[1244] I feel like portals should be unlocked by default
MyroP
Of couse I can't speak for everyone, but me and my friends unlock the portal most of the time (and by "most" I mean like 90% of the time), so I feel like it should be unlocked by default.
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DarkSwordsman
It would be nice if this was a user-set default, where it auto-defaults to locked in the settings menu.
Silent
I would really like this to be an option. Personally, I've noticed that many people I hang out with really dislike the disruption the new UI changes have caused to "world hopping".
In the past, you would find a spare corner and drop a portal. Now, it is a multi step process where you need to actively fight the UI to proceed. To start with, you can't click Drop Portal, because the default is locked. You have to click Create Instance, then select the desired restriction level (usually Friends+). And then! You need to click the unlock icon, and THEN hit Drop Portal!
And when someone makes a mistake in any of these steps, it throws the whole group into chaos! "No, don't enter that portal!" "What's taking them so long to load? Wait... oh no!" "Uhh, guys? I can't see the portal..." "Uhh, they vanished? Did they enter the instance instead of dropping it? Does anyone know where they went?" Please, this is so painful! It makes exploring so hard!
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PhaxeNor
Default to unlocked and a setting for what state you want as default thats saved
install signal
Maybe make it so the unlock state is the same as the last portal you dropped? Or have a setting which determines the default?
bd_
I've definitely seen novice users get left behind on world tours because someone forgot to uncheck the lock. Not a great experience :/
Fionna
This is a case where novice users FREQUENTLY drop a portal and don’t understand why not everyone can see it. It’s very confusing and disruptive, and an “under the hood” feeling to the setting. Since novice users are often attendees or special guests for events, this can be extremely obnoxious. Please make unlocked the default, or force a deliberate and intuitive choice when dropping a portal via pop-up.