bamzing
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When drafting on MTGO, the software selects an "auto pick" in case the user is away and the timer runs out. This is a mechanism to prevent the draft from getting stuck when a user is away, and is oftentimes a bad choice strategically.
When clicking a different card in the draft, the auto pick selection will correctly vanish and the chosen card will be marked as "reserved". This is the intented behavior to let users know the auto pick was successfully removed and their chosen card is the one they are interested in. They can click on other cards and their selection will change too. This part works very well.
An unexpected feature is how clicking a reserved card unreserves it, and defaults back to the auto pick. This feature unfortunately causes harm.
Users have different methods to confirm their pick:
1. When a card is reserved, click the Submit button at the top.
This method works flawlessly.
2. When a card is reserved, right click the card and click on Move to ____.
This method works flawlessly. The Unselect menu item is there and can randomly catch users by surprise, but as is the method works as intended.
3. When a card is reserved, drag and drop the card to the Mainboard or Sideboard.
This method does not work, as starting the drag action will unreserve the card and default back to the auto pick.
4. When a card is not reserved, drag and drop the card to the Mainboard or Sideboard.
This method works flawlessly, as starting the drag action on an unreserved card will reserve it and perform the drag correctly.
5. When a card is reserved, double click the card.
This method works jankily, as it will unreserve the card for the duration between the two clicks and then add the card.
6. When a card is not reserved, double click the card.
This method works flawlessly, as starting the double click on an unreserved card will reserve it and the second click will confirm the selection.
Ultimately, the problems arise because clicking a reserved card again unselects it. Since unreserving causes janky behavior and since unreserving is practically never used intentionally/strategically (please correct me on this), I would look into removing the "click again to unreserve" feature. If the user clicks their reserved card again, it would just stay reserved. If they really want to unreserve it, they can right click and choose Unselect.
TLDR: Users don't click on their reserved draft picks to unreserve them, removing this feature would make the software more intuitive for all.
When clicking a different card in the draft, the auto pick selection will correctly vanish and the chosen card will be marked as "reserved". This is the intented behavior to let users know the auto pick was successfully removed and their chosen card is the one they are interested in. They can click on other cards and their selection will change too. This part works very well.
An unexpected feature is how clicking a reserved card unreserves it, and defaults back to the auto pick. This feature unfortunately causes harm.
Users have different methods to confirm their pick:
1. When a card is reserved, click the Submit button at the top.
This method works flawlessly.
2. When a card is reserved, right click the card and click on Move to ____.
This method works flawlessly. The Unselect menu item is there and can randomly catch users by surprise, but as is the method works as intended.
3. When a card is reserved, drag and drop the card to the Mainboard or Sideboard.
This method does not work, as starting the drag action will unreserve the card and default back to the auto pick.
4. When a card is not reserved, drag and drop the card to the Mainboard or Sideboard.
This method works flawlessly, as starting the drag action on an unreserved card will reserve it and perform the drag correctly.
5. When a card is reserved, double click the card.
This method works jankily, as it will unreserve the card for the duration between the two clicks and then add the card.
6. When a card is not reserved, double click the card.
This method works flawlessly, as starting the double click on an unreserved card will reserve it and the second click will confirm the selection.
Ultimately, the problems arise because clicking a reserved card again unselects it. Since unreserving causes janky behavior and since unreserving is practically never used intentionally/strategically (please correct me on this), I would look into removing the "click again to unreserve" feature. If the user clicks their reserved card again, it would just stay reserved. If they really want to unreserve it, they can right click and choose Unselect.
TLDR: Users don't click on their reserved draft picks to unreserve them, removing this feature would make the software more intuitive for all.