New UI sucks!

[76561199068092057]

How can I switch back to the old User Interface that lets me rotate through the islands? This vertical scrolling design is terrible. You've just ruined the game for me.

[Ticca]

Agree. After each island it jumps right back to the fire oasis. So i have to scroll again up/down to find the next island where i have not been yet. With the rotating island at least you made a "round" and where done. Now scroll scroll scroll, where did i not go yet ? ....Do NOT like this !

[sgwyllt]

The game is ruined, I agree 100%. I hope they change the game back to how it was before this new update. This is a comfort game for a lot of people and they just took the enjoyment out of the experience and make it aggravating to play. I hope they change it back soon, I play this game every day; have 184 hours invested into it.

[diywine]

Completely agree. The new UI made the game difficult to play. Although I agree that the new map looks overwhelming and quite atmospheric (its the only advantage), it is so inconvenient. I’ve been playing this game for almost a year (about 400 hours), and I really got used to the previous UI, so I’d like them to give players the opportunity to choose between the new and the old UI.. Hope they will do it.

[Acorn]

Originally posted by Ticca:

Agree. After each island it jumps right back to the fire oasis. So i have to scroll again up/down to find the next island where i have not been yet. With the rotating island at least you made a "round" and where done. Now scroll scroll scroll, where did i not go yet ? ....Do NOT like this !

Good to know I'm not the only one where it jumps to Fire Oasis. I don't have that island yet so it's pretty annoying constantly jumping to it.

[ibwink]

I also agree with you . I've decided to delete the game because of this new stuff. I was enjoying the scroll feature. The map sucks.

[Skye Pilot]

I have 332 hours in this game and am at level 53 (Kinderd Spurrit). I played this game several times a day for the past year and have spent an unreal amount of money for diamonds to stock and upgrade islands. I really enjoyed this game but the new map system in update 4.3.0 has totally destroyed this game for me. I will not play again unless an option is added to use the previous map. All the creators need to do is check the amount I have spent per month to verify how much money they will be losing a month just from me. I am sure there are many other players out there that feel the same.

[stanthemighty]

Totally agreed. Forced engagement metrics strike again. Pour one out for my monsters as I delete my account.... Not worth the time anymore.

[sgwyllt]

hey, I've started another discussion on the new mapping update and how we would like the option to play the other way prior to the update, come join and share your thoughts. It isn't fare that they took away our game, we want it back!

[18758057505]

Well, I find both advantages and disadvantages.
The good part I think is the new map shows more information than before so that you know which island finishes breeding or incubation. And you can know which island is OK to collect currencies or food at a glance. That's much convenient.
However, I feel sad that the new map changes to vertical scrolling instead of the round one. That destroys the feeling that all islands link together. All islands cannot be displayed simultaneously. And it is not so smooth to load islands like before.
I could understand the new map sacrifices the rotating one because the vertical scrolling could show more information. But I don't think it is so meaningful because I still need to check every island to see when it will finish breeding/incubation. So I want the “round” one back.

[GigaZhopa]

i just dont like it cuz too much loading

[<D◉MMY>]

I also support the fact that the new update sucks. The map takes 2 times longer to load, moving between the mirror islands takes a lot of time too, and in general it's not good

[not a prepubescent boy]

I couldn't agree more. Whether it's the same loading time or not it feels so much longer now. The only upside I guess is the map selection screen music that's kind of cute.

[Roadie]

I like how they think everyone was waiting for this. CHANGE IT BACK!
I can't even be bothered with this garbage.

[Alex Pandora]

The problem as I see it, is the time creep issue which is inherent with the diamond mines in MSM. The time a mine can be harvested can only be pushed back later, and later, and later. Eventually, this strays into the ridiculous hours of the day, and you're not going to stay up until four in the morning, just to get your daily diamonds.

Even though I log in daily, I periodically leave the diamond mines alone to let them cycle back around to a point where I can harvest them, usually a bit after midnight. I would do this about once every two and a half weeks.

The old UI was pretty tight, and I could get through all the islands in about ten minutes if I was just slamming through them, provided the servers aren't dragging their feet. So, the progressing time creep wasn't that bad.

Now that they've added an additional step between the islands, it's noticeably taking longer. I can already tell the time creep problem is going to get considerably worse with this UI.

I've already been forced twice this week to forgo harvesting my diamond mines, once as a normal attempt to get things back to 12:30-ish. The second time was immediately as I was coming back from that "reset", when BBB kicked me out of the game while in the middle of doing my daily rounds (for server maintenance). This messed things up enough, to where I let things rest for a second 24 hour period.

I've done the rounds a few days on the new UI, and I was incredulously looking at the time clock, realizing it was already 2:15 AM, when I just got done "resetting" a few days ago.

More less, 3 AM is my limit where I let it cycle around. So, what? Am I going to be force to this point tomorrow or the next day? It's bad enough that I have to do this at all, but I'm not available 24 hours a day, to dance around an ever moving diamond mine timeline.

Is this going to become a once every five or six day thing now?

For what it's worth, I like the aesthetics of the new UI, but I do not like the extra time drag.

This can only mean that I'm going to get stuck leaving the diamond mines alone way more often, and getting cheated out of a lot of diamonds.

I've put a ton of time into this game over the last two plus years. I didn't buy my way to the point where I am currently at. I got here the slow, persistent way. I put up with being locked out of my account, month after month after month, because of server problems. And yet, I stuck with it.

I stand with the people who rightly say, "I didn't ask for any changes to be made". I was happy with the way things were, once things got back on track. Things were running pretty smooth there, for quite a long time.

I never asked to be kneecapped, by having my diamond income diminished. I don't deserve that. And I find the fact that this is already becoming an apparent problem to be really, really bad.

We need a UI that is more snappy than this new one.

I didn't think I was ever going to say anything about this at first, but anymore I bring in an average of 28 to 36 diamonds a day (not counting tribe and ten day log in bonuses), so every time I am unable to harvest the diamonds, I'm seriously losing out.

I'm tired of obstacles being thrown in front of me with this game. I just want to be left alone, to do my daily routine. Why is this "to much" to ask for?

Improve the new UI, and let us get back to quick island jumps. Or give us the old one back.

Edit: I should have said my daily diamond harvest ranges from about 28 to 36, making the average something like 32 diamonds a day.

[*Crazy*]

I do like the new map, as it makes the map feel more interactive, but I did like to old one better.

For starters, the loading times. If you don't have many islands it could be okay, but when you have a lot of islands, and have to collect currency every log in, it's horrible. (almost makes me want to buy something so I can get collect all.)

Then we have the confusing mess that the organization is. (I know we'll get used to it, but still) I'm trying to collect currency and I can't find the islands quick. Even the list of islands is bad. There should be some way to organize islands yourself, maybe customize your own map. The list should sort by most currency not collected or something, not just a rigid list.

Thirdly, the colors. It is a jumbled mess and hurts my eyes. We should be able to (get this) CUSTOMIZE THE GAME WE SPEND MONTHS ON THE WAY WE WANT TO. Not have it decide for us. Maybe map skins, or colors.

We should be able to customize the game the way we prefer.

EDIT: there are still amazing things in this game, and you shouldn't quit just because of a map change, but please msm. listen to the veteran players.