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Posted March 28, 2012
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SimonG: While I can see the need for a little bit of tinkering here, I hope GOG doesn't start incorporating some (imo) stupid features like "signatures" et al. I like the sleek, minimalistic look of the forums.
I don't think we'll integrate giant animated PNG signatures. Think of the headache that would give me as a moderator. :(
Posted March 28, 2012
Yes, I love the new GOG. Going on my fourth year here and it feels like my baby is growing up.
Posted March 28, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: I don't think we'll integrate giant animated PNG signatures. Think of the headache that would give me as a moderator. :(
Do any browsers really support APNG (or MNG) properly anyway?

On that note, despite the slight quality loss a converting all avatar uploads to JPEG even when they already are the correct size, I'm glad you do. Animated GIF signatures and avatars distract me quite a bit on other forums (so much that I frequently use content blockers to get rid of them).
Posted March 28, 2012
I just noticed that when I reload a page, the "My Account" thing jumps a bit to the right for a moment at the very end of the reload. Nice, a "page cocking" feature :p
Posted March 28, 2012
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Kaustic: I just hope they revert it back to having the navigation bar back to fixed. I'm sure there was a "how-not-design-websites" book somewhere out there talking about elements which follow the user around not being a very intelligent thing to do.
+1. Chintzy-looking and unnecessary. I preferred it on the top of every webpage. Just scroll back to the top if you really needed it.

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Kaustic: Heh, forums are still by and large pretty awful compared to the bread-and-butter mainstream alternatives. Hopefully they'll get it sorted eventually but it is a secondary task.
"Awful" I think is an overstatement, though it could use improvement. The biggest thing I think is just splitting up the crowded general discussion into sub-forums, or at least an OT forum, so it no longer feels like a sound stage in "Soylent Green."

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Kaustic: Apart from the new Wishlist, I'm not sure why they bothered altering their site at all. It was as close to perfect as you can get. Go figure.

"Do you like the new Gog.com?"
No, not really. They've taken an already CSS heavy site and added in more annoyances.
Pretty much echoes up my thoughts. I thought the old site was very easy on the eyes and easy to navigate. I prefer clean, minimalist web-layouts, much like your clean, minimalist installers. Thankfully they didn't change *too* much, but still.

Also, re-branding yourself as a port for indie-games and newer releases is fine (no more "Good Old Games," at least in the site name), though it's not why I'm here and my interest in these "developments" is close to nil, unfortunately. I do know you want to stay a current and relevant business model, however.

I'm still waiting for that still significant back-catalog of EA and EIDOS games and the like to arrive, *that's* what's going to have me jumping for joy and droppin' dollars.
Posted March 28, 2012
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dudalb: I am concerned about them gettng away from offering classic games in favor of the Indie games. I don't mind them offering them, but not at the expense of the classics.
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Tormentfan: I don't think it'll come down to stopping selling classic games, but I do think we'll see a marked reduction of classic releases in favour of newer more expensive titles.

This however is opinion.
That's my concern also. I hope I'm wrong but I think thats how it will work out in the long run.
Posted March 28, 2012
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Tormentfan: I don't think it'll come down to stopping selling classic games, but I do think we'll see a marked reduction of classic releases in favour of newer more expensive titles.

This however is opinion.
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Zandolf: That's my concern also. I hope I'm wrong but I think thats how it will work out in the long run.
We're committed to continuing to release classic games regularly; we know that's what most of our current audience came here for, and we don't intend to disappoint them. Many of the newer releases that we offer will be games like Legend of Grimrock, which is certainly a new game, but if you like old classic dungeon crawlers why wouldn't you want to pick this up? It's a fantastic homage to greats like Eye of the Beholder or Dungeon Master. Even the new releases will tend to have that GOG.com feel.

We know what got us where we are today, and we're not going to throw it all away. Don't worry. ;)
Posted March 28, 2012
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Zandolf: That's my concern also. I hope I'm wrong but I think thats how it will work out in the long run.
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TheEnigmaticT: We're committed to continuing to release classic games regularly; we know that's what most of our current audience came here for, and we don't intend to disappoint them. Many of the newer releases that we offer will be games like Legend of Grimrock, which is certainly a new game, but if you like old classic dungeon crawlers why wouldn't you want to pick this up? It's a fantastic homage to greats like Eye of the Beholder or Dungeon Master. Even the new releases will tend to have that GOG.com feel.

We know what got us where we are today, and we're not going to throw it all away. Don't worry. ;)
This puts a smile on my face, or at the very least straightens my frown.
Post edited March 28, 2012 by Tormentfan
Posted March 28, 2012
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Zandolf: That's my concern also. I hope I'm wrong but I think thats how it will work out in the long run.
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TheEnigmaticT: We're committed to continuing to release classic games regularly; we know that's what most of our current audience came here for, and we don't intend to disappoint them.
What is "regularly" supposed to mean? One old game every week, or (god forbid) every other week? I'm sorry, but saying "we'll keep releasing old games regularly" is not the same as "we'll keep releasing old games at the same (or a higher) rate as before." That is what I want to hear.
Posted March 28, 2012
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SimonG: While I can see the need for a little bit of tinkering here, I hope GOG doesn't start incorporating some (imo) stupid features like "signatures" et al. I like the sleek, minimalistic look of the forums.
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TheEnigmaticT: I don't think we'll integrate giant animated PNG signatures. Think of the headache that would give me as a moderator. :(
....I actually really want signatures....

I could advertise my blog then


<_<
Posted March 28, 2012
Looks and functions good enough.
Lovin' the hiding games from shelves thing, and the GOG.com Downloader being able to download bonus stuff. I'd like some empty space on the top bar to be filled, you know, the spot in-between the My Account link and search bar, maybe you could just extend the search bar or space out the links more, just something would work.
Posted March 28, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: I don't think we'll integrate giant animated PNG signatures. Think of the headache that would give me as a moderator. :(
Which applies to the rest of us too. Peoples' tolerance for flashing animated avatars and sigs starts to dissipate rapidly once they pass the age of 12.
Posted March 28, 2012
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jefequeso: ....I actually really want signatures....

I could advertise my blog then
With one of those link-shortening services (tinyarrows.com, bit.ly etc.), you can fit it into the 16-character forum title quite easily.
Posted March 28, 2012
I preferred the old look, any bugfixes they might have done I do appreciate.
Posted March 28, 2012
I liked having the news posts more prominent. Now it's much harder to tell at a glance what's new and what is in the new posts. The always-on navigation bar didn't bother me, to the point that I didn't even notice it until I saw people's comments here. The same kind of thing bothers me on other sites, though, so I can sympathize with people who find it intrusive.
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