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Where is the common sense in mobile compatibility?! I wasn't aware that Skyrim was available for cell phones, and that you could install mods for it too! Sounds awesome! ;P I'll get a GTX 1070 installed on my Lumia 950 right away!

The people who download and install mods on the nexus are primarily PC users. I wasn't aware that you had nexus mod manager available for android, ios, or windows 10 mobile. You can't use a cell phone to take screen shots in-game very well...so screen archers also use PCs! The ONLY time that I can think of for ever needing to use the nexus on my phone is if I wanted to leave a post about something, or reply to a message. It would have been smarter to make nexus messenger into a phone app, not the entire site.

The entire premise of desktop and mobile compatibility is not a logical one when it comes to practical usage of the site to begin with. So pardon me, if I still feel like I'm not getting a decent answer here out of all those walls of semi-polite excuses. Resources are being wasted on making the community mad, when it could be applied elsewhere in ways that make much more sense!
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  On 12/15/2017 at 9:59 PM, Ruhadre said:

Where is the common sense in mobile compatibility?! I wasn't aware that Skyrim was available for cell phones, and that you could install mods for it too! Sounds awesome! ;P I'll get a GTX 1070 installed on my Lumia 950 right away!

The people who download and install mods on the nexus are primarily PC users. I wasn't aware that you had nexus mod manager available for android, ios, or windows 10 mobile. You can't use a cell phone to take screen shots in-game very well...so screen archers also use PCs! The ONLY time that I can think of for ever needing to use the nexus on my phone is if I wanted to leave a post about something, or reply to a message. It would have been smarter to make nexus messenger into a phone app, not the entire site.

 

The entire premise of desktop and mobile compatibility is not a logical one when it comes to practical usage of the site to begin with. So pardon me, if I still feel like I'm not getting a decent answer here out of all those walls of semi-polite excuses. Resources are being wasted on making the community mad, when it could be applied elsewhere in ways that make much more sense!

Dark0ne said earlier in the thread about this (note: this is not accusatory about you not knowing of every single post, just informative...although, from my memory rather than stuff I can quote, so maybe not 100% accurate).

 

Currently mobile traffic counts for 18% of all traffic to the Nexus sites. Given how the vast majority of people seem to have trouble moving their eyes away from mobile screens nowadays, it is somewhat smart to try to make it easier for mobile users to browse the site. Many sites provide apps (e.g. Imgur), some have separate pages for if you're browsing on desktop or mobile, with different formats suitable for what's used (e.g. Wikipedia), while some try to make an all-in-one for both mobile and desktop (e.g. Youtube). Most of the time, such as with the 'new Nexus', these 'all-in-one sites' just mean making everything a lot bigger and more spaced out to make it easier for fingers to poke links on small screens, with a strong focus on images and videos. As someone who only browses on desktop, the first two options are what I consider to be the best way to support the various platforms, as it makes things a lot more suitable for the users needs according to what they're currently using, without impacting others.

 

Why the Nexus team went with the third option is probably because they want to make the site and Vortex much more integrated. As it's being coded by the author of MO, I'd assume it would be a cross betwen NMM and MO, with some added bells and whistles. For one, the idea is that you can browse on your phone, 'save' the mods you're interested in somehow, and then download them later once you get to a desktop/laptop. I guess it would be 'easier' than just using the tracking centre (maybe auto-downloads? Click a button, all 'saved' mods get downloaded?). At least, that's how I understood it. I suppose it would be more difficult to do this with an app/'m.' site, and would mean having to code a website for desktop, a website for touchscreen (app/m.) as well as Vortex itself.

 

I state all of this as someone who does not like the new site design (and has no interest in Vortex), but rather than scrapping it, would prefer a merger between the two, allowing the Nexus team to reach what they set out to do with the site, while providing the same functionality and efficiency as the old site. Largely this would just involve providing options to shrink things down, and/or removing unnecessary elements (and giving real 'list' views!). Old post. I could probably go further than what I put in my old post into what changes I'd like to see being made, but that would just make this post way too big. =P

 

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Different topic: Will we be getting 'Manage mods I have access to' back in the Mods dropdown, or is it going to be kept as the 'Mods -> Manage my mods -> Files (Others)' long way around?

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I've recently been struck down by one of the users (premium or support, can't remember) for complaining about the lack of functionality of the new design. His argument was that I did not pitch in my vote in time.

I did not even know that the voting took place. And now we have hundreds, maybe even thousands of Nexus regulars that agree with me. Why aren't we taken into consideration now?

What's the deal with this new design anyway? The interface is horrible. Old Nexus works just fine, and is pretty enough. Why even make a new when people are still satisfied with the old? For some pointless modernization? Is the purpose of this site for administrators to graze their eyes upon, or for us common folk to use it?

Bottom line, the new design is like a golden raincoat: it may look dazzling (though it does not, in this case) but is horribly impractical, and even crippling to the one that wears it (which it does, in both cases).

And why the hell are some sups/prems so rude about all of this? Edited by Milanvukas
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After we feel confident that the new infrastructure is solid, we will revisit all that we can regarding user-experience, to hopefully address many of the concerns that are being raised in this thread.

The great problem is that people don't really care what goes on behind the scenes of a website, they care that they get a good user experience while they are there.

So I can't help but feel that the team has their priorities a little skewed toward the backend. After all if the new design ends up driving people away because it isn't a good experience, having a solid infrastructure behind the scenes isn't going to make a difference as no-one will be there to use it.

Of course the behind the scenes infrastructure is important but the user experience while you get that setup isn't something that should be ignored until afterwards.

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Do you not read anything before you post?
Somebody clue this guy in, i'm to tired.
Better yet, nobody tell him anything.
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HadToRegisterr,
"By George", I think you may be onto something. I totally get what you're saying and I think you may have helped me to understand why some people are so upset about this new version. I like both the new version and the old. To me it's not that different. However, when you referenced "..opening a folder in windows with a lot of files in it, and being able to look at the files in LIST view.." it made me remember back when Windows first switched from listed files to a default of ICON view. People when "Ape s***" crazy for awhile about how they hated windows. Eventually it was figured out (or windows added, i can't remember which) functionality was added or discovered that allowed for a List view
I had no problems with the switch to ICONS but in some folders I prefer the contents to be in a List as well, and it sucked to constantly have to change the view. So I was supper happy when in addition to having the listview windows eventually got smart enough to remember your folder preference on an individual folder level. Perhaps, that the key. Perhaps there needs to be a way to configure for a list view or at least a tab that people can go to that has very little going for it visually but a very efficient list format with basic description next to each mod name displayed such as to get 20-30 on a page. Then clicking on any one could then direct you to the mod page as normal. If this tab was to have a robust search/sort function too, I think the "efficiency type people" would be very happy. Could be useful to everybody sometimes, especially if you know what you're looking for and just want to find it fast vs. "Window Shopping" and looking at all the new bling bling mods :) You know, it's like the old form vs. function argument. Function people say I do not care about Form I just need it to function efficiently. Form people say, If it does not look good I or others will not want to use it. Turns out both are correct.
Your idea (if added to the new Nexus) may be what holds us all together as one big happy modding community instead of this fracture that I feel is occurring over this new Nexus.
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In response to post #55865556. #55876431, #55886026, #55887056, #55887846, #55889711, #55892361, #55896501, #55903126, #55912996, #55918846, #55922706, #55933531, #55944111, #55953781, #55972076, #55988211, #55988226 are all replies on the same post.


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schnubbel76
I get you man, I understand about being passionate in one's beliefs and opinions. It's like a burning fire but you need to leave it alone sometimes and let it cool. Fire in the belly is like energy but too much can burn you and make you feel sick.
Hell, there are plenty of people giving input anyway. Feel free to comment if you like my friend, just try to keep your cool.
I'm afraid that you trying to give input will just add fuel to your fire anyway. So, I agree with you. Forget about giving input, we don't want you to explode :)

BTW Which comment were you trying to delete. I see indication in a post from you that it was a double post but I do not see the double post. Did you not refresh the page perhaps? That use to be a common problem with the old Nexus, However, it appears for me at least the the new Nexus automatically refreshes the page. Well it least it does after a post or an edit. Not sure about a Deletion. However, FYI I do not see your double so I believe its gone :) Edited by mcdanielskh
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