All hardware bans have been lifted.
If your computer was hardware banned, you can play on it again, starting today.

We plan to focus more on punishing the account rather than the person or their computer.
Hardware bans still exist, but are only applied for the most serious offenses.

We encourage banned players to attempt a ban appeal following this change.

Header

• Much better mobile support, so using the website on tablets or phones will be a much more enjoyable experience from now on.
• Banners blend better with the new header, so the overall look of very dark or very bright banners has improved a lot.
• A brand new design to the popup at the top right, showcasing a mini profile with all the controls you may need.
• The online dot on your own avatar in the header has been removed for now.

Profiles

• Custom status are now a well-designed speech bubble rather than just a random text box underneath your name.
• Just like the header, profiles now blend better with banners, making it look less awkward with very dark or very bright banners.
• The clan rank badge and the view counter are no longer in the profile header to reduce unnecessary clutter.
• The comment box only shows on the Comments tab now for consistency.

Feed

• Quoting posts has been removed. This feature felt obsolete and cluttering.
• Various small bugs when posting something new have been fixed.
• Emotes in posts and chat now match the height of the text around them.

News

• Overhauled listing with less clutter.
• Posts have been completely overhauled and allow for much more beautiful news.

Overall

• Pages transition much more seamlessly now, hopefully removing any leftover flickering.
• Some pages were removed which previously sat in the hamburger menu, such as Wiki and Game Shop. These were considered clutter for the navigation and will be disabled until further notice.
• Opening a menu near the bottom of a page, like on the last post in a feed, no longer leaves a plain strip where the background should be.
• Badges are now appropriately sized in various locations.

The next General post will be a small showcase of what’s to come.
We plan to bring back Developer Letters following that upcoming post.

Until next time, stay tuned!