Suggestion to create a more practical and visually appealing layout for multiplayer rooms.
First off, the room layout as it is works just fine. What I'm suggesting is a simple design difference that would be nice to have, not a major change to the game.
What I've found to be somewhat annoying in multiplayer is that one needs to scroll down to see all the players, given there are more than eight. This may not sound like an issue at first, but it can lead to the lobby leader unknowingly starting the game while others are still downloading the beatmap. Furthermore, it can lead to players getting annoyed and spamming "go" or similar stuff in chat, because they simply don't know about the other players. Overall, the layout is far from bad but could definitely use some polish.
The possible solution that I came up with is quite simple:
I do not want to change the maximum amount of players, but rather have all of them visible at the same time. What I'm thinking of is a layout with two columns, eight players per column. It could look something like this:
https://imgur-archive.ppy.sh/UXK6y52.jpg
The free section in the middle of the screen could also be used, if displaying the players' names and ranks requires more space.
I'm looking forward to any feedback.
I'm sorry if this is a duplicate.
First off, the room layout as it is works just fine. What I'm suggesting is a simple design difference that would be nice to have, not a major change to the game.
What I've found to be somewhat annoying in multiplayer is that one needs to scroll down to see all the players, given there are more than eight. This may not sound like an issue at first, but it can lead to the lobby leader unknowingly starting the game while others are still downloading the beatmap. Furthermore, it can lead to players getting annoyed and spamming "go" or similar stuff in chat, because they simply don't know about the other players. Overall, the layout is far from bad but could definitely use some polish.
The possible solution that I came up with is quite simple:
I do not want to change the maximum amount of players, but rather have all of them visible at the same time. What I'm thinking of is a layout with two columns, eight players per column. It could look something like this:
https://imgur-archive.ppy.sh/UXK6y52.jpg
The free section in the middle of the screen could also be used, if displaying the players' names and ranks requires more space.
I'm looking forward to any feedback.
I'm sorry if this is a duplicate.
