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old way when creating a table
Posted: 04 October 2023, 04:21
by shah
is there a way when creating a table to have the old interface. the new table creation interface is confusing to me.
Re: old way when creating a table
Posted: 04 October 2023, 05:39
by Wreckage
Please post this here
https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewto ... 9&start=30
It would be nice if we could get BGA admin to understand that this is a pretty universal opinion of members across the site.
Re: old way when creating a table
Posted: 04 October 2023, 05:39
by nik592
Yes, go via Play Now and create a table from there.
Re: old way when creating a table
Posted: 04 October 2023, 06:09
by dschingis27
Wreckage wrote: ↑04 October 2023, 05:39
pretty universal opinion
Please don't be ignorant. Forum posts are never representative or even indicative of BGA users as a whole. This is an online service, that means the site runners have actual data and analytics to see how players use the site.
Re: old way when creating a table
Posted: 04 October 2023, 06:29
by GTSchemer
Yes, there are MANY players with the same problems, discussed in several threads. You can still use the old interface by clicking "Play Now" in the top left.
As mentioned above, please feel free to share a comment in the thread above, since the more posts that are made, the more likely the feedback is to be heard. Otherwise, the "Play Now" interface might be removed at some point.
Re: old way when creating a table
Posted: 04 October 2023, 17:58
by Stroom
dschingis27 wrote: ↑04 October 2023, 06:09
Wreckage wrote: ↑04 October 2023, 05:39
pretty universal opinion
Please don't be ignorant. Forum posts are never representative or even indicative of BGA users as a whole. This is an online service, that means the site runners have actual data and analytics to see how players use the site.
These analytics can also be flawed. If users have always used the new version which is forced on them by default, then they will not know that a better version exists so they don't know if there's a better way to use the site.
Re: old way when creating a table
Posted: 04 October 2023, 18:54
by GTSchemer
Stroom wrote: ↑04 October 2023, 17:58These analytics can also be flawed. If users have always used the new version which is forced on them by default, then they will not know that a better version exists so they don't know if there's a better way to use the site.
Exactly. If analytics even do exist, then for example, they might say:
"Players rarely chat at a table when invited to it, before joining."
But the reality might be: "Invites use the new lobby system by default, and only advanced players know how to find their way back to the old lobby interface, where they would be allowed to chat, when formerly they could always chat there before accepting the invite."
Re: old way when creating a table
Posted: 05 October 2023, 08:45
by KenFin1
GTSchemer wrote: ↑04 October 2023, 18:54
Stroom wrote: ↑04 October 2023, 17:58These analytics can also be flawed. If users have always used the new version which is forced on them by default, then they will not know that a better version exists so they don't know if there's a better way to use the site.
Exactly. If analytics even do exist, then for example, they might say:
"Players rarely chat at a table when invited to it, before joining."
But the reality might be: "Invites use the new lobby system by default, and only advanced players know how to find their way back to the old lobby interface, where they would be allowed to chat, when formerly they could always chat there before accepting the invite."
^this omg this^ as my (and many other people's) posts in other threads there is so much wrong with the new system I can't believe it made it out of beta.
GTSchemer wrote: ↑04 October 2023, 18:54
when formerly they could always chat there before accepting the invite."
Can you chat even once you accept the invite? I still can't find how to do this under the new lobby and always have to revert through "play now" to find it.