They are not only ugly but also very small and for someone with short sight like me i have to put my face almost on the monitor to see the icon

The old badges made intuitive sense. Basic color of the badge - bronze, silver, gold indicated players with more time in game. Then you had the stars and notches for more granular levels. It just made so much sense when you see all of them. The new ones - I have no idea what they are and jsut ignore them.

Almost all UI in ow2 is a downgrade sadly

Old ones are just as ugly. Very iPhone 3GS

Just Ugly? My friend, they are HORRENDOUS, the first time i looked at the tank badge i physically frowned, its the worse omg WHAT were they thinking design these things?