Features everyone secretly wants on OGS but will never be implemented

Yeah my bad, it never made it in…

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:disappointed: well the good news at least is that the new SVG renderer may resolve a lot of the blockers from the old PR. Namely, blurriness should be better, and we’re no longer constrained to placing stones in a fixed square.

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A good one for the “new developer” list actually.

Have to keep it in mind…

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Whole board rotation for review.

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With all 8 reflections/rotations, of course

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I was more expecting with slight stone displacements caused by the rotation.

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and if you quickly rotate it too many times in a row, the stones slide off the goban altogether!!

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I was going to make a joke about adding a flip table button, but I did a search and see that I already suggested it above

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I was thinking all rotation possible. Like a gyroscope.

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More bling for paying users (can disable in your browser by signing up as a paying user):

  • Announcers when something happens (unreal tournament “M-m-m-monster kill!” etc)
  • Custom board backgrounds and stone textures
  • LVS (“Least Valuable Stone”) award handed out in chat at the end of the match to the play that the AI rates as the worst.
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Imagine “D-d-d-decaennea kill!!” [1] when you capture a dragon.

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Isn’t this already a thing? I’ve never experimented with it.

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https://online-go.com/settings/theme

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I propose the algorithm throw you an easy match after a losing streak, as a morale booster :sweat_smile:

(I mean more so than Glicko already would, or maybe lie about the rank – wow you beat a 4D, keep it up!)

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Somehow I suspect that algorithm is already in effect :sob:

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add this button to “/play” page
it would instantly accept random challenge from custom page or pair you with anyone who wait in auto-match now. If no challenges available, it would create custom challenge with random standard settings or will start auto-match waiting with random settings.

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I thought this was a button to play at a random location on the board lol

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Have one that’s "ATARI’’ everytime an atari is on the board like in chess

Even as a non secret request

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Has brought a full length discussion in the past