My eyes !! What happened to the forums ?!

Naor_Sarethi · March 2015

ZOS_AlanG wrote: »

Concenaros wrote: »

It's not the worst I've seen. At least it's clean and somewhat easy to read/navigate.

(One games forum I used to belong to was Black and Orange and Bright Green....ugh my eyes.)

The original Elder Scrolls forums, back when Morrowind was in development, were black, orange, and white. (There was a BB before that, mostly for Redguard, but I can't remember what colors it used).

everything was better with Morrowind. Even the forums.

This one looks clinical and sterile.

AssaultLemming · March 2015

This colour scheme is broken on the mobile version using android and chrome. Half the screen is black, it's horrible. Nothing was wrong with the way it was before, just put it back.

ZOS_AlanG · March 2015

AssaultLemming wrote: »

This colour scheme is broken on the mobile version using android and chrome. Half the screen is black, it's horrible. Nothing was wrong with the way it was before, just put it back.

We're aware of the issues the forum's mobile theme is having, and currently investigating improvements.

We're also looking at options for the white side bars for the forum's desktop theme.

Naor_Sarethi wrote: »

everything was better with Morrowind. Even the forums.

This one looks clinical and sterile.

I remember being quite critical of the purple and white theme they rolled out for the Morrowind forums.

(Karma!)

Pausekey · March 2015

This must be a move to save energy. We can all turn the lights off each evening and use this forum backdrop to light the room.

Soulshine · March 2015

Pausekey wrote: »

This must be a move to save energy. We can all turn the lights off each evening and use this forum backdrop to light the room.

Here... you will need some of these...

Grim13 · March 2015

lol I like it.

Seems that with all of the issues TU currently has... the wise people behind the forums decided to go with a more pacifying colour scheme.

Kitty8Khajiit · March 2015

This one finds it very bright. Especially with her Moon Sugar biscuit withdrawal headache.

kijima · March 2015

I like the text though, it's easier to read.

Kevinmon · March 2015

The white background is horrible.

Roguesw · March 2015

I love it! Makes it look so....yummy? In my opinion!

Patriick · March 2015

It's a bit bright but certainly more organized than it was my last time through here. It's a lot better overall.

Tabbycat · March 2015

Can you guys make a forum that's less... white?

I'm starting to feel snowblind after reading the forums for a bit.

Spottswoode · March 2015

ZOS_AlanG wrote: »

AssaultLemming wrote: »

This colour scheme is broken on the mobile version using android and chrome. Half the screen is black, it's horrible. Nothing was wrong with the way it was before, just put it back.

We're aware of the issues the forum's mobile theme is having, and currently investigating improvements.

We're also looking at options for the white side bars for the forum's desktop theme.

Naor_Sarethi wrote: »

everything was better with Morrowind. Even the forums.

This one looks clinical and sterile.

I remember being quite critical of the purple and white theme they rolled out for the Morrowind forums.

(Karma!)

A soft blue would be much less of an eyesore. Just darken the table blues a little.

Rosveen · March 2015

ZOS_AlanG wrote: »

Naor_Sarethi wrote: »

everything was better with Morrowind. Even the forums.

This one looks clinical and sterile.

I remember being quite critical of the purple and white theme they rolled out for the Morrowind forums.

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The ESO forum was the best when it was on Bethesda's site. Do you know why? Because I had the Warrior theme instead of blinding white stripes. :'(

Alphashado · March 2015

Just got home from work and.... wow. Sorry, but this is terrible. It feels like I am browsing a mental hospital forum instead of an RPG forum.

Alphashado · March 2015

These colors please:

Not these:

Ashigaru · March 2015

ZOS_AlanG wrote: »

AssaultLemming wrote: »

This colour scheme is broken on the mobile version using android and chrome. Half the screen is black, it's horrible. Nothing was wrong with the way it was before, just put it back.

We're aware of the issues the forum's mobile theme is having, and currently investigating improvements.

We're also looking at options for the white side bars for the forum's desktop theme.

Naor_Sarethi wrote: »

everything was better with Morrowind. Even the forums.

This one looks clinical and sterile.

I remember being quite critical of the purple and white theme they rolled out for the Morrowind forums.

(Karma!)

Anyway that you guys could give us options to choose from so we could customize the forums to our won tastes?

Marcusstratus · March 2015

Roechacca wrote: »

It looks like a hospital .

My thoughts exactly. This does not look like a Fantasy Video Game site anymore....

TicToc · March 2015

The readable part of the forums is fine. I like it better than the old forums. It's just the bright white in the sidebars that are the problem.

Marcusstratus · March 2015

doggie wrote: »

The old forums are here: web.archive.org/web/20150202020120/http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/ if you want to compare.

Okay yeah... sorry to post twice but: when I clicked on that pervious one I actually felt my face relax, this one is making me squint even with my screen on the lowest brightness setting. The sort of 'parchment' and black feel to that was both easier on the eyes and felt like it matched the atmosphere of the game. This feels much to clinical, and yes my eyes are bleeding from the white, ow.

Gelston · March 2015

The elf chick is gone. WTF.

Soulshine · March 2015

Ok, I finally found what I needed to solve my "eye problem." I now have a site with all the colors I want, exactly how I want them! Yay. Anyone using Firefox give this tool a whirl! It's awesome!

cyqa · March 2015

I liked the old forums better, but these ones would be fine for me as long as they fix the blinding bright white. I'm glad to hear they are looking into that particular issue.

Maudieu · March 2015

Thanks for the tip about ABP

WhiskeyJac · March 2015

Yes Why is Our Queen (AD) missing from the forums ?

Horrum · March 2015

Roechacca wrote: »

It looks like a hospital .

LOL I just woke up and BAM... I think my retinas burned xD

Samadhi · March 2015

Would probably really like it if the greyish of the text blocks were on a teal background like at the top of the header.

Right now the Breton and Nord fade down into a white which makes the forum rather hard on the eyes for prolonged periods.

The colours go well enough together, but the background is a bit too much when scrolling through the thread listing or a long thread with lots of comments.

On the other hand, it might be relatively easy on the eyes in a florescent-lit office cubicle setting.

In a darkened gaming room it feels like being a deer in headlights though.

Cogo · March 2015

This isn't funny anymore. Are you trying to make the forum worse?
Pick colors people can use without starring into the sun all day!

It was alright! Why change it....again?! Nothing was really broken or needed fixing!

Cogo · March 2015

ZOS_AlanG wrote: »

AssaultLemming wrote: »

This colour scheme is broken on the mobile version using android and chrome. Half the screen is black, it's horrible. Nothing was wrong with the way it was before, just put it back.

We're aware of the issues the forum's mobile theme is having, and currently investigating improvements.

We're also looking at options for the white side bars for the forum's desktop theme.

Naor_Sarethi wrote: »

everything was better with Morrowind. Even the forums.

This one looks clinical and sterile.

I remember being quite critical of the purple and white theme they rolled out for the Morrowind forums.

(Karma!)

I am using ....drum roll! A Regular browser! (not a phone). Why did you make everything 10 times bigger, fonts huge!!!??

Do I need to rescale, set specific settings for ESO forum to be able to use them? Common! The text is so big that my 5 year old cou......Ah...console players.

Please stop messing with this when we have a way to communication here?

WhimsyDragon · March 2015

Agree that the white seems really bright for some reason. The only other issue for me is the thread listings. The small/bold font is smooshy and hard to read. Making it a tad larger would be nice!