It was suggested that showing move or attack positions is too much of a hint for players.
This is my reasoning: The move positions were available to desktop users already, as waving your mouse around showed your die image and set the mouse pointer to a hand on positions you could move to, including up against another ship (an attack position).
This is a nice visual and saves the tedious counting of squares but also evens the playing field for touch devices. It improves the user experience knowing where a tap will actually work. I think it's a terrible experience if you tap, it doesn't do anything, and then you wonder if it is not allowed (too far to move) or the game is just not responding. It does make it a bit easier for new players but I think makes no difference to advanced players. Isn't that what we want? Quantum has quite a learning curve and we want new players. The game has for a long time helpfully offered to use Strike or the tactical card if available instead of a move attack action. Is that also too helpful? I think the balance is pretty good at present.
This is my reasoning: The move positions were available to desktop users already, as waving your mouse around showed your die image and set the mouse pointer to a hand on positions you could move to, including up against another ship (an attack position).
This is a nice visual and saves the tedious counting of squares but also evens the playing field for touch devices. It improves the user experience knowing where a tap will actually work. I think it's a terrible experience if you tap, it doesn't do anything, and then you wonder if it is not allowed (too far to move) or the game is just not responding. It does make it a bit easier for new players but I think makes no difference to advanced players. Isn't that what we want? Quantum has quite a learning curve and we want new players. The game has for a long time helpfully offered to use Strike or the tactical card if available instead of a move attack action. Is that also too helpful? I think the balance is pretty good at present.