Fix Your Broken App and Servers or Stop Selling It!
Why did I just pay $10 for this app? The app and servers are completely broken, it’s virtually unusable! I figured with 21k 5 star ratings that it would be fine. I didn’t even notice that the app hasn’t had a version release for TWO YEARS. Playing online is so bugged it’s broken. Every time I start a game the app just hangs, meanwhile the backend and the other players think I’m just sitting there letting the clock run down. I literally have to close the app, reopen it, and rejoin the game every single time. And it’s so slow, it wastes two minutes of my clock time easily. I know I’m not the only one having the issues either because every game involves other players disconnecting and reconnecting at least once. Meanwhile as I’m busy rebooting the app trying to get into the game, a robot has taken over to make dumb decisions on my behalf. Absolutely ridiculous. I’ve never had to get a refund for an app but I guess there’s a first for everything. Not even sure how to go about doing that??
Oh, and sometimes it simply hangs on “Authenticating” and you just can’t play.
Oh, and sometimes it simply hangs on “Authenticating” and you just can’t play.
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Fix Your Broken App and Servers or Stop Selling It!
Why did I just pay $10 for this app? The app and servers are completely broken, it’s virtually unusable! I figured with 21k 5 star ratings that it would be fine. I didn’t even notice that the app hasn’t had a version release for TWO YEARS. Playing online is so bugged it’s broken. Every time I start a game the app just hangs, meanwhile the backend and the other players think I’m just sitting there letting the clock run down. I literally have to close the app, reopen it, and rejoin the game every single time. And it’s so slow, it wastes two minutes of my clock time easily. I know I’m not the only one having the issues either because every game involves other players disconnecting and reconnecting at least once. Meanwhile as I’m busy rebooting the app trying to get into the game, a robot has taken over to make dumb decisions on my behalf. Absolutely ridiculous. I’ve never had to get a refund for an app but I guess there’s a first for everything. Not even sure how to go about doing that??
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Way Past Due for an UPDATE
This is my favorite board game and app, but this app hasn’t been updated in ages. I recall an interview with the development team for the Ticket to Ride app saying there would be more maps added way back in 2020; over 2 years later here we are with the same maps, it’s getting a bit stale.
Wish we could have some more of the physical boards added like Rails and Sails, Great Lakes, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Old West, etc. It would be more engaging to have seasonal events too like for Halloween, Christmas, etc., while implementing some of the existing add ons and expansions like the Halloween Freighter trains, Alvin & Dexter, Depots… It would also be nice to have more customization, such as being able to use stations on any map.
I would think there would be more frequent updates considering this app is near the top of the chart in board games in the App Store.
Wish we could have some more of the physical boards added like Rails and Sails, Great Lakes, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Old West, etc. It would be more engaging to have seasonal events too like for Halloween, Christmas, etc., while implementing some of the existing add ons and expansions like the Halloween Freighter trains, Alvin & Dexter, Depots… It would also be nice to have more customization, such as being able to use stations on any map.
I would think there would be more frequent updates considering this app is near the top of the chart in board games in the App Store.
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Good, Not Great
I love this board game, but this app gets annoying at times.
- First, I don’t need you to stop the game and inform me every time somebody closes their app for a second to check something on their phone. Just switch them to a computer player and keep going.
- Second, why don’t we know how many players are in a game until the game starts?
- Lastly, put a shorter time limit on making moves. Players should have 20-30 seconds to use their turn or else they get switched to a computer player. If players are taking 1 minute + to make a move, I just close the game. I care nothing about what it does to my player ranking.
- First, I don’t need you to stop the game and inform me every time somebody closes their app for a second to check something on their phone. Just switch them to a computer player and keep going.
- Second, why don’t we know how many players are in a game until the game starts?
- Lastly, put a shorter time limit on making moves. Players should have 20-30 seconds to use their turn or else they get switched to a computer player. If players are taking 1 minute + to make a move, I just close the game. I care nothing about what it does to my player ranking.
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Dodgy Local mode ruins gameplay
We like the board game, but having a computer help with counting and cards is so much easier. My family has tried to play in Local mode for years, both over Bluetooth and WiFi. Most of the time the game ends in a disappointing stalemate because one player gets disconnected and cannot get reconnected into a playing state, so they have an infinite turn.
I have no idea why this happens. We have had it happen at the beginning of games as well as near the end of them. It is quite frustrating because you never know if this is one of the rare instances where you will be able to complete a game.
What happens is this. All players except one get a message that a player has disconnected and the game is waiting for them to reconnect. That player might have a similar message, but without indication of who is still connected or sometimes some other message. We have tried rejoining and force quitting the game, relaunching and rejoining, but a typical best case is that the game recognizes that the player has rejoined and removes the message from the other players’ screens, but the player who was allegedly disconnected is unable to take any actions except to leave the game again.
Other game modes are still fun, but we would like to use local most of all.
I have no idea why this happens. We have had it happen at the beginning of games as well as near the end of them. It is quite frustrating because you never know if this is one of the rare instances where you will be able to complete a game.
What happens is this. All players except one get a message that a player has disconnected and the game is waiting for them to reconnect. That player might have a similar message, but without indication of who is still connected or sometimes some other message. We have tried rejoining and force quitting the game, relaunching and rejoining, but a typical best case is that the game recognizes that the player has rejoined and removes the message from the other players’ screens, but the player who was allegedly disconnected is unable to take any actions except to leave the game again.
Other game modes are still fun, but we would like to use local most of all.
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