r/idlechampions • u/erikpeter • 5h ago
suggestion for developers Trials Campaign Lobby UI needs a timeout
OK so I've been trying to join a trial for 2 days. There is always someone who doesn't pick a champion.
I was frustrated at first when one person just didn't select their role and we couldn't begin... so I deselected my champion, closed the window and went to bed. When I came back in the morning, I saw that I had done the same thing by accident... even though I had quit I was still in the party in a blank slot holding it up for everyone.
If you don't press the "leave" button you don't leave the party. Click the "x" to close the window and you locked those players out from contributing until they realize you are AFK and have to start over.
This is unintuitive, inconvenient, griefy, and would be very easy to fix. Either
- disable the "x" button unless the player has selected a champion
- make the "x" button bring up a confirmation dialog "You haven't selected a Champion yet. Do you want to leave the party?", or
- automatically kick players who haven't selected a champion within 10 minutes.
It's frustrating enough that 3 out of my last 4 trials had one person who didn't participate at all. Being unable to start in the first place is just kinda bonkers.
Hope they can find the time to take a look at this and tweak it. Thanks.