I just came back to Eve again after a year or so and decided to look through some of my old captures and take a trip down memory lane.
So many of my old screenshots feature the old colorful Neocom. CCP said the grayscale icons on the new Neocom would be easier to identify and make the game look more modern but I think the opposite is true on both accounts.
The colorful artwork of the old icons were so much more stylish and quicker to identify imo.
In fact, I think most of the older UI was better. It was more compact and yet easier to read and use.
As a little bonus, I found this āeaster eggā in one of my screenshots. I have no memory of it, does anyone know where this sign is?
Not necessarily missing it because by now the icons would definitely be outdated as hell. But with the distinct colors and icon designs it certainly was easier to use than that flat monochrome crap.
Iām not sure why thereās this tendency to have buttons be abstract symbols that you have to learn nowadays, instead of clearly identifiable icons with a picture that clues you into what they are for. This goes way beyond EVE and the neocom. Itās a trend that seems to be everywhere. I donāt get how it adds any value to anything - it just makes software more difficult to learn how to use.
Yes, I miss the old neocom. Iām constantly clicking the wrong buttons on the new one. Usually I need to find what Iām looking for in the menu, where it is labeled.
Those were still the days we had to explain to new players that āno, you donāt get the entire bounty at once, only one fifth or part of that if you were in a fleetā
Those were also the days when drug transport in hisec was a risk, and you had to scout gates for customs officers. I remember seeing that ad, itās probably pre-2016 ?
