Re: RPoL Design Update
To throw in my two cents' with everyone else here -
From the GM side, I'd like to be able to readily see Character Name, Last Login, and Tag all on the screen at once. As a player, I'd definitely like to still see the Tag (we use it to define character rank in several military-based games, and it's handy to have it readily viewable) along with Character Name. Last Post and # of Posts aren't necessary to be viewable at a glance from either side, but don't really need to be hidden either, and would be equally fine on the drop-down or in the list.
What I'd *REALLY* like to see is a different Cast List setup for GMs versus players.
If 'GM Mode' cast list would automatically show Character Name, Last Login, and Tag that would be fantastic. If 'Player Mode' only showed Character Name, and Tag that would be equally fantastic. Groups really doesn't need to be viewable on the cast list at all, since it can be accessed from the GM's Group menu (and the new one is so easy to read, it's fantastic), and in my experience it causes more problems than it helps when players are able to tell which other PCs have access to what groups. Much like language groups, I don't always want every player to know who can read what.
By the same token, I like that 'Last Login' is currently not easy to view for players, as it's difficult to obfuscate when players control more than one PC if it's easy to notice who's always logging in at the same time each day. (Yes, I know that players don't see exact timestamps, but if the same two characters are tripping a 'Today' on their last login at roughly the same time for me every morning, it's pretty easy to put together that they probably belong to the same player.) Unfortunately, I also dislike that it's currently not easy for GMs to scan down the cast list and see who's checked in at a glance.
If I can only have one Cast List mode for GM and player alike, I'll err on the side of usefulness for the GM and request Character Name, Last Login, and Tag be viewable without having to access the drop down. If we can have a different display for GM and player, though, that would be absolutely fantastic.
This message was last edited by the user at 06:55, Sat 05 Dec 2020.