The cursor UI has real problems (Destiny)

by General Vagueness , The Vault of Sass, Saturday, August 23, 2014, 12:45 (3545 days ago) @ agdtinman

I agree that it's floaty, but it might just be floaty in comparison to a mouse, and there isn't much to be done about that. One thing that I really like about it is that many times, I could not see the whole screen on my old TV, in menus. This happens in a lot of games, as everything is just made with wider aspect ratios in mind. This is annoyingly prevalent in Destiny, but because the screen scrolls with the cursor, I don't have to worry about things getting cut off at the edges. [I haven't played this on a widescreen, so I don't actually know how it would compare].

Yeah, part of why we do the counter-scrolling so we didn't have to adjust our designs to fit in 4:3 TVs as drastically. 4:3 still makes up a part of our audience, and we were well aware of the restrictions, but could get away with wider designs in some instances because of the scrolling.

The cursor does feel faster in the horizontal direction in 4:3 than in 16:9 because we have to scroll the screen further in order to fit it all. This results in the cursor feeling a bit more "floaty" in 4:3.

Thank you for the insight, I appreciate it. So... is that floatiness fixable? If it is, could you try to fix it, please? or maybe make it adjustable?

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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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