Absolutely love the new 'top 3 players' with replays feature

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by philoscience, November 26, 2014.

  1. philoscience

    philoscience Post Master General

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    I know the ability to view other player's replays has been available for a while, but I never really used it before. I really love the new UI tweak to have the top 3 right there with a one-click option to watch a replay. I found this really informative and cool, and particularly unique to PA. It is good to see the power of the chronocam finally being leveraged - there is nothing like watching a fresh match from a top player, and actually having your own total camera control!

    edit: one feature request - could we get a simple UI indicator (like changing the color of the button) if the video is 'new' or the same one we already watched? Would be nice as I could see myself watching quite a few of these each day.
  2. cptconundrum

    cptconundrum Post Master General

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    I recommend watching my last game. It got pretty crazy for a while and I think a lot of people can learn some tricks (build order, micro, etc) from it.
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  3. philoscience

    philoscience Post Master General

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    Can we also grab replays from anyone on the ladder?
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    cptconundrum Post Master General

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    Only the last game from the top 10 in every league.
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  5. cwarner7264

    cwarner7264 Moderator Alumni

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    Gives people a good incentive to try to be top of the ladder. "LOOK HOW INTERNET FAMOUS I AM"
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  6. lapsedpacifist

    lapsedpacifist Post Master General

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    Also should really improve new player experience, assuming people have the good sense to watch then.

    Maybe we'll get fewer noobs sitting on their 4 starting mex building a T2 air factory with all air fabbers.
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    cptconundrum Post Master General

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    Sorting the replay list by most views seems to show that people are watching them.
  8. philoscience

    philoscience Post Master General

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    They are addictive, especially at 3x speed. You can watch a new match with no BS in < 5 minutes and total camera control. I just watched most of the Uber list!
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