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To put it short, I prefered the old style of the website, but I prefer this way of reporting news, even if it's going to be a hassle to find something in the archive...
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I really like the editorial style, but I found that the shorter notices, where you just say 'a review of this product is up here' and the like, were a bit harder to sift through.
Perhaps these could be a little more separated? A bulleted list in it's own little subsection, or perhaps just a few more breaks, so that each item has it's own line?
I don't mind the new style at all, but I miss the "product schedule" dates and pictures that used to be on the right hand side. I went to look for it, and, if it's somewhere else, I can't find it.
I use it to figure out when the next good book I want is coming out from WOTC and save money for it. I find that searching WOTC's site for that information is too difficult.
I really like the new look. It is clean and easy to read, the line length works out nicely and I prefer the chatty editorial style.
One thing that seems missing? would it be worth having links to the most recent "natural 20 press" publication on the links menu (perhaps towards the bottom?). Not a biggie.
One other thought - would it work having a "latest 5 reviews from d20reviews" automatically included, to raise the profile of that part of the website?
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Originally posted by Morrus Perhaps if I look into adding a search feature?
That would be great indeed...
And maybe you could make a page containing the release dates for the upcoming products in a calendar-style page, and with a link for each book leading to the review page for the product so that the links to preview or things the like could easily be found.
And maybe you could take the idea you had had before leaving for Gen Con to put the links on the top in various categories to help people find what they're looking for more easily...
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I understand the new plan, for lack of a better word, but the old format gave you better and quicker access to other sections of the site and links. Especially the old news style, with reports and links broken into the appropriate sections. While a visually simple style is easier on the eyes, it is also less interesting.
THen again, if it is this new style or a bored Morrus that cannot spend the inhuman amount of time needed to keep EN World running, I'll take the new style.
I agree with Henrix. The editorial style is good, and makes the site feel more personal. But perhaps a few bulleted lists, for the information that's clearly a list, would be easier to navigate.
I have to admit I never really used the right navbar (except when I was looking for the hosted sites) so I'm not bothered that it is now "lost"...
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Sorry to say that I dislike this new version of the site. I think the design itself looks a bit boring and unexciting. There is almost 100% text which makes it difficult to sort through things. It's a bit like reading a newspaper only without the columns, pictures, headlines, and sections. It's a hassle to read it all when you just want to pick out what's particularly interesting to you.
I find myself ignoring much of the news that is posted as disinteresting to me. It simply deals with parts of the d20 industry that I have little interest in. Before, it was easy for me to filter those things out at a glance and catch just what I wanted. It seems more difficult now.
If I had to make suggestions, I'd say drop the editorial style. The layout itself I think is nice (the 2 column vs. the 3 column of before), it just needs to be spiced up a bit. Lists of text on the left are just bland. Add some images or icons or perhaps even a fold out menu or something of that sort to take away the large list of items on the left. Just to make it easier to navigate through.
Hope these suggestions help. Keep up the good work!
I like the editorial style, and I don't miss the right-most column as I almost never used it, but I do think it added a bit more color to the overall look.
The new style just looks a bit bland. Maybe some headlines to break up the sections?
A calendar page might be useful as you could list the release dates and any other important dates such as chat schedules or other "events" if it isn't too much work.
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Keep in mind that I would come to this site if it was pink and pruple, but I find the new layout to be just too plain. If you want to go to all text with little grahpics, then I suggest going to a ligher color scheme.
Again, I will visit regardless, but I find the homepage a bit boring now.
What I dont like is that it is now difficult to scan. I bet I am not the only one who does not read a web page I tend to scan it to look for tid bits that I am interested in. I hope you will go to more of an outline form for us non-readers.
Overall I'd say I have mixed feelings about your new webpage layout. I like some more lengthier paragraphs, but it is a lot to read through. The bulleted points made it easier to scan for information a person was interested in. Maybe open up a page each day with a lengthy paragraph or two, then move to listing information in the bulleted format (or is that too much like it was before?). One thing I do like better is not having so much "clutter" on the sides of the page.
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