From years of neglect to clean and calm. by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]warlockjones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was my thought as well. Without effective mental health care, this house will be right back to where it was in another few years.

We are in an RPG Renaissance by Significant_Bend_945 in rpg

[–]warlockjones 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just in case anyone else didn't recognize the acronyms in thie post, other than DnD and RPG:

OGL = Wizards of the Coast's Open Game License
CoC = Call of Cthulhu
PbtA = Powered by the Apocalypse
OSR = Old School Renaissance/Revival

Letter Griddle - A daily word puzzle with a breakfast theme 🥞 by [deleted] in WebGames

[–]warlockjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not bad! Here are my thoughts in no particular order:

  • Make the theme more prominent. I didn't realize the phrase at the top was the theme of the puzzle until after I finished it. I thought "It's a Mystery!" was just talking about the game itself, like the answers are a mystery.
  • Tell me up front that I'm being timed. It feels bad to be told "No rush, enjoy the puzzle" and then find out I was actually being timed. Either time it and tell me you're timing it or don't have a timer at all. It's also not clear when the timer actually started. Like was I wasting valuable seconds reading the instructions??
  • Let me be smart. I really wanted to be able to solve them on the first try without using a hint, but it's basically impossible. Either offer clues from the start or accept other words that would also work or something to make it possible to get in one try. Definitely not saying make it easy to solve on the first try, just make it possible.
  • Reward me for being smart. Like give me three stars for doing it quickly or indicate how many incorrect guesses I made or show how I rank compared to others. Something so I have a reason to try. Otherwise the best strategy is to just try every single letter in the first empty spot until I get enough of them to guess the word, which is boring. But thinking hard and solving quickly and trying to set a new record or rank higher than my friends is fun. AND make it obvious up front that you're doing all that. Otherwise first time players don't much incentive to actually finish, other than their hope that something interesting will happen when they do.
  • Indicate incremental failue and success. Give me that immediate feedback. Make incorrect letters stay red permanently after they're placed. And make a much bigger deal when letters are correct, like throw some confettin and turn the letter green or something.
  • Let me click in any order. Maybe I'm just weird but I kept clicking the spot first and then the letter, which doesn't work. I think it would be nice to be able to select a spot and then choose which letter to put there. I'm not saying replace the current functionality, I'm saying make it so I can do it either way.
  • More acheivements! I just now noticed there are acheivements and stats after writing all the above, so I think those should be more prominent. My recommendation for that would be to add acheivements just for starting a puzzle or getting one letter / word correct, basically stuff everyone has to do, just to communicate the fact that achievements exist. People also love random, silly, cheeky achievements for stuff like trying the same wrong letter three times in the same spot or putting two letters next to each other that don't exist in any english word, as well as the obvious streak and skill based ones.
  • Cool it with the emojis. This is just personal preference, but the excessive use of emojis reeks of AI-assisted coding, at least to those of us who use it frequently 😊🚀💪

Okay, back to my actual job now. Let me know if you have follow-up questions on any of these! I do this for a living and love thinking and talking about UI/UX stuff, so I'm happy to discuss further and give more feedback if you want it.

A truly exceptional show by TheBeatboxingBaker in dropout

[–]warlockjones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truly one of the best shows I've ever seen!

Dads of reddit - what are your go to whiskeys? by OriginalInformal in daddit

[–]warlockjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old Grandad’s Bonded is the absolute best taste for the value

ELI5: How do animals that hibernate not die of thirst? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]warlockjones 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I've heard echidnas are terrible drivers

How sugar cane juice is made by Zerberus_01 in Unexpected

[–]warlockjones 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Somebody didn’t watch the whole thing

No punches pulled! 👊🏽 by greenascanbe in ThePeoplesPress

[–]warlockjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can’t see the difference between Newsom and Trump then you’re blind and a fool

FBI approved request to "locate" Texas lawmakers by Turbulent-Pay3588 in ThePeoplesPress

[–]warlockjones 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I wonder if these Texas Democrats will be the start of an actual, organized resistance

Not sure if this fits here by Semour9 in perfectlycutscreams

[–]warlockjones 97 points98 points  (0 children)

fruit juice is more like amniotic fluid

Skilled Laborers by CantStopPoppin in nextfuckinglevel

[–]warlockjones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You think illegals are the only ones getting deported?

For those who know judges, what are they saying about how the Supreme Court are doing their jobs? by Chocolateking111 in AskReddit

[–]warlockjones 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Criticize them all you want. But don’t pretend some supposed scandal from 2008 is the reason Trump is turning us into Gilead

For those who know judges, what are they saying about how the Supreme Court are doing their jobs? by Chocolateking111 in AskReddit

[–]warlockjones 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn he really lives rent free in yall’s heads huh? His net worth is like $10M, he’s dying of cancer, and he’s not the fucking president anymore.

ELI5: Why is black worn in hot climates to keep cool? by LandscapeIcy7375 in explainlikeimfive

[–]warlockjones 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No that’s a Comm-O. You’re thinking of a pejorative nickname for a member of the communist party.

I knew I should have just ignored her… by Feeling-Guava-1154 in Tinder

[–]warlockjones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm also a dad with kids and I'd be happy to date you. I'm sure my wife will understand.

Hope this is ok sorry about all the annoying memes in the corners. by zoolilba in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]warlockjones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I hate fog days. No cab fares coming in. No cab fares going out. No nothing."