The update to the "News" section is great! Let's update the "Profile" page now.
With the most recent update, the "News" section has been modernized which led me to thinking about how the "Profile" page has become more jumbled over the years and needs an update as well. This is going to be a very long read, but if anyone important sees this (Design & Development Teams, I'm looking at you!) please take the time. I've thought through it considerably.
Take a look at how it looks now: http://i.imgur.com/bBYL3xS.jpg
Now, I'm terrible with any type of photo-editing (notice I censored my image with Paint) so I'll do my best to describe what I think would look great in a way that makes sense.
I have a few talking points:
- Re-arrange tab locations
- In order to fully implement my idea, we'd have to re-arrange tabs.
- First, the "My Profile" tab would be moved to a newly redesigned "Profile" page with all new tabs.
- Secondly, the "Clans/Social" page would now accessed only from either tapping on the Clan Castle and choosing "Clan," or choosing your clan name at the top of the chat.
- New tabs
- The new "Profile" page would have 4 tabs: "Overview," "Home Base," "Builder Base," and "Achievements." This would be visible to yourself and others alike, as it is now.
- "Overview" Tab (Previously, "My Profile.")
- [REDESIGN] The first section is currently split in half -- the new section should use the entire horizontal space allowed in the page.
- This section includes your XP Level + Progress Bar, much bigger with your current experience out of the required amount (numbers, not just the bar.)
- Below the XP Level + Progress Bar should be smaller text indicating TOTAL XP (all levels, plus current, combined.)
- [NEW] Also, add some incentive to continue gaining level above 100. New decorations that can only be obtained after reaching Level 100, 125, 150, 200, etc.?
- [NEW] Clash of Clans join date (if that's data that was ever recorded) should be shown here.
- [NEW] Below that section, should be a section that's of our own creation. Let us upload an avatar, have a motto and a bio. Let us set our location. Similar to the forums. This allows for further user individuality, increased from just a name and player tag. Let us link our forum username and player tag, then add a badge to this section that shows that we're linked.
- [NEW] Last section: This final section would have a new type of achievement. These types of achievements are generally earned on website forums (and they'll need a different name to separate them from our current achievements.) These would be like Reddit and Snapchat's "Trophies." Have images that populate for "1-Year Club," "2-Year Club," etc., then also maybe things like, "Purchased Gems for another player" (Akin to Reddit's buying gold), "5th Anniversary" (Played the game on the day of its 5th Anniversary," "Clashmas," (Played the game on December 25th, any year.) This would promote incentive to play the game, but also provide some 1-time achievements and others with multiple chances to earn the badge. (Hey, they could be called "Badges"!)
- "Home Village" Tab
- [REDESIGN] The top section here would show be "League Information." Shows your current league + trophy level as it does now. Below it, your current attacks/defenses won this season are shown, plus season remaining time. In smaller text below, your attacks won/attacks total and defenses won/defenses total (overall) should be displayed. All time best could stay like it is now. Troops donated and received should be on top of each other with more emphasis now.
- [REDESIGN] The next section should be all about wars. Have the clan shield as large as the league shield is currently, with the clan name displayed to the right where the league name is currently and have total war stars won where the trophies are currently.
- [REDESIGN] The next section should be like the TH/Troops/Spells/Heroes section is now, but bigger (the same size at the top section) and when you click on the TH, the screenshot image of your base should be displayed full-screen on your device.
- [NEW] Last section: This is where things get interesting. Something I've always done for myself and my friends is a "Base Score," but we've come to having 2 scores named, "Offense Score/Defense Score." This is a number calculated on a formula that provides an artificial "Score" showing how strong your base is. Here's my formula: Attack Power + HP (of each defense) / 100. That gives me a defense score of 586. (The answer before dividing is 58,606 and we know that people like bigger numbers, so why not leave it as a defense score of 58,606?) Then I'd do the same thing for each troop + spells + heroes to gain the "offense score." If your offense score is considerably higher than someone's defense score, then you should theoretically be able to beat their base easily.
- This does 3 things:
- 1.) Facilitates friendly competition to have a higher score
- 2.) Promotes upgrading of troops/defenses (more playing)
- 3.) Allows for decisions on war attacks to be better made
- "Builder Base" Tab
- This section will be similar to the "Home Village" tab, minor changes excluded.
- [REDESIGN] The top section should be akin to the top section above, but included new leagues with new shield icons and new names.
- [NEW] There should be a new icon to view someone's builder base from this tab.
- [NEW] Include a new section that also calculates the offense and defense scores for the builder base.
- "Achievements" Tab
- [REDESIGN] The "Home Village" and "Builder Base" buttons from the current profile tab would be moved to this last tab on the new profile page.
- [REDESIGN] Home Village achievements would be shown by default with the option to switch back and forth between the two with the buttons at the top of the tab.
I'm extremely interested to hear feedback! I write programs on the side and I have the intentions of designing one that will be my "Artist Rendition" of what I'm imagining. If you made it to the end, thank you!
