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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 03 Aug 2004 :  18:09:13  Show Profile  Visit SiriusBlack's Homepage Send SiriusBlack a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
What does everyone think of the new look for the FR section and other areas of the WOTC site?

Wood Elf Ranger
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Posted - 03 Aug 2004 :  19:52:18  Show Profile  Visit Wood Elf Ranger's Homepage Send Wood Elf Ranger a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Wow I am impressed! And thats saying a lot since I've done web design myself this is a great improvement for them

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hammer of Moradin
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Posted - 03 Aug 2004 :  20:02:48  Show Profile  Visit hammer of Moradin's Homepage Send hammer of Moradin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It looks a little cluttered, but it is nice to look at. I guess this is a website overhaul for the 30th anniversary of D&D.

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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 03 Aug 2004 :  21:10:21  Show Profile  Visit SiriusBlack's Homepage Send SiriusBlack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by hammer of Moradin

It looks a little cluttered, but it is nice to look at.



That's what I initially thought. It's too cluttered to discern some details, but it sure does look purty.

quote:

I guess this is a website overhaul for the 30th anniversary of D&D.



Is that the story they are going with as to the reason for the new look?
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 03 Aug 2004 :  22:48:26  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Eh, it doesn't look too bad, but I never look at that page. I always check the most recent updates page, and go from there. That way, I can get the new Realms stuff and anything else neat, new, and exciting that they decided to throw at us.

I'll hold off on being impressed until they fix the search engine. It's easier to navigate one of the Lady of Pain's mazes than it is to find anything with the Wizards search engine.

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Jerard Doonsay
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Posted - 03 Aug 2004 :  23:24:03  Show Profile  Visit Jerard Doonsay's Homepage Send Jerard Doonsay a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I kinda like the new look for the page. It's full without being messy, and it's atractive without being gaudy. I don't noramly use the search engine, but a working one is always good.

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Sarelle
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Posted - 03 Aug 2004 :  23:44:58  Show Profile Send Sarelle a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I agree about it looking cluttered, but still nice.

They've also put the 2005 releases back up in Products, so I can finally see Ancient Empires and Resurrection.

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Wood Elf Ranger
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Posted - 04 Aug 2004 :  02:12:08  Show Profile  Visit Wood Elf Ranger's Homepage Send Wood Elf Ranger a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It doesn't look cluttered at all to me it looks very organized. Perhaps its because my screen resolution is 1280 x 1024

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Edited by - Wood Elf Ranger on 04 Aug 2004 02:12:41
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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 04 Aug 2004 :  02:35:28  Show Profile  Visit SiriusBlack's Homepage Send SiriusBlack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Sarelle
They've also put the 2005 releases back up in Products, so I can finally see Ancient Empires and Resurrection.



Thanks for the update. Get it while it lasts folks before it goes down again.
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DDH_101
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Posted - 04 Aug 2004 :  06:13:06  Show Profile  Visit DDH_101's Homepage Send DDH_101 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
A very nice site! Just when I was thinking about deleting it from my "favourites", it comes up with something like this! Great job by WotC...

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Lord Rad
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Posted - 04 Aug 2004 :  09:22:11  Show Profile  Visit Lord Rad's Homepage Send Lord Rad a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Quite impressive! I like it Much better organised...and about time too!

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Lina
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Posted - 04 Aug 2004 :  12:00:12  Show Profile  Visit Lina's Homepage Send Lina a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Very compact, nice and neat.

I like it.

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George Krashos
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Posted - 04 Aug 2004 :  13:29:44  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
But no more Waterdeep weather from the looks of it ...

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Arivia
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Posted - 08 Aug 2004 :  03:28:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Bad, bad, bad.

Non-scalable, contains Flash, image-heavy, looks like the MTG.com template, fails at validation...
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DDH_101
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Posted - 08 Aug 2004 :  17:56:59  Show Profile  Visit DDH_101's Homepage Send DDH_101 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Arivia, that's just another name for "progress". Lol. We can't expect to have that same ol' boring look, right?

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VEDSICA
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Posted - 10 Aug 2004 :  22:02:53  Show Profile  Visit VEDSICA's Homepage Send VEDSICA a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Initially I thought I was at the wrong site.I like it.

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Arivia
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Posted - 11 Aug 2004 :  05:15:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DDH_101

Arivia, that's just another name for "progress". Lol. We can't expect to have that same ol' boring look, right?



Complaints 1,2,3 and 5 have nothing to do with the look.
Regarding 4, I just wish they'd have been a bit more original.

Edited by - Arivia on 11 Aug 2004 11:05:01
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Purple Dragon Knight
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Posted - 11 Aug 2004 :  08:50:09  Show Profile Send Purple Dragon Knight a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Overall, I like the new look. However, I find it a little "stuffy", and I am hoping that everything is still at the same place.. (I'll be checking out my browser's bookmarks shortly...)
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Lord Rad
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Posted - 12 Aug 2004 :  10:13:54  Show Profile  Visit Lord Rad's Homepage Send Lord Rad a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Excellent! Just noticed that the latest Realmslore article is available for download as a PDF! Saves me messing around with the printer friendly link and saving the HTML page as I did previously.

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 12 Aug 2004 :  15:48:24  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Lord Rad

Excellent! Just noticed that the latest Realmslore article is available for download as a PDF! Saves me messing around with the printer friendly link and saving the HTML page as I did previously.



Hmm, I failed to notice that... I always just copy everything over to a Word document.

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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 12 Aug 2004 :  17:00:31  Show Profile  Visit SiriusBlack's Homepage Send SiriusBlack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Hmm, I failed to notice that... I always just copy everything over to a Word document.



You're not the only one. Then again, I never pay much attention to such features. For example, I don't use the WOTC email this article function, but simply send the link to my players via my computer's toolbar if I find an article interesting.
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 12 Aug 2004 :  17:24:23  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Hmm, I failed to notice that... I always just copy everything over to a Word document.



You're not the only one. Then again, I never pay much attention to such features. For example, I don't use the WOTC email this article function, but simply send the link to my players via my computer's toolbar if I find an article interesting.



I never even knew they had that function! I just e-mailed the link, too.

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