The New Home Page...

by **nietzsche** on Wed Nov 27, 2013 6:49 pm

alstergren wrote:I'm sorry to say this, but the new front page and the new scoreboard/tournament start pages looks like you're running a shoot 'em up game for ten year old kids. It really does not add anything to the experience. Bad and annoying graphics and wastes time to click through. But good thing that the adds were gone from the front page, those made the site look unserious. But again, that good deed was undone by the new layout, looks really unserious.

soundman wrote:I don't know what others think but the homepage looks horrible. Looks like a middle school student's first attempt. What happened to a clean, professional page? Frankly I would never have entered this site if that was the page I saw.

lokisgal wrote:I have to agree with the other posts here Not a fan at all of the home page it doesnt look professional .Also not a fan of the layout of the new way the menus are on the left

InnyaFacce wrote:HATE ALL THE NEW LOOKS

NOT VERY WELL PLANNED OUT FOR THE USER

HOMEPAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW EVERYTHING
MAP IMAGES ARE WAY TO BIG

TOURNAMENTS PAGE LOOK IS TO CRAMPED
FORUM VIEW IS STILL THE BEST OPTION

nàme wrote:I have to say, if the site looked like it does now back when I first joined, I wouldn't have spent ten seconds on it. It looks ugly and cluttered, and that's on a fairly sizeable screen.

tbott wrote:Just a note that the new front page is absolutely abysmal - in my opinion. The other changes are fantastic; but the landing page violates every known design principle.

Booleans wrote:Wow, the front page is horrible! Bring back the old look please.

Hydrargentium wrote:
Holy crap. Pardon my astonishment, but is that home page EVER UGLY! I'm sorry, but it very nearly made my eyes water. Is it supposed to be a throwback to Web Page design from 1997?
Hg

Sniper08 wrote:The new look is horrible , please change the left panel back to the way it was. i don't visit the front page all that often so it can look as terrible as you want but please revert the ingame UI back to the way it was.

Bruceswar wrote:Holy WOW! I am usually a nice guy and try to take everything in with the notion that it is a work in progress and can be fixed if needed, but that home page is beyond fixable! Just wow... That is sooo bad graphically speaking.

Having a background in both web design and also graphic design, that front page has a whole ton of "what not to do" for noobs

momopost wrote:I thought CC had been hijacked, when I saw the front page.

Sorry to say but it is just awful. It's difficult to believe there is a good strategy game hiding behind it. There was nothing wrong with the old one. Rather bring that back than this.

lord voldemort wrote:Wow that home page is ugly

ndrs wrote:Sorry to say it, but this site now looks like a site I would normally avoid in fear of getting viruses on my comp.

Also, I'm not comfortable browsing it in a public space. I think many CC's play at work, perhaps the design would benefit from reflecting that? You know, a cleaner, less "gamey" look.

I second what others have said: talking to a graphic designer would be very well worth it!

Qwert wrote:now its look like MajorCommand site,,and this its what we want to avoid.

happy2seeyou wrote:The new homepage looks like a toddler vomited it out.

Agent 86 wrote:Priorty #1 A New, New Home Page, me thinks

niMic wrote:The new front page is hideous. I really, really can't see this remaining for more than a week. I don't quite know how it got past the design phase.

alstergren wrote:
ndrs wrote:Also, I'm not comfortable browsing it in a public space. I think many CC's play at work, perhaps the design would benefit from reflecting that? You know, a cleaner, less "gamey" look.

Yeah. Agree. I play CC at work, but today I fel really uncomfortable doing it due to the screaming graphics. When I first joined, I appreciated the serious look. And have done ever since. It's about the game, not screaming graphic. Save the cool graphic for the maps, the rest just needs to be low-key and easy to navigate.

rappel wrote:No, No, No, No! Hold the front page!
There's been a lot of positive new stuff coming out recently, different plays, many new maps, some subtle interface changes in game etc. I'm not a major tournament user so it'll take time to get into those that the auto stuff will inevitably bring but really, to echo what a number have said that front screen is wrong on so many levels. General look, lack of side menu for consistency when you return to it, odd sub menu up in the top right. Too much going on and whatever is going on with the size I don't know how some users will use it - I have 1920 x 1080 and it needs a vertical scroll to see it all anyway.

Subtle it is not. My personal opinion is it won't attract as many thinkers as before and being selfish, that's why I play here - I get good games against good opponents who by and large are polite and considerate when they aren't frustrated as whotsit with the game outcomes.

Get rid of it. Please. I've been part of the silent majority for a long time and I'd rather be back there than speaking out in public.

Razorvich wrote:I find it real hard to log in using my phone now, before the update I was logging in 4 -5 times per day when at work... last few days..have been real hard with the screan bouncing around all over the place. I tried once this morning got in after a few goes of wrong user name then wrong password...but not again till i got home.

I am not going to bother with the phone again, just not user friendly anymore.

by **Serbia** on Wed Nov 27, 2013 7:58 pm

nietzsche wrote:

lulz always CC's contrarian.

Bollocks.

by **lord voldemort** on Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:53 am

Its shitty and terrible. Id rather gently tongue a mans testicles rather than look at this homepage.

by **Dukasaur** on Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:39 am

I don't mind the new homepage. I can definitely see some problems with it, but overall I liked it. My favourite is the bottom right quadrant, because I just love metallic green shiny things, and the contrast with the bright reds and golds in the medals is really dramatic.

I think there should be a neutral-coloured frame separating the four quadrants, though. They look spliced together.

by **Butters1919** on Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:50 am

Dukasaur wrote:I don't mind the new homepage. I can definitely see some problems with it, but overall I liked it. My favourite is the bottom right quadrant, because I just love metallic green shiny things, and the contrast with the bright reds and golds in the medals is really dramatic.

I think there should be a neutral-coloured frame separating the four quadrants, though. They look spliced together.

I like the blatant lie "over 600 000 users". I would be a tad upset if I joined a site promised that many users to find out there is not even 10% of that. Actually, it's more like 2%.

by **2dimes** on Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:50 am

lord voldemort wrote:Its shitty and terrible. Id rather gently tongue a mans testicles rather than look at this homepage.

Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl.

by **Beko the Great** on Thu Nov 28, 2013 10:20 am

When I first saw the new Homepage my first thought was: Is it April fools already?

by **nietzsche** on Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:32 pm

Dukasaur wrote:I don't mind the new homepage. I can definitely see some problems with it, but overall I liked it. My favourite is the bottom right quadrant, because I just love metallic green shiny things, and the contrast with the bright reds and golds in the medals is really dramatic.

I think there should be a neutral-coloured frame separating the four quadrants, though. They look spliced together.

Forgive him. He sees nothing but pavement 17 hours a day.

by **rhp 1** on Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:48 pm

I don't spend all day worry about artsy crap, but it looks better than the old one, so whatever

by **Vid_FISO** on Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:03 pm

nietzsche wrote:
Dukasaur wrote:I don't mind the new homepage. I can definitely see some problems with it, but overall I liked it. My favourite is the bottom right quadrant, because I just love metallic green shiny things, and the contrast with the bright reds and golds in the medals is really dramatic.

I think there should be a neutral-coloured frame separating the four quadrants, though. They look spliced together.

Forgive him. He sees nothing but pavement 17 hours a day.

Excuse me! In our profession you get to see many wonderful views, especially during the summer, some lovely views of young ladies from our elevated position 8-)

by **nietzsche** on Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:29 pm

Vid_FISO wrote:
nietzsche wrote:
Dukasaur wrote:I don't mind the new homepage. I can definitely see some problems with it, but overall I liked it. My favourite is the bottom right quadrant, because I just love metallic green shiny things, and the contrast with the bright reds and golds in the medals is really dramatic.

I think there should be a neutral-coloured frame separating the four quadrants, though. They look spliced together.

Forgive him. He sees nothing but pavement 17 hours a day.

Excuse me! In our profession you get to see many wonderful views, especially during the summer, some lovely views of young ladies from our elevated position

pics or it didn't happen.

by **frankiebee** on Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:47 pm

I cannot find a reaction of Bigwham about the reactions towards the new front page. I really hope he agrees with the majority of the community, and that we soon have a new home page that better suits this great website.