It's me, or the new UI is too cold and impersonal?

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A.J.

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No. No. I find it lighthearted and fun. Here are some of my favorite characters:

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One thing I'm really going to miss are the stylized painted event illustrations. Replacing them all with just the relevant characters making faces in front of a 3D background is a huge downgrade, in my opinion.

Also, I hope different cultures have different aesthetics and they didn't just replace everything with that generic dark blue.
 

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Only 2 things I dislike are 1. The Escutcheons used in to display the coats of arms in the UI look almost futuristic in their shape. 2. Courts are marked with banners with dinky crowns on on the map instead of fancy escutcheons.
 

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I honestly prefer a leaner ans simpler ui with touches of immersions in the details (the stained glass icons as remarked, the new font...) rather than an overcharged one that leads to confusion to flavour's sake.