Is there any chance of the interface glitch being fixed?

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edited May 2014 in MPQ General Discussion
For people playing on Android, and possibly IOS, you probably may have noticed this. Sometimes, if you try to use a power immediately after your opponent's turn, you will get a help window instead telling you what the tile does, or saying "NOT A MATCH." This effectively blocks you from activating the power until you close the power window.

This glitch is also more prevalent when a passive power activates just before you open the Power window and try to use a power. (Example, Healing Factor.)

Normally, you are NOT supposed to get the power window and the help window opening at the same time, as opening one is supposed to close the other.

This glitch is by no means game-breaking of course, but it is very irritating, and wastes quite a bit of your time, which matters a lot in that Lightning Round tourney. Not to mention the PC player already gets faster speed than the device players already, so we are being screwed twice.

As far as I know, this interface glitch has been present since the revamp of the power interface, since they removed tapping of tiles for powers. Months in later, nothing has been done, no indication of any possible change to this.

Is there any chance of this actually being fixed?
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  • Spoit
    Spoit Posts: 3,441 Chairperson of the Boards
    If you're unluckly, it will actually make a match beneath the overlay, ending your turn.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Spoit wrote:
    If you're unluckly, it will actually make a match beneath the overlay, ending your turn.
    I remember that happening back when I used to play on my phone. If you're even more unlucky on top of that, it keeps you from killing a key enemy, who in turn kills whoever just made that match.
  • Unknown
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    the uncertainty of using the power interface is part of what makes it fun!
  • daveomite
    daveomite Posts: 1,331 Chairperson of the Boards
    I can confirm this same thing has been happening a lot on my android, and has actually screwed me a couple of times. Even times where I've had to force close the game because i couldn't get it to respond.

    Once, the opponents Psy had her blue countdown tile out with another turn left. They had just finished a move, I went to use a power - the issue happened and I didn't realize it made a match below where I was clicking - then the countdown tile went off and stole all my green for Call to Storm. And that was before the ability screen even went away.

    Kinda frustrating.
  • Unknown
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    Is there any possible chance of this ever getting fixed? It's been like this for months....
  • user311
    user311 Posts: 482 Mover and Shaker
    Spoit wrote:
    If you're unluckly, it will actually make a match beneath the overlay, ending your turn.
    Is that what happens? Man like everytime this comes up for for me I try to get a match under it hoping I can score a free turn but its never works. icon_e_smile.gif
  • Unknown
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    It happens to me all the time when I play with Patch, Daken, Hood, and any other character with a passive ability that insists on announcing itself when I just want to attack my enemy.

    I know I should just learn to work around it but I still hold out hope for a fix.
  • daveomite
    daveomite Posts: 1,331 Chairperson of the Boards
    user311 wrote:
    Spoit wrote:
    If you're unluckly, it will actually make a match beneath the overlay, ending your turn.
    Is that what happens? Man like everytime this comes up for for me I try to get a match under it hoping I can score a free turn but its never works. icon_e_smile.gif

    It's not a free turn. You can use abilities before making your match, well, with most abilities. However, when this happens, if it makes a match while you're trying to use an ability...then you basically lost that turn.

    For instance, if you were using OBW, and planned to steal ap on your turn as LT on the other side has just enough green to use Call to Storm. You go to use the ability, but there is a match directly below it that happens when you click...meaning you did not fire your power, it's now their turn again...and their LT gets off Call to Storm.
  • Unknown
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    I'm on iOS and it's basically same thing happenin. I been bitchin about it for months. Super annoying.
  • famousfoxking
    famousfoxking Posts: 245 Tile Toppler
    I opened a ticket with CS for it, and the ticket was closed within 24 hours as resolved. That gives me the distinct impression that they have no intention of fixing it.
  • MarvelMan
    MarvelMan Posts: 1,350
    Regalis wrote:
    the uncertainty of using the power interface is part of what makes it fun!

    The power interface and passive display glitch is functioning as intended. Nothing to see here....
  • Unknown
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    I'm still hoping it to be fixed one day.

    I'm betting that the devs know about this but just don't give a damn.
  • Unknown
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    I have the same problem using my iPad.

    icon_e_sad.gif
  • Dayv
    Dayv Posts: 4,449 Chairperson of the Boards
    The weird thing about this is it almost never happens on my ipad, but I had one day about a week ago where I repeatedly couldn't fire a skill without about ten taps to find the target instead of the tile behind it.

    It reminded me of having to calibrate the touch screen on my very old PalmOS phone, something modern touchscreens never need.
  • daveomite
    daveomite Posts: 1,331 Chairperson of the Boards
    It actually seems like it's been doing it even more than usual today. I've had it happen in every match now at least 3-5 times it seems. Not sure if it's just the system acting up, or something I'm doing differently or what. Just odd.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    You will notice it every time you bring in Hood with Dormammu's Aid
  • ClydeFrog76
    ClydeFrog76 Posts: 1,350 Chairperson of the Boards
    Oh man, I thought it was just me. This happens pretty much every game for me. So...damn...annoying.
  • Arogntbastrd
    Arogntbastrd Posts: 1,009 Chairperson of the Boards
    This topic is SO may 8th

    viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7006&p=132897

    For when a mod comes and locks this topic and tells us to go post in suggestions
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Sigh, R54 shows no sign of fixing this. Maybe R55?
  • Unknown
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    Arogntbastrd wrote:
    This topic is SO may 8th

    viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7006&p=132897

    For when a mod comes and locks this topic and tells us to go post in suggestions

    May? Try December: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1740&p=23456#p23456

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