Stake Originals: Dice "Potential Upgrades"

[Burnitdafrog]

Skip past the stars to get right to the point.

***Let me start by saying thank you very much for adding the safety catch on the delete button. I wont every get back those unicorns that I did not have the wherewithal to screenshot, but it exists now and it is much appreciated.

(I wont presume to claim responsibility for the change, but I've had similar circumstances in the past. Fallout New Vegas. Data Corruption on Auto Saves. My hate fuelled forum post led to my being banned from that forum, but then came a day when Bethesda implimented dual autosaves, which was my suggestion. And whether or not I can be credited for the change. I have no doubt that, in some small way. My rage and unbridled hate led to at least one person in the office to turn to one of their colleagues and say "Hey, Tony. Come look at this. This guy is fuckin nuts. What a wackjob. Good idea though. Get Richard on the phone. Lets see what he thinks." Subsequently, I was unbanned from the forum, which only leads to further speculation on my part, that maybe it really was me who came up with the idea first and that it never really occurred to them until that point.)

Whatever the case is. I firmly believe that there is much to be gained from plucking the gems from the consumer suggestion bin. Anything that leads to a more enjoyable experience will undoubtedly lead to more money. And the best part is, it's almost like unpaid labour. No staff bonuses to pay out, no employee of the month award. No needless promotions. And the credit goes to the engineer who programs the change. Oh the unsung heroes of the digital world. Holy fuck, what a segway.***

One of the many things I love about Stake is the graph. With that said, I think there is some room for improvements and I will try to stay on point and be as clear as possible. I will outline the issues and then follow up with suggestions for potential changes. 

- The graph is too large mobile devices.
- The graph can be cleared and reset but not saved. for reference (More on this later)
- The graph has limited data.
- The graph sometimes lags and is incorrect (Nothing is perfect and to expect such is asinine.)
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***Dice is an amazing game and it is astounding how little people seem to understand about it. Which will be something I address with my upcoming project when I reveal Bitfrog for real. Spoiler. "The criticisms of literally all present claims of 'Ultimate dice strategy" will be scathing. Yes, I am coming for you, everyone who has had the nerve to make such a claim, so prepare for the relentless mockery of your thing that is absolutely not as described. Fuck again with the rambles...***

Dice is an amazing game, but there is a lot of empty space, which is ironic because the betting graph, as stated previously, takes up far too much space on mobile and has limited user interface abilities. I've attached some photos and it is my hope to generate some discussion on potential changes that I think will be mutually beneficial.




Additionally, I think the bet tracking log is in desperate need of an overhaul. 10 bets per page is insufficient by any standard, especially in terms of functionality. If I want to find a bet for say a slot competition, I need to paw through what could be thousands of pages to find it... A task which could take hours and that is time better spent gambling. With an upgraded graph, that is linked directly to bet tracking. A player could essentially, click on the graph and go directly to the corresponding bet data. This will optimize the slot competitions and give the user a better interface to work with. Or such is my hypothesis. 

With that said, it is not my hope to suggest to any of the hard working developers that the quality of their work is poor. I work in Security so I'll use my body armor as an example of what I mean. I have a plate carrier with Kevlar inserts. This is the graph as it is presently. Recently I've installed steel plates into the front and back of my body armor. These upgrades made a good thing better, which is what I hope to see happen here in the near future. 

I have no idea how much work this will be. In theory with clip art, its as simple as cut and paste to get a general idea of what something should look like, but I imagine the engineering side requires a little more than a few button clicks and a pot of coffee. Or perhaps not. I really don't have the patience for computer programming. Or maybe im just lazy. IT doesn't really matter. What does matter is that this idea has now been released from the cluttered mess that is my brain and is now out into the world. Which means that it is more real now than it was before I started rambling. I hope this helps in some small way.

***In case anyone is wondering about the whole "Bitfrog Project" I mentioned earlier. Well you can just remain in suspense. With all the fuckin can rattlers out there, I expect that there are plenty of people out there who are the inverse of myself. I have a creative mind but lack the talent and means to do anything useful with whats floating around up there. The inverse of which is someone who has talent but lacks creativity. Oh what I would give to be the Homer Simpson to Elon Musk for a week. And that there is the third random ramble, which seems like a good place to quit.***
 

[dupeddonk]

Really great idea to put the graph in the background of dice - it's basically unusable right now on anything smaller than an ipad.

Can't wait for bitfrog.

[sedguclu]

I agree, I think he should be dead too

[Alexwinn]

it's will be interesting... do it