any longer on my cell phone, since the main page doesn't include the Hot Topics in plain html (requiring Javascript I guess).

you can't browse this? http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/board.php

Oh, thanks, hadn't noticed that one!

 



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AE86 said:
Site is super laggy while scrolling again, and my sig is still unfixable.

Can you edit it at all?  If you can do anything at all, copy out the text of the sig (from looking at the forums since it's invisible in the editor) and then do Ctrl+A and Delete. 

Next, you have two choices.  (This part copied from my earlier response.)  You can make it from scratch by using [ quote ] [ /quote ].  But the text box will look slightly different. 

If you want it to look just like it's supposed to,
< center >< table bgcolor="#bbbbbb" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="90%" >< tr >< td bgcolor="#282828" >< b >Quoted person said:< /b >< br / >Quoted text.< /td >< /td >< /table >< /center >

(and remember to take out the spaces on the < inside > of the brackets obviously)

Actually, here's your sig text:

shio said:

2009 Exclusives.

Final-Fan said:
shio, I really do want to know how you have games like Braid and Mirror's Edge in your list of PC EXCLUSIVE games

(make shio's first, then put mine inside it.)

S.T.A.G.E. said:
WRPG's are RPG's. JRPG's have not one ounce of RPG in them besides the battle system.

Best thread ever



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