Classic Client Journal

@Kyronix
Is there any way to turn the brightness down on the old Journal parchment in the Classic client?
Some of the text colours people use are almost impossible to see on the Journal.

Perhaps give it the same skin as that new 'global chat' parchment as that's abit darker?.

This is something @Bleak has been working on, as it's killer for us at Meet & Greets.  No ETA as of yet though.

Thanks. 🙂

The journal is desperately n need of a face lift and UI lift.

A fix to this could also be outlining the text like it was in the old Third Dawn client.
If the parchment gets darker, won't darker text just be unreadable?

The EC journal is fully adjustable you know.

Victim_Of_Siege said:

The EC journal is fully adjustable you know.

 How does that benefit the classic client's journal?

by eliminating the problem altogether.

Kyronix said:

This is something @ Bleak has been working on, as it's killer for us at Meet & Greets.  No ETA as of yet though.

Cool, maybe you finally start posting them to UO.com then?

Victim_Of_Siege said:

by eliminating the problem altogether.

So what you're suggesting is that people should stop using the classic client?

no, i'm offering an alternate solution.

Victim_Of_Siege said:

no, i'm offering an alternate solution.

When I can look at EC without getting a headache in 30 seconds and my eyes hurting I will use it.

Also they would have to change the hideuos Hiryu.  I have >20 of them and one toon concentrates on those.

Victim_Of_Siege said:

no, i'm offering an alternate solution.

I'm pretty sure the original poster knows that there is an alternate client.
The question was about the classic client's journal, not whether or not you should use the enhanced client.

Rothwynn_Esteros said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

no, i'm offering an alternate solution.

I'm pretty sure the original poster knows that there is an alternate client.
The question was about the classic client's journal, not whether or not you should use the enhanced client.

i'm pretty sure i can offer suggestions if i want, and that the OP will let me know if he has a problem with my suggestion.

Victim_Of_Siege said:

Rothwynn_Esteros said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

no, i'm offering an alternate solution.

I'm pretty sure the original poster knows that there is an alternate client.
The question was about the classic client's journal, not whether or not you should use the enhanced client.

i'm pretty sure i can offer suggestions if i want, and that the OP will let me know if he has a problem with my suggestion.

Nobody says that you can't. But it's not solving the original issue. Some text is still unreadable in the classic client.

Rothwynn_Esteros said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

Rothwynn_Esteros said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

no, i'm offering an alternate solution.

I'm pretty sure the original poster knows that there is an alternate client.
The question was about the classic client's journal, not whether or not you should use the enhanced client.

i'm pretty sure i can offer suggestions if i want, and that the OP will let me know if he has a problem with my suggestion.

Nobody says that you can't. But it's not solving the original issue. Some text is still unreadable in the classic client.

I disagree, it does solve the original issue by eliminating it altogether 

Victim_Of_Siege said:

I disagree, it does solve the original issue by eliminating it altogether 

Avoiding the issue isn't solving it or eliminating it. The issue still exists in the classic client even if you're using the enhanced client. And not everyone is going to stop using classic, so that makes your proposed "alternate solution" rather redundant.

maybe they could make all the text appear the same color on the journal

Victim_Of_Siege said:

Rothwynn_Esteros said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

Rothwynn_Esteros said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

no, i'm offering an alternate solution.

I'm pretty sure the original poster knows that there is an alternate client.
The question was about the classic client's journal, not whether or not you should use the enhanced client.

i'm pretty sure i can offer suggestions if i want, and that the OP will let me know if he has a problem with my suggestion.

Nobody says that you can't. But it's not solving the original issue. Some text is still unreadable in the classic client.

I disagree, it does solve the original issue by eliminating it altogether 

If they want to keep their subscribers, discontinuing the classic client is not the way to go.
And this passive aggressive trolling won't solve this issue either.

Faeryl said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

I disagree, it does solve the original issue by eliminating it altogether 

Avoiding the issue isn't solving it or eliminating it. The issue still exists in the classic client even if you're using the enhanced client. And not everyone is going to stop using classic, so that makes your proposed "alternate solution" rather redundant.

It’s not avoiding it, it is an alternative that fixes the issue. 

Rothwynn_Esteros said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

Rothwynn_Esteros said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

Rothwynn_Esteros said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

no, i'm offering an alternate solution.

I'm pretty sure the original poster knows that there is an alternate client.
The question was about the classic client's journal, not whether or not you should use the enhanced client.

i'm pretty sure i can offer suggestions if i want, and that the OP will let me know if he has a problem with my suggestion.

Nobody says that you can't. But it's not solving the original issue. Some text is still unreadable in the classic client.

I disagree, it does solve the original issue by eliminating it altogether 

If they want to keep their subscribers, discontinuing the classic client is not the way to go.
And this passive aggressive trolling won't solve this issue either.

I highly doubt that. We are addicted to this game like it was crack. And I’m not the one trolling. I am offering a solution and you disagree, which is fine, but it is still a solution. 

Victim_Of_Siege said:

It’s not avoiding it, it is an alternative that fixes the issue. 

Again, it doesn't fix the issue. The issue is still present, you're merely avoiding it by using the other client. For those who prefer CC, EC's journal being functional doesn't change the fact that not all colours are currently readable on the CC journal.

You're basically saying "just use EC instead of having the devs fix CC". No. We want CC useable as well. EC's journal, whether good or not, has nothing to do with getting this issue fixed.

Drop the client wars.

Mariah said:

Drop the client wars.

Aww, and it was just getting fun.  But I will comply with your request mi’lady

Victim_Of_Siege said:

Faeryl said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

I disagree, it does solve the original issue by eliminating it altogether 

Avoiding the issue isn't solving it or eliminating it. The issue still exists in the classic client even if you're using the enhanced client. And not everyone is going to stop using classic, so that makes your proposed "alternate solution" rather redundant.

It’s not avoiding it, it is an alternative that fixes the issue. 

I personally think it's quite awkward that even the developers admit it's a PITA for them but they at the same time refuse to use their own other product that is working just fine *smh*

IMO for the better of the game they should be obliged to spent equal times on both clients when they are not specifically on some issue affecting only one client.