A new lobby for BGA

[RicardoRix]

I have played maybe 170 different games on BGA, and my current active list is 107 different games. I can't click on each and everyone all the time.

With 107 favorite games, the old lobby interface was probably not ideal too ...

What you need is basically an "expand all" option, with "small icons" display, and eventually a "sort by number of available tables". With these, the lobby is going to look very much like the old one.

Expand all function sounds great!

Currently the lobby list remembers which games are expanded is a single visit to the site, but if I close the browser and come back again the list is back to the default of all collapsed.

[Andreas Seyfarth]

When I drill down into the table level with the new UI, I can no longer see other "interested players" nor can I "invite" them. This is a major oversight.

[Weltherrscher]

I greatly preferred the old lobby because I play several different games regularly and usually just go with whatever already has people.

I always decide which game to play based on the open tables and number and nicknames of joined players.

Just a quick comment: many other players were doing the same thing, and this was one of the most annoying things on the old lobby. Basically, everyone was waiting for everyone, instead of creating tables. Now that you can create several tables at the same time, please do not wait anymore: create tables instead (or use "Automatic mode"). This will be way more efficient and you'll find opponents quickly than before.

That was not a design problem. At Yucata a lot of people also dont create games active, and only join created ones. But normally you find there very fast someone to play. That is because of better filters. And probably some other details i dont have seen. The new design is for people who want to choose a game not random not helpful. To much clicks To overlook the games which are available.

Another Time: Look how it works at Yucata.

[Gooorn]

Sorry to be very honest, but i think the new lobby was designed for game servers rather than users.

[mizsi3]

how do I change to simple mode?
I would like to create tables and invite people (not friends), like before. how do i do that?

[marilyn monroe]

I don't like the new layout as you can not see all the games, you can not see a list of player nor invite them. Please change back to old layout!!!!!!!!!

[sleepyokan]

Like many other comments, I prefer the previous User Interface, where I can see all the open tables for my favorite titles. That allowed me to find a table of one of the games I am willing to play right away. With the new interface, it is too hard to find a table of my liking all across the different titles with preferred options, preferred number of players, etc. I hope you will switch it back, or further redesign it based on the previous interface.

[SleeperService]

How do you now find active games to spectate? I've learned from this, it's occupied about 20% of my time here.

I also miss seeing who's currently on-line and available for a particular game. This has been one of my deciding factors whether to start a table or come back later.

Otherwise I see the logic in not constantly up-dating the screen with tables of games in which I'm not interested.

[Doctor Neo Cortex]

Personally, I like the idea of the new lobby.
For me, it's easier, because when I know what I want to play, I can actually see if there's a table with the game, and it's better than the old! In the old lobby, I never ever found the games I wanted. I always scrolled up and down to find out the "Should I create a new table, or should I find an existing one?".
I think it's cool, and it's also better for the mobile/tablet users, cause on phone it was extremely hard to join a table, while the list of tables is always changed.
But the new design is so buggy on PC too.. Sometimes the texts and pictures disappears. The buttons get to wrong place.. etc.
But I think it would be cool, if they fix these bugs.

[EllieK]

I have heard several time now that being invited to a game was disruptive. How? The game was highlighted in green and a message scrolled into the chat window. That was disruptive?