Archive for June, 2009

Keyboard shortcuts – keep the order friendly

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

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The function keys are used to choose which of the three teams the player wants to join. The order of the function keys on the keyboard are F5, F6 and F7, but in the menu they’re ordered: F6, F7 and F5!

This is not a show stopping bug or broken feature, but it feels bad for the players who use keyboard shortcuts and it’s unnecessary.

The correct order should be:

  • (F5) – Strogg
  • (F6) – Spectator
  • (F7) – GDF

Fix the little things!  Navigating a lot of interface problems, or even a few, can feel like a real grind. This diminishes the player’s view of your game and brand.

Note: I’ve only addressed the order of the keyboard shortcuts, the visual order of the team icons may also be improved by displaying the two player classes first, followed by the spectator mode. (Possibly GDF should come before Strogg as that’s alphabetical order.)


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