On August 01 2012 00:00 larse wrote:When I post this during beta, no one seem agreed with me. Sad
The following is just my opinion and I'm fully aware this is just beta. Even though the Arcade thing is an improvement, the 1.5 UI in other aspects is NOT an overall improvement.
I post 6 sets of screenshot comparisons below and show how 1.5 UI is still not better than 1.4.3. All upper pictures are from 1.5, and all bottom pictures are from 1.4.3.
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1 Comparison: the home screen:
http://imgur.com/a/KacLrThe home screen has been criticized most for not utilizing the empty space. As you can see from the screenshots, the 1.4.3 utilizes more space than 1.5.
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2 Comparison: Quick Match:
http://imgur.com/a/jyRnpThe pictures of the race selection are ridiculously bad at representing the race. The pictures of three races look somehow like from a single race. People not familiar with the races may not even think Terran is human.
Most importantly, the new button style is inconsistent with the old UI elements. In the 1.5 screenshot, in the upper-right, buttons are the old 1.4.3. light blue buttons, but all the other buttons are the new 1.5 dark blue buttons. Anyone with a basic aesthetics will think the UI style in bottom screenshot more mature and harmonious.
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3 Comparison: Versus AI:
http://imgur.com/a/3D7vVReally? No preview window of mini-map?
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4 Comparison: Game lobby:
http://imgur.com/a/LPseHLook at the right side of the 1.5 screenshot, there is a scroll bar and no all the options can be shown. You need to scroll up and down to see all the options. While in the 1.4.3 screenshot, you can see all the options at one glance.
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5 Comparison: Score screen
http://imgur.com/a/dGurvIn the 1.5 screenshot, the elements inside the score window are all the old light blue style, but all other things outside the score window are dark blue.
In the 1.4.3 screenshot, everything is just highly consistent and harmonious.
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6 Comparison: Settings
http://imgur.com/a/gK3dUSorry but I have to say that dark blue buttons are just so ugly, especially in this screenshot.
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People were not complaining about the UI style. The UI style was great. People were complaining about the layout of the UI and how the empty space is not utilized to provide some important information. I know aesthetics can be very subjective. People may not buy into what I said and I heard many people said the new UI style is better than the old one. However, everything I saw from the 1.5 beta is not great like they said.
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