wingerlang 2 days ago

Feedback from someone who bounced within the first second because of the signup requirement. I would like the play it but honestly I couldn't care less about the leaderboards.

  • zynovex 2 days ago

    Hey, I have added "Play without account". You can play it without login now. But your stats will be saved locally and you won't be able to get position in leaderboard. But if you want to, then you gotta register. I hope you give further feedback after playing the game.

    • wingerlang a day ago

      Nice. Game looks nice, but I realized that I don't really know of any painters so I got out quite fast again. Maybe hints or straight up "J _ _ o r _ _" if hints aren't enough. Potentially turning it into a teaching tool as well, about these painters.

  • zynovex 2 days ago

    Understandable. I didn't want users to require signup as well. But wanted to have the leaderboard. I'll see if I can find a solution for this. Thank you for the honest feedback. Appreciate it.

  • beardyw 2 days ago

    +1

    • zynovex 2 days ago

      I'll try to find another way to store the leaderboard data or maybe completely remove it. Thanks for the feedback.

    • zynovex 2 days ago

      Hey, I have added "Play without account". You can play it without login now.

  • arkensaw 2 days ago

    same

    • arkensaw 2 days ago

      I went back to try without an account. I guess there's heavy load / traffic right now because loading a painting takes 60+ seconds

      • zynovex a day ago

        The images are high resolution sometimes it takes time to load fully.

    • zynovex 2 days ago

      Will let you guys know if I find a solution for the leaderboard. Thanks for the feedback. Also let me know if you have a solution.

    • zynovex 2 days ago

      Hey, I have added "Play without account". You can play it without login now.

zynovex 2 days ago

Just finished creating this quick game idea. The idea itself is not that complex but it's surely hard to play the game. So, basically you'll be shown paintings(mostly old ones) and you have to guess the name of the painter. You get to see your stats, and a global leaderboard.

I didn't want user's to register for the game. But to store leaderboard data I had to implement signup. But it's only being used to create the leaderboard, nothing else.

  • ForHackernews 2 days ago

    You could do a leaderboard without user accounts by issuing a cryptographically-signed cookie to each browser. If people delete their cookies, they lose their stats.

    • zynovex 2 days ago

      Hey, I have added "Play without account". You can play it without login now.

    • zynovex 2 days ago

      Yes, but I don't want users to lose their data.

maalber 2 days ago

I agree with the others, the signup made me bounce immediately. I think it could be interesting to do as a versus game, where you could share a game link and compete with your friends.

  • zynovex 2 days ago

    Hey, I just added "play without account". Read the note too. Thanks for the feedback. I might think about multiplayer feature in the future.

ForHackernews 2 days ago

Why does this require a login?

  • zynovex 2 days ago

    To create the leaderboard. I did not want to implement login as well. Let me see if I find any other solution or have to completely remove the leaderboard I guess.

  • zynovex 2 days ago

    Hey, I have added "Play without account". You can play it without login now.