Removal of "Match Speed" slider.

You know, when viewing a match.

Just to clarify, until now, we've had two sliders dictating how quickly the match passes:

• Highlights, which speeds up what the blobs are doing
  
• Match speed, which speeds up the gaps between the highlights.
  

For 09, there will be one slider. This slider will dictate both speeds. (source: a blog from yesterday or the day before with Ter)

SI are merging the two sliders because new users in particular couldn't grasp what each slider actually did. I was in this boat when I first played 07. What on Earth did the Match Speed slider do? However, I quickly worked out, as I'm sure most other people did too, that the highlights slider sped up the highlights.

I don't like this move. I understand the reasoning behind it, much like with the arrows, but I don't like it. IMO, there needs to be a way to speed up the gaps between highlights without speeding up the highlights themselves.

Therefore, I suggest one of the following:

1. "Match Speed" always at max, "highlights" can be changed. Who really wants to stare at the same boring screen for longer than they need to?
   
2. A tick box in Preferences that lets you separate the two aspects of the one slider- if it's ticked, you get both sliders. The default should be unticked, though, so new users automatically have one slider.
   
3. One slider, the highlights slider. Match speed is now a set of tick boxes in Preferences. Slow-Medium-Fast. Slow is far left on current slider, Medium middle, and Fast, far right. Default: fast.
   

What do you lot think? Do you agree with the removal? What do you think of my suggestions? Do you have any suggestions?

I dont think im too bothered because ill probly just end up setting it to that fastest anyway:D

I like my match speed 3/4 of the way along so i would like that option. but the merge itself doesn't effect me as i have them both at that speed anyway! I can't read at a lightning pace!

doesn't bother me at all but what i find baffling is how people can be confused as to which slider does what.

in the very least they can try out which what slider does and they will find out for themselves

The removal of the slider "Match Speed" slider doesn't really bother me as it seems we are going to have a lot more control over the match than ever anyway. I think once everyone starts playing they will soon forget about the missing slider TBH.

I think you really need to wait and see before you can decide one way or the other. The bottom line is, no-one knows yet how SI have implemented it so all the moaning is based on assumption.

Why don't you give it a chance before starting with the criticism?

I always leave the sliders at default speed anyway so I couldn't care less

I always leave the sliders at default speed anyway so I couldn't care less

I couldnt do that, its painstakingly(spelling) slow!

don't think it will affect my game much at all. Don't really understand why they have done it though.

While I agree that we should wait before judging things, I'll be quite disappointed if they merge the sliders as I have them both set at different speeds. I like my highlights to be somthing close to a real life speed but the bits in between the highlights to pass very quickly.

If the reason they're doing this is because newer user were confused then that's pathetic tbh. Does it not tell you in the manual? If not would it not be easier to just put it in the manual?

If someone can't work out what the seperate sliders do after a few matches then they're beyond help to be honest.

While I agree that we should wait before judging things, I'll be quite disappointed if they merge the sliders as I have them both set at different speeds. I like my highlights to be somthing close to a real life speed but the bits in between the highlights to pass very quickly.

If the reason they're doing this is because newer user were confused then that's pathetic tbh. Does it not tell you in the manual? If not would it not be easier to just put it in the manual?

If someone can't work out what the seperate sliders do after a few matches then they're beyond help to be honest.

Same thoughts exactly. Thanks for saving me trouble of typing!

I guess we have to blame these noobs.

While I agree that we should wait before judging things, I'll be quite disappointed if they merge the sliders as I have them both set at different speeds. I like my highlights to be somthing close to a real life speed but the bits in between the highlights to pass very quickly.

If the reason they're doing this is because newer user were confused then that's pathetic tbh. Does it not tell you in the manual? If not would it not be easier to just put it in the manual?

If someone can't work out what the seperate sliders do after a few matches then they're beyond help to be honest.

Same here, i like to watch the game at normal speed but i dont wanna waste timing between highlights sat watching a clock trickle along.

Lets see what the demo is like (thats 2 things to look for along with the goal flash thingy lol)