For the first time in over 3 months, I actually played some Combat Arms last Sunday. Horrible lag. At times, I simply froze up completely for 5 seconds. So yeah, THAT was fun.
As a review of the new interface, I submit the following: "Meh."
I'm not impressed. For lack of a better description, it's too "busy." I hate change. I like the status quo. Since I'm a big fan of Fire Team, I checked out Cabin Fever for the first time. That'll take some getting used to, but it was okay. After that, I played 3 frustrating games of Desert Thunder with a pack of moronic noobs who didn't understand the concept of "no gates."
I never had an issue with the old way of buying things. I'd pop in, buy the rifle I wanted, pop the M16 into the backpack and get back to the room, no problem. If that takes someone longer than 30-40 seonds, they're obviously not old or smart enough to be allowed to use the internet.
With the new interface, it took me 5 minutes to figure out how to equip my M16 to my backpack. It just wasn't popping out for me.
Same with the READY button, to be honest. It's so damn big now, I kept overlooking it. I was looking for a small button on the bottom right of the list of players. That'll just take some getting used to, but it's probaly a good thing.
Overall, it's just a wasteful and useless cosmetic change.
But like a crack whore, I'll keep coming back for my fix.