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Pelican · 08-19-2023, 11:43 AM

[QUOTE=HonusWagner;5033053]Information presentation and navigation are ... trivial? Ok, but can you demonstrate how so?[QUOTE]

Again, not meaning to step on toes here. But if I could continue to play the game without interruption or difficulty (or even noticing changes beyond, oh, that’s different), how is that an integral part of the game? I haven’t had any difficulty navigating the site. Again, I haven’t noticed any difference. To me, that “demonstrates” that these superficial changes are not game-changers.

I agree that changing the colors and fonts and the UI seems like a waste of resources by developers, as opposed to tinkering with the game engine. I guess that’s why UI and presentation seems “trivial” to me by comparison. I assumed (probably wrongly) that the annual tweak or refresh was not a heavy lift, and a simple way to differentiate versions. Nothing more.

I’m not one to take a perceived flaw, and then draw broad conclusions about the company’s commitment and integrity. That seems like a stretch to me, to take one issue and extrapolate to the whole platform. But that’s just me. I am much more trees than forest. The game still does what I want or need, with a great deal of flexibility to try new options, and things that are broken get fixed. The overall trend in my four years has been improved play and cool new features (plus a lot of stuff like online gaming that is completely irrelevant to me, but does not take away from my experience). YMMV.

08-19-2023, 11:43 AM	#55
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 2,978	[QUOTE=HonusWagner;5033053]Information presentation and navigation are ... trivial? Ok, but can you demonstrate how so?[QUOTE] Again, not meaning to step on toes here. But if I could continue to play the game without interruption or difficulty (or even noticing changes beyond, oh, that’s different), how is that an integral part of the game? I haven’t had any difficulty navigating the site. Again, I haven’t noticed any difference. To me, that “demonstrates” that these superficial changes are not game-changers. I agree that changing the colors and fonts and the UI seems like a waste of resources by developers, as opposed to tinkering with the game engine. I guess that’s why UI and presentation seems “trivial” to me by comparison. I assumed (probably wrongly) that the annual tweak or refresh was not a heavy lift, and a simple way to differentiate versions. Nothing more. I’m not one to take a perceived flaw, and then draw broad conclusions about the company’s commitment and integrity. That seems like a stretch to me, to take one issue and extrapolate to the whole platform. But that’s just me. I am much more trees than forest. The game still does what I want or need, with a great deal of flexibility to try new options, and things that are broken get fixed. The overall trend in my four years has been improved play and cool new features (plus a lot of stuff like online gaming that is completely irrelevant to me, but does not take away from my experience). YMMV. __________________ Pelican OOTP 2020-? ”Hard to believe, Harry.”