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Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-18T13:03:34+02:00

If you need information for the Ranked label (Game is Ranked ...) look the code source in BitBucket.

Statistics: Posted by Xinnony — 18 Aug 2013, 13:03

Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-17T18:18:10+02:00

Can you bump share conditions option near the top of the list so its vissible at first glance? Maybe replace aix omni seting with it.

Statistics: Posted by Marko Box — 17 Aug 2013, 18:18

Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-16T19:55:29+02:00

Lionhardt wrote:
but it is not about recognizing wheter it is ranked or not, but what settings are changed from default in an unranked game.

There are like 20 settings, poorly readable. And when you scan them you will most likely always miss one.

There are like 5 settings that can really affect ranked, and they are grouped together in the interface.

Statistics: Posted by Ze_PilOt — 16 Aug 2013, 19:55

Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-16T19:28:39+02:00

but it is not about recognizing wheter it is ranked or not, but what settings are changed from default in an unranked game.

There are like 20 settings, poorly readable. And when you scan them you will most likely always miss one.

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 16 Aug 2013, 19:28

Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-16T18:27:57+02:00

Well. Again, if you see "Unranked", check the list. If you see "Ranked", all is alright (impossible that it's cheat on, no rush or whatever). Simple as that.

Statistics: Posted by Ze_PilOt — 16 Aug 2013, 18:27

Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-16T18:26:23+02:00

But it is not trvial. That is why people often miss one of the settings and then are surprised by a non-standard setting. Like "Oh, this is NR?? wtf!" or "Why is the guy who's com I just killed not dead yet?? Oh, it's supremecay, well screw that!"

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 16 Aug 2013, 18:26

Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-16T18:20:04+02:00

Indeed I don't get your point. You can immediately see if it's ranked or not. Then a quick look at the options to see what exactly is very fast.

Doing a function for that is too much work for something trivial to do manually.

Statistics: Posted by Ze_PilOt — 16 Aug 2013, 18:20

Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-16T18:20:26+02:00

You are not getting my point... I don't know how to eplain it to you differently though...

Edit: oh well... When I deliberatly join a unranked game, I want all the settings that are not on their standard value to be highlighted, so I can easily tell, which settings are changed from the default value.

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 16 Aug 2013, 18:17

Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-16T16:01:44+02:00

Well if it's unranked, the lobby state it clearly. (green ranked or red unranked on top of the option list).

Then you can just tell the host to click "default settings".

Statistics: Posted by Ze_PilOt — 16 Aug 2013, 16:01

Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-16T15:53:47+02:00

This is not my point... I mean when you join a lobby. When I am host I do know anyway what settings I have.

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 16 Aug 2013, 15:53

Re: Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-16T15:33:02+02:00

As host, a simple click on "default settings" will fix everything.

Statistics: Posted by Ze_PilOt — 16 Aug 2013, 15:33

Highlight Game Settings deviating from Standard

2013-08-16T15:25:20+02:00

So, I know that it says "game is not ranked" in the lobby when settings deviate from the standard, but I think it would be great to individually highlight settings that do not have their standard value. This way there would be no more surprise NR, pre-built, Supremacy etc... as it is very hard to check the settings and not miss one of those things from time to time.

I am sorry, if this has been suggested already - did not find anything though.

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 16 Aug 2013, 15:25