Insane argument about Steam's new UI

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Undedd Jester

Undedd Jester

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When I got the Steam beta, 2 things I liked immediately...

1) When you click on a game in your list, game art work comes up in the background as well as everyone playing that game, and everyone who owns that game. Makes viewing what your friends are doing a hell of alot easier when trying to get a game going.

2) Whenever someone messages you the message tone is ALOT less harsh.

I did get lost for a little bit trying to find where everything was, but it took me like 1 day to get used to it, and I'm much happier with it over the old one.

People just like to complain I guess :)
 
HaTeMe

HaTeMe

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Why I havent noticed any chance apart from the store o_O? Everything else looks the same to me.

But yeah, the reason why so many people say the new stuff is ****, wether its new skin for steam or something else, is because they were so used on the old one. But, give it a while and most of them realize its actually better.

It happens in real life too, if your friends always knew you as a bearded guy and you suddenly shave it all off, most of them think you look strange or even stupid, no matter if it actually looks better :p. Give it a month or two and people get used to it. If they always knew you without the beard, they would most likely think you look stupid WITH a beard lol. Its funny actually.
 
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trilance

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HaTeMe said:
Why I havent noticed any chance apart from the store o_O? Everything else looks the same to me.

But yeah, the reason why so many people say the new stuff is ****, wether its new skin for steam or something else, is because they were so used on the old one. But, give it a while and most of them realize its actually better.

It happens in real life too, if your friends always knew you as a bearded guy and you suddenly shave it all off, most of them think you look strange or even stupid, no matter if it actually looks better :p. Give it a month or two and people get used to it. If they always knew you without the beard, they would most likely think you look stupid WITH a beard lol. Its funny actually.
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Tell me about it :D.
 
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Deafmute

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Meh, I don't really like it. I think the store page looks convoluted and messy as hell. Sure I'll probably get used to it and I'm not about to actually get angry (Steam is serious business) but I don't really see the reason for the change. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
 
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Olivier

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Been using this since like 2 months, works great now. It was a pain in the :):D:) at first time, but now its okay C=
 
Nimsky

Nimsky

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Already a thread about this.

But yeah, it's really bad. The beta they showed a few months ago, at least. Yesterday when I logged into Steam (I rarely do so, only when playing a Steam-game) it was still the old one. So hopefully it's still optional. That would be nice.
 
zombinex

zombinex

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This new steam is kindda slow. It freezes sometimes and the backup system doesn't work so well... I couldn't recover my backup from old steam... but in the old steam i could.
 
Zetsumei

Zetsumei

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In a lot of ways its better regarding looks and being able to see what friends play what game. But I think everything looks too, it would be nice like with an internet web page if things could be displayed at a smaller size.

I continuously have the urge to use control and - to change the size. The new layout uses more screen to display less info. If i go to the store page I need to scroll down to see deals etc.

I would prefer everything to be 75% or so of the current size. Its like the new navigation is made to use it on a couch from a far distance rather than on a desk behind my pc. It feels like I'm running my computer at a cramped 800x600 resolution when navigating through steam. I nearly get claustrophobic I need my desktop space.
 
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Oldih

Oldih

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The new UI is nice and few new features are ok, but otherwise it looks like someone just gave 10 year old kid 10 pounds of sugar, crack and speed and locked him (or her) up in a room with a PC and photoshop in terms of overall layout and organisation, as despite being 'ugly' the old UI had the courtesy of being convenient about regarding things.

After a day it's not as bad as I initially reacted, but Zetsumei's complaint about being too big is probably the biggest issue for the moment. For everything else one can get used to eventually.
 
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Dcode

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Nov 21, 2005
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The overlay clock and faster web browser sold it for me.

I also like how it shows the last game i played in my library and launching the game is a one click affair.

Its a better product overall. Give it time.
 
Major Liability

Major Liability

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Much prefer the old Games menu, everything else looks like an improvement. I just don't like the fact that half my games are blank blue panels, as I tend to prefer mods to retail games.
 
Redwinters

Redwinters

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Oldih said:
The new UI is nice and few new features are ok, but otherwise it looks like someone just gave 10 year old kid 10 pounds of sugar, crack and speed and locked him (or her) up in a room with a PC and photoshop in terms of overall layout and organisation, as despite being 'ugly' the old UI had the courtesy of being convenient about regarding things.

After a day it's not as bad as I initially reacted, but Zetsumei's complaint about being too big is probably the biggest issue for the moment. For everything else one can get used to eventually.
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use the much improved "mini Mode"
 
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