While I'm not a huge fan of the redesign and it will take some getting used to, it is usable. If you can learn to play chess you can learn a new site design 
Main thing to know, it's coming. At some point, you will log in and that will be the only design available.
I do disagree.
Chess.com is NOT the only place to play chess.
Not even the best one.
While I'm not a huge fan of the redesign and it will take some getting used to, it is usable. If you can learn to play chess you can learn a new site design
Main thing to know, it's coming. At some point, you will log in and that will be the only design available.
I have a problem with such updates/improvements being forced on people . Its one reason I dont go to facebook . I hate having to relearn over and over and over .... when a site does that I just quit and find something else to do with my time .... I have a very old blitzin client on ICC and they have had many newer versions come out but I stay with what I know ... don't care to change and relearn things every time an update comes along . Besides , they are also updating their malware/spyware along with every such " improvement " !
Losing old friends caused by these site "improvements" kills the community-feeling. If this Erik lived in Finland, I would punch to his nose, twice.
I can completly understand all the points. I never said you were stuck with the site, and couldn't go somewhere else, just that once V3 is done, that is the design you'll be stuck with (if you stay here).
The thing is, the site can't/won't keep up with two different codebases/designs. My understanding is that a lot of the back-end coding is changing and it isn't just a facelift. Once they have everything where they feel it should be, they will move over and eventually will retire this design and a lot of the back-end code that supports it.
Losing old friends caused by these site "improvements" kills the community-feeling. If this Erik lived in Finland, I would punch to his nose, twice.
Man, what did you do when they forced you to switch from markka to euro?!
Losing old friends caused by these site "improvements" kills the community-feeling. If this Erik lived in Finland, I would punch to his nose, twice.
Man, what did you do when they forced you to switch from markka to euro?!
I did get banned few Spanish cheaters, I guess.
(I thought of the "Takeback Chess.) 
Pardon?
I'm just visiting the new site.
Went to my current "Daily Chess" games (not sure where that name came from!) and alongside were 2 tactic puzzles and a diagram explaining how a Rook moves...not an auspicious beginning.
Visited today "Try the new Chess.com".
Stayed there about 10 to 15 minutes.
Not for me (53 y.o.).
Could someone tell the Site Keepers, that all developments are not for forward.
Have CC done any research about their customer ages ?
How an earth oldies like me will like to stay @ a web-site, which does not know, how to appear ??
- Lauri Aikio, a Finn -
Visited today "Try the new Chess.com". ***ACTIVE LINK***
Stayed there about 10 to 15 minutes.
Not for me (53 y.o.).
Could someone tell the Site Keepers, that all developments are not for forward.
Have CC done any research about their customer ages ?
How an earth oldies like me will like to stay @ a web-site, which does not know, how to appear ??
- Lauri Aikio, a Finn -