I would like a full explanation from the devs as to why there won't be an option to toggle UI's
So as I'm sure you all know there is a new UI coming tomorrow, and as I'm sure you also know there has been overwhelmingly negative feedback on it. People have called it cluttered, busy, too spread out. The character icons look out of place and it can be genuinely difficult for some killers to tell when certain people are injured. I will say personally I heavily dislike this new HUD and think it has countless problems. But the point of this isn't to convince you it's bad, I think the majority already agrees on that. I'm here to say that I think the devs response to the negative feedback has been less than ideal.
For the past few weeks there has been a frankly amazing amount of feedback from people expressing distaste for the HUD to suggestions on how to change it and so much else. So I was very disappointed to learn that the devs had for the most part completely ignored this feedback and went ahead to implement the new UI despite people not liking it. Now I know BHVR doesn't like throwing away work and I get that, but on that note I see absolutely ZERO reason why we should not be able to toggle between the old ui and the new one coming out tomorrow. The current UI is STILL in the game, I can't imagine it'd be difficult to bind it to an incredibly simple toggle. If the devs really are going to not take the feedback we've given them here I think it would be incredibly unfair for them to force it on us without a way to opt out.
That's all, take care.
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They actually answered this in the live stream. It's a whole different program with way different programming. Mainly for adding and supplementing new mechanics... Much like adding widgets to your phone.
So it's replacing the current interface and this one wouldn't be compatible to just switch on and off.
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so they don't have to develop for 2 different UI s going forward
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At this point I've accepted it, but I still want to know what these new features will be that they changed the HUD for.
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I guess I don't understand why they tried to fix what wasn't broken here. The UI was literally the one thing nobody was complaining about with this game. It's so bizarre to me that it's what they chose to devote additional resources to.
Even if you had to rebuild it, why move everything around and make it look objectively worse? It managed to unite the DbD community. That's so hard to do. And you're still trudging ahead with it. Like...why? Because you "want players on all platforms to try it"? That's straight from a manager in denial about the unnecessary change going over like a lead balloon. I've been there. There won't be a miraculous change in opinion.
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#entitled
I DEMAND the developers EXPLAIN why I can't have this rather arbitrary function in MY GAME! I AM BHVR, DO AS I SAY!
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They talked on the latest Q&A stream that they want to hear feedback from console players. They probably hope that console players will protect them and therefore have a reason not to change the new HUD. I think that's the way it is. But here's the problem, console players, including myself, will also react negatively and relate to the new HUD.
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How the new UI feels like:
Yep, total mess, everything is all over the place.
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Pssst no one is forcing anything on you. If you do not like the way the game is changing you have options - you may not like the options, but you have them.
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I think you won the reward of the dumbest thing i saw today, with this comment... and its 7:30 AM for me...
Just imagine having 2 chairs, 1 has cake on it, the second one a giant cactus in a shape of D and you have to eat one, and sit on the other.
Everything is fine because you have the options, right?
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I hope they let us customize the HUD in the future.
I'd be okay with the new one if not for the survivor portraits on the screen all the time.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=civV99mXFXo This was explained in the last QA stream.
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Everything's a dildo if you're brave enough.
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Yeah,i was like "Uhm,i don't need to see it myself to realize how awful that new UI looks".
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*Bonk*
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I understand why they can't get rid of the new hud, because they already poured resources into making it.
What I don't understand, is why the devs never bothered asking the community about this hud change before they finished implementing it.
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I love how BHVR is like
BHVR: Hey guys,here's the new UI absolutely no one asked for.How do you like it?We'd love to hear your feedback :)
Commumity:That's the worst thing we've ever seen
BHVR:Too bad we'll release it anyways :)
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Its laughable, the game is still full with bugs but they had to change the UI and somehow made it worse.. who the hell thought this was a good idea?!
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If I'm going to horny jail I'm taking him with me
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wait....how is a hud directly correlating with gameplay to where its not a simple matter of programming the opacity to either be 100% or 0% ?
like you can have a transparency slider atleast? that's a texture/image thing not a programming thing
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oh wait i get it. if everyone played on steam that'd be possible, but with cross console you'd have to have different versions of the game for each ui.
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I am a exclusive consoles player and I can already tell you we will absolutely ######### on it. There more important issues that can be fixed for console players like frames going to ######### as soon as bl kick in or the aim assist on swings making us miss every hit on a survivor that 360s
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I'm sorry you failed to understand my comment. You stated you were being FORCED into accepting something in an online game you CHOOSE to play. No one is forcing you to play the game - so yes - you do have a choice if you do not like an aspect/aspects of a game - simply choose not to play.
Your response is not only an ad hominem fallacy, but also asserts a false dilemma/false dichotomy.
Words are important when trying to convey your thoughts/opinions in an online forum.
Have a great day.
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Protect them? I absolutely despise the new hud. It's painful to look around my TV for information and keep a watch on my surroundings. I, a console player, won't protect them in anyway
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