So, I know there's been a lot of debate about whether the new menu screen is "good" or not. Personally, I seldom care much about stylistic stuff like that. HOWEVER, as someone who is near-sighted and has ADHD, I've been finding certain elements (the EP icons all being the same color, the icons being colored in on white background rather the reverse, the big bright blueness at the bottom of the screen causing a lot of glare and eye strain, the distracting bouncy bunny and llama, ect) and I was wondering if anyone else was having that experience?
Anyway, not trying to get into an argument, was just curious if anyone else was experiencing this. And please feel free to leave comments elaborating on your answer!
Challenges reading to new menu? 97 votes
I have vision problems and/or a learning disability (ADHD, dyslexia, ect) and I have no new problems with the new menu
I have vision problems and/or a learning disability (ADHD, dyslexia, ect) and I find the new menu more challenging than before
I have vision problems and/or a learning disability (ADHD, dyslexia, ect) and I find the new menu easier to read/navigate than before
I have no vision problems and/or a learning disabilities (ADHD, dyslexia, ect) and I have no new problems with the new menu
I have no vision problems and/or a learning disabilities (ADHD, dyslexia, ect) and I find the new menu more challenging than before
I have no vision problems and/or a learning disabilities (ADHD, dyslexia, ect) and I find the new menu easier to read/navigate than before
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Edit: my eyes are also sensitive to brightness.
I find the new graphics easier to handle, in general. I think there is a lot of random complaining about changes, and though I feel like a jerk for it, am disinclined to believe those claiming special problems, as it is all lost in the general "I hate it!" whining that prevails in this forum community.
TL:DR - I may well be wrong, but even so, see the fable by Aesop about the boy who cried "wolf!".
This takes out a lot of the dangerously low fun i have had with sims 4 for a while...
I am thinking of just stopping altogether and go back to sims 3. Sims 4 looks great but it has no soul, and every new update makes this more evident.
It's sickening. And Sad.
Hi, thanks for your comment.
As I mentioned in my opening post, I'm aware of the general complaints. I haven't been one of those complaining, outside of concerns about visibility. And it's pretty insulting to discount every ones experience because it's not yours. I made this poll because I wanted to see if my problems were unique or not, and I made sure to cover all the options. I'm glad to hear this screen is better for you, and maybe that's why they changed it, but writing people off as "whining" is, well. Kind of being a "plum" as you said. Was there some over reaction by some? Sure, but that doesn't mean you should discount valid complaints along with the rest. That is basically "overreacting" in the other direction--lots of people are complaining, so I won't listen to anyone!!!!
And I find it interesting that the boy who cried wolf is so often cited when trying to discount--often disenfranchised--people's experiences. May I direct you to the myth of Cassandra, the woman who could always see the truth but was never believed by arrogant men?
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What makes it even worse is that I play on a laptop, so I don't have those 3-5 second loading screens that most people do. (I once timed my loading screen and it was 13 seconds long.) I can't imagine having to endure that eye torture for a solid 13 seconds. Looking at it for just 3 seconds already feels like staring directly into the sun.
I'm also going to tag @SimGuruGraham so that he actually knows what's going on.
I'm glad to see that someone is providing free medical advice for the 27% of simmers responding to this poll who answered that they are in fact having disability-related issues with the new visuals. Will you be making house calls as well?
(Seriously, that's offensive, and you should have gone with your first instinct, there.)
This loading screen is much, much better than before for me.. I had to actively cover my eyes over the white screen, now I don't have to cover my eyes. I'd would like it to be a bit less bright but overall happier in general with it. The main page itself doesn't change how I navigate or see it it causes no more or less eyestrain than the last main page.
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Well that's something to look forward to! I like the darker color much better, it'll be less eye straining, and I think it looks nicer too! Also makes the white text that scrolls by actually legible, lol. (I honestly thought they'd discontinued that, but I must have just been squinting and averting my eyes too much haha)
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I liked the white best and I like the darker blue more than the bright blue background.
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That was only about the loading screen, not the main menu. I just view the main menu as too cluttered now. The white background or even a black background on the main menu screen would have it not look so cluttered.