The game / server browser - some ideas for improvement

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by Shwyx, June 28, 2014.

  1. Shwyx

    Shwyx Well-Known Member

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    Greetings,

    I'm 95% sure this suggestion has come up elsewhere and before - probably multiple times (I also suck at using forum search features. I tried, really). I'd still like to add my two cents, both as a reminder, and with my ideas.

    The multiplayer game browser is alright-ish but very basic - yes, due to the game's pre-release state. I know. Sadly, I can't filter by game type (FFA, TA), I can't filter non-locked from locked matches, nor can I actually toggle the lists (i.e. sorting the regions alphabetically, or the games by player count etc.). The player count drop-down menu is kinda crude, too - I find my sweet spot to be around 4-6 players (both in terms of preference and my machine's capabilities); a slider would be cool or options to tune this to a finer degree.

    The overview also is very "hectic". Yes, it refreshes games in real-time, and will remove matches that have been abandoned or filled. However, it's very hard to actually find a match, because games will appear and disappear every second. By the time I've actually managed to read a game's details - planets, players - chances are it's already gone again.

    So ... thanks for reading :).
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  2. BradNicholson

    BradNicholson Uber Employee Uber Alumni

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    And thanks for your input, dude. Feedback is always appreciated.
  3. mered4

    mered4 Post Master General

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    I'll also drop a note here that the Lobby UI in general has been slow (er) for me (compared to the old UI), ever since the Gamma update to the new stuff. It might be just the way the lobby is set up.

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