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Why is the old site becoming less and less usable?

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Ondrashek06
12 posts
Joined May 2018
Topic Starter
Ondrashek06
I hate this "modern" layout of the Osu website. I miss when you could do everything on it, including chatting on forums, or even registering an account (you now need the game for it). Now the Login for the old website has also been disabled, even if you input the correct credentials, it redirects you to the new website and the old one is still not logged in.

EDIT 1: Seems like I am somehow logged in on the old website. But still, most of the websites are permanently on the new layout with no way to go back.
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Kolmas
556 posts
Joined March 2020
Kolmas
peppy said several times that he would ditch the old site someday but (luckily?) nothing happened yet
Winnyace
633 posts
Joined June 2016
Winnyace
it's because the new is more stylish and better for new people than the old one, I guess. I like the old one a bit more, especially when using the forums. either way, it's sad that we don't have the option of using the old website instead of the new one.
[j0shu4]
62 posts
Joined January 2016
[j0shu4]
I have no idea, but when I tried logging into the old site, it redirected me to the normal site and logged me out of the old one. Relogged in, redirected me, went back, clicked the osu logo, and I got a free 523 error. Gonna wait for someone to make a "theme" for the osu website that just recreates it into the old format.
Ondrashek06
12 posts
Joined May 2018
Topic Starter
Ondrashek06
So Peppy is trying to be user-hostile? Some people absolutely hate this new layout and would prefer a cool, colorful layout over this shitty minimalism.
Winnyace
633 posts
Joined June 2016
Winnyace
I don't think that's an user-hostile move. it's user-hostile for people who want to exclusively use the old website and I don't think most want to, personally. I think most people would have this dark themed, modernly designed one than the old one.
Ondrashek06
12 posts
Joined May 2018
Topic Starter
Ondrashek06
Also, how do you use osu!direct without paying? I want to get new beatmaps.
Kolmas
556 posts
Joined March 2020
Kolmas

Ondrashek06 wrote:

Also, how do you use osu!direct without paying? I want to get new beatmaps.
lazer have free osu direct map download i think
but you need supporter to get this on stable
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Ondrashek06
12 posts
Joined May 2018
Topic Starter
Ondrashek06
That seriously sucks, Lazer seems too minimalistic for me
ShinRun
266 posts
Joined November 2020
ShinRun
I feel like you just hate minimalistic design

I feel like newer players like this site better than the old one
Winnyace
633 posts
Joined June 2016
Winnyace
indeed. I'd say that this design is minimalistic, however, it doesn't sacrifice on usability, at least outside of the forums.
[j0shu4]
62 posts
Joined January 2016
[j0shu4]

Ondrashek06 wrote:

So Peppy is trying to be user-hostile? Some people absolutely hate this new layout and would prefer a cool, colorful layout over this shitty minimalism.
Dont think hes trying to be user-hostile, but I can see why you think that. It'd be nice if both sites worked normally (since the only way to get an API key is on the old site). I can also see why you hate the new site. Its pretty minimal and shifts a lot of things around compared to the old site. At least there's still some functionality on the old site though.

Maybe make a suggestion about this at the next osu!dev meeting?
Ondrashek06
12 posts
Joined May 2018
Topic Starter
Ondrashek06
Maybe make a suggestion about this at the next osu!dev meeting?
Since when do they listen to suggestions?
[j0shu4]
62 posts
Joined January 2016
[j0shu4]

Ondrashek06 wrote:

Maybe make a suggestion about this at the next osu!dev meeting?
Since when do they listen to suggestions?
They "listen" to suggestions if you ask it in the osu!dev discord when they have a meeting. Either that or open an issue on github asking about it.
Manishh
2,093 posts
Joined October 2020
Manishh
because its getting older and older
Ondrashek06
12 posts
Joined May 2018
Topic Starter
Ondrashek06

manishmathur wrote:

because its getting older and older
No, it's because they are intentionally crippling the site to make more people use this minimalistic layout.
[polarbear]
3 posts
Joined November 2021
[polarbear]
Maintaining two sites is doubling the workload, and sometimes even more than that depending on the specifics of the codebase. I doubt it's a matter of crippling the old site so much as simply not maintaining it.

Ondrashek06 wrote:

Also, how do you use osu!direct without paying? I want to get new beatmaps.
You don't need Osu!Direct to get new beatmaps - you can just download them from the site.
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Zelzatter Zero
3,984 posts
Joined October 2016
Zelzatter Zero

Ondrashek06 wrote:

No, it's because they are intentionally crippling the site to make more people use this minimalistic layout.
tbf the old site has been there for around a decade before it got switched. Site/programs like that are bound to have spaghetti code somewhere to the point that I'd prefer making a new one from scratch rather than clinging on the old one so much if I were the programmer.

Also afaik they're making the UI/UX closer to the old one as well, most notably the beatmap card. Truly wish peppy could take more care at forum tho, mainly more missing BBCode features like colors, notice, spoilers or quote function (not the one you got from the quoting button in the post) though. But overall it's more than enough for me.
Ondrashek06
12 posts
Joined May 2018
Topic Starter
Ondrashek06

[polarbear] wrote:

Maintaining two sites is doubling the workload, and sometimes even more than that depending on the specifics of the codebase. I doubt it's a matter of crippling the old site so much as simply not maintaining it.

Ondrashek06 wrote:

Also, how do you use osu!direct without paying? I want to get new beatmaps.
You don't need Osu!Direct to get new beatmaps - you can just download them from the site.
Yes, but osu!direct makes it MUCH MUCH easier. I don't know why make users do it the hard way when there is an easy way. To squeeze money?
Manishh
2,093 posts
Joined October 2020
Manishh

Ondrashek06 wrote:

[polarbear] wrote:

Maintaining two sites is doubling the workload, and sometimes even more than that depending on the specifics of the codebase. I doubt it's a matter of crippling the old site so much as simply not maintaining it.

Ondrashek06 wrote:

Also, how do you use osu!direct without paying? I want to get new beatmaps.
You don't need Osu!Direct to get new beatmaps - you can just download them from the site.
Yes, but osu!direct makes it MUCH MUCH easier. I don't know why make users do it the hard way when there is an easy way. To squeeze money?
They have to squeeze money from us because osu is a free game and making the server online is not free and the developer, helper, support team etc also need money to live.
Puck_
250 posts
Joined January 2020
Puck_
Reject modern times, return to monkey.
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