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I like the one without all of the repeated 'Which one do you like?' polls.

  • 03.25.2007 12:25 AM PDT
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I like the old one, this one is to bland. I liek the hompage but dont like how the forums are all set up.

  • 03.25.2007 12:58 AM PDT
Subject: Now that we have the updated Bungie.net website, which one do you p...
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Poll: Now that we have the updated Bungie.net website, which one do you p...  [closed]
I prefer the new format over the old format!:  57%
(33 Votes)
I actually prefer the old format better!:  29%
(17 Votes)
I like both formats equally.:  14%
(8 Votes)
Total Votes: 58

Recently Bungie has changed the format of their website in order to improve on a few things and better serve its purpose. When I first saw the changes, I will admit, I was a bit shocked at how much of a drastic change the new website was. Oftentimes, I would visit Bungie.net in order to check out people's stats and games and levels, etc. It worked very nicely for me. I could easily track my level and know when I was about to level up and when I was about to loose my level. It was just very efficient for me to find out the specifics of my gaming history and it was a huge asset to me as a player of Halo 2. However, since the update to the new layout/format, I have found some flaws in the system, that in my opinion, should be fixed.

One major flaw that I have noticed is one that many of my friends have noticed as well. I'll explain through personal experience. When I play matchmaking, I often track my experience bar after each game to see where I am at as far as level goes. If I had lost a few games and I wanted to see if I was going to lose my level, I could simply check Bungie.net and tell by the experience bar. When I saw that I had very little bar, I knew I was about to lose my level, so I knew to stop. With the new format this is not possible. I have drawn some parallels from the old format to the new one and this is what I have found specifically: In the old format when a person had "no bar" of experience, then it was a sign they were about to lose their level. The way the new format is set-up, a person technically never has "no bar" meaning there is always some experience left on a persons level, even though if they lose a game, they will in fact lose their level. I had found this out the day of the update after I (my gamertag is ENZO911 <- that is the letter 'O') noticed that what used to be a level 41 with no bar (on the old format of Bungie.net) of experience (in Team Snipers) suddenly turned into a 41 with some bar of experience (on the new format of Bungie.net). Using my better judgment, I concluded immediately that there is actually no chance of me losing a game and not losing my level, so I have not played since then because of it. Although this may not be that big of a deal to some gamers, I know that, unfortunately, I cannot rely on the experience bar or "leveltracker" of any given level that I may achieve- provided by the new Bungie.net - from now on. The other options are to go to other websites that either don't track nearly as fast, or are just plain inconvenient and unorganized, instead of using the Bungie.net. Because of this I have found that I can't track my exact experience bar, and rely on just plain guessing and approximating (which is neither a legitimate nor efficient method). It leads to some unfortunate circumstances where I end up losing my level way before I thought I would.

Another flaw is the "gametracker". In the old format, a person could check out their games and see the list and the pages of games that they have played. Now, most of the old format has transferred to the new format except one thing; the way the games show up when they are purged. In the old format, when a person had cheated or some other circumstances had occurred, a game was purged, or in many cases, multiple successive games were purged. It was obvious to tell who was cheating by checking what games were purged. Now, what helped the most was when identifying the purged games by the dark blue font they were in. That simple characteristic of a purged game helped so much to quickly identify certain games for certain reasons. Now, I know what I am about to reveal does not apply to most people, but its the main reason that I relied on the dark blue font to identify purged games. I help run a gaming community called IGC (International Gaming Community), which is a community for respectful, legitimate Halo 2 players. We have a strict no-cheating policy and we perform background checks on everyone before they are allowed to enter our community. With the old format, when we did a background check of a person's games, the first thing we looked for were those dark-blue purged games, because most of the time, when a person has more than a few of those in succession, they are/have been cheating and we knew to not allow them in. As you can see, that is no longer possible in the new format. Again, I know that my case is a specific case that probably doesn't apply to many people, but its another example of a simple and effective feature that is no longer available in the new Bungie.net . I am, however, confident that I am not the only person who finds these old features useful in certain situations to identify purged games.

Yes, I know, these are rather minor issues and I might just be picky...But, do I not have a legitimate point? From what I have seen/experienced from the new format of the experience bar/"leveltracking" system, its hardly serving its purpose. And I am aware that my specific case involving the purged games setup is probably something most people will never even notice, but there are some things that the old website did very well that have been overlooked and I think that if at all possible, that something be done to try to improve upon these flaws in the new system.

I have not yet encountered/noticed other flaws in/on the website yet, and I hope I never do find any more, however if you have found some flaws in the new format and/or miss some of the old features of the old format, then please feel free to post them here for Bungie to see and potentially fix.

What do you think? Do you like the new format over the old format? Do you like the old format over the new format? Do you like both formats equally? Your opinion is greatly appreciated so please post about what you think and say what you have voted for!

Thanks,

ENZO911

P.S. Bungie, If you could also post this subject into the VOTING BOOTH section of the FORUMS, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Edited on 03.25.2007 12:26 AM PDT]

  • 03.25.2007 12:24 AM PDT
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educated insolence

According to one of the latest updates, Bungie is planning on implementing many more new features to this website over the course of the next year. Perhaps a better system in identifying cheated games outside their previous dark blue and italicized font for each corresponding game label.

Also, I am a fan of the new Bungie.net greatly. The old one was mad ugly, it wasn't very user intuitive at least compared to other websites, and it took longer to load because it was very "image" heavy. This maybe my third or fourth post on Bungie in several years, perhaps due to the new design inspiring me to post again...I guess lol. Well put it this way, I have reset Bungie.net as my homepage again.

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  • 03.25.2007 10:21 AM PDT

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What feature i like the most is the search feature.

If you used it you would see that we have about 4 other threads with the same poll.

Just thought id point that out.


And to answer i like the new one, will always miss the old one.

  • 03.25.2007 10:53 AM PDT

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Again some of those are just bugs and some are better changes. Why do you care if your about to lose a level. Your suppose to play to have fun, Not because you want to impress people with your level 41. Anyways personally the new setup is welcomed. It makes the front page have alot more on it, But it all makes sense. Bungie is now able to make everyone who visits the site notice the job offers. The news articles are so much better and the nav bar is great. Not to mention some of the stats that we have now and how much simpler the forums are. The website updater is also a great feature that informs us what has been improved. There are some problems, And some bugs. But overall this site does alot of stuff better than the old one, Has made Bungie.net "cool" again and everything is so much faster.

  • 03.25.2007 11:20 AM PDT

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I can tell where my level is just fine. If you have 1/10 of the bar full, that's pretty obvious that if you lose, you're going to lose your level. There's really no debate. The blue XP bars changed ever so slightly.. So? Now they're more accurate, for sure. I go to my stats, and I can clearly see where my levels are at. I'm not sure why someone has to pick one of the most harmless thing and make a big deal over it.

  • 03.25.2007 12:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: Wub
According to one of the latest updates, Bungie is planning on implementing many more new features to this website over the course of the next year. Perhaps a better system in identifying cheated games outside their previous dark blue and italicized font for each corresponding game label.

Also, I am a fan of the new Bungie.net greatly. The old one was mad ugly, it wasn't very user intuitive at least compared to other websites, and it took longer to load because it was very "image" heavy. This maybe my third or fourth post on Bungie in several years, perhaps due to the new design inspiring me to post again...I guess lol. Well put it this way, I have reset Bungie.net as my homepage again.

thats what i didn't like about the old one. the forums weren't very user friendly....
this one is good.. but takes a bit more to load, i prefer this one tho.

  • 03.25.2007 12:49 PM PDT

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I like the old one better. It felt more unique.

  • 03.25.2007 12:51 PM PDT

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I like this one better, not because of the looks, but because of the interface and customization. Its easier to navigate, more organized, and the user page is awesome. Overall functionality is just better and less clunky, IMO.

  • 03.25.2007 1:14 PM PDT
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Good to see at least somebody takes this place seriously

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I liked the old one. The forums weren't obesely wide.

  • 03.25.2007 1:30 PM PDT
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Wow, thats all I have to say.
Wow, this is amazing. This is so much smoother and more pleasing than the old site.
I'd like to give props to the Bungie Webteam on this one. This is a fantastic change!

  • 03.25.2007 2:41 PM PDT

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I prefer the old forums, but I like the new layout. So I'm equal.

I also noticed the EXP cahges, ever so slightly.

  • 03.25.2007 3:00 PM PDT

I like them equaly, the old ones were a lot more social and had better conversations, though the new ones are pretty cool as well

  • 03.25.2007 3:07 PM PDT
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I like them equaly, the old ones were a lot more social and had better conversations, though the new ones are pretty cool as well

I feel the same, although I don't feel quite at home without my groups. That would certainly make the place feel more sociable for me.

  • 03.25.2007 3:17 PM PDT
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I like the new format but I am disappointed shooting and head % in no longer tracked.

  • 03.26.2007 8:33 AM PDT
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I like the new format but I am disappointed shooting and head % in no longer tracked.


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I like the new forums. They look cool and are easier to navigate.

  • 03.26.2007 12:30 PM PDT

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I like the new site. It has a pleasing new aesthetic, along with more and better organized information. I haven't checked everything out yet, but I generally prefer the newness. I kind of wish the Septagon was still called the Septagon, but I looked carefully and found out it kinda is. The great thing about it, though, is the suggestion that it's a hint of the coming H3 UI.

  • 03.26.2007 1:56 PM PDT
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I do like the new format better, but I liked how the old one actually worked in Firefox, so I chose the same.

My problem is that the text box won't keep up with my typing. It literally only outputs one character a second.

  • 03.26.2007 3:06 PM PDT

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i like the old one, though i will have to see the new groups before i can really judge. i like that they made better use of the space though. no pit off to the right anymore, lol.

  • 03.26.2007 3:34 PM PDT