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Site news #4: What's next?
Hello!
The next site update will focus on the forum. The current ChatFighters forum was always meant as a temporary solution, and I think we more than outgrew it. The MeetFighters forum has a quite old design too, so it makes sense to redesign it with modern web elements. It will take roughly 30-40 hours of work. And I will work on it whenever I’m free.
After the forum is refreshed; What should the Summer Site Update focus on? On our support page and in the forum, I got a couple of good ideas, but I’m not sure how to prioritize them.
One side project is always ongoing, the APP what includes the redesign of the message system - it is quite outdated too.
I, for myself, want push-notification for messages or even the chat. But that is a huge task, and I want to squeeze in some smaller projects in between.
To help me focus on the right topics, please select the ideas and features you think should be prioritized the highest:
- Add TimeZone settings (63 votes: Acquaeterra, AdamianoX, Aine - Star of County Down, Alexander Friers, Allison S, Beast, Blabash, Blaze Beraht, BomberB, Brody Archer, Capnramrod, ClobberedJobber, Commando Ivan Usov, Cyber Roller, DaddySam, DalSparks, Drakmis Howlfy, EuroTwink, Fighter42, Gregmat, GutBoxer, Guysmiley, hairychestroofer, Harryjones, Jake Jock, JDogATL, Johnny Thunder, jsimpson, KickboxerD, King Steve, Kurrt2005-The Crusher, Littleguy, Marios1991, Master, matworker, Maxboxer, Michael Mora, MuscleCason, Naked fighter, onemorerep31, Owen Adler, Perceus Jackson, Peter the bodybuilder, philman29, Queen Rose, Ranger, Ronan, SereneSin, Sheng, slamitdown, Sleeper09, Sleeperboy, SlimBoxer, Starfox, Steelgunz, Taylor Yates, The Blob, Tiny Weak Guy, TJ-Pro, tjrassle, Tyger, Valia, wrestlesquashed)
- Enhance the Dice experience. (I received some excellent feedback (forum and directly) to enhance the chat. But also, the current implementation is quite stable and flexible as it is now.) (28 votes: Acquaeterra, Agatuma, Aine - Star of County Down, Alexander Friers, A Nathan, Ariel the Beast Boy, Bartleby, blondbud, BoxingBob, Braskie427, Braydon Kennedy, ClobberedJobber, EuroTwink, Fighter42, Harryjones, Jakob, Johnny Thunder, jsimpson, King Steve, Likulau, Littleguy, Mandy, Maxboxer, Perceus Jackson, Small Fry, TallDrinkofWater, tjrassle, Valia)
- Enhance the Search options and Filters incl. sorting options (story and characters search.) (47 votes: Acquaeterra, Big Tony, Blaze Beraht, blondbud, BomberB, Boxer-Boy, Boxingkat, BrutalBastard, Capnramrod, ClawMaster, ErikAtlas, EuroTwink, glovesupboxer, islandMuscle, Jake Jock, Jakob, Jayce the Face, JDogATL, Jonny Innocent, jsimpson, Killermeteor, King Steve, Kurrt2005-The Crusher, LowBlowWrestler, Mandy, Master, matworker, MuscleCason, Mxdmlwrstler, Naked fighter, onemorerep31, Owen Adler, philman29, pindownwrestling, Ronan, SavageMMA, Scotty McFlemming, SereneSin, Sheng, Small Fry, spideyfan, The Atomic Fist, The Blob, tjrassle, Wolvejong, wrestlesquashed, WrestlingFool)
- Add an option to search for real characters or 3D/2D characters. (38 votes: AdamianoX, Benji Jacobs, Blaze Beraht, BoxingBob, Boxing Jobber, Drakmis Howlfy, EuroTwink, Fighter42, fightgeil, glovesupboxer, GutBoxer, Harryjones, Jake Jock, Jakey D, JDogATL, jhlg1234, JockBrah, joethechamp, Jonny Innocent, KickboxerD, King Steve, Klaus, MuscleCason, Naked fighter, Pat Russell the crippler, Perceus Jackson, pindownwrestling, Rickp, Rivalfighter99, SereneSin, SethChavez, Sheng, Taylor Yates, Tiny Weak Guy, Ty Castelle, ursrusso, wrestlesquashed, XenaFr)
- Enhance Story and Book creation (add attachments to the story, create stories by sending in emails) (24 votes: Ariel the Beast Boy, Benji Jacobs, Big Tony, BoxingBob, Boxing Jobber, Capnramrod, ErikAtlas, FghtrboiAshu, Hard Sword Sameer, Henco Gutpunchee, jsimpson, Klaus, Lionmane8, matworker, MuscleBull Mark, Naked fighter, philman29, pindownwrestling, Ranger, Skaterboy Chris, Sleeper09, The Atomic Fist, The Blob, Valia)
- Add groups, with a group admin, members to join(and remove), dedicated chat-rooms, dedicated sub-tournaments, an own group landing page, etc. (49 votes: Acquaeterra, Alexander Friers, Alpha Crawford, AlphaHunter, Ariel the Beast Boy, Benji Jacobs, Blaze Beraht, Boxing Jobber, BrutalBastard, Butch McMann, DaddySam, DalSparks, Emily, FghtrboiAshu, Gregmat, GutBoxer, Harryjones, Jake Jock, Jakey D, Jakob, Jobberpunk, jsimpson, Killermeteor, King Steve, Klaus, LowBlowWrestler, Mandy, Marios1991, MuscleCason, Naked fighter, Pat Russell the crippler, pedro26, pindownwrestling, Ranger, Rickp, Ronan, SavageMMA, SethChavez, Sir Mike, Skaterboy Chris, Taylor Yates, The Atomic Fist, Tiny Weak Guy, TJ-Pro, Ty Castelle, Valia, Wolvejong, WrestlingFool, XenaFr)
- Focus even more on the APP and the message system! (35 votes: Acquaeterra, Aidan, A Nathan, Andyfighter, Benji Jacobs, Blabash, Boxing Jobber, Butch McMann, ClobberedJobber, DaddySam, Drakmis Howlfy, EuroTwink, Fred Samsa, Harryjones, Jobberpunk, Johann Brakkus, King Steve, Klaus, Mandy, Marios1991, Naked fighter, Pat Russell the crippler, pedro26, Queen Rose, rythebrick, SavageMMA, Scotty McFlemming, SereneSin, Sir Mike, Small Fry, Starfox, The Atomic Fist, TinyChris, tjrassle, Valia)
- Create a better Help page, it is hard to browse the site. (10 votes: Alexander Friers, BomberB, Capnramrod, glovesupboxer, Gregmat, GutBoxer, Henco Gutpunchee, Naked fighter, Pro WrestleBoy, Starfox)
- Allow voice chat in private chats (29 votes: Acquaeterra, Aidan, A Nathan, blondbud, Boxxerboy, BrutalBastard, ClawMaster, cyberbattle, FghtrboiAshu, Hard Sword Sameer, Harryjones, heelwrestler, Jakey D, Jocko, Johnny Thunder, Klaus, komir, Likulau, Naked fighter, Pat Russell the crippler, pedro26, Peter the bodybuilder, Quadmuscles, rythebrick, Skaterboy Chris, SuperSteve, The Blob, TinyChris, TopTommy)
- Access a private chat even though the other person is currently not online (already possible over 'create a story') (47 votes: Acquaeterra, Alpha Crawford, A Nathan, Beast, Ben Brawler, Benji Jacobs, BoxingBob, cyberbattle, Drakmis Howlfy, EuroTwink, Fighter42, FighterBoy, Hard Sword Sameer, Jake Jock, Jakey D, JDogATL, Jobberpunk, Killermeteor, Klaus, Kurrt2005-The Crusher, Mandy, Matt82, matworker, MuscleCason, Naked fighter, Owen Adler, Pat Russell the crippler, pedro26, Perceus Jackson, philman29, Pro WrestleBoy, Quadmuscles, Rickyprowrestler, SavageMMA, SereneSin, Sir Mike, SlimBoxer, Steelgunz, SWAT COP BEAST, TinyChris, TJ-Pro, tjrassle, TopTommy, Ty Castelle, Valia, wrestlesquashed, WrestlingFool)
- Display who looked at my character (32 votes: Acquaeterra, Alpha Crawford, A Nathan, Ben Brawler, Big Tony, Boxingkat, BrutalBastard, DalSparks, EuroTwink, FighterBoy, glovesupboxer, Ian Struvinator, JaxThunderKatz, Jayce the Face, joethechamp, Johann Brakkus, Johnny Thunder, jsimpson, Likulau, Lionmane8, MuscleGeek, pedro26, Pro WrestleBoy, Queen Rose, Ronan, Skaterboy Chris, slamitdown, Sleeper09, Steelgunz, The Blob, Tiny Weak Guy, Wolvejong)
- Add a video function so that we can send videos in chat (11 votes: Bartleby, joethechamp, komir, Likulau, Michael Mora, MuscleCason, pedro26, Skaterboy Chris, slamitdown, Sleeper09, TinyChris)
- Other, please comment (4 votes: EuroTwink, hardcorebashing, Mandy, Michael Mora)
Thanks for sharing your feedback and ideas!
Best Regards,
The Tech
hardcorebashing (deleted member)
2020-06-06 15:56Allow voice chat in private chats
The Tech
2020-06-06 16:08(In reply to this)
I added your idea to the options.
hardcorebashing (deleted member)
2020-06-07 17:43(In reply to this)
The ablility to see who as reviewed your profile.
Adam Collins
2020-06-06 16:34Perhaps have Country of origin in profiles
The Tech
2020-06-06 22:03(In reply to this)
I consider this part of 'Add TimeZone settings'
Mxdmlwrstler
2020-06-07 10:15(In reply to this)
Maybe also add a "languages spoken" option in the profile.
Anyway, thanks for this great site!
Trenton
2020-06-06 20:41Make it possible to access a chat even though the other person is not online?
The Tech
2020-06-06 22:02(In reply to this)
I added your idea, but you can access the existing transcript already over the transcript import from the create a story page. https://venus.chatfighters.com/create-story
Trenton
2020-06-06 22:04(In reply to this)
Thanks man! Didn't know it can be accessed like that!
Pat Russell the crippler
2020-06-06 22:10put in a pro wrestling tournament in or no rules pro tournament in
The Tech
2020-06-06 22:15(In reply to this)
Already in place: https://venus.chatfighters.com/tournaments
JockBrah
2020-06-07 06:36Could we have a dedicated section somewhere on the site for community resource. Like links to avatar creator apps, or links to find photos for characters. I feel like most people are just using google images which causes most people to have one photo on their profile because they don’t know whose image they used.
Also, maybe links to sites to elevate a user’s writing. A glossary of fighting moves. How to write dialogue. Action words. Synonyms for useful words like “punch”, “replied” or “aroused”. I think everyone has their own way of writing but some guidelines would help given the format.
Adam Reigns
2020-06-07 13:53Is it possible to see who's looked at your profile/character?
The Tech
2020-06-08 22:53(In reply to this)
I added your idea too
MuscleCason
2020-06-08 00:14Maybe add a video function so that we can send videos in chat? Doesn’t have to be long vids either
jobberboy
2020-06-08 21:18(In reply to this)
i like this idea over all the other ideas i have seen... this is my vote
jobberboy
2020-06-08 21:19(In reply to this)
i like this idea too.. better than what I've heard so far I also vote for this
The Tech
2020-06-08 22:52(In reply to this)
I added your idea
jobberboy
2020-06-08 21:21lobby moderator/monitor.... if someone is talking way too much trash in lobby being disrespectful... they should be warned or silenced
The Tech
2020-06-08 22:55(In reply to this)
This is already in place, you can mute the user in the #lobby and report them directly from the chat.
If you open a new room (not the #lobby) you have admin tools to kick/mute and ban user in your room: https://venus.chatfighters.com/action=newsupport&topic=4200
Wicked Wenona (deleted member)
2020-06-10 13:05Maybe an “I’m usually online at this time” feature?
The Blob
2020-06-12 06:46(In reply to this)
<--- this! :)
ErikAtlas
2020-06-11 06:34Add/attach pics in messages - there is a bunch of us that do matches through a series of messages, but have to embed an outside link to have a picture in that match
The Tech
2020-06-12 12:45(In reply to this)
This will be part of the new messaging system what would make this the right option to tick:
"Focus even more on the APP and the message system!"
The Blob
2020-06-12 06:51If it isn't too expensive to implement, we'd like to be able to go back and check matches that are older. I don't know how long the server stores chat logs at this time, but I often find myself typing, "I know we had a match and it was hot, but I can't remember the details."
Also, It would be really nifty if there was a function that removed timestamps and/or usernames before being posted as a story so that it flowed more like a story. Not everyone would be interested in this, but some folks who write in third person would find this particularly useful.
The Tech
2020-06-12 12:49(In reply to this)
It depends on the room how long history is saved.
When you enter a room or conversation, the blue welcome message will let you know how long the content is saved.
If you use the transcript importer to create a story, you can in most cases go back up to 30 days.
https://venus.chatfighters.com/create-story
Again, if the story got saved using the import function you can hide or show the timestamps dynamically. (on the final story page). https://venus.chatfighters.com/story/28019 (Toggle timestamp button)
Removing the usernames would end up in confusion?
But nothing stops you from using your favorite text editor and edit the text as you wish before posting it :)
ErikAtlas
2020-06-12 15:04Thank you for your hard work!