I had been weighing whether I wanted to continue using Pro and Ziggy has really swayed me toward not wanting Pro anymore. My streak and my rank were big motivational factors for me. Now this random alien creature that means nothing is covering up my avatar and I don’t feel any desire to reach the next level. I will probably still practice with Memrise from time to time but I’m wondering if I should just switch to Anki. Anki is less charming than Memrise used to be but at least it’s reliable.
Is there anything that could make “Ziggy” worth keeping? Maybe if the levels meant something, instead of just being numbers. I would also be happy if they weren’t a cartoon standing on top of my avatar but maybe just a little picture of their face inside a badge, away from my avatar, like the old rank badges. Seeing this alien looking at me where my rank used to be just makes me feel annoyed and I end up not reviewing my decks. I also really miss the gardening theme, I don’t understand why everything is about space now. Memrise used to have a simple, cheerful, and elegant idea, planting a garden of memories. Now it just feels like a disorganized mess. I really loved Memrise and I still want to keep loving it an recommending it to people but right now I feel really unmotivated and I feel like looking for alternatives, when previously I was inspired to one day make it all the way to “Overlord.”
Please get rid of Ziggy and revert to the system that worked!