Why not ask players what they prefer and count votes ? As many people here, I think the new design is horrible and could make me stop the game.
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If the majority do not like the new UI then it should be downpatched and thatâs it , a vote would be even better
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I wasnât taking talking about scrapping it just making a few changes like with crafting if they listened to their beta testers they could have changed the % chance of diamonds before the update came out instead of waiting for complaints and changing it a week later. In this case if they listened to beta testers they could have told the devs the board is hurting their eyes and they could have changed it before it was released.
I am sorry but me and my wife (who love this game) will no longer be playing if you keep this new UI. Our eyes hurt, literally, itâs not enchanting and relaxing anymore.
Weâre 39 y.o with a solid economy and play this game every day together (and pay for stuff every once in a while) but this turned a brilliant end-of-the-day-cozing-in-the-sofa fantasy game into a busy, stressed out blip-blop sci-fi-ish game.
No thanks. Change back or we quit playing.
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You know the expression âyou need to suffer to be beautifulâ? I guess we got the most beautiful community right now lol
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Are the changes to Guild War scoring already in effect? Specifically the bonuses for unique troop defenses?
It will start next week
There was many other things they could have spent the time on. I donât recall the UI being something people were getting frustrated about. All the many other bugs, sure.
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Some more Feedback after many games:
1- I end up losing troops a lot more because i am âsurprisedâ they were so close to death. Meaning: unless you pay very close attention, itâs easy to lose track of your troopâs life, because itâs so blend. We need a big Heart with the life total in it!
2- Ah, the Kraken.
I decided to test this new Kraken fix by going against the usual team (Troll- Kraken x 2 - Mab) without my specific Anti-Kraken team.
And we still die in a terrible way.
There is a difference.
Instead of troll casting and then your entire team suffers 50 damage and is frozen, what happens is:
Troll cast, team suffers 6 dmg. Then some cascade for another 6, and another 6. Then the AI collect the remaining matches, maybe 2 or 3 more, for another 12 to 18 damage. By then 75 to 100% of your team is frozen.
Then he cast his first Kraken which is now filled. Last 2 troop suffer damage, then the blue matches for 6 dmg, then the AI makes 1-2 matches for 6+6 dmg, then the other Kraken casts, etc etc etc.
Itâs still a Kraken loop of doom because you put an AOE damage on a trait, and it stacks with other Krakens.
The only change is we get rolled in 20 seconds instead of 3.
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Hi guys!
I do not understand the reason for so many visual changes?
The game is very ugly. Very ugly.
Itâs very unmotivating.
Nothing matches. The fonts, the new icons, the letters. Everything is ugly.
You urgently need to hire a designer.
Itâs my favorite pastime, this game. But after that, I do not know if I can keep playing.
Good thing Iâm not the only one who did not like it all.
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As a UI/UX person myself, THANK YOU for making this post already! I was coming back to do a similar breakdown today when I have a bit more time, but you have already basically covered everything. Thank you for the time it took to deconstruct and formulate this. I really hope they listen.
X-Posting for less typing
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I completely agree with you Bolatsi! The art style is one of the main reasons I play this game so much, itâs my happy place! This new âslickâ UI is just so soulless and doesnât celebrate the art at all.
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Every major issue has already been discussed here. But I do want to chip in and say that I agree with othersâ comments about visual style not matching and how confusing most screens are.
The worst part for me, though, is that the game now hurts my eyes. I love playing Gems of War (I have been playing it for almost 2 years daily) and I simply cannot play it now. I donât know how an update could have been any worse than that.
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OMG⌠Love this (if it is what I think it is ⌠win/loss of GW-Defense)
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Canât do dungeons. Fight button does nothing, images wonât load. GreatâŚ
Not even going to start about everything else.
Whenever I finish a match, the game hangs, and I just see my name and character in the top left corner. I cannot finish any matches.
I shouldnât need bifocals to play on my mobile phone.
Where is the progress bar on our kingdoms to see how far away we are getting to the next star?
Why arenât my images loading?
Why wasnât this tested by your fan base before implementing this? You need players to test, to help get rid of biased opinions.
I have an S8, the game shouldnât be laggy when I scroll right to see my rewards.
Why is the UI a mix of the old and new?
It seriously feels like you rushed this out, consequences be damned.
You guys and gals need to go in game and read what people are saying, opposed to just reading complaints here. I absolutely guarantee you, youâre losing a large percentage of fan base on this repugnant update. Keep in mind, for every voice that takes the time to give you criticism, there are several more unsatisfied that wonât say anything, theyâll just stop playing.
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Absolutely, Iâve been on most of the day (PS4) and reading global, I think Iâve seen three maybe 4 people say they like it in nearly 10 hours. The rest are disgusted.
Dark days.
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