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[Jack Shayu Walker]

To the fine folks at Piranha, I wanted to make my opinion known about the new mech select screen in the new mechlab.

While I enjoy the majority of the changes, I find that the new mech select is by far a downgrade.



This is the old mech select screen which I do like very much. ^



^ This new mech select layout resembles the mech select screen from the home tab. Unfortunately there is a reason players typically go to the mechlab to select their mech rather than the home tab. I will explain why.

In current mech select screen in the mech lab, I can:
-Select my mech with one click.
-Search for my mech by appearance rather than by name.
-Admire my mech without configuring it.

In the new mech select screen in the mech lab:
-I have to go through 2 or 3 clicks to select my mech.
-I have to read for my mech's chassis name.
-I can't see my mech unless I choose to configure it.
-I can filter between clans and IS mechs

Let me be clear, this...

^ I appreciate this. Being able to filter my mechs is always a plus, but everything else about the old select screen is better. It requires a lot less effort and thought to find my mech in the old system, and let me tell you, searching for my mech should not be a chore.

When MWO drops on steam, an over-complicated mech select screen like the one in the new version of mechlab is going to turn new players off before they even get started.

Thanks PGI, I will work on a more wide sweeping review later! Hope the feedback helps!

Edited by Jack Shayu Walker, 07 May 2015 - 05:01 PM.