Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . (Destiny)

by General Vagueness , The Vault of Sass, Friday, August 22, 2014, 12:49 (3546 days ago) @ yaters

I should've checked after I posted, or right before, that's some timing.

I happen to know the UI guy at Bungie and I asked him about the choice. Personally, I like it a lot once I got used to it.

I'm paraphrasing here, but the gist was...

"We made the decision because of the amount of navigation required on the weapon and skill trees. In testing, it was impractical and frustrating to use the D-pad or joystick to move one spot at a time up/down or left/right. It is far more efficient to traverse the area with a cursor."

That makes sense to me especially given how painful I find using the on-screen keyboard. (I'm speaking towards the Xbox experience...no idea how it is on the PS consoles). Some areas I don't think it is necessarily better, but overall I feel like the system works well.

I'm glad it makes sense to you because it makes no sense to me.

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The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-21, 10:45
- Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - Monochron, 2014-08-21, 10:59
  - Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - Ragashingo, 2014-08-21, 11:05
  - Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - yaters, 2014-08-21, 22:23
    - Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 09:54
      - Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - kapowaz, 2014-08-22, 10:05
        
        Smartglass ... - Kermit, 2014-08-22, 10:20
        
        Smartglass ... - DaDerga, 2014-08-22, 10:22
        
        Smartglass ... - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 13:56
        
        Does no one use the sixaxis method? - RC, 2014-08-23, 07:49
        
        Does no one use the sixaxis method? - kapowaz, 2014-08-23, 08:05
      - Steam Big Screen's is probably the best around - ZackDark, 2014-08-22, 12:28
        
        Steam Big Screen's is probably the best around - kapowaz, 2014-08-25, 08:05
    - Well, it's the best cursor on a console but . . . - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 12:49
- The cursor UI has real problems - Kermit, 2014-08-21, 11:04
  - Agreed, I love it - kidtsunami, 2014-08-21, 11:06
  - Great Video. - Ragashingo, 2014-08-21, 11:30
  - Inventory management - kapowaz, 2014-08-21, 12:14
    - Inventory management - Ragashingo, 2014-08-21, 13:42
      - Inventory management - kapowaz, 2014-08-21, 14:36
        
        Inventory management - Ragashingo, 2014-08-21, 14:45
      - Inventory management - Penthesilean, 2014-08-21, 19:42
        
        Inventory management - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 09:47
    - Inventory management - General Vagueness, 2014-08-21, 19:39
    - Inventory management - agdtinman, 2014-08-22, 16:17
      - Inventory management - kapowaz, 2014-08-22, 16:32
  - Yep - That's a great video - Blue_Blazer_NZ, 2014-08-21, 12:39
  - The cursor UI has real problems - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 09:44
    - The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 15:14
      - The cursor UI has real problems - Xenos, 2014-08-22, 15:18
        
        The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 15:26
        
        The cursor UI has real problems - Xenos, 2014-08-22, 15:33
        
        The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-23, 12:36
        
        The cursor UI has real problems - Xenos, 2014-08-23, 12:38
        
        The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-23, 13:14
- The cursor UI has real problems - TTL Demag0gue, 2014-08-21, 11:07
  - You Are Not Alone - DaDerga, 2014-08-21, 11:07
  - Agreed. - SigbiasSilva, 2014-08-21, 11:13
  - I loved the cursor - Xenos, 2014-08-21, 11:42
  - The cursor UI has real problems - kapowaz, 2014-08-21, 12:18
    - The cursor UI has real problems - TTL Demag0gue, 2014-08-21, 12:25
      - The cursor UI has real problems - kapowaz, 2014-08-21, 12:27
  - +1 for liking it - Blue_Blazer_NZ, 2014-08-21, 12:41
  - Nope, it's fine by me too. - Anton P. Nym (aka Steve), 2014-08-21, 14:58
  - The cursor UI has real problems - roland, 2014-08-21, 17:27
- Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Mars, 2014-08-21, 11:19
  - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Kermit, 2014-08-21, 11:33
    - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Mars, 2014-08-21, 12:04
  - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-21, 19:34
    - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Kermit, 2014-08-21, 19:53
      - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-21, 20:35
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Kermit, 2014-08-21, 20:56
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-21, 22:24
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Ragashingo, 2014-08-21, 22:43
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 11:56
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Ragashingo, 2014-08-22, 12:52
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - stabbim, 2014-08-22, 13:59
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 15:19
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 12:51
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Kermit, 2014-08-21, 22:56
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 12:52
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - kapowaz, 2014-08-22, 13:25
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Kermit, 2014-08-22, 13:32
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-22, 15:26
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Ragashingo, 2014-08-22, 16:01
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - Avateur, 2014-08-22, 16:24
        
        Wow. Even I didn't notice that! :p - Ragashingo, 2014-08-22, 16:50
        
        Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - General Vagueness, 2014-08-23, 12:40
      - Cursor vs Tradition Console Navigation - kapowaz, 2014-08-22, 01:16
- The cursor UI has real problems - Jabberwok, 2014-08-21, 14:52
  - The cursor UI has real problems - agdtinman, 2014-08-22, 16:27
    - The cursor UI has real problems - General Vagueness, 2014-08-23, 12:45
- Maybe it was designed for Kinect/EYE/DualShock4 touchpad use - Pyromancy, 2014-08-21, 17:54
  - Maybe it was designed for Kinect/EYE/DualShock4 touchpad use - Miguel Chavez, 2014-08-21, 21:34
- Number of times I fought with the interface: - Cody Miller, 2014-08-23, 13:24
  - Number of times I fought with the interface: - kapowaz, 2014-08-23, 16:09
    - Number of times I fought with the interface: - Cody Miller, 2014-08-23, 16:14
  - Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-23, 20:51
    - Number of times I fought with the interface: - Avateur, 2014-08-23, 21:35
      - Number of times I fought with the interface: - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-23, 23:21
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - kapowaz, 2014-08-24, 01:14
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-24, 02:32
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - kapowaz, 2014-08-24, 05:12
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-24, 10:36
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - kapowaz, 2014-08-25, 02:11
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - breitzen, 2014-08-24, 06:53
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - kapowaz, 2014-08-24, 08:08
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-24, 18:42
      - Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-24, 18:37
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface *EDIT* - ZackDark, 2014-08-24, 18:41
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface *EDIT* - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-24, 19:20
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface *EDIT* - ZackDark, 2014-08-24, 19:34
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface *EDIT* - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-24, 20:26
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - Avateur, 2014-08-24, 18:43
    - Number of times I fought with the interface: - JDQuackers, 2014-08-24, 18:00
      - Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-24, 19:33
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - ZackDark, 2014-08-24, 19:39
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-24, 19:47
        
        That, I agree with - ZackDark, 2014-08-24, 19:57
        
        That, I agree with - Phoenix_9286, 2014-08-24, 20:36
        
        That, I agree with - kapowaz, 2014-08-25, 08:09
        
        Yep. - Kermit, 2014-08-25, 09:39
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - agdtinman, 2014-08-25, 16:19
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - Mars, 2014-08-25, 16:29
        
        Number of times I fought with the interface: - General Vagueness, 2014-08-25, 23:43
  - Number of times I fought with the interface: - agdtinman, 2014-08-25, 16:04
    - Number of times I fought with the interface: - Cody Miller, 2014-08-25, 17:02
      - Number of times I fought with the interface: - Claude Errera, 2014-08-25, 18:30

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