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Please make "queue ready" notification audible and/or visible while alt+tabbed

mudekidamudekida Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited May 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
sometimes, I don't want to do anything besides set up some professions, and do a skirm or dungeon run. instead of being forced to stare out into space for 20-50 minutes ingame, it would be nice to be able to alt+tab out and do other things while waiting, such as checking forums, getting some work done, chatting with friends, etc

right now, it's extremely frustrating to wait for over half an hour, then alt tab away for a minute to come back and find you missed the queue ready notication, and have been removed from queue, and have to wait another 20-50 minutes
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  • kristingravekristingrave Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I would have to agree with this. It does get a bit annoying after a bit.
    I always try to stay in game when I am qued for anything. But at times I check on my professions and the like and end up missing it. Would also be nice if the pop up would stay on the screen for a bit longer then it currently does. Giving you a better time to respond.
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  • blightedbishopblightedbishop Member Posts: 31 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    At the very least the queue notification should pop up over your screen if you're in the quest accept screen or a shop.


    I've missed so many queues because I wanted to listen to the quest's lore instead of just accepting it.
  • alaric63alaric63 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Don't ALT-Tab. Simple fix.
  • mudekidamudekida Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    alaric63 wrote: »
    Don't ALT-Tab. Simple fix.

    mmorpg player stereotypes aside for a second, there do happen those amongst us who's lives aren't yet so deprived of meaning and purpose that we'd be willing to give up functionality of an entire pc system and put its cpus at full load for it to stare out into space for 20-50 minutes just so we can do a 15 minute skirmish

    ...and those of you who are probably aren't the ones paying cryptic's bills anyways
  • kmartinternetkmartinternet Member Posts: 35
    edited May 2013
    or play in windowed full screen mode, with a browser perfectly fit to only show the queue pop up.
    works just fine for me.
  • mudekidamudekida Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    kmartinternet wrote: »
    or play in windowed full screen mode, with a browser perfectly fit to only show the queue pop up.
    works just fine for me.
    yeah, it's what I do currently. it's neither as convenient nor as efficient as simply having the notification show through in some way though. something that takes as long as this game's queue times really need to be made much harder to miss
  • xanos900xanos900 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 116 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    mudekida wrote: »
    mmorpg player stereotypes aside for a second, there do happen those amongst us who's lives aren't yet so deprived of meaning and purpose that we'd be willing to give up functionality of an entire pc system and put its cpus at full load for it to stare out into space for 20-50 minutes just so we can do a 15 minute skirmish

    ...and those of you who are probably aren't the ones paying cryptic's bills anyways

    you have 2 .. options.

    1. DONT. ****ING. QUE THEN
    2. deal with it and stop crying
  • mudekidamudekida Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    xanos900 wrote: »
    you have 2 .. options.

    1. DONT. ****ING. QUE THEN
    2. deal with it and stop crying
    good little sheep *pets*

    sounds totally like the quality of a product people are willing to drop money on
  • imivoimivo Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 1,682 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    A toggle to allow sound when the game doesn't have the focus would be a good feature, I agree.
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  • blightedbishopblightedbishop Member Posts: 31 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    xanos900 wrote: »
    you have 2 .. options.

    1. DONT. ****ING. QUE THEN
    2. deal with it and stop crying

    3. Ask for a change, because it benefits the game.

    Shocking, I know.
  • enderlin50enderlin50 Member Posts: 993 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Lot of MMOs have a feature where you can continue game sounds while minimized. This would allow you to hear the queue pop while surfing the web.
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  • mudekidamudekida Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    do devs actually read general? I'm kinda surprised there isn't some kind of suggestions forum here
  • mudekidamudekida Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    bump
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  • horoturehoroture Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 46
    edited May 2013
    /sign would be very helpful
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