Mod Browsing Overhaul Discussion

[HollownessDevoured]

43 minutes ago, NexBeth said:

All of the phone users, however, are very likely also desktop users (primarily). So, it is better to say that of all the desktop users, 40% are also using the phone.  It is not a 60-40 ratio.  It is 100% Nexus users using desktop, of which 40% also use the phone.

^This, people are browsing on their mobiles till they get home or till they are ready to download. PC and mobile should both be considered but the site is for PC use.

[LordRegal]

51 minutes ago, NexBeth said:

All of the phone users, however, are very likely also desktop users (primarily). So, it is better to say that of all the desktop users, 40% are also using the phone.  It is not a 60-40 ratio.  It is 100% Nexus users using desktop, of which 40% also use the phone.

This is pretty much it.  My wife's sharing a mod she found while we're winding down in bed for the night?  Using her phone.  Otherwise?  Using her desktop client where mods can actually be downloaded for the game.

 

This "mobile-friendly before desktop-friendly" push around the Internet the last decade and a half has been insane.  Especially for a modding site where the entire purpose is to download mods onto a desktop, going mobile friendly as your primary focus is genuinely ridiculous.

[BilloftheFalls]

Please tell me there's a classic UI option I'm not noticing so that I can switch off of this godawful UI that's been foisted upon my eyes.

[NexBeth]

55 minutes ago, LordRegal said:

This "mobile-friendly before desktop-friendly" push around the Internet the last decade and a half has been insane.  Especially for a modding site where the entire purpose is to download mods onto a desktop, going mobile friendly as your primary focus is genuinely ridiculous.

And all the effort and money invested in smartphone usability may be a waste, if you believe Mark Zukerberg (META).  He claims smartphones will soon be replaced by smart eyewear.  Wonder how the UI will adjust to accommodate that? 

[AirForceBase]

Im going to Moddb until this horrible UI update is reverted, or people are at least given the option to choose between the old and new UI. Why on Earth would you make a new look based on phone browsers? No one is downloading mods on their phones. Absolutely awful redesign.

[hakinaro]

I've used this website for a ridiculously long time since 2008.  This is by far the worst Interface they have put up in all those years. 

[Wolfpack49]

Going back to the original tile sizes and padding between tiles would help a LOT.

[JobiWanUK]

11 hours ago, jmharris said:

We are working on a feature to allow users to set a preference for this.

This, right here, is exactly what's wrong with the update in a nutshell. You've removed key features like date range search, tracked content updates, list view etc and when people point this out 'you' tell us they're coming soon. The update shouldn't have been pushed through in a state where features were removed with a vague promise that they will come back sometime.

It's like nobody at Nexus thought 'oh what effect will this change have on mod authors, or mod users in how they use the site every day?'. An improvement should do everything it did before, but better, not worse with fewer features.

[DeltaAriadne]

So I was actually optimistic about the new design and even opted into the 'beta' for it early. That said, I think the new UI is killing modding for me. It's just kind of a pain to get to the mods I want. I have to perform an extra click or two, an extra scroll down, etc... Stuff that seems insignificant in a vacuum but really adds up when trying to put together a load order.
I'm aware this isn't exactly a controversial take lol, and I'm not posting for engagement, I'm just making my small voice heard. My wallet will be talking too, I don't want to support this.

[Justascarypuppet]

Still haven't heard a word as to why the option to filter by trending was erroneously removed. This, along with the removal or date range searching, tops my long list of problems with the new layout not only because of how I've used the website for the past 5 years, but because it runs counter to the claims from the nexus team that this layout will help users discover new, quality mods. The site really does feel like it's devolving with this latest layout.