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[Tesunie]

I am creating this thread mostly in a direct response to a lot of forum posts I've been seeing. The concept here is, instead of trying to gauge how bad UI2.0 is or is not, and not being productive at all, I wish to instead present what is the perceived problem with UI2.0 in smaller pieces and try to come up with as many solutions as possible to present to PGI.

Right now, I wish to look into the launch button, it's location, and the launch screens that are prompted/popup once you click the button.

The issue as I have been informed and as I perceive it:*
When you press "launch", your mouse is in the upper right corner of the screen. The "launch" window pops up in the center of your screen, making you move your mouse from the corner to the center of the screen to continue the prompted action.
This is considered a problem by some people because it forces them to needlessly move their mouse to continue a common action within the game. You have to click launch and go through the two menu prompts to be able to just play the game.
*If this is not your issue with the Launch button and how it functions within the UI, please clearly say what your problem is with it and why it is considered a problem for you.


Suggestions:

• Option 1: Instead, this could be made into a drop down like window under the "launch" button, reducing the amount of movements the mouse has to travel to get to the next step. I also wonder if it might be more beneficial to have this drop down menu contain both popup windows within it with all options able to be selected.
  
• Option 2: The popup windows could also just pop up closer to/underneath the launch button within the user interface, placing it closer to the associated button that starts the action.
  
• Option 3: The launch button could possibly be moved towards the centertop of the screen, making it a center point for the UI top menu. It is, after all, one of the most important buttons. There is space between the skills button and the shop button, it could go there as a possibility.

Picture demonstration for Option 1:


Picture demonstration for Option 2:



I invite farther discussion on this subject, as well as any other issues people have with the launch button specifically and any other solutions one can think of to help reduce/solve the issues they currently experience with the launch button.