By and large, I do not like the new portal’s design. It gives off the aesthetic of a mobile game, or call of duty cash grab. The director of planets looked amazing, and really helped showcase the game’s size in a way that the portal does not. It elegantly displays all of the game’s activities on one screen that can be explored just like the planets can. It helps showcase all of the destinations and gives a feeling of vastness to the game. Not to mention, any activities that are not on the Portal’s page will likely suffer from dying populations. Rumble for example, does not have a lot of players right now as was apparent in my matchmaking experience. Please stop making decisions that take the soul out of this game. The portal screen just makes this game look like another live service cash grab. Even if that is what it is meant to be, acknowledging that is bad marketing.