By popular demand, there is now a 60-second interval between rounds instead of 30 seconds. Many of you were getting frustrated at not having enough time to review the results of each round. We'll try this for a week, then I'll test out my new quick-poll code to ask you all whether you prefer 30, 60, or perhaps a compromise at 45.
Oh, and I'm off to the courthouse to apply for inclusion in the county's Attorney Appointment List. If all goes well, very soon I'll be able to start defending people who are accused of misdemeanors.
Update: ARGH! I HATE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS! IT MAKES MY LIFE HARDER!
Just wanted to get that off my chest.
Update update: Change of plans - I'm going to try 45 seconds for a few days, to give you all a feel for it, before I poll everyone.
I like the 30 seconds better
ReplyDeleteI like 30 better but could live with 45...
ReplyDeleteI like the 60 seconds
ReplyDelete30 seconds was just right. 60 seconds makes me feel like I should stop playing and do something else.
ReplyDeleteI also prefer the 30 seconds
ReplyDeleteGo back to 30 seconds
ReplyDelete60 second is too long. I don't need to review that long. The board will never be the same again.
ReplyDeleteI end up leaving rather than waiting. 60 seconds is seeming like an eternity. Bring back the 30 seconds! :-)
ReplyDeleteI have to agree. 60 seconds seems too long. 30 is about right. 45 is still too long as a compromise.
ReplyDeleteI like the 30 seconds better but am willing to compromise with 45.
ReplyDeletePlayer name: Flying Chaucer & Team Poag
I'm for the 30 seconds also....Good luck with the courthouse! Thanks for the site...
ReplyDeleteargh 60 seconds is so long I have time to post here between games.
ReplyDelete60 seconds is excruciating.
ReplyDelete60 seconds is too long for those of us with a short attention span.
ReplyDelete30 seconds is good...60 seconds is too long and then I really feel like I should be doing something else.
ReplyDeletePlease return to 30!
ReplyDeleteI'm with the 30 second crowd but can see trying 45...
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to think that this might be a good place to divide the game - for each of the 4x4 and 5x5 versions, have "Rapid Fire" rounds separated by 30 second intervals running concurrently with "Normal" or "Think Break" rounds separated by longer (perhaps 60s) intervals. This would also reduce the number of players in each round to a level that you might find more manageable. It's an idea, anyway.
ReplyDelete60 seconds is way too long, it gives me more than enough time to 1) realize i should be working, 2) feel guilty, and 3) stop playing altogether. 30 seconds creates a more addictive environment, for better or worse...!
ReplyDeleteEvan, I believe 45 seconds would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteLiked 30 secs...but 45 would be ok.
ReplyDelete30 seconds seemed too fast if I wanted to look up an interesting word. 60 seconds seems a bit long, for the same reasons mentioned by others. When I'm ready to start the next game, there's about 15 seconds left on the clock, so 45 seconds might be the best of both worlds. I like the idea of having the option for rapid-fire or think time, though. If that's a reasonable possibility, that would be my first choice.
ReplyDelete60 seconds is too long. 45 would be good (I liked 30). Or the suggestion to have Rapid Fire vs Think Break rounds available. But if too much work, 45 would be okay.
ReplyDeleteWe vote for 30 seconds!! 60 and we're losing interest. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBring back 30 seconds (even that is a little too long).
ReplyDeleteIf I could snapshot, I wouldn't need all that time; I could review the game later, offline.
ReplyDeletetake a poll - this drives me crazy!
ReplyDelete30 seconds is fine. 45 is okay. 60 is way too long. I'm more concerned that right now the game is not showing any players at all. I can play and it adds up my score, but then doesn't show my score or anyone else's either. I've reloaded and rebooted, so I don't think the problem is on my end.
ReplyDeleteI like 30 sec. Prepared to try 45 sec but 60 sec is WAY too long. Rapid fire and "Normal" rounds could be good also - currently there are 146 people playing so this could divide the field a little.
ReplyDeleteI like 30 better - could live with 45. But overall I just love this game - thank you!
ReplyDeleteI liked the 30 seconds way better - 60 seconds between makes me feel like bailing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great work!
Misskitty
60 seconds is too long, it's one third of the length of a game!
ReplyDeleteWe're sticking to 30 seconds here at http://weboggle.info
30 seconds
ReplyDeletei agree 30 seconds is better
ReplyDelete60 seconds is really too long. I can find everything I need to know about the game in or around 30. But thanks for listening to other peoples' comments and giving it a try.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree... 60 seconds is too long, i find 30 seconds extensive sometimes!!
ReplyDeletei like the idea of a rapid fire game. i sometimes get bored of waiting for a new game to begin.
ReplyDelete30 seconds is right. if someone needs more time, they can sit out the next round.....
ReplyDeleteMuch too long. Try for 45 at least.
ReplyDelete60 seconds seems long, but 45 might be just right. 30 sec. was too short
ReplyDeleteWe would also like 30 seconds again, but could also deal with 45! Thanks again for the game.
ReplyDeleteI like 45 for the time between.
ReplyDelete30 seconds gets my vote. 60 seconds is 'way too long!
ReplyDelete30 seconds was plenty long enough! Thanks for the great game.
ReplyDeleteI like having the extra time to review the results... and to learn some new words! However, 60 seconds is a little longer than necessary. 45 would be my preference.
ReplyDelete30 seconds was better. 45 might be OK.
ReplyDelete60 seconds = TOO LONG
ReplyDelete30 seconds is better, but 45 might be okay.
ReplyDeleteI like the 30 seconds better - please bring it back
ReplyDeleteI prefer 30 seconds.
ReplyDeleteThanks for everything!
30 seconds would be my choice. Thanks for all you do to make this game an enjoyable respite!
ReplyDeleteWordZRFun!
Thirty seconds, please. This decreases the span of time with which to ponder my own inactivity and realize that the majority of my life revolves around this game. Damn you, Evan.
ReplyDelete"I like having the extra time to review the results... and to learn some new words! However, 60 seconds is a little longer than necessary. 45 would be my preference."
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Even after nine years, I'm still learning new words and enjoy the extra time per round to do so.
60 seconds = Bad
ReplyDelete30 seconds = Good!!
30 Seconds is long enough:
ReplyDeleteThanks.
I know that many people have already said this but I still want to put my $.02 in... 30 seconds was perfect. 60 seconds is WAY too long. I could live with 45. Thank you for a great game!!
ReplyDeleteI also agree. 60 seconds is too long. I never had a problem with 30seconds. Sounds to me like 45 seconds just might be the ticket.
ReplyDelete30 seconds was perfect. If you want to look up a word, open a new window and let the rest of us play. 60 does make you lose interest.
ReplyDeleteI prefer 30 seconds and so does my 90 year old mother. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone who has said 60 seconds is too long. I do think 30 seconds is too quick, especially if you're on a slower connection - sometimes, you're still waiting for scores to show up for the previous game when the next game starts. So perhaps 45 seconds would be a good compromise, at least to try out for a week. (Giving people a choice would of course be the best solution, but that's much harder to implement.)
ReplyDelete30 seconds
ReplyDelete30 seconds was a little short sometimes: when I'm in an analytical/I want to improve my play mode. 60 is too long-- I end up opening another window to try and do little things in between games. Then I miss the start of the next game. 40 seconds would be a good interval for me. I would rather go back to 30 than 60.
ReplyDelete30 is my favorite
ReplyDelete45 would be ok
60 is too long
Thanks!
60 seconds is too long. 30-40 is an OK range.
ReplyDelete30 seconds is plenty - if I have to wait 60, I just walk away.
ReplyDelete45 is a good comprimise
ReplyDeleteEven at 45 I don't stay around, I check other things then I'm late in getting back. I was happy with 30. Thanks for all the hard work on the site!
ReplyDeleteI'm liking it. At first, the delay seemed too long. Now, I enjoy the slightly extended break so that I can sip some liquid, peruse the word list, and take a breather before resuming intense concentration.
ReplyDeleteOverall, I think the 45-second intermission is an ideal compromise. I expect that newer players will appreciate the extra 15 seconds to get their bearings and collect their wits, too.
I prefer 30 seconds. I lose interest waiting!
ReplyDeleteBTW, the board still doesn't resize properly most of the time (in Camino, Safari, and Firefox on the Mac, anyway); latency is still an extremely annoying problem (and I'm not a demon typist by any means!); and the current version is still a poor cousin of the original WEBoggle.
ReplyDeleteSo I'm wondering: Since you're twiddling with interval times -- a minor factor in overall gameplay -- does that mean you're satisfied with the functioning of the game itself, and that you consider it ready for prime time?
death is not cheap: I'm happy with the state of the game in the sense that it is stable, working for most people, and has only minor and elusive bugs. But I'm certainly not going to stop going after the issues that you mention, and I have a long TODO list of features in front of me. I just had to slow down a bit, and take care of other matters
ReplyDeleteOK. Thanks for clarifying, Evan. And best of luck launching your criminal defense career!
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ReplyDelete30 seconds is enough time to look up the crazy long words I missed :)
ReplyDeleteI am voting back to 30!
ReplyDeleteThe new font is harder to read than the old, sans-serif one. Hopefully the new one is just an April Fools joke and will be gone tomorrow.
ReplyDelete:-)
Re the font - never mind! After I posted I discovered the font I'm seeing is my own monitor's default font. :-)
ReplyDeleteEvan, I second death is cheap in saying that the original Weboggle was much, much better. It seems like every time I check in there is some new change that I consider for the worse. 60 seconds is way, WAY too long. Even the current 45 seconds is boringly long, to me. People who want to review words can snapshot and then sit the next round out.
ReplyDeleteyea........ its alll good
ReplyDeletei did possibly the stupidest thing in the world. i thought and wondered as i sat at the computer playing if the game would let me ban myself. i clicked the button and WHAM! .......i'm banned lol
gotta figure out how to "unban" myself
any help? :D
Banning only lasts until you close the game window, although it does send a message to the server for me to review.
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