[2020] Let's Talk About UX/UI in Rocket League

over 4 years ago - /u/Psyonix_Devin - Direct link

Happy Thursday, r/RocketLeague! I'd like to introduce the subreddit to our UX/UI Lead, John Stvan aka /u/halcylon. You may have seen him in a random GIF thread or two over the last few months.

We're here today because we want to know how you feel about some of our features and ux (user experience), specifically around the garage, inventory, and related subsystems. How do you use them? What do you expect from them? What would make your life easier?

When leaving comments today, please:

--Keep your comments friendly and respectful

--Post only about the above topics

--Try to keep feedback short and sweet

We'll be on for the next hour or so to chat and read your feedback. Thanks, everyone!

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over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by Zenerism

All I want is a better way to manage and view presets. It's so annoying to try and find the preset I want out of the 40 or so that I've made

40?!

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by NewEnglanderEK

Ability to create inventory folders would be great, similar to country flag antennas or the MLB pack. I don't want to archive everything but that still leaves a lot of items. It would be nice to organize them into folders of different styles.

How would you group things together?

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by Ischke

A preset overview like the China Version has would be dope.

I've always loved that view, too. It comes with its own drawbacks and issues, but certainly has a lot of visual benefits.

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by iOMelon

Owning different painted and certified variants of an item really clutters up your inventory and car customization menu right now (especially items from the Rocket Pass). I feel like it could be good if they were bundled together under one item and the different owned colors or certifications could then be selected via a submenu.

I totally feel you on this one. We are looking into how to make that work better.

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by masterg226

I noticed when trading up a bunch of uncommon items that the filter got reset every time I completed a tradeup. This resulted in me having to constantly reapply the uncommon filter and scroll back down to where I left off.

It would be nice if the filters were applied until you left the "Manage Inventory Menu" or they were changed by the user.

I will verify this, but that might be fixed in an upcoming update. We noticed that when applying a filter and then tabbing around the garage/inventory the UI forgets what you filtered. We fixed that.

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by WalkingPlaces

I enjoy designing cars, it's an under appreciated part of the game. I may not use all of them but it is nice to keep them around.

That's awesome.

I'm surprised we don't have a "RATE MY RIDE" weekly Reddit posting. :)

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by golfinbronco

r/rocketleaguefashion

Shut me up.

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by apersonnamedmike

It'd be great to have a Club preset in the garage that pulls the colors from the club colors, so that then we can have items that match the club colors in our club matches (such as equip matching wheels, boost, decal, etc)

I like that a lot.

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

You all are amazing and your posts are super helpful and insightful. I really appreciate the time you took to think them through!

I want to call out that just because I reply or agree with any sentiment, that doesn't mean it's happening :)

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

You all are amazing and your posts are super helpful and insightful. I really appreciate the time you took to think them through!

I want to call out that just because I reply or agree with any sentiment, that doesn't mean it's happening :)

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by TheDivergentCrim

This is understandable. However, I think I speak on the behalf of this community when I say that some bugs in the inventory space must be fixed. Specifically the filters resetting after trade-ups/navigation, and favorite items being un-favorited if their certification was updated.

100%. Bugs will still be logged and we always want to improve the experience. That's why we are here.

I'm not saying things won't get fixed, just that a reply =/= "itshappening.gif"

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by TheDivergentCrim

This is understandable. However, I think I speak on the behalf of this community when I say that some bugs in the inventory space must be fixed. Specifically the filters resetting after trade-ups/navigation, and favorite items being un-favorited if their certification was updated.

100%. Bugs will still be logged and we always want to improve the experience. That's why we are here.

I'm not saying things won't get fixed, just that a reply =/= "itshappening.gif"

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by TheDivergentCrim

This is understandable. However, I think I speak on the behalf of this community when I say that some bugs in the inventory space must be fixed. Specifically the filters resetting after trade-ups/navigation, and favorite items being un-favorited if their certification was updated.

100%. Bugs will still be logged and we always want to improve the experience. That's why we are here.

I'm not saying things won't get fixed, just that a reply =/= "itshappening.gif"

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by iOMelon

Would you like this comment to be stickied?

(It would be a quote with a link to your comment.)

Sure :)

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by iOMelon

Would you like this comment to be stickied?

(It would be a quote with a link to your comment.)

Sure :)

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by iOMelon

Would you like this comment to be stickied?

(It would be a quote with a link to your comment.)

Sure :)

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by redditisfullofthrowa

Can you say why? Engine problems? Spaghetti code? Dave Hagewood doesn't want any changes to the game until Epic takes over?

Well mainly because I work with a team and can't just "make that kind of call". No one can.

As far as production goes, we look at all sorts of problems or features for the game, triage what's the most important/pressing issues or features for every section of the game - online, client, ui, etc - and then build a schedule to get things done.

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by redditisfullofthrowa

Can you say why? Engine problems? Spaghetti code? Dave Hagewood doesn't want any changes to the game until Epic takes over?

Well mainly because I work with a team and can't just "make that kind of call". No one can.

As far as production goes, we look at all sorts of problems or features for the game, triage what's the most important/pressing issues or features for every section of the game - online, client, ui, etc - and then build a schedule to get things done.

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by anon_mango_

The ability to equip a Rocket Pass Challenge item from the Rocket Pass menu would be nice.

I'll ask if there was a reason for that decision, but I'm surprised you can't do that right now.

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

Originally posted by anon_mango_

The ability to equip a Rocket Pass Challenge item from the Rocket Pass menu would be nice.

I'll ask if there was a reason for that decision, but I'm surprised you can't do that right now.

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

It's been about a week since we last chatted and I wanted to say that we are still looking over responses and documenting what your feedback is/are.

I can't thank you all enough for your responses and replies. We know you all love the game - as we do - and we take your feedback seriously. But, just because we don't address specific feedback or suggestions, doesn't mean we ignored it.

What a save!

over 4 years ago - /u/halcylon - Direct link

It's been about a week since we last chatted and I wanted to say that we are still looking over responses and documenting what your feedback is/are.

I can't thank you all enough for your responses and replies. We know you all love the game - as we do - and we take your feedback seriously. But, just because we don't address specific feedback or suggestions, doesn't mean we ignored it.

What a save!

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