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Post by Garda on Mar 27, 2023 15:20:31 GMT
Change for change sake. What a dreadful interface update. Can’t find anything positive about it.
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Post by Butterfly 🦋 on Mar 27, 2023 16:15:51 GMT
Well where to start 🙄.
The new buttons are the wrong style for the game. They don’t look right. As people on facebook are saying it looks like a childrens game now. They need to be darker and less barbie like. I liked to see my progress with experience at the top of the screen and now you have to press it to see it.
As mentioned, you only get one movie ticket now and there is a new offer in the diamond store. The issue with this is that people like me who turn off in app purchases on their ipads are unable to access this offer. Maybe this is something that Supercell need to address. I refuse to keep it turned on as very costly mistakes can happen by accident and I don’t think this is fair. Other games I have played allow you to view the shop but just not purchase the item paid for with real money unless it is turned on.
Also sad that the new land has ruined my design as I had a lovely stone wall with a gate which is now obscured 🙁
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Post by donkeyfan on Mar 27, 2023 16:32:51 GMT
Regarding to previous postings with the issue of a huge menu popping up by tapping on a machine....
I agree, it's not comfortable. I think SC had good thoughts in mind with the additional informations, but filling a machine with needed products has become more cumbersome.
I realized a few moments ago if you tap on a product but you don't need it simply wait for one or two seconds. The menu will disappear by itself and you can tap on the next product in the machine.
It's not ideal to wait the time but in my opinion better than clicking it away and tap again for the next product.
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Post by DHMcD on Mar 27, 2023 17:03:39 GMT
My own rant.
With the new land, everything has been squeezed in tighter making stuff smaller on the screen than previous. Tom is now an ant, and the birds are the size of a gnat. Everything is smaller. I don’t know what else has happened in the display, but anything more than a couple minutes gives me a headache and nausea. Have to back out.
I will be long dead and buried in the amount of time needed to open up the next 31 plots. Or the zoo.
The interface is childish, like a kindergarten app. Maybe that’s what they want, for this to be a kids game,
Not going to speed up anything by watching an ad… my life is already deluged with ads wherever I go online. Not going to play that game here. Not ever.
Sorry, I’d love to be a cheerleader and do a rah rah go go go on this one, but I can’t. I’m thinking my days are about over with this game, If this continues to be the “upgrade” path.
Rant over… back under my rock now.
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Post by abidi on Mar 27, 2023 17:22:21 GMT
I'm also not fond of the new interface and the large menu items on the machines. Very childlike and cumbersome. I am probably in the minority of liking more land, though, even though expansion materials are tedious to build up and take up so much room.
I have ad blocker and only play this game on a tablet, so the size difference and the ads aren't bothering me a bit, but I think it is also now limiting my movie ticket options, where I used to be able to just click on the movie ticket and get the reward with no ad/trailer to watch. Now the movie ticket checkbox is grayed out. Guess I won't get all the decorations I wanted, but oh well. I'll live.
It's going to take some getting used to, but so far nothing is a deal breaker for me where I no longer want to play. I'm happy with my farm and will continue to plug along on it.
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Post by donkeyfan on Mar 27, 2023 17:31:28 GMT
Dear member, I find it still very interesting and sometimes amusing to read the various opinions. It's clear that the update doesn't cause enthusiasm in general. But I think also the critical voices are important, even more important than those who compliment the update. It's the critical voice which is the stimulus for any improvement. I appreciate this very much. Although every criticism is in fact a personal opinion it's nevertheless in every case factual and constructive. Due to this I hope that our CM Chris [Supercell] will read this and hopefully pass some input to SC. ❤️ |
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Post by BauldersGate on Mar 27, 2023 17:38:55 GMT
I keep accidentally pinging myself from my smelters to the mine with the new arrow feature 😅
The fact you don't have to hold and hover is going to take a minute to get used to 😆
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Post by blackbrit on Mar 27, 2023 17:55:55 GMT
I’m agreeing with people who find the design of the interface to be very childish. Softening the colors and shapes doesn’t do anything for me. If I was 5 I might have liked it. On a phone the placement of the buttons actually helps me. I can see more of the farm. This is not to say that I like to double tape to get rid of a product’s display. That’s not a positive change to me.
But on the iPad, where I prefer to play, I think the user interface is ugly and requires more clicks. I’m guessing they were focused on the iPhone (or phone) display. Oh well. I like having more land, and more sanctuary animals is fun for me. The sheer quantity of scrolls needed is pretty weird though. So many are needed I already tended to ignore it because I know I never have enough.
I’m glad for the challenge of more products and the design of the waffle machine looks very cute.
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Post by vaderschild on Mar 27, 2023 18:11:26 GMT
Hello all,
I usually just pop on to check for information. Not much of a conversationalist. I won't bother repeating any of the issues that have been already mentioned. However, i noticed something on my farms that doesn't seem to be addressed. With the new land plots we're supposed to have train tracks in there. But none of my farms have them. Not sure if S C is aware of the issue, or if we are missing anything else. I was saving my upgrades for that purpose. Hopefully they will address these issues promptly.
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Post by lynnk2021 on Mar 27, 2023 18:14:26 GMT
IIRC, when Ryan Lighton was the Community Manager of Brawlstars, he stated in an interview that he would be worried if there were no player feedback after an update. As the current Community Lead, he should be pleased because there's plenty of feedback in other channels about this Spring update. I'd like to share some feedback I read in other channels as I eat popcorn. From Hay Day Reddit:Do you guys think they will revert back to the old UI? Considering the overwhelming negative response. www.reddit.com/r/HayDay/comments/123sdzz/do_you_guys_think_they_will_revert_back_to_the/Waking up to this terrible update isn't the best way to wake up www.reddit.com/r/HayDay/comments/123sxsh/waking_up_to_this_terrible_update_isnt_the_best/Something positive about the update www.reddit.com/r/HayDay/comments/123rkwk/something_positive_about_the_update/Good job supercell. www.reddit.com/r/HayDay/comments/123r9x1/good_job_supercell/Imagine if they'd just released the movie with the new design... www.reddit.com/r/HayDay/comments/123rst0/imagine_if_theyd_just_released_the_movie_with_the/I was submitting a bug report about the chat lagging and then I couldn't help myself www.reddit.com/r/HayDay/comments/123vgw5/i_was_submitting_a_bug_report_about_the_chat/From HD Twitter:"I never thought one day I’ll go to twitter to complain about a game but the new update look so weird and not so comfortable to look at a lot of unnecessary changes especially the xp bar I liked how it looked If you want to do some changes lower the cost of all the machines." "This is really bad! Who thought making this look like a game for an 8 year old was a good idea …??? I was looking forward to this update … been playing from the beginning and this update is the first time I’ve complained about this game … yikes!!! Not good…" "Thanks for the update Hayday team! It's great you're always trying to improve & add new things. That said, I don't really like new UI. The symbols are too big, the sticky menus add clicks & list of ingredients when click on them is too small. Love the shortcuts & products though." "this used to be my absolute favourite game (note the use of past tense). i used to loove playing this game with my siblings and friends, but this new update hurts the eyes. i honestly think that was it (unless you change it back)" "I personally hate the new update- the colours are too bright and my finger covers the ingredients that I need for producing smth as well as how many items I have in storage. Im playing Hay day for about 6-7 years on and off but I think that I will stop after this update.." |
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Post by MommySnooks 🐯 on Mar 27, 2023 18:43:28 GMT
Get 2 seconds of production time by watching an ad? Is SC serious? When I read about it or saw it somewhere, it was an hour off. But maybe that was an example of a 50%. Not sure. But I don’t think 2 seconds sounds right? |
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Post by MommySnooks 🐯 on Mar 27, 2023 18:50:24 GMT
I'm okay with the new UI, looks good even though I liked the previous one better. But that huge menu appearing when you're trying to put stuff into production is absolutely frustrating. It is waaay too big and also overlaps other products so you have to press another time to remove it. Oh, and those arrows next to the ingredients are annoying. I don't need the game to redirect me anywhere, I know where my lobsters and fruit trees are. Hope I'll get used to it someday... The thing I like about the menu thing, is that I can collect what’s needed before I load products instead of starting to load a machine and having to go collect thins I’m out of, to continue loading. I just wish we could still check this without accidentally pulling something off the macine, or that we could see what we have stacked. It disappears after a couple of seconds if you don’t want to tap on it. I didn’t notice it actually redirects you. That could be helpful if redecorating. ? |
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Post by MommySnooks 🐯 on Mar 27, 2023 18:53:29 GMT
Players: We want winter trees we can have all year round for winter corners SC: heres 3 blue spruce that you'll need to spend a lot of expansion items to gain Players: 😐 😆😂 Seriously though, I Really hope there are more Blue Spruce going to be on offer in different ways!! EMs to get trees?! |
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Post by MommySnooks 🐯 on Mar 27, 2023 18:58:01 GMT
Easter machine event i will skip since i don't like any f the possible reward decorations. New derby decorations? I never ever saw the new decorations from the previous update, so I doubt i will see those new ones. The new buttons are to attract kids? Big bubbly, shiny? Meh! Pelicans on the farm? Worse than toucans. I can understand toucans and parrots for an aviary, but not pelicans! Nope! What is next, a condor? I'm thinking i will be able to squeeze the mercats into a corner of my zoo but that's going to be it for zoo animals if no more land will be made available. But overall i am happy i have my hay day farm 🥰 Pelicans to go with the seagulls on the shoreline? |
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Post by BauldersGate on Mar 27, 2023 19:12:10 GMT
Players: We want winter trees we can have all year round for winter corners SC: heres 3 blue spruce that you'll need to spend a lot of expansion items to gain Players: 😐 😆😂 Seriously though, I Really hope there are more Blue Spruce going to be on offer in different ways!! EMs to get trees?! Theres a small, a medium and a large Blue Spruce tree in the new land but none yet available to buy so currently it's just those 3! They're not fixed in place so once you open the land that they're sat on you can move them like any other deco Unfortunately They're spread out too so reckon at a glance its a good 100 permits to get to all 3 (assuming you already have opened the other closest land) They are very pretty though 😁💙  |
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Post by BauldersGate on Mar 27, 2023 19:56:01 GMT
After a bit of playing with the new design my 2 main thoughts are that: The new button icons are reminiscent of a young child's loud annoying toy The message button sticks out too much in the new layout and could do with being shoved to the side under or above the 3 line button, (would work if the chat button was moved down slightly)  I may be leaning towards team put-it-back 😆😂 |
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Post by LuvHayDay on Mar 27, 2023 20:09:44 GMT
I agree with everything you said, BauldersGate. I preferred the old icon buttons, but if they’re going to keep these, it would really help to move the message button as you suggested. |
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Post by MommySnooks 🐯 on Mar 27, 2023 20:22:51 GMT
Did I read somewhere that the Easter machine event starts April 3, as in six days before Easter? Why does this feel odd, lol.
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Post by jennyanne on Mar 27, 2023 20:46:19 GMT
I love a natural deco and the decos you gain with each safari animal are mostly that So I am looking forward to the Rock and the flowers if not the Meerkats you have to gain to get them (that will then be left asleep 99.9% of the time)😅 I only chose the 1st 2 peacocks, and now have 25/25 chick vouchers and no great urge to choose any of the other bird pets including the new pelicans We already have cake, cupcake & doughnut machines so Waffle is much the same in game and in real terms; a combo of milk, sugar, eggs & wheat plus extras so can't claim I'm thrilled about it And I'm just trying not to think anymore about the land and the literal years still involved in unlocking it 😑 I bought all 3 peacocks, but have 27 chick vouchers because the other birds don’t appeal to me at all. I was so excited when I saw the feathers initially as I thought we might finally be getting swans or geese. I’m not bothering with the pelicans. I don’t mind that there is more land as all of mine was open and I had all my sanctuary animals so there was no real incentive to do the derby for rewards, although I did it to help my team mates with horse shoes. I hate being negative, but I am just a little underwhelmed with this update. |
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Post by Eturtle on Mar 27, 2023 20:47:31 GMT
Those kiddie buttons could be with the intention to lure young players and to blindside parents into believing this is a game for young kids. Which it is not!
Changing the look of the game makes me curious if this gets tested with at least a small group of players? And would it not be possible to revert it back? Say, if kids like the look they can keep it and the adult players could keep the normal style buttons?
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Post by Butterfly 🦋 on Mar 27, 2023 20:52:51 GMT
After a bit of playing with the new design my 2 main thoughts are that: The new button icons are reminiscent of a young child's loud annoying toy The message button sticks out too much in the new layout and could do with being shoved to the side under or above the 3 line button, (would work if the chat button was moved down slightly) I may be leaning towards team put-it-back 😆😂 Yes agree with this. They look bl**y awful and I hate that cash register. |
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Post by unrulyjulie on Mar 27, 2023 20:57:22 GMT
Not keen on the new icons, very out of keeping with rest of the game and look a bit childish. And so disappointed with more sanctuary animals, I don't bother with the ones I've got, and rarely do jigsaw boats unless they're really easy. I wish they'd done something new with the town instead of more of the same old gameplay. For me, the game is beginning to feel stale, and i dont think barbie style buttons are the way to improve it. I've played hay day since it started and would love to see something fresh, sadly I don't think this update is it.
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Post by adagioinb on Mar 27, 2023 21:00:49 GMT
Overall the update is pretty cute. Wish they would do something to let us organize our own deco though … and of course something with the town. Major UI screwups with the extra clicks needed to load new products (having to unclick the one you’re looking at is a major gaffe), and with switch farms via scid … 4 clicks to switch farms is very bad. somewhere along the line they introduced a search function for deco items. just noticed it a few weeks ago. it has been a bit helpful. I agree that they've made switching between games more of a pain. I have several farms I switch back and forth, so the extra clicks add up. if it weren't for my apple pencil, it would be way more painful, too. overall, i find the new update annoying, and there's nothing I'm really excited about/satisfied with. |
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Post by 🌼GymGirl🌺 on Mar 27, 2023 21:21:32 GMT
To me the new interface is sort of cartoonish. Perhaps they are appealing to younger players. I was happy with the way it looked before.
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Post by anniebel884 on Mar 27, 2023 21:43:44 GMT
Well, funnily enough after my earlier rant pre-update, I dont mind the UI changes or buttons 😂 For my old eyes at least, bigger buttons make things a little easier, dont really care about if they are cartoonish or not. I like the fact they have moved the edit button as I used to hit that accidentally often. Showing what is needed to make something & how much you have isnt much use for main larger farm, but will be handy for smaller.
One possible negative, I notice a lot of decos available for diamonds, but no packages (decos & diamonds), does this mean they are not doing packages anymore? I hope not I always preferred to buy diamonds with a deco 😢
One thing I did find, I seemed to have 4 prizes in the last derby I did before my break, but it didnt allow me to collect, I guess this is due to update.
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Post by donkeyfan on Mar 27, 2023 21:53:47 GMT
Did I read somewhere that the Easter machine event starts April 3, as in six days before Easter? Why does this feel odd, lol. Yes, you did. LuvHayDay asked for it and I gave the answer. The event is expected to start next Monday. 🙂 |
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Post by LuvHayDay on Mar 27, 2023 21:58:02 GMT
To me the new interface is sort of cartoonish. Perhaps they are appealing to younger players. I was happy with the way it looked before. I agree, GymGirl. “Cartoonish” is exactly the word that came to my mind too. And I think the buttons and icons were much less obtrusive before. |
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Post by Dibzie on Mar 27, 2023 22:02:58 GMT
Get 2 seconds off production time by watching an ad? Is SC serious? I don't have that button on my machines, anyone know why some have it and some don't! Curiouser and curiouser! I am glad I don't have it just sayin! |
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Post by 🌼GymGirl🌺 on Mar 27, 2023 22:24:04 GMT
To me the new interface is sort of cartoonish. Perhaps they are appealing to younger players. I was happy with the way it looked before. I agree, GymGirl. “Cartoonish” is exactly the word that came to my mind too. And I think the buttons and icons were much less obtrusive before. I agree and the ‘thick’ ticks on truck orders etc. it seems quite childish now now to me. Filling the machines is clumsy. I don’t think my age group is the target audience 😂😂 |
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Post by LuvHayDay on Mar 27, 2023 22:46:15 GMT
I agree, GymGirl. “Cartoonish” is exactly the word that came to my mind too. And I think the buttons and icons were much less obtrusive before. I agree and the ‘thick’ ticks on truck orders etc. it seems quite childish now now to me. Filling the machines is clumsy. I don’t think my age group is the target audience 😂😂 Yes, it all looks as if it were designed for a child’s game, and in my opinion the new aesthetic doesn’t fit with the overall look of the game. I wonder why they would suddenly want to appeal more to children. |
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