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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:29AM (Unverified) said
Congratulations on the redesign Joystiq people. It looks awesome!
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 8:15AM (Unverified) said
Very nice design. Better than the old one. Good job.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 8:39AM chrisgrant said
Well, our pong logo was "borrowed" by Wired Game|Life blog, so we've got some special plans in store for the new logo ... more about this after E3! :)
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 10:20PM MrHashbrown said
pretty nice layout. it's very new age...but i did like the simplicity of your old one. Oh well, it looks great to me!
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:29AM (Unverified) said
Love it!
But...um...your "End Google Ad Slice -->" is showing. :-P
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But...um...your "End Google Ad Slice -->" is showing. :-P
Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:40AM chrisgrant said
This is our first redesign ever, after over three years of existence. I would argue it's long overdue!
I think you'll grow to love the new look ... it's not so much different.
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I think you'll grow to love the new look ... it's not so much different.
Posted: Jul 9th 2007 9:57AM (Unverified) said
I actually find this new design much better than the old one. It doesn't take as long to load, and it's much more... easy on the eyes.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:31AM (Unverified) said
What's with the little Mario picture next to everyone's names, though?
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 11:10AM (Unverified) said
Please make an option to turn off all avatars. Please god!
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:31AM einhanderkiller said
It's going to take a few days to get used to.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:40AM (Unverified) said
If I reply to you will I be way up there or way down here?
My sense of chornology may have been compromised!
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My sense of chornology may have been compromised!
Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:33AM (Unverified) said
Change that logo by either scaling it down to give it more white space around the edges, or just bring back the old logo. That new one doesn't look right. Good job with the redesign, hope you guys make it through E3!
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:33AM (Unverified) said
Don't go changin' just to try and please me. Your format's never let me down before.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:33AM Fernando Rocker said
Looking good...
Maybe you want to put a little profile of each user, so, when someone click the name, i.e. Fernando Rocker, opens a little profile, with a pic, name, favorite console, what are playin now... just the basic.
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Maybe you want to put a little profile of each user, so, when someone click the name, i.e. Fernando Rocker, opens a little profile, with a pic, name, favorite console, what are playin now... just the basic.
Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:34AM chrisgrant said
Working on just that Fernando, and you'll be able to change your password, avatar, and linked URL as well. It just wasn't ready in time for launch.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 12:10PM mrmobius said
It'd be nice if can have a log in region near top of the site so don't have to keep typing in password every time want to comment as well. I'm sure Joystiq's already onto that idea.
Nice site redesign by the way. Like the minimalist look, and once the whole avatar gets set up, it'll add variety. At the minute, although I love Mario, that avatar is getting monotonous in every post.
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Nice site redesign by the way. Like the minimalist look, and once the whole avatar gets set up, it'll add variety. At the minute, although I love Mario, that avatar is getting monotonous in every post.
Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:35AM Fernando Rocker said
Ah, one thing... you are missing the # number comment. Its important.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:37AM chrisgrant said
Fernando, we have replies now. You can reply directly to the comment, like this.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:37AM (Unverified) said
It's not that important. There's a reply button now.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:41AM Fernando Rocker said
Ahh... I havent seen the reply button... cool!
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:35AM (Unverified) said
I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually...
Very nice effort. I'll learn to love it soon enough.
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Very nice effort. I'll learn to love it soon enough.
Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:37AM Fernando Rocker said
@C. Grant
Nice to ear that... but will be better if the linked url in the name opens a little window, here in the same Joystiq webpage, so everyone we are the same.
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Nice to ear that... but will be better if the linked url in the name opens a little window, here in the same Joystiq webpage, so everyone we are the same.
Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:39AM (Unverified) said
Very sleek, very clean, I love it. HOWEVER- please let the comments section expand for more than 50 comments. I think 100 comments per page would seem like an adequate amount. And awesome! Avatars!
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:41AM chrisgrant said
The comments will be bumped back up to 50. They're set at 25 now to make sure everything's working alright.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:40AM (Unverified) said
ermm... I think it looks a wee bit too busy. if everything were on either left or right... it's too garish for me to check it at work now, methinks. also I liked the old comment system's dual color scheme to differentiate posts. one white, next yellow, next white. i dunno. I don't like it. possibly add edit button? and not have to log into email to add comments?
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:42AM chrisgrant said
Really? Most people we tested the design on found it to be much cleaner and easier to read. Less garish, if you will.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:48AM (Unverified) said
I would like it if the alternating colours returned. Maybe a light gray or blue. I think they look nice and keeps me from wandering.
But the choice of temporary avatar may just fuel the trolls. :)
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But the choice of temporary avatar may just fuel the trolls. :)
Posted: Jul 9th 2007 9:00AM (Unverified) said
I also liked the alternating colors between comments. I mean, its totally readable now, but the alternating comment colors just broke it up a bit more for me, which I liked.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2007 9:11AM (Unverified) said
I agree that the alternating colors really helped. Also, I hate avatars. But I think it's just me... otherwise, nice.
As long as we're suggesting stuff, can we get a feature that shows the comment your replying to above this text box? That would be useful.
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As long as we're suggesting stuff, can we get a feature that shows the comment your replying to above this text box? That would be useful.
Posted: Jul 9th 2007 2:40AM (Unverified) said
Jury is still out on all the changes. The Mario avatars give you bonus points.
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