Honestly, if it at least did what the original did, I might not be so incredibly, laughably baffled. But it doesn't? And some features they added don't work.
1. Refresh button needs to work; ability to toggle off auto refresh
2. Player list and game details shouldn't be 2 different tabs that only work 50% of the time and disappear as soon as it auto refreshes
3. Needs filters badly
4. Players along bottom are there for nostalgia, which I respect, but it doesn't do anything functionally and should be toggleable. Collapse it and maybe replace with avatars with vanity titles tied to ladder/hc progress or completion that display inline with chat
5. Block option just works completely randomly?
6. Option to auto block text with keywords list
7. option to add/join channels should be in the drop down, not hidden in chat commands people these days aren't used to/have no visual cue exist.
8. channels should be a saved list on log out that you can auto rejoin
9. certain processes of channel mod bots should be included to ease running channels (ie you don't lose leadership on leaving channel)
10. game names with serialized endings should auto increment and autofill on return to lobby like maphack used to have
11. game names should autofill from last joined on relogging in case you drop
12. so many other things--i understand and applaud not changing game features but chat lobby needs to be modernized
Skeptical any of it being done because I don't see how they'll further monetize this, but I'm hoping they'll want it to be flawless due to the fire the company is under at the moment.
Another cross post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/comments/qib19a/unpopular_opinion_completely_remake_the_lobby_gui/
If there was more activity here nowadays, discussing here would be better. But there ya go.
Yeah, the lobby is literally just...so bad.
Honestly, if it at least did what the original did, I might not be so incredibly, laughably baffled. But it doesn't? And some features they added don't work.
1. Refresh button needs to work; ability to toggle off auto refresh
2. Player list and game details shouldn't be 2 different tabs that only work 50% of the time and disappear as soon as it auto refreshes
3. Needs filters badly
4. Players along bottom are there for nostalgia, which I respect, but it doesn't do anything functionally and should be toggleable. Collapse it and maybe replace with avatars with vanity titles tied to ladder/hc progress or completion that display inline with chat
5. Block option just works completely randomly?
6. Option to auto block text with keywords list
7. option to add/join channels should be in the drop down, not hidden in chat commands people these days aren't used to/have no visual cue exist.
8. channels should be a saved list on log out that you can auto rejoin
9. certain processes of channel mod bots should be included to ease running channels (ie you don't lose leadership on leaving channel)
10. game names with serialized endings should auto increment and autofill on return to lobby like maphack used to have
11. game names should autofill from last joined on relogging in case you drop
12. so many other things--i understand and applaud not changing game features but chat lobby needs to be modernized
Skeptical any of it being done because I don't see how they'll further monetize this, but I'm hoping they'll want it to be flawless due to the fire the company is under at the moment.