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Small animation on board for win #15386

Open Sadsnake1 opened 1 month ago

Sadsnake1 commented 1 month ago

I just saw a confetti animation on chess.com added, I think it's a cool ideea for kids and casual players.

Please consider adding a little animation for the win.

https://lottiefiles.com/free-animations/confetti

TheForkPower commented 1 month ago

Someone likes Chess.com across all their dodgy 'iterations' and issues

Sadsnake1 commented 1 month ago

Yes I do. I proposed some ideas here in the past, only to see that chess.com later implemented them in one way or the other ( eg. Issue #7257).

Most users are casual players like myself. Most users want a better UI with sleek subtle animations. See hearthstone vs any other ccg. The better ui always wins.

The more polished the UI the better the software, and chess.com has the more popular UI by far. Why not learn from them? See what works and not and try to implement it into lichess too because its a big win for us all, instead of pointing fingers and say "bruv go play on chess.com faaaanboiii".

cmgchess commented 1 month ago

Idk but I think you might get some feedback from actual users by posting these ideas on Lichess forums

Assios commented 1 month ago

The more polished the UI the better the software, and chess.com has the more popular UI by far.

I don't think that's the case. About every chess player I know prefer the Lichess UI if they've spent some time playing on both, but most casuals don't know about Lichess.

SergioGlorias commented 1 month ago

Note: It might be a good idea not to blow up the internet and players' computer processors.

TheForkPower commented 1 month ago

Yes I do. I proposed some ideas here in the past, only to see that chess.com later implemented them in one way or the other ( eg. Issue #7257).

Most users are casual players like myself. Most users want a better UI with sleek subtle animations. See hearthstone vs any other ccg. The better ui always wins.

The more polished the UI the better the software, and chess.com has the more popular UI by far. Why not learn from them? See what works and not and try to implement it into lichess too because its a big win for us all, instead of pointing fingers and say "bruv go play on chess.com faaaanboiii".

Personally I prefer the Lichess UI - it is easier on the eyes - but as Chesscom is a free platform I prefer their tools and lessons analysis etc. I hate the new chesscom animations though tbf

Sadsnake1 commented 1 month ago

All I'm saying is it would be nice to have some animations for kids and casual players, including that part where at the start of the match we can see each other piece set and board. It's just a nice touch. For pro players is useless ofc but this feature could be under an on/off button so everybody gets what customisation they want.

Siderite commented 1 month ago

I was thinking about implementing something like this just the other day, but then I realized how horribly "mobile-gamy" it would look. Just like those useless games that give you prizes and badges and coins and fireworks all the time for twiddling your thumbs.

As for my vote: I can't even play on chess dot com, after I have been using Lichess. My brain just stops and refuses to go further.