Favourites feature - feedback required

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Apr 7, 2022 9:08 am
GP has the ability for you to bookmark someone else's character.

https://i.imgur.com/mpt6Scc.png

We're currently discussing extending this to allow you to bookmark games and your own characters.

1. You'd be able to bookmark public games to follow along.

2. If you bookmark characters or games then the drop-down menu would show those instead.

3. Favourite games would be grouped together on your home page and games page. You could favourite your active games so that they appear together.

4. Public games that you've favourited would also appear in your Latest Games feed (if I can work out how).

Worth doing? Public

YES!!!
I guess so.
Meh - I don't care.
I don't like it.
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Apr 7, 2022 9:33 am
I never really used the feature and currently can't see the benefit
Apr 7, 2022 9:34 am
runekyndig says:
I never really used the feature and currently can't see the benefit
I don't use it either. That's why we're looking at changing it.
Apr 7, 2022 10:00 am
@RageRed - what don't you like?
Apr 7, 2022 11:51 am
Remember: If you don't like it, you don't have to use it.
Apr 7, 2022 8:54 pm
I am not generally against curb appeal, but I see this as an unnecessary redundancy.

IMO, its like a beloved actor with BDD who constantly goes under the knife until no one recognizes them anymore...and they no longer get call backs due to this.
Apr 7, 2022 8:59 pm
point 3 would be a really useful tool for me. (not dissimilar to the GM tag I was requesting elsewhere)
Apr 13, 2022 3:25 pm
Okay. Question time.

I've added some public games to my favourites by clicking this:
https://i.imgur.com/wz76BKi.png


Now they're showing up in my post feeds and are separated out in my "favourite games" group. But should I use a different icon or something for favourite games that I'm not playing?

https://i.imgur.com/6FlVPII.png

...also the menu.

https://i.imgur.com/4IWZwkV.png

I mean... I kinda know which are mine - because I use emoji but it's not great, is it?

Should public favourites look different?
Last edited April 13, 2022 3:28 pm
Apr 13, 2022 3:26 pm
Sigh. Favorite not favourite. Lose the "u", right?
Apr 13, 2022 3:27 pm
I don't usually like the visual clutter of different symbols (as you noticed when I grumbled about the changed Public Posting symbol), but it seems like a good idea in this case to distinguish games you're in visually from ones you're not in. Maybe carry that over for games your not in in general (meaning also in the "Latest in Public Games" feed, for example)
Apr 13, 2022 3:34 pm
I don't mind the icons as long as they make sense.
Apr 13, 2022 3:41 pm
Adam says:
Sigh. Favorite not favourite. Lose the "u", right?
Maybe we need a toggle, like with dark mode
Apr 13, 2022 3:51 pm
Maybe the favourite indicator can also be the button to unfavour it? That will both show that it is a favourite, and provide utility.

This does not help with knowing which are games we are not in, and runs the risk of accidental clicking and unfavouring, but a confirmation could take care of that, right?

Maybe a 'star' symbol, or the star-in-a-banner that we have for favouring it?
Apr 13, 2022 4:17 pm
What about modifying the tabs to have a "Favorites" section.

Favo(u)rite characters, favo(u)rite games...

Maybe that would keep clutter to each individual player? Just an idea
Apr 13, 2022 4:31 pm
Phil_Ozzy_Fer says:
What about modifying the tabs to have a "Favorites" section.

Favo(u)rite characters, favo(u)rite games...

Maybe that would keep clutter to each individual player? Just an idea
What's a tab?
Apr 13, 2022 4:59 pm
Okay. The bookmark icon works.

https://i.imgur.com/DjLFBh8.png
Apr 13, 2022 5:06 pm
That icon looks good, and does not take up any more space.
Apr 13, 2022 5:11 pm
Unlike those emoji. Are we sure we want to allow those in titles?
Apr 13, 2022 5:12 pm
bowlofspinach says:
Unlike those emoji. Are we sure we want to allow those in titles?
That's user data.
Apr 13, 2022 5:17 pm
I know. But it actively makes the experience worse for some users and I'm sure it'd be possible to disallow them in there. This is probably not the place for that discussion though. And I'm not even sure it's a discussion that needs to be had. I just really dislike them
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