bubba0077

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Please use this thread to post and discuss your feedback on using the in-game store, adjusting game settings, and any miscellaneous aspects of the game which are not covered by the other feedback threads (see index below).

Please DO NOT POST BUGS in this thread. Instead please use the Customer Service bug report form.

Please DO NOT use these threads to make non-GUI requests/comments such as Leagues, automated trading, fractional tickets etc.

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Moderated by Wizards_Sean on Sep 04, 2012 - 01:37PM

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Toeria

Date Joined: Jan 6, 2006

Posts: 3

Windows 8 still not supported by any means? Or did I miss a way to make it work?

WotC_K

Date Joined: Oct 10, 2007

Posts: 719

Windows 8 is not supported yet, but support will be coming soon.

Throgan

Deckbuilder Adept

Date Joined: Jun 8, 2004

Posts: 883

I would not object to an option to increase menu text size if so desired. I am at 1920 x 1080 resolution, and some of the text - especially anything on the beige/tan background - seems thin, making it slightly harder to read without squinting.
I understand that text size significantly influences the rest of the GUI, but if I am not alone and there's an easy way to experiment with such a setting, I would appreciate it.

Otherwise, so far so good!

dmilner4

Date Joined: Sep 4, 2012

Posts: 3

the big issues i see so far is the constant freezing and i mean extremely constant, also the cards look very blurry. one the current mtgo client everything looks crisp and clear, maybe this is something that will be addressed when the new client comes online for good

WotC_K

Date Joined: Oct 10, 2007

Posts: 719

Sep 4, 2012 -- 5:44PM, dmilner4 wrote:
the big issues i see so far is the constant freezing and i mean extremely constant

If you are having these kinds of issues, please report issues here. Provide as much information as you can about what you were doing and what happened when you experienced an issue. Thanks for trying out the new version of Magic Online.

andoru

Date Joined: Oct 10, 2007

Posts: 1,406

The recent article claims that windows remember their layout. However, they only remember their last known UNMAXIMISED location and size, and always reappear in unmaximised form (for duel screen windows at least). Also, the little chat window that gets spawned always appears in the upper left corner of my monitor, and I have to drag it over to my second monitor every single game.

Why do they take so much time to brag about the improvements they have made to the client when they cannot even implement them correctly?

bubba0077

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Date Joined: Feb 27, 2002

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Sep 5, 2012 -- 12:50AM, andoru wrote:
The recent article claims that windows remember their layout. However, they only remember their last known UNMAXIMISED location and size, and always reappear in unmaximised form (for duel screen windows at least).

I believe that is standard Windows behavior.

Magic Online Volunteer Community Lead. • Also assisting the Paper Magic area for the time being.
I'm trying to make my official VCL posts in purple

You posted saying my thread was moved/locked but nothing happened. Spoiler: Show
Unfortunately, VCLs do not currently have the tools necessary to take moderation actions directly. VCLs submit their actions to ORCs, who then actually perform the action. This processing can take between a few minutes and several hours, depending on how busy/attentive the ORCs are.

If you see something that needs VCL attention, please use this thread (MTGO) or this thread (paper) to make a request and a VCL will look at it as soon as possible. CoC violations should be reported to Customer Service using the "report post" button. Please do not disrupt the thread by making requests of either kind in-thread.

General MTGO FAQ

Yes, the Shuffler is Random!
The definitive thread on the Magic Online shuffler.

Magic Math Made Easy
Draw probabilities, Swiss results, Elo ratings and booster EV

Event EV Calculator
Calculate the EV for any event with a fixed number of rounds and prizes based on record

Dual means two. A duel is a battle between two people. Lands that make two colors of mana are dual lands. A normal Magic battle is a duel.

Thanks to PhoenixLAU for the awesome avatar!

QuotablesSpoiler: Show

"While a picture is worth a thousand words, each lolcat actually produces a negative wordcount." -Ith

"I think "Highly Informed Sarcasm" should be our Magic Online General motto." -Ith

"Sorry, but this thread seems just like spam. TT is for off-topic discussion, not no-topic discussion."
-WizO_Kwai_Chang

"Stop that! If you're not careful, rational thinking may catch on!" -Sax

"... the only word i see that fits is incompitant." -Mr44 (sic)

"You know a thread is gonna be locked when it gets to the hexadecimal stage." -Gathion

"It's a good gig" - Gleemax

"I tell people often, if you guys want to rant, you've certainly got the right to (provided you obey CoC/ToS stuff), and I don't even really blame you. But if you see something you think needs changing a well thought-out, constructive post does more to make that happen." - Worth Wollpert

wilmheath

Cape Fear Surferboi

Date Joined: Jan 21, 2004

Posts: 2,300

Chat:

Chatting has been a sore spot with MTGO since 3.0 was released. I feel like the IRC style that MTGO had back in 2.5 was by far the best that we have seen so far. Even though there were less players online at 2.5 the online chat rooms were full and we had a much better community then just due to the simple fact that we were able to communicate with each other.

Minimize: When I minimize a chat it just disappears. I liked how in 2.5 it would go down to the bottom tab and then blink if someone replied.

Wasted Space: There is a ton of wasted space with the chat box and if you would like to see an example of a program that utilizes space well I would look at Google chat. If you download the stand alone client it is extremely simple yet works flawlessly.

Names on top: I just have to disagree with this design choice and I would again prefer chat to be as similar to IRC as possible. Why try to fix something that isn’t broken?

Docking: Everyone hated the dock when it came out and yet it’s still there. It makes chatting miserable and we really just need a simple way to minimize chats and be noticed with a flashing icon just like it was back in 2.5. Docking as an option is fine but I think the chats should be default minimize to the bottom. Once a window is docked it’s also not obvious how to undock it.

Clans: It seems like clans have again been ignored and will continue to become less useful going forward. I believe clans have a lot of potential that WOTC has yet to tap into. Some ideas I’ve had were clan rankings based on clan vs. clan matches, multiplayer clan vs. clan matches, etc. Right now clans are just a glorified chat room and they should be given some functionality and purpose.

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WingedKagouti

Date Joined: Jul 2, 2011

Posts: 16

Sep 5, 2012 -- 7:16AM, bubba0077 wrote:
Sep 5, 2012 -- 12:50AM, andoru wrote:
The recent article claims that windows remember their layout. However, they only remember their last known UNMAXIMISED location and size, and always reappear in unmaximised form (for duel screen windows at least).

I believe that is standard Windows behavior.

It is indeed standard Windows behavior, but it's also something that can be changed by individual applications, by taking the time to remember the previous settings used.

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