Here are the emotes I wished existed on Arena:

• Hello
• Dang it, I made a misplay, but that’s OK
• I like your style
• Noooo!
• Good game

I don’t wanna say “Oops”. That just sounds sarcastic.

@digital

  • AndrewMAEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    “Your Go” is a perfect example of something they just copied from tabletop without thinking. It works for tabletop because you need to communicate that you’re passing the turn, but it has the complete opposite effect for digital (where it’s just unnecessary as you say).

    I’ve long since enabled global mutes but prior to that, 100% of the time my opponent has used it, it’s been to be rude/snide as a way to tell me to hurry up. It’s crazy that it’s still one of the main default emotes. I’d much rather have something like OP’s “I made a misplay” which is way less ambiguous than “Oops” which can also be used to be rude.

    My probably unpopular opinion would be to remove “Good game” while the game is active, only enabling it for a 5 second post-game window. If I were PM though I’d make using “Good game” equivalent to hitting the concede button! IMO it’s only for the game loser to use first.

    • EvuEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’ll say “good game” as the winner in a tabletop match, but only once the game is actually, definitely over. You can’t say it in a game you’re about to win without being rude. So yeah, on Arena, I’ll only say it when I lose or in response to the opponent saying it first.

      I’ve never been sure how much time you have post-game to send an emote that the opponent will actually see, but I kind of like the idea of only enabling “Good game” after the match ends.