Well the Main Shops layout has been given a facelift and seems to have included almost all the shops on site run by NPC's. I know the change has been a long time coming, it's just gonna take some getting used to is all.
I like the change for the most part, but yeah, it'll take getting used to.
While the old art was very outdated and while I don't mind that items were used as store symbols, I kind of miss seeing an image of an actual storefront. Oh, well.
I'm curious, though; Rathskeller's listed on the main page now with the other stores. Does that mean anyone can visit, or is it still restricted to map-completers?
[CENTER][B]PRO[/B] I do appreciate the fact that I can see the shops all in one place without looking them up and taking forever.
[b]CON[/B] THE OLD ART! It was amazing to see the way the shops look like in the outside. Like the shoe place being a huge shoe... that was beautiful!! I don't think I like the fact that the icon is represented by an item. No way.[/CENTER]

Yay for all shops being there!
Free shop needs to go or have a "Closed for now" sign when you click into it. Confusing for everyone, especially newbies who don't know that the shop is just for special occasions.
That said I would like there to be some sort of organization. It seems to be organized by shop id number which for the most part no one cares about. Going by alphabetical would at least be a small help.
Personally I'd like to see it broken up into sections. "Clothing", "Food", "Collections" could be the general categories and just a "Other" for any shops that don't quite fit elsewhere. Having to go hunt through the entire page is just a bit much, especially when some stores (The Lost Skeleton for instance) aren't immediately clear what they sell based on name.
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I would rather have a storefront image. I never saw it as outdated.
I like having all of the stores in one place, although I agree I'd like a different layout of how they are placed.
We decided to make them all items instead of doing half icons/half items, and we didn't want to keep just a few of the store front images that were still up to date art wise while everything else became items. Some of the old store front items were so so so old (hey grooming parlour
) and it was easier to update them with items vs having artists go through and revamp all the icons + make new ones.
I'll talk with Keith about ordering them differently rather than by store ID. :)
Not really a fan of the new page. There's way too much all together. Like I get wanting to group all the shops together to make it easier, but I don't get the point of having some shops on both the shop page and in the different lands.
All the space between the shops is so obnoxious. I also do agree on the item icons looking out of place. Granted the storefront icons were outdated, but they suited the page much better.
Ordered by name instead of ID (how it was before)!
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Hmm it's still gonna take some getting used to. But I'm sure I'll figure it all out. Change was bound to happen.
And we're working on further organization (by category, giving each shop a small description of the type of things you'll find there)
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I agree that it would be less confusing if they were grouped together in categories or done alphabetically.
I'm not a huge fan of the random items as shop images, but it's better than the out of date shop fronts most of the stores had. Hopefully at some point in the future the shops will get nice unique larger icons. (Right now the main shops page looks like a bunch of items, like a wishlist or the inventory page or whatever.)
I'm not sure how I feel about it right now. I know the page needed work, but it's a lot to take in right now. DEFINITELY NOT digging the way the gray outlines around each shop aren't uniform in size. I really, really hate that for sure, because it looks so bad.
That was my first impression, too. I get that it's easier to just use items, but I really preferred the storefronts.

Personally I liked the storefronts too. I don't like the boxes around all the shops, makes me feel like I'm about to buy the shop itself instead of going into the store lol
That being said, I'm happy to see others on the main shops page!
Oh boy oh boy do I hate this update. I guess it is more convenient having them all in one place but a) Some are very area specific. Moving them seems just kinda...idk sucky. Why else would we even go to the other areas? b) if we were to get an update you would think we would get something nice like the other areas rather than a bunch of boxes. Maybe I have an aversion to change.
But still. Hate it.
I'm with everyone who misses the storefronts, though I really like having a comprehensive list of all the NPC shops in one place. No more clicking all around the map while restocking. :) It's a bit jumbled right now and will be easier to use once it's organized a bit, but I like the direction right now. I'll definitely miss those storefronts though. The artwork may have been outdated for some of them, but they were still adorable.
UGGGHH I have been wanting the main shops area to get a nice map like the other lands for soooo long. That really would have been nice to see with this "update" :(