as i said it is an opinion of a user, to qualify i have been using the site for almost 2 years now with over 5000 plays and a rep of 58588<p>i was a completely lost as to how to use features that before were very clearly designed and accessible, which i can find ways around eventually...<p>however the changes to the social experience are drastic and extremely negative (based on my a sample set of 60+ users in my current group)<p>i can attest to the fact that the accessible social groups have been the only factor in my retention over the past year, (insert reference that shows correlation between social interactions and user retention)<p>i understand that ui is subjective to a certain extent but if you are to enact an entire user interface overhaul it would be best to do it as a skin to allow a transition and discovery period<p>i would not mind leaving the current interface running as a 'kiosk' mode at a party