I’m afraid to say I am not impressed by the new forum - a step backwards in design and layout compared to the current one. I tend to view the forum on my iPad and not phone - the new one loads ok, but it is so busy and messy, it is not enjoyable to be on for long.
I really only lurk on the forums and have done for many years, but if this is the way forward then I might just give it a hard miss and move on.
Has anyone else noticed how much brighter the new forums are? The white of the background and blue header bars are glaring. Switching back and forth between here and there, I started to notice the difference. The new forums are literally causing me pain, just looking at them.
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I have nearly 6 whole pages of comments to read through but I wanted to firstly say to PLEASE share your feedback here on the EA Forums as well. Our Forum Admins are actively looking for what the community want to see and what they want changed in that forum.
I'm absolutely swamped with meetings today but I will try to address posts here in another comment when I can.
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Interesting... For 10 hours now, after some time not posting anything and being able to post fine at the moment, I'm back at this error message:
Content Not Published
You’ve exceeded the maximum number of posts you can publish. Try again later.
I'm actually beginning to wonder if this has anything to do with wi-fi strength...
I'll... have to see...
Update on the story. All the progress has now been deleted and lost. Woo... Demotivation, here it comes!
I'd provide feedback there if I could post without any "You’ve exceeded the maximum number of posts you can publish" messages. What do you mean? What is the number? How long does it last?
At this point, I'd be ready to pay to keep these forums up at this rate...
Edit. I'm saved. Good thing I keep the page open in a different tab...
Edit edit. Oh, I can post in some other posts, but in certain other posts it gives me that message. Something is wrong here...
It's weird that some can upload custom avatars, but many can't. I guess you have to be a special member?
@Goodywood, yes, only those with special ranks i.e: Heroes and higher can have custom avatars. But @EA_Cade said on the 1st page of this thread that they are looking into a system that will link your EA app and EA forum avatars.
I dislike that
I rather have the ability to upload by custom avatars .
i am lucky to understand and know english but saying this as a french player of the sims they need to make the french part of the forum active soon since not all french players can understand english or read english
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It’s like they put Vlad, Judith Ward, Nancy Landgraab, Nick Alto and Agnes Crumplebottom in charge of forum development, and they stripped out everything that makes a forum fun.
But, we can directly upload images, so there’s that.That was Bob Pancakes idea.
let's hope they realize a forum without fun is like a garden without flowers - barren and uninviting
Exactly. I spent the whole evening yesterday just trying to get a handle on how things work over there and came away exhausted. That’s a very steep learning curve. You should be able to come into a community, quickly learn the basics, and be participating right off. This was work, not fun.
I’m afraid to say I am not impressed by the new forum - a step backwards in design and layout compared to the current one. I tend to view the forum on my iPad and not phone - the new one loads ok, but it is so busy and messy, it is not enjoyable to be on for long.
I really only lurk on the forums and have done for many years, but if this is the way forward then I might just give it a hard miss and move on.
I agree it's very visually unappealing, I'm not even sure I understand if or how we can post new posts lmao (maybe we can't, tbf I didn't spend too much time looking at it, the layout makes me not even want to read the titles)
My account doesn't seem to have transferred over as planned, @EA_Cade you even updated my email address for me via DMs and it seems to have reverted back to what it was before.
uh yeah, I think we need to work on the custom avatars, if we are only allowed to have EA icons from game franchises then a lot of personality from people are going to be lost.
I just had a first look at the new site. I can't post much for the next two weeks so more in depth feedback will probably be too late. But this is my first impression.
- I really miss my avatar. Selecting one from a list means it doesn't reflect me. And the limited choice makes it easy to confuse different people on there.
- posts aren't sorted chronological but by likes. This turns discussions into a popularity contest. Especially in long lasting threads a new post has very little chance of getting noticed.
- I can see my rank by where can I find a list of all the ranks. Personally I preferred the new member and member status of the old forum. Once you were a member, you were a part of the community and all members were equal. I dislike having to rank up. What is a new spectator rank worth.
Still absolutely slammed with other tasks at the moment but I just wanted to reiterate that the best place for these suggestions is over here. Our Forum Admins EA_Spectre, EA_Nils, and EA_David are actively reading and responding to feedback with our site hosts.
Thank you to everyone who is being vocal and sharing feedback with us, lets make this forum the best it can possibly be together
Found a Bug? Let us know here. Having a technical issue with your game? Reach out to us here.
Solution for those of us who cannot edit our migrated posts
Apparently if you have spoilers in your post that can create a problem when you try to edit them, so remove any spoiler tags as you try to update your old posts and it should work.
Overall, spoilers does not work well on this new forum (as so much else), which will cause issues in long picture headed threads. I hope that is worked on.
Agree on the colors, this is much more relaxing for the eyes.
Moreover, I advise that the cart button must be destroyed!
Solution for those of us who cannot edit our migrated posts
Apparently if you have spoilers in your post that can create a problem when you try to edit them, so remove any spoiler tags as you try to update your old posts and it should work.
Overall, spoilers does not work well on this new forum (as so much else), which will cause issues in long picture headed threads. I hope that is worked on.
Agree on the colors, this is much more relaxing for the eyes.
Specifically spoiler tags with a link inside them. We've filed a bug ticket on this.
Found a Bug? Let us know here. Having a technical issue with your game? Reach out to us here.
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Congratulations on your new badge
Could it be 250 comments that is meant?
Haha, thanks. Yeah, I figured it was probably something like that. Though it doesn't make sense to count one post as a new discussion. :P I don't really see this as a very important point to make though, just trying to be silly. :P
It's, of course, more important to have a forum that looks inviting and is easy to navigate (with sub-forums, page counters etc. like I already mentioned). And custom avatars, come to think of it, is actually very important there too, as it gives it a personal feel with everyone having a unique 'face' on the forum, so throwing in support for that suggestion too. And please make them square.
Sorry I don't think I'll post much on the new forum until it gets more sorted and easily navigable...
Still absolutely slammed with other tasks at the moment but I just wanted to reiterate that the best place for these suggestions is over here. Our Forum Admins EA_Spectre, EA_Nils, and EA_David are actively reading and responding to feedback with our site hosts.
Thank you to everyone who is being vocal and sharing feedback with us, lets make this forum the best it can possibly be together
What a bummer. I thought they would give it at least a month to fully transition to the new forum, especially as it resembles the tower of Babel at the moment.
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I really only lurk on the forums and have done for many years, but if this is the way forward then I might just give it a hard miss and move on.
Congratulations on your new badge
Could it be 250 comments that is meant?
I'm absolutely swamped with meetings today but I will try to address posts here in another comment when I can.
Update on the story. All the progress has now been deleted and lost. Woo... Demotivation, here it comes!
I'd provide feedback there if I could post without any "You’ve exceeded the maximum number of posts you can publish" messages. What do you mean? What is the number? How long does it last?
At this point, I'd be ready to pay to keep these forums up at this rate...
Edit. I'm saved. Good thing I keep the page open in a different tab...
Edit edit. Oh, I can post in some other posts, but in certain other posts it gives me that message. Something is wrong here...
I dislike that
I rather have the ability to upload by custom avatars .
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You can also take a look there who liked your post.
In the posts migrated, the person who gave that 1 like was the person that posted it.
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Exactly. I spent the whole evening yesterday just trying to get a handle on how things work over there and came away exhausted. That’s a very steep learning curve. You should be able to come into a community, quickly learn the basics, and be participating right off. This was work, not fun.
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The Blue Moon Jukebox
I agree it's very visually unappealing, I'm not even sure I understand if or how we can post new posts lmao (maybe we can't, tbf I didn't spend too much time looking at it, the layout makes me not even want to read the titles)
Agreed, and it will be harder to tell who's who.
- I really miss my avatar. Selecting one from a list means it doesn't reflect me. And the limited choice makes it easy to confuse different people on there.
- posts aren't sorted chronological but by likes. This turns discussions into a popularity contest. Especially in long lasting threads a new post has very little chance of getting noticed.
- I can see my rank by where can I find a list of all the ranks. Personally I preferred the new member and member status of the old forum. Once you were a member, you were a part of the community and all members were equal. I dislike having to rank up. What is a new spectator rank worth.
Still absolutely slammed with other tasks at the moment but I just wanted to reiterate that the best place for these suggestions is over here. Our Forum Admins EA_Spectre, EA_Nils, and EA_David are actively reading and responding to feedback with our site hosts.
Thank you to everyone who is being vocal and sharing feedback with us, lets make this forum the best it can possibly be together
Apparently if you have spoilers in your post that can create a problem when you try to edit them, so remove any spoiler tags as you try to update your old posts and it should work.
Overall, spoilers does not work well on this new forum (as so much else), which will cause issues in long picture headed threads. I hope that is worked on.
Agree on the colors, this is much more relaxing for the eyes.
Specifically spoiler tags with a link inside them. We've filed a bug ticket on this.
Haha, thanks. Yeah, I figured it was probably something like that.
It's, of course, more important to have a forum that looks inviting and is easy to navigate (with sub-forums, page counters etc. like I already mentioned). And custom avatars, come to think of it, is actually very important there too, as it gives it a personal feel with everyone having a unique 'face' on the forum, so throwing in support for that suggestion too. And please make them square.
Sorry I don't think I'll post much on the new forum until it gets more sorted and easily navigable...
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This is my biggest concern. Makes me quite sad...
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Then why did you direct us here?
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1012877/an-important-update-on-the-future-of-these-forums#latest
I guess it’s sink or swim, already.
Tales From The Myst
The Blue Moon Jukebox
What a bummer. I thought they would give it at least a month to fully transition to the new forum, especially as it resembles the tower of Babel at the moment.
I love this. I've always wanted to know who likes me and who thinks I brimming with knowledge and super insightful!
I really hope they clean up the 10yr old posts in the threads.
Page Numbers Please. No more scrolling.