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Title: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Wraith_TMS on November 05, 2010, 11:47:24 AM
Very nice update to the HTC website.  Kudos.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: 68Mason on November 05, 2010, 11:49:38 AM
Yes, very nice!   :cheers:
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Yeager on November 05, 2010, 11:54:31 AM
what changed?  looks today like it did last week, last month, last year.....
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: AirFlyer on November 05, 2010, 11:54:43 AM
I must be missing something... it still looks the same to me even after I refresh to make sure it's not a cached version of the website.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: FiLtH on November 05, 2010, 11:56:31 AM
Kind of sterile.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Wraith_TMS on November 05, 2010, 11:57:08 AM
I must be missing something... it still looks the same to me even after I refresh to make sure it's not a cached version of the website.

You might have to fully clear your cache, not just refresh the page.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: TDeacon on November 05, 2010, 12:23:44 PM
It's OK, but the previous one was more effective, IMHO.  In particular, the mini-video-thing at the upper left corner (?) of the old one was effective.  This new page substitutes tiny static images. 

MH
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Volron on November 05, 2010, 12:31:40 PM
You might have to fully clear your cache, not just refresh the page.

Done that. STILL the same. :lol
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: sunfan1121 on November 05, 2010, 12:34:01 PM
Done that. STILL the same. :lol
same here.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Dichotomy on November 05, 2010, 12:34:42 PM
x3
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: 68ZooM on November 05, 2010, 12:37:32 PM
x4  same page to me, cleared cache, deleted browser history, still same page
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Lusche on November 05, 2010, 12:37:46 PM
You might have to fully clear your cache, not just refresh the page.

I don't even have one ;)


Ahh... you guys apparently use the flyaceshigh.com address
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: greens on November 05, 2010, 12:39:32 PM
x5  :(
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Lusche on November 05, 2010, 12:40:29 PM
hitechcreations.com = old
flyaceshigh = new look
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Wraith_TMS on November 05, 2010, 12:47:45 PM
Interesting.  Well, I always hit the forums first.  In this case, I just clicked the Home link on the forums page just to see if there were any updates there, and voila, there it was; new look.

Sorry to hear you guys are having that problem.  :salute

FWIW,
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Volron on November 05, 2010, 12:56:02 PM
hitechcreations.com = old
flyaceshigh = new look

flyaceshigh lead to http://www.hitechcreations.com/.  Still the same. :lol
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: edog1977 on November 05, 2010, 12:56:38 PM
I'm still not seeing the new look. I even took out my contacts and put my glasses on, still no dice.

Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: 68Mason on November 05, 2010, 01:01:37 PM
I clicked on the "home" tab and it takes me to the new look...
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: JimmyC on November 05, 2010, 01:03:28 PM
me to
nice work
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Skuzzy on November 05, 2010, 01:05:11 PM
The speed at which you might see the new page could be dependent on your ISP's DNS.  Also note, rebooting Windows also clears its own cache of the DNS record lookup forcing a new lookup.

If you reboot and still get the old page, it is due to your ISP DNS not picking up the changes yet.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Dichotomy on November 05, 2010, 01:06:31 PM
ahhh makes sense
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: LLogann on November 05, 2010, 01:09:23 PM
Both are the same for me.... ACtually flyaceshigh.com doesn't have Tour129 scores yet it seems.

hitechcreations.com = old
flyaceshigh = new look
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Kazaa on November 05, 2010, 01:10:25 PM
It doesn't look that much different.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Ack-Ack on November 05, 2010, 01:26:26 PM
I prefer the Old look
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm94/Ack-Ack/th_old.jpg?t=1288981449) (http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm94/Ack-Ack/old.jpg?t=1288981382)

Over the New look.
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm94/Ack-Ack/th_new.jpg?t=1288981528) (http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm94/Ack-Ack/new.jpg?t=1288981500)

ack-ack
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Reschke on November 05, 2010, 02:18:17 PM
To me the new look looks like something that my 14 year old did for his computer technology class project this year and he is in 8th grade. It also looks like something that I would do just to get by with as little as possible.

I prefer the old look myself...its not about change its just about looks.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: hitech on November 05, 2010, 02:22:37 PM
It also looks like something that I would do just to get by with as little as possible.


You are 100% correct. Do to SEO it was important to port the old pages to a new system. Changing the front page look now is not that difficult, but is the 2nd step.

This first change really was not intended to change the look.

HiTech
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Yossarian on November 05, 2010, 02:30:19 PM
I quite like the new one - IMO the top frame and images in the old page were too big.

edit: hitech ninja'd this bit.  Perhaps having a 'Media' menu along the top frame with links to galleries of player videos and screenshots would be nice (and also linking 'Dogfight Images' to the screenshots page would be nice and convenient).

The High-Res Textures thing under Downloads is misspelled, and when you go the High-res page, it looks like an image at the bottom is missing.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: crazyivan on November 05, 2010, 02:32:28 PM
Meh, It's ok. :rofl Remember everyone's a critic. :D
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Ruah on November 05, 2010, 02:40:00 PM
don't care as long as the forums are easy to get to. . .
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: MachFly on November 05, 2010, 02:42:39 PM
I like it, looks nice.  :aok
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: SunBat on November 05, 2010, 02:52:31 PM
OMG!!!!  I quit!  I want the old page back!   :furious :furious I play this game primarily because of the way the Homepage looks!!!!!  This is worse than changing radar settings!!!  This is way worse than caps!!  GIVE ME BACK THE OLD PAGE NOW!!  NOW!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Reschke on November 05, 2010, 02:53:37 PM
You are 100% correct. Do to SEO it was important to port the old pages to a new system. Changing the front page look now is not that difficult, but is the 2nd step.

This first change really was not intended to change the look.

HiTech

Thanks HT! I do appreciate the commentary!
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Spikes on November 05, 2010, 04:28:10 PM
I like the update but I do suggest putting 2 small borders on each side of the news column.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: JOACH1M on November 05, 2010, 04:28:27 PM
Won't let me upload the new freaking page!!
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Ping on November 05, 2010, 05:10:55 PM
1rst Time I logged on I got the new look...Now I am just getting an Explorer Directory look.


But I also Have been Drinking, could be the hootch.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: DREDIOCK on November 05, 2010, 05:44:08 PM
You are 100% correct. Do to SEO it was important to port the old pages to a new system. Changing the front page look now is not that difficult, but is the 2nd step.

This first change really was not intended to change the look.

HiTech

OK...Whats "SEO"?
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Wraith_TMS on November 05, 2010, 05:46:06 PM
OK...Whats "SEO"?

Search Engine Optimization.  It's a method of improving a site's ranking in web searches through strategic placement and use of keywords, Dred.

Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: DREDIOCK on November 05, 2010, 05:47:12 PM
Won't let me upload the new freaking page!!

Thats cause you havent sent in to HTC a case of bourbon.
So you have to wait.
 ;)


New page looks ok. So long as the rest of the site works is all I care about
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: DREDIOCK on November 05, 2010, 05:48:12 PM
Search Engine Optimization.  It's a method of improving a site's ranking in web searches through strategic placement and use of keywords, Dred.



Ahhhhh!

Ok
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Bear76 on November 05, 2010, 05:50:39 PM
OMG!!!!  I quit!  I want the old page back!   :furious :furious I play this game primarily because of the way the Homepage looks!!!!!  This is worse than changing radar settings!!!  This is way worse than caps!!  GIVE ME BACK THE OLD PAGE NOW!!  NOW!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

You need to be smacked up side the head :neener:
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: AceHavok on November 05, 2010, 06:05:25 PM
Looks good!  :aok
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Babalonian on November 05, 2010, 06:22:55 PM
I like where this is going, can't wait to see the finished product since I agree with some people that it's just missing a few things atm (like the animated clip of in-game footage, and the "Are you good at flight sims!  Start your free acount NOW!" image should read "Are you good at flight sims?...  Start your FREE account NOW!" or something more gramaticaly fluent).

On a side note, can we have some fun with this transition non-polished website phase? 
IE:  Just a guess, but is the web designer related to HiTech or at least attend the same English classes in school?  :devil
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: RealDeal on November 05, 2010, 06:52:11 PM
Very nice update to the HTC website.  Kudos.  :cheers:

I think it looks cheesy and amatuer-ish. Those fonts got to go. The orginal page was better then the new page.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Bino on November 05, 2010, 06:52:32 PM
I like the new page. It is less cluttered, less busy. Most of all, I am very, very glad you ditched that dreadful blinking/flashing banner.  I always disliked that on the old page.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: MonkGF on November 05, 2010, 06:59:27 PM
Sheesh, 3 pages and we haven't yet started on the over-analyzation of "HiTech Creations WW2 Games" and what that might imply? Folks here are slipping.
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: RealDeal on November 05, 2010, 07:03:39 PM
Search Engine Optimization.  It's a method of improving a site's ranking in web searches through strategic placement and use of keywords, Dred.



The best way of improving a sites ranking in a web search is to PAY!
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: Wraith_TMS on November 05, 2010, 07:24:23 PM
I think it looks cheesy and amatuer-ish. Those fonts got to go. The orginal page was better then the new page.

"Every bread has its butter."  To each his own, pal.   :salute
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: 1Boner on November 05, 2010, 07:30:36 PM
PERK THE NEW PAGE!!!!




Why?


BECAUSE ITS NEW!!!!!!


PERK THE NEW PAGE!!!!





Looks good to me  HT and Co.  :aok
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: BrownBaron on November 05, 2010, 07:32:33 PM
Sheesh, 3 pages and we haven't yet started on the over-analyzation of "HiTech Creations WW2 Games" and what that might imply? Folks here are slipping.


THIS IS NOT A GAME! How DARE HT call this a GAME! THIS IS A REAL LIFE SIMULATION!! I QUIT! :mad:
Title: Re: Congrats on the New Look!
Post by: RealDeal on November 05, 2010, 10:26:57 PM
"Every bread has its butter."  To each his own, pal.   :salute

Well where is the butter, all  I see is margerine :lol Now look, I've been a software engineer for over 15 years and let me say that I have seen far better web pages from guys straight out of university. I mean really, it doesn't even look like they spent more then and hour or two on it. Now I can't hardly blame them, as a guy who used to spend most of his time slinging C++ code around (I do mostly software architecture stuff now),  webpages seemed like a bore that was beneath me. However, as I've gotten older I've learned the importance of having a website that was "eye popping" to draw that customer in. This new page hardly seems eye catching if not down right dull.

Just my two cents.