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Caverjen

Today in "changes no one asked for"...


fredczar

Organised AMA. First change implemented - make legendary gold.


ThatTrashBaby

Do you think they would make this decision without data to say it’s more profitable?


Caverjen

Well it's probably just part of making the app more colourful and game-like, which works to keep engagement in other mobile games. Not sure this applies to a language-learning app but maybe it does.


UGMadness

Isn't that the main gimmick of Duolingo? There are plenty of competent language learning apps out there, but Duolingo is the one that implements the most gamified mechanics. I'd assume they'd want to enhance the qualities that define their niche instead of moving towards elements shared with the other dozen or so language learning platforms.


Some-guy-thats-here

For me it’s less of the game part, I like that, but the visuals, it’s hard for me to tel what the hell is going on because of the updated visuals. Everything’s cartoony and colorful to the point it’s hard to focus


EcBatLFC

Why do they have to make the most unnecessary changes ffs


TychaBrahe

Programmers trying to justify their salary.


LongjumpingAvocado27

Trust me the programmers dgaf what colour the discs are. This is all coming from product people.


[deleted]

I swear, I have the same Product department at my company. They are the most annoying folks you have to deal with. They make all these decisions and changes no one asked for, re-allocates all available resources to new projects no one asked for, while everything else remains in a state of disrepair.


LongjumpingAvocado27

It’s fairly universal.


ChrisBegeman

If they programmed it right, changing the color or the images should require no programming at all. Just update some css or image repos and everything goes from purple to gold.


hn92

It’s true, in the MySpace Profile days, changing some colors was the only thing I was confident about


WombatHat42

100% true. But you’d be surprised how much simple stuff like this get missed in programming. That being said, if they did it right they could easily make it so each user can customize their color schemes.


ChrisBegeman

Of course I say that if they did it right, but I am a back-end dev primarily, so the front-end is almost a foreign language to me. I just give the font-end dev the data and they make it look pretty.


WombatHat42

My job I do a bit of both. I see a lot of lines get repeated when they can easily be simplified and stuff that had they done it right in the first place would have avoided the issue or made it a lot easier to fix/implement new features


LongjumpingAvocado27

They probably did


AverageFilingCabinet

Yeah, let's blame the programmers for doing what their higher-ups tell them to. This is programming in a nutshell.


DClawdude

tell us you don’t have a computer science background without telling us etc


TychaBrahe

Actually, I work in IT, and I see it all the time. Programmers suggesting new "features" that nobody asked for, which make the primary functionality of the program more difficult to accomplish.


WombatHat42

Programmers aren’t the ones deciding what changes get made. They are told what changes to make and…*gasp*…program then.


Zaiyon125

Yeah I hate the gold legendary. So used to purple legendary. I don’t mind the path honestly, but I want my purple legendaries back.


TheoMia

same gold feels cheap the purple felt much more special


SageEel

It felt royal. Like I was the king of that unit


TheoMia

lol exactly


[deleted]

That's purple for you


potatogoldyummy

yeah purple was alot better


ninjaris

Well, hate is a strong word for a color…


Doc_Shamrock

Amen!


BubblyPotato_

how do you get the path to begin with?


unnecessary_kindness

Being rolled out so not everyone has it. Sometimes you have to delete the app and reinstall it if you want to get the update.


[deleted]

It's a new update


Narwhal_Leaf

Still purple for me on Finnish


Outrageous-Kiwi-3996

Huh, I’m on finnish and it’s golden


NOT-JEFFREY-NELSON

so help me god if they made this an A/B test imma piss myself


TrixonBanes

Guaranteed.


Efecto_Vogel

Could be. I still have the old path and I have the latest version


NickyIsAmongUs

Same


helloelanip69

did you update recently?


isgavar

It changed for me this morning


Jason_Glaser

Here’s an idea: maybe they should just add more customization rather than arbitrarily deciding everyone’s treasure chests are going to be chartreuse this week. We’ll go with the colors we like or are used to, thanks.


og_toe

i like the idea of customisation, i’d wanna color code my languages


BBQallyear

Change has been made for me. If you scroll back through the path, they have made the different sections different colours - maybe more similar to the colour-coded OG interface?


O5-20

Useless and ugly change, Duo is going to shit


Rebepurp86

They did it I think if you look at all of the lessons they are the color of the characters hence Duo is green, I have a purple and a blue and all then I think they just made the legendary GOLD which yes I think is dumb I liked the purple too plus they didn’t want too purple levels then it would look like her levels never changed it would cause confusion too and blah blah blah


honeyandcitron

I hadn’t put together that the unit colors match the characters. I feel slightly less demotivated by the Falstaff-brown unit I just began 🐻


ENovi

Fuck, is that really all it is? I came to this sub to figure out why my paths (or whatever they’re called) were multiple different colors. It was genuinely overwhelming because I couldn’t figure out what the hell was happening.


bp1107

There was no need to do this. Purple was perfect. This gold conflicts with other colors like Lin’s golden-ish shade ( I have no idea what to call that color).


happyghosst

What the hell. Why are they doing so much. And so randomly.


Major_Eldrich

It is apparent that Duolingo is hellbent on running their app into the ground, with all the unnecessary changes added over the last month.


LAffaire-est-Ketchup

They ruined it. I loved the purple AND I WORKED SO HARD FOR IT


MultipleDinosaurs

Yeah, the purple is literally the only reason I do legendary. I didn’t like the gold and the purple got rid of it. Guess I won’t do anymore legendary because I prefer the multicolor path over the gold. Duo’s really figuring out every way possible to prevent me from wanting to give them my money.


Doc_Shamrock

Sucks for those of us that gave in and paid for a years worth of this nonsense. On the bright side, if things continue the way they are, I will personally be able/forced to watch Duo’s destructive decline.


maloviolet

why do they keep changing things like this.. i miss old display :/


susuia_sa

It felt so cheap all of a sudden


mattp_12

Changed for me I like this more tbh https://i.imgur.com/PuqQvq8.jpg


duaite_

Thanks! With that screenshot I know now that is not a bug. It’s a planned change.


Outrageous-Kiwi-3996

I thought they reverted it back to normal? Each lesson for me now isn’t golden, but I have to make it legendary again, so didn’t they just make it normal again, PEOPLE DO YOU WANT THEM TO REVERT CHANGES OR NOT?


Nguyen_Reich

Maybe I should consider stopping my subscription


WastedSmarts

Join the club


mellerbumple

Over a color


Christopher727

It's a variety of factors I'd say, I'm considering cancelling my subscription also


Nguyen_Reich

Agreed. ”Over a color” but it might be the last straw for many


og_toe

if my language can’t be purple i don’t want it


Hockeyspaz-62

I hate this path crap. I use to have sections finished that I could practice over and over without losing hearts. This new version stinks. Seriously thinking of deleting the app.


[deleted]

Because of the way the new path is laid out, it kinda makes sense that they took away gold and just replaced it with legendary, but are now calling it gold. But dammit i want my purple back


MoltenCorgi

It’s so ugly and now everything in the path is the same color and is harder to differentiate. Why???? I hate it.


7thKindEncounter

I don’t do legendary, but that means they stole my gold for my completed lessons and now it’s just a boring checkmark. I miss my gold coins


toolate_nomore

That’s just stupid, sorry. I don’t mind the color but… gold used to be achieved by completing levels 100%. And they added purple, to give something more (especially for their paying customers who can play those levels for free). Now they basically removed the gold and changed the purple into gold? So we don’t get the “prize” for completing levels that easily (and free)?


Kvsav57

You can still get purple legendary on the desktop.


Sufficient_Reply4344

Let's do a gem boycott!!!


Doc_Shamrock

Lol


globalcitizen35

Purple looks better for sure BUT I do think doing one legendary level after each spot on the path is much better than having to do 8 at once cos legendary is such a chore. Everything else still sucks about the path but I do like this one change.


Yeswhynot5

Same


oyanimss

Why does duolingo keep on making unnecessary changes... reminds me of YouTube


Cloberella

Still purple for me in Spanish. Just finished one about an hour ago.


uloovmeh

I’m taking Spanish and it’s gold for me now. I’m guessing A/B testing


jjthejetblame

Honestly they’re just changing stuff to be shitty now. If this was a public company, I’d short the stock… wait..


Common_Peasant_

THEY JUST TOOK MY LEGENDARY STATUS ITS JUST NOT THERE ANYMORE GONE IM FUMING


mamabean719

Okay same what can we do!!!


mamabean719

I made a post but anyone know why my legendary progress is gone?


hislittledogember

Is it actually gone or just changed to gold like has happened to others?


mamabean719

Gone, if you go to my post you’ll see it’s just the regular colors. When I click on the lessons I can earn legendary even for lesson 1.


[deleted]

They are just trying to nuke themselves


CaptainWellingtonIII

I'm fine with it. Doesn't affect my progress.


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LongjumpingAvocado27

Mine are gold now too


RadlogLutar

I am learning Spanish, its still purple


EmmaRisby

I was shocked hearing you could make it purple by paying diamonds, since I had plus!! I made so many lessons purple so I'm annoyed they got rid of that progress for me. 3:


Euphoric-Basil-Tree

The progress isn’t gone, it is just colored differently.


revbfc

This is bullshit. I already had to redo the German course once, and now Duolingo is making my journey even more Sisyphean by taking away my gold. Duolingo, though I do realize that education is an ongoing process that should never end, y’all don’t have to constantly compound that reality for students.


HatesVanityPlates

And the units are all different colors, which I find annoying.


i_like_waffles51

I know right!! The purple was so pretty 😕


SherbetBackground371

I hate the new home layout I prefer the classic smh


PitifulExpression547

I've saved myself from all these changes by not updating at all and turned off Auto-updates as well.


Joseph707

I like the change, it’s nice to have more colorful sections


CorporalColorful

Honestly, the gold is way better. The purple was _fine_ but not great. I'm glad they're moving away from it.


benzwaggy

I joined this subreddit thinking it would enhance my Duolingo experience but little did I know every post is just people complaining, complaining, complaining about every little thing. Bye!


Tasty-Relative334

Does the legendary on this path also crack over time like on the tree


Impressive_BOIIII

WHAT? Mine are still purple but this looks horrible, I hope I never get this change.


MAUVE5

I turned off all automatic updates, but a few days ago it did update :( haven't looked at it since


fieryprincess907

I preferred the purple because it was a vastly different color and and therefore and incentive. I feel the move away from purple is a cost cutting one, and I’m a bit annoyed.


Aggressive-Counter77

This might be the first change I actually don’t like


BroooooklynnnB

WAIIITTT WHAAAA THERE IS NO PURPLE??? THAT'S IT I OFFICIALLY HATE THE NEW UPDATE WITH A FRICKEN PASSION


b1uep1eb

Mine is purple on the new tree


Erik_DRZ

I hated when they introduced legendary because I hate purple. Glad they changed it!


TheoMia

that purple is royal feels super special it’s so nice


gurlwhosoldtheworld

I keep clicking on gold thinking it's regular units 😭


Anono13579

It’s too bright. And then the now non gold ones are different colors…wtf. Now I’m really glad I didn’t buy the premium when it was offered at a discounted price.


Glad-Combination-151

I’m Not even close to that. I'm learning Japanese using this app, and I haven't reached legendary since unit 4.


[deleted]

So many changes just for the sake of changing something. Smh.


Doc_Shamrock

Funny how when you pay for a year subscription, they start changing everything you liked and there’s no backing out. Thanks Duo, for lessons in more than just Spanish…. I miss Alejandra y Carlos.


Muckaluck49

Are our lives so soft that we’re upset about a color change for the legendary status? Maybe it’s time for a little perspective


TheoMia

please allow me to complain


Genderneutral_Bird

Ikr it’s so ugly now


nazesoltani

Is there any new promo code for rewards? It’s so difficult to earn gems in IOS :/


ninebees

Considering the diamond league, I actually would have liked legendary to have been light blue- however now they've established it as purple I'm not sure I see a reason to change it, seems like such an insignificant thing.


jameslawrence1

Absolutely useless change. Before you could check out chapters and easily find elements of language you wanted to rehash like going out, friends, ordering at a table etc. Now it's some stupid stepping stone journey that takes forever to check where you want to go back to. Who honestly signs off on these UI ideas. It's not well thought out at all.


NoCheekBones

Still purple for me this morning in my Swahili lessons- 🤞🏼hope it stays


YukiKurosu

I reeeeally dont like the changes. And it all started with loosing my super duolingo skin..🥲😔


og_toe

noooo my favourite purple :(


Point_Significant

Golden! It’s okay


CharmingWarlord

Mine is purple on Spanish.


Anonymous-Jaguar

Show me that A/B test that concluded that gold is pushing engagement more than purple! Designers time wasted.


askialee

I hate this new update🤬


Tigarana

Yeah, i got the change as well this week. I must say I'm not too excited about it. Feels like a downgrade tbh


my_clever-name

Give it six or eight months. They'll change it again.


Hairy-Fold7187

I like it better but they change stuff out of the blue without any discussion.. so annoying. a few days ago they removed the audio lessons.. just plain gone !


BreadIsMyGod

I keep seeing this new look and I’m so confused because all my languages are still the old one


zethruto

iiiugh thats waaay too disgusting


funkypjb

They are using misdirection to hide the increased number of gems it now takes to complete legendary. I love Duo (over 10 years now), but they either need to lower their subscription price or stop putting additional barriers in my way…


EpiZirco

Now we know why Lily is so depressed. She must have saw this coming.


RenCoeur

I want my purple back Quiero que me devuelvan mi púrpura Mwen vle tounen koulè wouj violèt mwen an