#67066: "Arena Play - Alarm or other notification that number of players requirement has been met"
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• Please copy/paste the error message you see on your screen, if applicable.
The number of players in Arena Play for Glow often requires very long waits before three people are available to play a game. Sometimes the wait can be as long as a half hour. It is easy to forget you have a table awaiting players and you do other things on the computer. As far as I can tell, there is no audible sound played or some other alert that gets your attention. As a result, I have timed out multiple times and been penalized. I would rather play, but I am not willing to sit and stare at a single tab until the game table is filled. I am sure this isn't a problem with other games that have many more players, but it is if the player pool is smaller.
You could argue that I should shut down my offer to play in the Arena after ten minutes (or some shorter amount) to avoid the problem, but that would mean I would rarely play in the Arena because it rarely fills in that time. -
• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
• Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
The number of players in Arena Play for Glow often requires very long waits before three people are available to play a game. Sometimes the wait can be as long as a half hour. It is easy to forget you have a table awaiting players and you do other things on the computer. As far as I can tell, there is no audible sound played or some other alert that gets your attention. As a result, I have timed out multiple times and been penalized. I would rather play, but I am not willing to sit and stare at a single tab until the game table is filled. I am sure this isn't a problem with other games that have many more players, but it is if the player pool is smaller.
You could argue that I should shut down my offer to play in the Arena after ten minutes (or some shorter amount) to avoid the problem, but that would mean I would rarely play in the Arena because it rarely fills in that time. -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
The number of players in Arena Play for Glow often requires very long waits before three people are available to play a game. Sometimes the wait can be as long as a half hour. It is easy to forget you have a table awaiting players and you do other things on the computer. As far as I can tell, there is no audible sound played or some other alert that gets your attention. As a result, I have timed out multiple times and been penalized. I would rather play, but I am not willing to sit and stare at a single tab until the game table is filled. I am sure this isn't a problem with other games that have many more players, but it is if the player pool is smaller.
You could argue that I should shut down my offer to play in the Arena after ten minutes (or some shorter amount) to avoid the problem, but that would mean I would rarely play in the Arena because it rarely fills in that time. • Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
The number of players in Arena Play for Glow often requires very long waits before three people are available to play a game. Sometimes the wait can be as long as a half hour. It is easy to forget you have a table awaiting players and you do other things on the computer. As far as I can tell, there is no audible sound played or some other alert that gets your attention. As a result, I have timed out multiple times and been penalized. I would rather play, but I am not willing to sit and stare at a single tab until the game table is filled. I am sure this isn't a problem with other games that have many more players, but it is if the player pool is smaller.
You could argue that I should shut down my offer to play in the Arena after ten minutes (or some shorter amount) to avoid the problem, but that would mean I would rarely play in the Arena because it rarely fills in that time. • Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
The number of players in Arena Play for Glow often requires very long waits before three people are available to play a game. Sometimes the wait can be as long as a half hour. It is easy to forget you have a table awaiting players and you do other things on the computer. As far as I can tell, there is no audible sound played or some other alert that gets your attention. As a result, I have timed out multiple times and been penalized. I would rather play, but I am not willing to sit and stare at a single tab until the game table is filled. I am sure this isn't a problem with other games that have many more players, but it is if the player pool is smaller.
You could argue that I should shut down my offer to play in the Arena after ten minutes (or some shorter amount) to avoid the problem, but that would mean I would rarely play in the Arena because it rarely fills in that time. -
• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
The number of players in Arena Play for Glow often requires very long waits before three people are available to play a game. Sometimes the wait can be as long as a half hour. It is easy to forget you have a table awaiting players and you do other things on the computer. As far as I can tell, there is no audible sound played or some other alert that gets your attention. As a result, I have timed out multiple times and been penalized. I would rather play, but I am not willing to sit and stare at a single tab until the game table is filled. I am sure this isn't a problem with other games that have many more players, but it is if the player pool is smaller.
You could argue that I should shut down my offer to play in the Arena after ten minutes (or some shorter amount) to avoid the problem, but that would mean I would rarely play in the Arena because it rarely fills in that time. -
• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
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• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
The number of players in Arena Play for Glow often requires very long waits before three people are available to play a game. Sometimes the wait can be as long as a half hour. It is easy to forget you have a table awaiting players and you do other things on the computer. As far as I can tell, there is no audible sound played or some other alert that gets your attention. As a result, I have timed out multiple times and been penalized. I would rather play, but I am not willing to sit and stare at a single tab until the game table is filled. I am sure this isn't a problem with other games that have many more players, but it is if the player pool is smaller.
You could argue that I should shut down my offer to play in the Arena after ten minutes (or some shorter amount) to avoid the problem, but that would mean I would rarely play in the Arena because it rarely fills in that time. -
• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
The number of players in Arena Play for Glow often requires very long waits before three people are available to play a game. Sometimes the wait can be as long as a half hour. It is easy to forget you have a table awaiting players and you do other things on the computer. As far as I can tell, there is no audible sound played or some other alert that gets your attention. As a result, I have timed out multiple times and been penalized. I would rather play, but I am not willing to sit and stare at a single tab until the game table is filled. I am sure this isn't a problem with other games that have many more players, but it is if the player pool is smaller.
You could argue that I should shut down my offer to play in the Arena after ten minutes (or some shorter amount) to avoid the problem, but that would mean I would rarely play in the Arena because it rarely fills in that time. • Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
The number of players in Arena Play for Glow often requires very long waits before three people are available to play a game. Sometimes the wait can be as long as a half hour. It is easy to forget you have a table awaiting players and you do other things on the computer. As far as I can tell, there is no audible sound played or some other alert that gets your attention. As a result, I have timed out multiple times and been penalized. I would rather play, but I am not willing to sit and stare at a single tab until the game table is filled. I am sure this isn't a problem with other games that have many more players, but it is if the player pool is smaller.
You could argue that I should shut down my offer to play in the Arena after ten minutes (or some shorter amount) to avoid the problem, but that would mean I would rarely play in the Arena because it rarely fills in that time. -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
The number of players in Arena Play for Glow often requires very long waits before three people are available to play a game. Sometimes the wait can be as long as a half hour. It is easy to forget you have a table awaiting players and you do other things on the computer. As far as I can tell, there is no audible sound played or some other alert that gets your attention. As a result, I have timed out multiple times and been penalized. I would rather play, but I am not willing to sit and stare at a single tab until the game table is filled. I am sure this isn't a problem with other games that have many more players, but it is if the player pool is smaller.
You could argue that I should shut down my offer to play in the Arena after ten minutes (or some shorter amount) to avoid the problem, but that would mean I would rarely play in the Arena because it rarely fills in that time. • Which browser are you using?
Mozilla v5
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Perhaps the simplest solution would be to highlight the tab when the game has been filled, not unlike other web tools like Slack.
I cant fix what you say just for the game, but you can report it as a BGA website bug.
(for games with not a lot of Arena player, I just play turn based to avoid this kind of situation)
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- Did F5 solve the problem?
- Did the problem appear several times? Every time? Randomly?
- If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
