many of these have been suggested elsewhere (please feel free to send me links to the original posts and i will edit this to include them), but i think having all of these collated here might be useful. the gist of all of these are to keep as much information 'above the fold' to minimize scrolling, do away with unnecessary clicks, avoid costly misclicks, and gather all related information together in the same news logs, all of which should improve gameplay.
1. Ship tab - modules
Currrent: Showing x-x of x [Module Type] and arrows at the bottom of the screen
Suggestion: moving this line from the bottom of the window to the top of the window 1,2 below the same line as the 'Install New [Module Type]' button. Benefits:
(a) minimize scrolling by keeping information 'above the fold'
(b) avoid the changing location of the arrows due to different numbers of results
(c) avoid having to close the legion comm to interact with the modules
Current: Install / Sell / Ability all too close together
Suggestion: Add a 'Sell / Demolish [Module Type]' button to the right of the existing 'Install New [Module Type]' button at the top of the screen. The 'Use Ability' buttons can be eliminated. The main page would then only include the Install / Uninstall buttons. Clicking on the Sell / Demolish button would re.display the ship module sub.window with only the Sell / Demolish buttons beside each moduleBenefits:
(a) avoid the misclicks from clicking on the unintended button
(b) decrease the vertical screen space required to minimize scrolling and interference from the legion comm
Cons:
(a) removing the 'Use Ability' buttons from the ship module screen might mean that you would have to install the module, go to the abilities page to use the ability, then go back to the module page to uninstall the module ... but this would likely only affect SSB's
2. Planet tab
Current: Showing 1 to x of x planets (filtered from x total planets) and arrows at the bottom of the screen
Suggestion: moving this line to the top of the window underneath the 'Filter Planets by Info'Benefits:
(a) keeping information 'above the fold' so you don't have to look in 2 places
(b) avoid the changing location of the arrows due to different numbers of results
3. Legion tab
Current: Showing x to 7 of xx Legion Members and arrows at the bottom of the screen
Suggestion: moving this line to the top underneath the 'Name / Rank / Position / Status' lineBenefits:
(a) avoid the changing location of the arrows due to different numbers of results
Current: in the Legion Search popup window, Previous, Next and Search box are at the bottom
Suggestion: moving this line to the top underneath the 'Recruiting Legions / Search' lineBenefits:
(a) minimize scrolling by keeping information 'above the fold'
Current: in the Legion Search popup window, 40 legions are listed per screen
Suggestion: limit the number of legions displayed per 'page' to 10Benefits:
(a) minimize scrolling - trading off clicks for scrolling (and yes i know you can click 4 times in the scrollbar too, so you would only save a single click, but you don't have to 'find your place' after every click like you do with the scroll) ... this suggestion is less applicable to the recruiting legions due to the sponsored nature of the top listings, nor to the leaderboard listings where you know there are only 50 and you won't have to go to a subsequent listing
4. Battle tab
Current: Showing 1 to 5 of 10 Player Enemies and arrows at the bottom of the screen
Suggestion: moving this line to the top of the PvP section underneath the 'Name / Rank / Threat / Race' lineBenefits:
(a) avoid the changing location of the arrows due to different numbers of results
5. Trade tab
Current: Showing x to x of x Artifact and arrows at the bottom of the screen
Suggestion: moving this line to the top underneath the 'Artifact / Target / Quantity' lineBenefits:
(a) avoid the changing location of the arrows due to different numbers of results
Current: in the Galactic Trade Center popup window, Next is at the bottom
Suggestion: moving this line to the top to the right of the 'Search' ButtonBenefits:
(a) minimize scrolling by keeping information 'above the fold'
Current: in the Galactic Trade Center popup window, 50 auctions are listed per screen
Suggestion: limit the number of auctions displayed per 'page' to 5Benefits:
(a) minimize scrolling - trading off clicks for scrolling
6. Research tab
Current: All research tree branches are left-justified by default
Suggestion: right-justify all research tree branches by defaultBenefits:
(a) minimize unnecessary clicking to see active sections of research branches
Current: Research Contract box appears below the research tree
Suggestion: Move the Research Contract box to appear on the right panel, above the display of the details of the active research branch.Benefits:
(a) decrease the vertical screen space required to minimize scrolling
(b) enhance visibility of research contract
7. News tab
Current: NPC disable messages appearing in the Battle Logs
Suggesion: move these NPC disable messages to appear in the Non-Player Enemy LogsBenefits:
(a) keeping all NPC-related messages in a single log
(b) keeping Battle Logs for PvP-related messages
(b) all NPC information in a single tab would help legion leadership with tracking legion member NPC activity
Current: base disable messages appearing in the Battle Logs
Suggesion: move these base disable messages to appear in the Legion LogsBenefits:
(a) keeping all legion-related messages in a single log
Current: base lock messages only appear in legion comm
Suggesion: include these base lock messages to appear in the Legion Logs as wellBenefits:
(a) keeping all legion-related messages in a single log
Current: legion mission task completion messages only appear for self
Suggesion: whenever a legion member completes a legion mission task, have a news notice appear in the Legion LogsBenefits:
(a) keeping all legion-related messages in a single log
(b) all legion mission information in a single tab would help legion leadership with tracking legion member legion mission activity
Current: only planets alerted by other legion members appear in the Planetary Logs
Suggesion: whenever you alert a planet, have a news notice appear in the Planetary LogsBenefits:
(a) keeping all planet alerts (including your own) in a single log
Current: 'Important Alerts' include PvP activity, NPC disables, base disables, and planet alerts
Suggesion: only include truly important alerts, ones which would require a timely response - when your ship gets disabled, when a planet is under attack, when a planet is conquered, when a planet is alerted, when a base is disabled, when one of YOUR traps is set offBenefits:
(a) the important alerts filter would be reserved for time-sensitive alerts and news