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Tom shouldn't there be a user forum rating? people can vote on a user's post on the forums and if the score was low a mod could check it out, if it was high he could still check it out but we need the user's help.
And when a forum is posted you will see a user's rating for posts and people will think twice...

And to your first question:

Yes they do NOT stand out, I use to check out all the good movies in the classic portal but now it's a bit confusing...

So yeah, and I am back from my 30 day ban WORSHIP ME!!!

Hey, Tom! You're almost forgot do to the Flash Portal History 2011

At 32 minutes ago, TomFulp wrote:

At 2 hours ago, Alisbet wrote: Why I have this feeling that this certain surprise game is an RPG that supposedly has been in development for a while...

Sorry, not an epic RPG.

So it's not Ortus then? I though it would be a good time for it to be published.

The new design is sweet! Good job guys

Took a look at the other thread and this solves my one complaint with the redesign which was lack of info when browsing.
Big thanks for it.

At 18 hours ago, TomFulp wrote:

At 1 hour ago, Vorlek wrote: The flash 'splash pages' for each game are a step way way way back imo. Its like going back to the old design when i signed up (2005) which was quite cool 7 years ago... but Flash is really not needed for a button just loads the flash...

You can toggle these under your display options on your account page. We're removing the sounds though.

If you remove the sound, you might as well make it an actual image file, rather then a flash file? I dont think having it as a flash file just to have some flashy effects really adds anything to the site. I really loved the old one where it was just a 'play button' because it was so lightweight.
And disabling it means the movie auto plays which completely gets rid of the point of me opening up hundreds of tabs :P

Anyway, good to hear atleast the sound is getting removed :P

re: #4, I've been doing everything less because of an awful choice between autoplay content and autoplay sound, neither have a place on the internet

Although I've been doing more as I dont know when I've voted 5 things anymore so go higher to be on the safe side

At A few seconds ago, jonthomson wrote: re: #4, I've been doing everything less because of an awful choice between autoplay content and autoplay sound, neither have a place on the internet

Although I've been doing more as I dont know when I've voted 5 things anymore so go higher to be on the safe side

Never mind, just read the post above that the sound is going, much thanks

At 22 hours ago, TomFulp wrote:

1) Do you find yourself ignoring the big content showcase box here on the front page?

Yes I do.

2) Have you explored the content genre browsing? Right now we default to sort by date, which was an attempt to put the spotlight on new submissions but may have been a mistake. Instead we should probably default to sorting by score but maybe set the range to "Year" instead of "All" so there's more movement in the space.

I've explored it and I do like the system. I wouldn't try to showcase the new submissions as you should try and cover all of them equally. The newer games are good but so are some that were released 10 years ago. I think you guys are on the right track with setting the range to Year instead of All.

This also makes me wonder if the games front page should be different.

You might be on to something there... That sounds a lot like the Top 50 list in the flash portal.

3) Have you been making use of the feed button (the star next to logout) in the header?

Nope. Don't really care.

4) Have you found yourself doing anything more or less as a result of the new layout?

Why yes I have. I come to the site only once a day to deposit EXP and that's it now. Not a big fan of a lot of things. I hate the blip sound you hear when you click on a submission and that sound when your mouse moves over the 'Play' button. Is that really necessary? Really? Everything looks so scrunched together on the forums to where it strains my eyes after a while when I'm reading the topics. Are the user images really needed next to our names on the forum threads and in each post? What happened to being able to choose the past few pages in a long thread/club instead of just the latest page?

Final Fantasy Club Page: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 âEU¦ 454 âEU¦ 896

??? Why not include the previous few pages like the last two layouts?

I'd go on but I know a lot of what I've said and what I could say have been already. Not trying to shit on your parade here, but I don't like the new design at all. It just seems to get worse with every launch of a new one to me. Didn't care much for the last redesign but it was a lot better than this one IMO. Even then, the 2004 layout we had was probably the best one we've ever had. Simple and clean, easy on the eyes and it wasn't all jumbled and cluttered with everything we have now.

1) Do you find yourself ignoring the big content showcase box here on the front page? I've been told it doesn't make enough of a "call to action" and while looking pretty, people aren't being as enticed to click it as they should be.

Yes often.

2) Have you explored the content genre browsing? I feel like this is a really powerful system that a lot of people are overlooking; some have even complained that we removed genres. Go to the games page and scan the categories in the left column. Click around and start exploring. The categories get really in-depth and you can sort by all sorts of criteria. Right now we default to sort by date, which was an attempt to put the spotlight on new submissions but may have been a mistake. Instead we should probably default to sorting by score but maybe set the range to "Year" instead of "All" so there's more movement in the space.

I find it pretty usefull.

This also makes me wonder if the games front page should be different. Right now we showcase the latest games, popular games from this week, highest scoring games of the month, highest scoring of the year and highest scoring of all time. Popular games tend to just mirror the front page. Best games of all time feels pretty static (instead maybe it could have a random selection from the top 200). But instead of all of that, I'm wondering if we should return to something like the old site, where we have a per-genre showcase. For example, the first box under "Brand Spankin' New Games" could be "Best New Action Games" and list the latest four action games with scores greater than 3.3 (number is based on some personal observations but not set in stone). The showcase would continue with "Best New Adventure Games", etc. I'm thinking it would better highlight the genre categories and might give people more direct access to stuff they like.

A per-genre showcase would be nice.

3) Have you been making use of the feed button (the star next to logout) in the header? It lists new submissions by artists you have favorited, something that was only available via email in the past. We intend to merge all favorites into one list of people you follow, so that you can easily add them from their user page and not have to add them in the context of a piece of content. Our current system (where you favorite artists based on content categories) is really old and has some charm but it feels like overkill nowadays.

I support the idea of a merged list, and after I favorite some more people I will use this button for sure.

4) Have you found yourself doing anything more or less as a result of the new layout?

I have found myself coming back, and excited to do more.

I'm not going through all the pages but does anyone when we can see a list of all the level icons?

At 20 hours ago, TomFulp wrote:

At 1 hour ago, Vorlek wrote: The flash 'splash pages' for each game are a step way way way back imo. Its like going back to the old design when i signed up (2005) which was quite cool 7 years ago... but Flash is really not needed for a button just loads the flash...

You can toggle these under your display options on your account page. We're removing the sounds though.

Is there a "Sound On" toggle for those of us that don't mind the occasional silly noise? ;P

At 1 day ago, BDPooMan wrote: Pretty awesome sounding ideas

Wow! This looks amazing!

Is there a new levels page?

At 1 day ago, TomFulp wrote: 1) Do you find yourself ignoring the big content showcase box here on the front page? I've been told it doesn't make enough of a "call to action" and while looking pretty, people aren't being as enticed to click it as they should be.

I do click through it, though I think that just because I "Trained" to expect content there. :P

2) Have you explored the content genre browsing? I feel like this is a really powerful system that a lot of people are overlooking; some have even complained that we removed genres. Go to the games page and scan the categories in the left column. Click around and start exploring. The categories get really in-depth and you can sort by all sorts of criteria. Right now we default to sort by date, which was an attempt to put the spotlight on new submissions but may have been a mistake. Instead we should probably default to sorting by score but maybe set the range to "Year" instead of "All" so there's more movement in the space.

Yep. Love it. ;P

This also makes me wonder if the games front page should be different. Right now we showcase the latest games, popular games from this week, highest scoring games of the month, highest scoring of the year and highest scoring of all time. Popular games tend to just mirror the front page. Best games of all time feels pretty static (instead maybe it could have a random selection from the top 200). But instead of all of that, I'm wondering if we should return to something like the old site, where we have a per-genre showcase. For example, the first box under "Brand Spankin' New Games" could be "Best New Action Games" and list the latest four action games with scores greater than 3.3 (number is based on some personal observations but not set in stone). The showcase would continue with "Best New Adventure Games", etc. I'm thinking it would better highlight the genre categories and might give people more direct access to stuff they like.

I like this, as long as the "Best of X Period" page still exists, possibly as an "Other Pages" or sommat. It's a nice visual reference (And introduction to games you may otherwise have never tried). I know you can filter these categories, but really, just to see the "Best of X Period" games, I wouldn't likely sit there changing the filter over and over comparing titles.

3) Have you been making use of the feed button (the star next to logout) in the header? It lists new submissions by artists you have favorited, something that was only available via email in the past. We intend to merge all favorites into one list of people you follow, so that you can easily add them from their user page and not have to add them in the context of a piece of content. Our current system (where you favorite artists based on content categories) is really old and has some charm but it feels like overkill nowadays.

Nope. But then again, I am not prone to following people. I enjoy coming and sampling an ever changing sea of different content.

4) Have you found yourself doing anything more or less as a result of the new layout?

I'm using the Forums more, but mainly to give feedback on the new and changing site. I've been coming to Newgrounds for a "Couple" years (Created an Account when medals were introduced? I think?) and I love the direction this site has been going. ;P

At 1 day ago, TomFulp wrote: 1) Do you find yourself ignoring the big content showcase box here on the front page? I've been told it doesn't make enough of a "call to action" and while looking pretty, people aren't being as enticed to click it as they should be.

I personally go to this box first and try some of the games. Then I'll move deeper into the site. I love the box personally, though I question sometimes why a particular game is there.

2) Have you explored the content genre browsing? I feel like this is a really powerful system that a lot of people are overlooking; some have even complained that we removed genres. Go to the games page and scan the categories in the left column. Click around and start exploring. The categories get really in-depth and you can sort by all sorts of criteria. Right now we default to sort by date, which was an attempt to put the spotlight on new submissions but may have been a mistake. Instead we should probably default to sorting by score but maybe set the range to "Year" instead of "All" so there's more movement in the space.

I have not done this yet, but at your suggestion will take a look at it.

3) Have you been making use of the feed button (the star next to logout) in the header? It lists new submissions by artists you have favorited, something that was only available via email in the past. We intend to merge all favorites into one list of people you follow, so that you can easily add them from their user page and not have to add them in the context of a piece of content. Our current system (where you favorite artists based on content categories) is really old and has some charm but it feels like overkill nowadays.

No, I never really noticed it honestly...

4) Have you found yourself doing anything more or less as a result of the new layout?

i've been poking around a bit more exploring the layout, so I'd say more.

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

Later today we'll see the arrival of the latest Cuboy adventure.

Check back tomorrow for the launch of a mesmerizing new featured game from SpikeVallentine!

Nice man..I dint see that little star there thx for warnin :D,SHE HELPS A LOT

At 1 day ago, TomFulp wrote: 4) Have you found yourself doing anything more or less as a result of the new layout?

Yes, less of everything.
I'm now only logging in to check my PM's and ignoring the rest of the site.
You guys really need to learn to practice moderation in design, I feel like I'm looking at an aerial map of a carnival.

At 16 seconds ago, deckheadtottie wrote: That certainly helps, but say if I clicked through all the sub nav items of "Gadgets", that still refreshes the entire page. It's not really that big of a deal to be honest, I just thought it'd be nice if the content box on the right would automatically update on click of a genre.

I agree, some javascript would be nice.

I think that it'd be very convenient to show us whether P-Bot's runner-ups are games or movies. I mostly play games on here and watch the occasional movie, and I have no way of knowing which is which with the runner-up selection.

Im one of those people who opens tabs a lot, i open all the new things under judgement and look though them one at a time but i cant do that anymore due to the Horribly annoying sound of the changing language thing :/ wish it could be disabled