https://i.imgur.com/CXfFRu1.pngSandalpocalypse wrote:well for one thing you are comparing the property list with 2 ships on it (hardly enough to make any determinations) to a sector list.
XR, and from what i've seen x4 have a more hierarchal and collapsable focus. so a given task group will show up as one object (i.e. Pirate Riot Squad, or HoA Freedom Frigate). X4 will also focus more on looking at the actual map than looking at a list as the map will be much more useable on several dimensions; you'll be able to view a greater gameplay area since it is split up less than both X3 and XR, and what you see will be vastly more informative.
Got some screengrabs for you from the recent stream which further illustrate the visual confusion.
See how the IDs don't line up and are even wrapped out of the list entirely when the name is too long, making it impossible to distinguish between objects (icons would be the same, too).
Being able to collapse things I think is somewhat of a double edged sword - on the one hand it is nice to have things grouped together and "out of sight" when not needed, but not only is this difficult from context (how are things grouped together? what happens when groupings change? what is relevant right now?), it also takes up extra space and makes it harder to see information at a glance. For instance, not easily being able to judge the strength of a collapsed "raiding party", having to click through all collapsed sections and then scroll through to find a specific ship, etc.
