Character Selection Screen

yvonned

I know it's a small thing as compared to the list of bugs and other things that need to be updated, but how about updating the background wallpaper for the character selection screen. It feels so dreary. For that matter, couldn't it be updated to reflect the seasons or even any events that are active?

bluhman

I really wish we had the pre-free-for-all background back.

Yeah it was just a screenshot of MC from the roof of City Hall, but it had way more benefits:

• More accurate to ingame look
• Waaaay better lighting for costumes
• More lively stage setup than just a single flat roof - Town hall to the left, floating RenCen sign in the back...

Now, if they made a new city that had the same sort of architectural style and mood of the CURRENT login screen... Yeah, I'd still want the old one back, but that is an idea.

meedacthunist

bluhman wrote: »

I really wish we had the pre-free-for-all background back.

Yeah it was just a screenshot of MC from the roof of City Hall, but it had way more benefits:

• More accurate to ingame look
• Waaaay better lighting for costumes
• More lively stage setup than just a single flat roof - Town hall to the left, floating RenCen sign in the back...

Now, if they made a new city that had the same sort of architectural style and mood of the CURRENT login screen... Yeah, I'd still want the old one back, but that is an idea.

^This.

Though actually it was FFA background as well. It was changed only with OnAlert I think. Somewhere about the same time when we also got Sapphire an her crotch flight and streamlined character creation... It speaks volumes for this change, lol.


I think the old character select background simply needs to be returned. It was vastly superior to the current bleak, bland and dull background and I can't even imagine why it was changed.

Probably a change ordered by the same misguided person that was responsible for "streamlined" character creation.

Time to fix this mistake as well.

Bring back the old background for character selection screen, Cryptic. The current one is a pathetic piece of "meh".


Looking at the old, vibrant and "busy" background made you want to jump into this world and play the game.

Looking at the current bleak and dull background makes you think how barren and empty must be the game itself, lol.

vorshoth

Thematically,nthis change (or reversion) would mean we're telling players "your character is a part of this rich and awesome looking wworld" while the currently it's like "these blurred out characters are unimportant. YOU are all that matters".

At the moment, it seems almost disrespectful to the setting. That's just my musing on the character creation background, I may be reading onto things too much. I was surprised when they changed it, but never made a thread because it didn't seem that important for them to change back. That and they changed a lot of things around then.

flowcyto

I agree w/ the general sentiments expressed in this thread. Overcast conditions on a flat rooftop will muddy how vibrant and lively the game's costumes and settings can be.

It seems like an easier change to implement that would also leave a better first impression on new or returning players.