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Would you like to have this feature?
yes
51%
 51%  [ 15 ]
no
20%
 20%  [ 6 ]
don't care
27%
 27%  [ 8 ]
Total Votes : 29


MattDakka



Joined: Oct 09, 2007

Post   Posted: Sep 13, 2021 - 19:05 Reply with quote Back to top

Yes, kinda.
I think that you could de-select the Blitzing player by clicking again on him.
I mean, without a menu, to prevent the pop-up dialogue window spam.
So, select Blitzing player, preliminary target the victim (for purpose of seeing the block dice pre-view, it could be a red-framed square of selection around the victim to prevent confusion with the crosshair), hover on the 8 squares around the victim:

- if you want to confirm the Blitz just click again on the victim (and now the true black Blitz crosshair appears);

- if you change your mind and don't want to Blitz anymore, just click again on the Blitzing player, this will de-select the Blitz action and you can click again on him (or another player) to choose another action.
Mingoose



Joined: Jul 28, 2016

Post   Posted: Sep 13, 2021 - 19:33 Reply with quote Back to top

Again, why not simply rely on the path that the client already draws when you are selecting a blitz target? The majority of times it will put you where you would be targeting anyway. And for those times when it doesn't you have to use your brain.
Ohwatch



Joined: Sep 14, 2014

Post   Posted: Sep 13, 2021 - 21:26 Reply with quote Back to top

It's good like usually.

Thinking brain a few... lol before blitz !
MattDakka



Joined: Oct 09, 2007

Post   Posted: Sep 13, 2021 - 21:29 Reply with quote Back to top

Finkin' iz 'ard 'n' makez me 'ead 'urt. Razz

(I played too much my Orcs lately!)
Jopotzuki



Joined: Oct 07, 2011

Post   Posted: Sep 13, 2021 - 21:42 Reply with quote Back to top

Well you had to calculate this before the bb2020 update, right? And all was fine.

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MattDakka



Joined: Oct 09, 2007

Post   Posted: Sep 13, 2021 - 21:53 Reply with quote Back to top

Yes, but we are getting old and lazy! Razz
Nelphine



Joined: Apr 01, 2011

Post   Posted: Sep 13, 2021 - 21:54 Reply with quote Back to top

in bb2016, you were always already in the square you were making the block from.
Ohwatch



Joined: Sep 14, 2014

Post   Posted: Sep 13, 2021 - 22:34 Reply with quote Back to top

Perhaps, it's possible to cancel blitz after clicking on player and get the blitz after?

Now, the blitz is lost.
uzkulak



Joined: Mar 30, 2004

Post   Posted: Sep 13, 2021 - 22:36 Reply with quote Back to top

I really wish the client didn't show you how many dice you would get on a regular block or on a dodge, pu etc. I wish players had to understand their own risks.
Ohwatch



Joined: Sep 14, 2014

Post   Posted: Sep 13, 2021 - 23:22 Reply with quote Back to top

+1 uzkulak
argos_72



Joined: Mar 02, 2007

Post   Posted: Sep 14, 2021 - 11:26 Reply with quote Back to top

Candlejack wrote:
I understand the desire to see those dice before hand I did spend some time tinking about it, but there are several things that need be taken into account.
[...]

For the foreseable future we will not change the way the blitz action works.


Thank you a lot Candlejack for the clarification.
I suspected that there were technical constraints that made this task cumbersome.

Surely the priorities right now are others and you guys are doing an excellent job. Let's just say that this remains a "nice to have" feature. Maybe in the future you will find an easy way to implement it.
Thanks a lot!
Xandyreoch



Joined: Jun 21, 2020

Post   Posted: Sep 14, 2021 - 11:46 Reply with quote Back to top

just count lol, i'm sure we can all count to 8
argos_72



Joined: Mar 02, 2007

Post   Posted: Sep 14, 2021 - 12:17 Reply with quote Back to top

Xandyreoch wrote:
just count lol, i'm sure we can all count to 8


as mentioned, it is only a support feature for the game. Of course everyone should know how many dice to roll before taking an action and be able to count Smile
There would be no need to preview the dice when deciding to do a block action too: nevertheless the interface shows nice visual support which is useful. But it is not necessary.

But for the blitz action since the mechanics have changed slightly this causes some technical challenges that Candlejack has cleverly explained to us .
MattDakka



Joined: Oct 09, 2007

Post   Posted: Sep 14, 2021 - 12:26 Reply with quote Back to top

Thanks Candlejack! You and Christer already made an awesome client.
From the ignorant client users' perspective like mine things look easier than they actually are to code.
We didn't mean to criticize the interface, client or your work, just trying to suggest an idea which could be useful, especially to new coaches.
Clearly there are higher priorities and as you said coding the Blitz dice pre-view could generate bugs.
Personally, I'm already very happy that, with the new client, I don't misblitz anymore. Very Happy
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