If you quitted DeviantArt, be glad you already did!
Some of us tried to give it a chance after Eclipse aka forced implementation of unstable mobile interface in Alpha stage. The UI of Eclipse gave me migraines and eye sores -- and almost every user in their website did!! We can't stay in the site for more than 3 minutes. Since then, functionality is almost obsolete. Premium membership is now obsolete. So much useful things gone. So much useless things added. Searching things is pain. Navigation is absurd. We had a "Sound of Silence" event by users that they won't log in for 3 days. It did nothing. We thought it's that bad.
After that, November 9, I thought the new update adds the long lost features, but what? If you are not a premium member, you cannot withdraw your earnings without a huuuuuuuuuuge ass percentage that the money goes to staff. They literally holding a ransom xD They added three tiers of premium membership/"Core" that not only getting basic one twice is more affordable than buying the higher tiers, but they added some "shards/diamond gems/crystal fragments" cosmetic in awarding comments.
Damn, bruh... Shards and diamond gems? Is this Geometry Dash... but Reddit? Some DnD-themed game? or a literal art site? that gives badges to users that does almost nothing except to give premium membership for free. What's the use of premium membership anyway after Eclipse, except that you needed it if you don't want the site owners get more than $30 from your earnings? We all hated this. So much suffering and betrayal it's laughable and we're used to it. Can't even fix the goddamn mobile app and mobile browser interface that I just go to NG.
I can't stress this enough, DeviantArt's status update looks hilariously disgusting; it's literally Facebook
Shit!
I doubt if this site lasts for 5 years, or maybe, a year.
Stay classy, and remember to listen to your community
One-Eyed-Jack
Left DA years ago. I was cringing the whole time I read this. Did.... Did EA buy DeviantArt? Holy shit.
VortexSupernova
For that case... yes ? EA bought dA.
It's way too numb to feel everything after:
* the news post above
* hijacked old accounts advertising porn began to mass fave my works under Featured, starting late 2018 till now. There are not much real users at this point.
* they deleted Stash writer
* the new journal writer suffers epilepsy after pasting a lot of text
* they removed drag and drop favorites
* Useless features nobody wants (eg Chat, when you have Notes)
* "Core lounge", wher u interact wit high personality DA members and get their tutorial or photoshop brushes... UNLESS u dont have core :v ('nother EA model of capitalism)
* the involuntary logging out in dA mobile hasnt been fixed for the last 6 years