The New Face Of Magic 21

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   I don't like it so far.  You can't click on your name to see if the points were added to your score.  And did they do away with the 500's?

   Comment by bonnie.clyde1 — August 26, 2009 @ 11:01 pm

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   As the Magic 21's member-dubbed "Go-to" guy, I have to say that this new game is a real downer. I have yet to hear a single positive comment on it today. One member stated (paraphrasing) "Hopefully this is a work in progress and the improvements will eventually go away".

   What don't we like about it? Pretty much everything. We don't like the small jackpots. Even doubling the new and improved maximum jackpot is just barely above the old minimum jackpot. How is that "better"?

   The chat box is too large. Resizing the game window to accomodateother open windows on our desktops means chopping the chabox nearly in half, making it impossible to read.

   The alignment of the members in the T5 is off.

   The flashing red "Play Now" button is actually counterintuitive because of it's placement up in the corner. Unless you look right at that spot, you miss it.

   The central placement of the scores and GV's doesn't work. It was easier when the scores were directly below the T5 box…that is a more sensible location, don't you think?

   Some people's avatars are not working. Mine is one of them.

   While a user can access other users profiles from the game window, they cannot access their own, nor can they get their stats at a glance as before.

   I'm sure I could keep going. Suffice it to say that people are unhappy. Virtually none of the people that I would expect to be playing have been here today, and I am one of those few that is here virtually all day…so I'm in a position to know.

   We're NOT happy campers!

   Comment by usapatriot — August 27, 2009 @ 1:17 am

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   I am a host in GV magic 21.  I am writing to complain about the new changes in the game.  I really do not like it at all.  I think there are several problems with it. 

   You cannot see the GV rewards for yourself when you click on your name any longer.  We use this feature often to check on how many Gv rewards players have gotten in the game while we are hosting. 

    Also the chat section is too big where the responses are posted.  I think the lines with blue and white in the chat make it harder to read and to follow what people are saying.  There is also not enough room to see what you are typing in the chat line.  It used to be a much bigger area, and we need that back.  I think that the pop up private chat screens were better than not being able to see the main chat and private chat all at the same time.  Sometimes as a host, I need to talk to players in a private chat, but still be able to see the main chat at the same time.  With the current setup, this does not work. 

   I want to have just the GV reward icon next to your name, and get rid of the use of the avitar in chat. 

   Some of the top 5 players is cut off on the bottom left of the screen.  I believe compared to the old size of the game, the game screen now is way too big.  It is hard to have several pages open at once while I am hosting in Magic. 

   The ads that flash during intermission have a lot of flashing in them, and are very disrupting for some players.  One of the players in Magic 21 tournaments has epilepsy and it bothers her very much.  There is no need to have ads that are so flashy and possibly going to cause people to have seizures. 

   I think the game looks like you did not complete the layout before you got it back up and running.  It looks like a rough version that should not be played yet.  In the future because of tournaments being set and hosted, could you please give us warning of when you are going to shut down the game?  It makes it very hard to host games when you do not know when the game will be back and working.

   Comment by eagleswingsngod — August 27, 2009 @ 5:45 pm

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   THANK YOU

    

   I love the new game runs alot better and who cares about the JP game is great!! Thank you GV!

    

   crickettot

   Comment by crickettot — August 27, 2009 @ 8:00 pm

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   Would like more gvs and make the top 5 window smaller and more defined its too big. Other than that is fine

   Comment by tanja728 — August 27, 2009 @ 8:26 pm

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   I really don't like the new Magic 21. Very hard to read. Top 5 column is off. And why do I have to sign up for Tripod to post a comment? Totally not fun

   Comment by sjs3 — August 28, 2009 @ 2:36 am

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   Hi All -

   Thanks for the feedback! We're currently working on a number of tweaks that may help resolve some of this issues you've voiced here and we'll be sure to update you when we have them in place.

   @bonnie.clyde1 – the 500's haven't gone anywhere and are still sprinkled throughout the game.

   @sjs3 – the commenting system is something seperate we're working with coming this fall! Stay tuned…

   Thanks again everyone for your diligent feedback.

   Good gaming!

   - Oh! Ryan Kelley

   Comment by ohryankelley — August 28, 2009 @ 4:14 pm

8. 

   Agreed!!!!! As a member of Gamesville since it started when they only played one coverall every hour, I couldn't agree with you more.

   Comment by emgh — August 28, 2009 @ 6:56 pm

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   NO   Thank  You.      Too  small .    I really  enjoyed  the old one. 

   Comment by wilmasplace0 — August 29, 2009 @ 1:09 am

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    I can't get into Magic 21 at all. 

     

    Comment by zella45 — August 31, 2009 @ 3:36 pm

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    Hi Everyone -

    Due to some great user feedback we've made a several minor tweaks to help you all track those GV rewards in game!

    Now in Magic 21, clicking on your Gamesville member name in chat with reveal your Lifetime GV's and a link to your profile. Clicking on another member's name will reveal their Lifetime GV rewards, as well as links to view their profile, send a private message and add them to your friends list. Check out the screenshot here to see the change in action!

    Thanks to Eagleswingsngod for bringing this to our attention! We hope you're all enjoying the new, fresh face of Magic 21!

    Good gaming!

    - Oh! Ryan Kelley

    Comment by ohryankelley — September 1, 2009 @ 3:39 pm

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    oops posted on wrong one so reposting. love the new tweaks to 21. so much easier to read and play ty

    Comment by tanja728 — September 2, 2009 @ 7:16 am

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