Who else hates the site redesign?

[ultrachicken]

It's way too bright, but I find I've more or less gotten used to navigating the new layout and I think it's fine. I haven't experienced an increase in errors, either. In summary...

I have found no issues, except for the incessant whining and bitching about the new look.

Pretty much this.

 

[Astiahl]

At first I lost my shit. Then it went to "this is still kinda bright but I can live with it... :\". Now it's just "meh". Ah, the stages of adjusting to a site redesign. Haven't experienced much in the way of tech problems...if anything load times are slightly better.

 

[Kekkles]

Yeah, nothing loads for me... ever. I have to go on this through the Facebook App, otherwise I can't view the site at all. If this is just to spite Mac users then I shall stab something HARD!

 

[Darth Sea Bass]

I hated it to start with but i've gotten used to it. The only thing that bugs me is the stupid welcome back thing you close when you open the page the first time each day.

 

[Daverson]

S'not so bad. I don't like the way the news is set out though, why not just have it all available down the page like on the old site?

 

[JoJo]

Being a member of Pub Club I've had slightly more time to get used to the update so I have no problem with the layout, in fact I think it's easier to use when you learn where everything is, except for one thing: the WHITENESS! Seriously staff, everyone and their dog has been complaining about this, surely it isn't that difficult to change it to a pleasant blue again?

The technical issues are a little annoying too but they're already being ironed out so I assume in a week or two it'll all be back to normal.

 

[MassiveGeek]

The only complaint I have really are the bright colors. I already have glasses, and the super blue and white are killing my eyes.

Otherwise I don't care anymore.

 

[Jharry5]

I really didn't like it at first. Once I got accustomed to it, though, I actually find it easier to navigate.

I really don't like the new colour scheme, however. I find it far too bright. That's really the only criticism I can think of.

 

[Combustion Kevin]

why was it a good idea to remove the content providers from the right side?
why is everything so bright instead of eye-pleasingly warm blue?
how is longer loading time worth this?

 

[Blend]

It looks like someone forgot to put in a background, just looks unfinished.

Images are great and having them more prominent is cool. But you need to pick an image before submitting a news article. Sick of looking at giant escapist symbols.

Haven't found any bugs really and don't think navigating is a problem so it's just the look that I think is terrible.

 

[Cazza]

I prefered the old design. I don't have the blast of bright light thing others seem to complain about. I have gotten used to it.

 

[wooty]

I dont like it, nothing seems to have updated in days, news wise anyway, and ill be dammed if im.going to trudge through all this confusion to find them.

It all seems to be pandering to the social networking crowd, shitter and waste-of-spacebook slapped all over the place. Forcing me to go elsewhere for news really.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Originally I thought it was terrible, but after using it for a bit and them ironing out the bugs, it only seems somewhat worse than it was before.

 

[Benni88]

I wasn't that used to the old site so I've barely found a change. Seems a bit nicer imo.

 

[kebab4you]

It's so bright, can't find stuff anymore and I don't like the new blue colour. What was wrong with our dark blue text Escapist?

I'm more or less indifferent to it. So far I prefer the look of the old site, but I'm sure I'll warm up to it. My biggest complaint is the it is in dire need of some more borders or something. The nothing-but-white look is starting to burn my corneas.

I'm getting used to it but the brightness really hurts my eyes after a short while and I am struggle to read the writing. My eyes are bad enough as it is ;_;

Man some admin is going to get pissy at me soon, but I will link this again:
http://userstyles.org/styles/57994/escapist-magazine-fix-for-white-background

 

[Stale Pasta]

My main complaint is the lack of definition. The site just seems to blur together now. I also miss the list of popular stuff that was on the far right. Just made it easier to get to where I Was going. Plus when I type stuff into the search bar it's typed in an incredibly light shade of gray and I can't see what I've typed. Overall I don't think it's bad I just think the old version was a bit more user friendly, and it was easier on the eyes. All of this white really gets to you.

 

[marfoir(IRL)]

It's far too bright and harsh on my eyes, the old colour scheme was much more easy on the eye.
Apart from that its a resounding meh.

 

[Stale Pasta]

It's so bright, can't find stuff anymore and I don't like the new blue colour. What was wrong with our dark blue text Escapist?

I'm more or less indifferent to it. So far I prefer the look of the old site, but I'm sure I'll warm up to it. My biggest complaint is the it is in dire need of some more borders or something. The nothing-but-white look is starting to burn my corneas.

I'm getting used to it but the brightness really hurts my eyes after a short while and I am struggle to read the writing. My eyes are bad enough as it is ;_;

Man some admin is going to get pissy at me soon, but I will link this again:
http://userstyles.org/styles/57994/escapist-magazine-fix-for-white-background

Thanks that actually does help out a lot. Sure it doesn't fix my navigation complaints, but it really helps the eyes relax.

 

[surg3n]

I preferred the old design - this one seems obfuscated a bit, trying to show too much information at once.
Frankly, I don't care what badges I have, unless I specifically click my profile... it's things like space being taken up with useless information, and the useful information is spread out more. Muuuuuuch preferred the old one, with the list of video channels, list of hot topics, and that was about it, pretty much all we needed was provided before.