A couple of suggestions for FAF lobby

[FunkOff]

Zep, can you enable a couple of simple features?
First, can you show a list of games-in-progress for custom and ranked games? Don't make them joinable, just make them visible. This helps keep away the idea that FAF is empty when it is, in fact, quite full.

Second, please give the option to remove or hide the ad banner.

Third, please show trueskill rankings of players in the custom game lobby and, perhaps, the truskill prediction of the outcome of a game in that lobby. Maybe also add "truskill team balance" option to help ensure balanced teams which would use the most balanced teams possible for the match.

[FunkOff]

Also, another idea I had is to include stock AI as enemies for ranked. That way, ranked games are still possible when there are no players present. Easy AI will be matched against lower players and ranked on the ladder. Hard AI the same, etc.

[Ze_PilOt]

1. The livereplay "bot" will be up soon, with all live replays available. You will see all "active" (actually played VS done but still watched) games there.

2. Not for now.

3. Rating in lobby : It's already done in the repository.
There is also hidden options to get the current game quality and a team balancer, but right now there are broken because of auto-team. But the code is still there, I just have to find a way to make it works again.

4. Don't think it's a good idea. If you really want to play versus an AI, play a custom game. I don't think that people will be happy to be matched against an AI when there are waiting for a ranked match.

[Lu_Xun_17]

Also, another idea I had is to include stock AI as enemies for ranked. That way, ranked games are still possible when there are no players present. Easy AI will be matched against lower players and ranked on the ladder. Hard AI the same, etc.

omg please no

[Kryo]

Third, please show trueskill rankings of players in the custom game lobby and, perhaps, the truskill prediction of the outcome of a game in that lobby. Maybe also add "truskill team balance" option to help ensure balanced teams which would use the most balanced teams possible for the match.

which may be easier to implement: A field that shows the total numbers of trueskill for both teams. Its not the best way to balance teams, but it gives a rough idea (and is easier than adding the numbers myself

[Treble]

Would be nice to show a picture of the map when game is hosted. Maybe you right click on a hosted game and it tells you the players in the lobby and shows you stats about the map and any host settings, unit limit, mods, restrictions, etc...

[X-Peri-MENTAL]

I have noticed whilst waiting for some games some people join then immediately leave I can only put this down to two things:

1. Players are joining with friends and want to be on the same team and…
2. Players do not like the ratings of their opponents or their team mates for the game.

My suggestion is therefore as follows:

When a game is waiting for joiners in the lobby as well as the: Map, host, mod and number of players being displayed with the game could the following be added: either the mean of player ratings in the game (do not include observers) and/or the min and maximum ratings of players in the game. Players will then get an idea before joining the game what the skill level of the game is likely to be and whether it is worth joining.

I appreciate there are lots of other things you want to achieve but I am just throwing the idea into the pot.

[thygrrr]

Ongoing games are simple (trivial, now!) to display, but it's hard to make them distinguishable.

I need to add an extra "camera" icon or something, and color them differently.

I really need to change the way hosted and live games are announced, anyway.

[Mond]

I have noticed whilst waiting for some games some people join then immediately leave I can only put this down to two things:

1. Players are joining with friends and want to be on the same team and…
2. Players do not like the ratings of their opponents or their team mates for the game.

3. Reason:
People are checking if they already have the map. Sometimes I used this to check wheater I got the map on my computer. Sorry for confusing other poeple

[thygrrr]

Lol maybe I should add a "check if I got the map" feature on rightclick.