Do you like new chat or not?
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Do you like new chat or not?
Where's your "meh" option? Because, "meh." Matters little to me either way.
Yep, I'm already used to it and love been able to correct myself; I was a typo king in Hay Day before this update. In the past I'd type a whole sentence; see an error at the start and be like 'stuff it; ain't typing it all again!'
Now it's easy to fix. :)
Meh is closer to no so vote no :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dgjohnson
CoC/BB players shouldn't be able to vote XD
Edit: click on the number to see who voted for what. Very interesting...XD
3 clashers/3 SC affiliates so far...
LOL, nice try to disqualify votes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haystacker
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm playing Clash of Clans and Clash Royale but not Boom Beach. I like the top-to-bottom chat feature when I started playing CR in March.
Um, Clashers of the world unite! :)
Yeah like someone misspelling heroes....Quote:
Originally Posted by daz258
Can take it or leave. You read a book from top to bottom. iMessage follows get same format. So to me it doesn't matter which way it goes. It is more annoying how it jumps all over the place if people chat while you're typing.
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Originally Posted by LynnK2015
Just trying to preserve the integrity of this oh so important poll. The future of HD depends on it XD :smirk:
Nick voted...his vote shouldn't count XD
Well then I will go offset his vote even though I don't mind...Quote:
Originally Posted by Haystacker
Thank u, ur vote means a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by rbcrewser
We WILL Make HD Great Again XD
Haha, best typo ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeeei
I'm surprised by the amount of opposition to the change here.
I wonder if this poll was done again in a weeks time is the opposition would still be as strong.
I'm also going with "meh". I derby solo. I added my cousin, who is level 22 and not participating in the derby, so that she could revive my bushes/trees more easily, but we don't chat. I am sort of annoyed that I can't clear out some previous notification from ages and ages ago when some guy tried to join before it was invite only. They appear at the top now, still in red. meh.Quote:
Originally Posted by dgjohnson
I'd kind of have to vote no, because the iDevice format has the text very, very small. I saw a screenshot of how it looked on Android, and it was much easier to read. My aging eyeballs are unhappy, but my typo-prone fingers are ok with it.
I voted no. Don't mind which way up but bouncing is annoying.
I don't like or dislike it necessarily, but I'm already used to it, so it's fine. I must say though that I don't have the bouncing.
Same here . For me it is exactly same is text going from bottom to top or not. But jumping chat is very annoying. Also I dont like that I need to wait some time before I can chat (before keyboard comes ) It was much much more quicker to write before. Also I dont like that I can not see if other ppl are writing when I am writing.. With phone this is more worse than with tablet for me. I am using android. This chat makes me think always is this thing worth of writing ..It makes me chat less. Well ..I think it make many chat less because our chat is more quiet now. I have asked about chat from other ppl in our nh..I think only 2 have said it is ok or good. The most say they hate it.Quote:
Originally Posted by rbcrewser
It's fine,same as messenger,I use that every day to chat to family,to me it seems 'normal'.
I've no issue with it quite like it really : )
I LOVE it. It's so much better reading from top to bottom, the typing area is so much nicer & I love being able to correct something without having to retype the whole thing.
It does bounce a little. I'd like to be able to type more & I'd love the box to write in to open automatically when you open chat, rather than having to tap for it to open, but minor niggles.
I play on an iPad mini, in a small NH though, it's possible I might feel differently if I was playing on my phone in a large NH.
It's a shame you didn't have a 'Meh/No preference/don't care' option, that can really have an impact on a poll.
Snakiddy - stop being naughty! 'Meh' is YES
;)
24 hours in and I still hate it.
A clear no for me.
Already disabled the chat in Hay Day so I don't have to see the reversed order. As for CoC and BB, I joined a sleepers clan on CoC (no chatting there) and hardly use the chat on BB.
Read order should be made optional.
Yes, I'd like a "neutral" or "I don't care/know" option.Quote:
Originally Posted by dgjohnson
Can one be edited into the poll, please? :o
edit: I just checked the poll results. I was kinda surprised and delighted that one of our forum chiefs voted in contribution to the yesses. Second happy chuckle of the day! XD
edit redux: I just went back and read the thread and see you all have already noticed and discussed Nick's vote. I'm still smiling that our community manager contributed and rallied for the yesses. Some say Internet polls are plagued with biases, are unreliable and self-selecting. But they sure as punch still matter. :D
Let me explain how BAD the new chat is for an iPhone:
http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8h5jiplt.jpg
The keyboard is covering basically the entire message area! With the old chat, I can see ALL the messages being sent by my hoodie as I'm typing. With this new chat, everything she sent is basically covered, with the exception of where the "blue" text is. The only way I know she wrote something as I'm typing now, is the "flash" that blinks to notify me she wrote something. I can't see any of her newer messages (where the "ABC" is) unless the keyboard is hidden. It's making chat a nuisance and so much worse than it was. It's not bouncing for me, but I can imagine how much worse it would be WITH the bouncing. How is this new chat better again??
My iPhone scrolls new messages in that one line space above the keyboard so my keyboard isn't covering the new messages. When you open the keyboard it pushes all of chat up to above the keyboard space.
I have passed it on though. Who knows maybe they can make some improvements in this area.
It's heading the right direction and still has some room for improvement. So can't say yes or no to this vote. you need a 'its okay' option.
Small work around for that,Quote:
Originally Posted by Haystacker
Switch between chat tabs (NH notif. or derby log) and you'll be able to see the chat screen, and the message you wrote will be saved in the new message box. :)
I have a 'back' button on my phone so i use that. :smirk: But since apple forgot to add that button you can use switching between tabs. :D
Not the best way, but it is the way we have now. :)
I voted yes, because:
i can copy stuff into NH chat
the chat bookmarks where i left so i don't have to scroll top each time i reopen chat
and i can tap on that first word of a long sentence and modify it. :thumbsup:
the bouncing doesn't really bother me, but it may be different on an iPad/Tab layout.
the upside down text took me 30 seconds to adapt..
easter egg: when you tap on your NH name on chat screen, game brings you to the top of the conversation,
when you tap on the new message button it brings you to the bottom of the conversation.
I would pick yes if there was a 'meh' button. :p
On behalf of my 25+ hoodies, I vote NO!!
Hmmm...maybe a bug for me then? The message doesn't scroll up for me. Her newer messages are completely blocked :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Kolonistje1
Thx K, for passing it on :)
Thanks myso. Need to play around with ur work around :).Quote:
Originally Posted by myso
Meh is always a no cuz it's an indecision. Indecisive? = No. :p
thx for the early morning laugh :D. Maybe u should have them join the forum to vote...all of them :pQuote:
Originally Posted by prasanna
it will be with me!Quote:
Originally Posted by daz258
No, but will see in a week
Can they please at the same time look into moving the little bubble icon to actually type? It obscures a full line of text. Whichever genius put it there must be related to the person who decided the Edit Mode button should be right there where fatfingered people can hit it each time they want to check on who needs help.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kolonistje1
I did mention that yesterday yes I have already passed that on.Quote:
Originally Posted by rbcrewser
Ended up voting 'yes'. Although it is a small sliver, that one message does refresh as people add messages. My keyboard (iPhone 6+) also has a button to hide the keyboard, which shows the full chat window again and saves the typing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haystacker
Also, as stated, new on the bottom follows basically every chat design ever.
I understand bottom up is how every chat is set up. But this isn't every chat app, it's a chat within a game. Why must it follow other chat setups? Why didn't SC think of that brilliant idea when they were in the early design stages of chat? Surely it should've been the very first thing they should've discussed, no? But instead, they waited more than a year to change something all the people who voted "no" has gotten used to. Weird.Quote:
Originally Posted by dgjohnson
Hard to say why it went in backwards. Perhaps they thought it would be more of a notification area than actual chat? I play two other (non-SC) games that have chat. One has new on bottom and one new on top. I definitely prefer new on the bottom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haystacker
I think SC's real issue here is overall UI design. The chat window is just a sliver on the screen. In the other games I mentioned, chat takes up the whole screen. This eliminates issues with keyboards and bouncing (though not sure what anyone means about bouncing). There is a general disconnect within all SC games, though, as far as chat is concerned. I don't remember how CoC works, but CR has a chat page, while BB has a similar setup to HD, with just a pop-out on the side of the screen.
honestly, i dont really care, either way is fine...i guess
I will get used to the new layout, but my complaint is I can not see my chat screen when typing because the font size is so small.
What font size is that? A 2? I play on an iPad....can't imagine what people see when playing on a phone. Spell check is useless because I can't see my word or the suggested word either. It's ridiculous.
Everyone in my neighbourhood is complaining they can't see, so it's not just me having this issue. We barely even chat now because of this.
PLEASE update the font size.
Everything except for the direction. This isn't texting.
Guess SC will just keep ignoring this, like they did for BB and CoC ... :rolleyes:
What's to ignore. Some like it, it is consistent with other applications so new users will like it. Some do not like it. They cannot please everyone. Then again, I love it so I do hope Supercell ignores the complainers.
Sooo glad u don't work for SC. Nice job empathizing.Quote:
Originally Posted by farmerClem
Voted 'no' but may just need more time to get used to it.
I haven't used the chat in awhile. I can't! 😥😖
I have been getting used to it as I have to. Do i like it? NO. It made me ill the first day, bouncing all over the place. Reminded me of the derby board bouncing! Can't read the tiny type to even know there are typos, so why bother. Now we still have those plus autocorrecting words into something alien...
It was much easier to use with the text entry at the top and the font size legible and no bouncing!, please give us our old chat back!
I am not getting used to it. I keep pressing all the wrong tabs and the three dots icon at the bottom hides the last word on the line. The spell check is horrendous. Please, bring back the old chat format.
No. I do prefer the top down format but the font is hard to read now.
I's quite fancy.
I'm used to it already
I didn't like it at the start but I am used to it now. I like the top down text and I really like that I can paste text into the box. Handy as leader when I need to post the same message a couple of times a day. Paste never worked for me before.
I really, really like it. I'm sorry others don't, but I hope it stays. Top to bottom makes sense to me and you can read the last messages to reply to them. It does sort of bounce, but only to lift the bottom message up when you open the chat box. I'm still getting used to the buttons, but I'll get there. Love it.