Thanks a lot for your messages and feedback
Change is not easy, and this is why we worked hard to make this one as easy as possible by building this new lobby AND make the old one still there. As explained in the first post, this is a first step, and if the steps which are missing are the ones you need, please continue to use the old lobby. I should also ask everyone to remain polite here: being agressive only leads us to ignore your message. Thanks again everyone!
I will try to answer below the (polite) questions that are not answered already in the FAQ.
Is it me, or is the "no time limit" option not available?
It is => "Infinite sign" at the left of the Speed Slider.
However this is not possible to create a "no time limit" game with ELO with this lobby. We did have case of players "trapped" in such games with no possibility to quit without losing ELO, so it is possible that this option will be removed completely in the future (no link with this new lobby).
Why can I no longer see who is at the table for arena games?
It is not possible to see in advance who you will face in Arena game (nor to refuse to play with them), with the old lobby or the new one.
I also can't see who's at the table with me while I'm waiting.
Your opponents can be seen just next to your own avatar while you are waiting for a game (and you can click to get extra infos if needed).
Let me organize my games there into categories
From "Games" section, hover a game and click on "+", then "Add to list".
the old system was very clear and easy to understand
Well... at first, each time we introduced a new lobby during the past 12 years, people told us that the previous one was perfect while the new one was terrible. So we are not surprised
The old lobby is obviously very clear for the players who are used to use it. But as said in the first post, our statistics shows that this is absolutely not the case with the new registered players on BGA.
We consider that being inclusive and accessible to everyone is one of our most important mission. I will not reveal the numbers here, but the tests we have done show that there is no doubt that more players are able to start a game with this new screen (and we are not talking about 1-3% here).
My usual method of using BGA is to hit tables for three different games and play whichever fills up first.
As explained in the first post, this use case is not adapted to this new lobby for now, and we recommend not to use it for now. The next steps will provide you features that will help you to do the same using the new lobby.
it doesn't show me what specific values of those options are active on the table, just that it 'matches my preferences'
Good point. Not obvious to solve but we will see what we can do.
Note that you are still able to see what the exact options are if you select the table.
Your feedback is very helpful, so please continue to post it there (and to post bugs on the right place). Please be constructive: there is no way back, so please help us to move forward with this new lobby, and if you do not want it at all, again, please continue to use the previous one.