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Change the Battle Menu (Updated!)

Change the Battle Menu (Updated!)
Posted 2020-12-22 05:48:02 (edited)

After reading how some people had to scroll in order to use the Lucky Foot previous to this update, I have decided to overhaul my suggestion to keep those people in mind.

Previously, my suggestion was to revert the change and have the Lucky Foot button be at the bottom again. As it is right now, it greatly interferes with the main battle menu layout by changing the button order around whenever you own a Lucky Foot (which changes a lot, therefore changing which button is where constantly.)
However, some people shared that the button at the bottom of the battle window inconvenienced them, and they welcomed this change for at least that reason.

So, my new suggestion would be to keep the Lucky Foot button in the main battle menu, but have it there all the time and unusable if you don't own a Lucky Foot.
Additionally, I suggest that hovering over the "Luck!" text shows you how many Lucky Feet you have.

This way everyone can easily reach the button with no scrolling, you always know how many Lucky Feet you have, and the button layout never changes!

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For the integrity of the thread and earlier comments, here is a screenshot of my old suggestion!


Rapirisu ✦ Mutie Breeder
#5303

Posted 2020-12-22 05:50:09

Got to agree with this, I’ve already wasted a lucky foot in this due to no clear explanation of the new button, which just seems completely unnecessary?

Liv
#23430

Posted 2020-12-22 06:57:19 (edited)

Gotta agree here.

The change might be small and would probably not be an issue for newer and future players, but for everyone who's gotten used to the old layout and has muscle memory now like me....... might've ran on like several battles by now FLJDSFLJGL

Could the lucky foot button instead be added on a different row, or maybe a toggle-able button like the item button during normal Explore? And like mentioned, the button is a little ambiguous and should instead specifically mention that you're about to use one of your items on it (edit: forgot about the hover text, though it'd still be nice to see how many LFs you have in your inventory)

Actually, mentioning a warning pop-up, if the layout change stays that way, perhaps a warning pop-up should be added onto Retreating as well!


Trin
#2521

Posted 2020-12-22 08:10:21

My issue is it no longer tells you how many lucky feet you have.


Foxrhyn
#25656

Posted 2020-12-22 08:13:41

Please. Just retreated from a battle with a fox that I was winning because it’s where the rest button used to be. Not okay. 


Snow ⛄️
#16980

Posted 2020-12-22 09:22:53

Yes please! Just retreated from two battles as I didn't even register the change! Who on earth thought this was a good idea?


Kira
#321

Posted 2020-12-22 11:34:07

Yeah, I preferred the old layout for it.

This was put in place to "fix" the issue of a lucky foot skipping your bonus turn... but it wasn't a necessary change in order to fix that! Can't it be left where it was, but still avoid refreshing the page (which I believe was the reason it skipped the bonus turn).


Kiwi (Hiatus)
#7317

Posted 2020-12-22 11:39:31

I wasn't aware that was the reason - I definitely appreciate the fix for that!

Still, the button should have simply stayed where it was. I'm not a coder, but I can't imagine fixing the skipped turn meant it had to be in a different spot. So, hopefully that can be adjusted... Accidentally skipping a fox enemy is about the most painful thing on Wolvden currently LOL


Rapirisu ✦ Mutie Breeder
#5303

Posted 2020-12-22 13:10:57

I really hated having to scroll down the page to use any lucky foots, so I don't much mind the change and actually kind of like it. I do think it would have been better for some sort of announcement so we could expect it and adapt more properly instead of having to do it on the fly, though, and that it should still display the count of lucky foots we have to let us keep track.


otterbells
#4284

Posted 2020-12-22 13:17:12

What kind of device are you using that you have to scroll? :0 I play on desktop and mobile and the button has always been easily reached for my devices.

I suppose a middle ground could be to have the "Luck!" button always there, but greyed out/unusable unless you have a Lucky Foot.
The main issue with the change isn't so much the placement, as it is the fact that it is constantly changing the buttons, which is an issue no matter how one looks at it. Muscle memory is a thing that everyone experiences, especially with things like these where you're not always paying attention while idly playing a game like this.

I will add this to my original post!


Rapirisu ✦ Mutie Breeder
#5303

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