2013-09-25, 11:47
I totally disagree with you (and for good reasons)! This is not bad design as you harshly put it.
The settings levels are definitely a good thing. It just needs to be made clear.
Going back to the old way by dumping everything on screen for the average user is a definite no-go!
Things need to work out-of-the-box and ONLY if you need to tweak something you need to change the level to bring up the "advanced settings".
If not hide it.
Things not working by default, that is bad design and should be handled and changed first of all.
First show some substantial changes first like the audio settings rework before messing with every single area. This is the main area of pain and don't go messing with the button before that page is done.
The settings levels are definitely a good thing. It just needs to be made clear.
Going back to the old way by dumping everything on screen for the average user is a definite no-go!
Things need to work out-of-the-box and ONLY if you need to tweak something you need to change the level to bring up the "advanced settings".
If not hide it.
Things not working by default, that is bad design and should be handled and changed first of all.
First show some substantial changes first like the audio settings rework before messing with every single area. This is the main area of pain and don't go messing with the button before that page is done.
