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Old September 28th, 2004, 06:43 PM
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Default Re: How to see whom I am at war with???

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Arryn said:
As for geeky game designers prefering tweaks other than to UI as being more enjoyable, that's such a short-sighted attitude. It too readily dismisses the annoying tedium of having to constantly deal with awkwardnesses that rapidly detract from the overall pleasure of other aspects of a game. Inconsistent controls, missing controls (Dom's lack of arrow-key support), poorly placed controls (HoI's tiny '+' controls placed dangerously close to delete controls), controls that aren't smooth (HoI's jumping sliders), controls that require excessive clicking (transferring large amounts of items/cash in Fallout), such things quickly earn the ire of all but truly rabid fans of a game.
Indeed. Something more programmers need to consider is that one hour of tedious UI programming on their part can save hundreds or thousands of hours of unpleasant tedium on the part of the Users. There's more than a few of these UI issues in Dom2, sadly.
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