New Suggestions Forum

We've decided to overhaul the way that the Suggestions Forum works. The current system was extremely overloaded. We couldn't keep up with the hundreds of suggestions that were posted every single week. We also frequently saw the same suggestions being reposted because folks weren't sure that we had seen them, or it had been a while since they were on the "front page" of the forums. And finally, we felt like there was a level of "shouting into the dark and not knowing if anyone heard you" for those who were posting suggestions, which is not what we want -- we value your input and it's an important part of what has helped Roll20 grow to where we are today. So as of today, the old Suggestions Forum has been archived (meaning you can view the old content but can't post anything new), and the new Suggestions Forum has been opened up. The new system is a voting-based system. Here's how it works: Everyone gets a set number of votes based on their account type. (More on this in the Voting FAQ ) You can use those votes to add your support to an existing suggestion, or you can post your own, new suggestion. The sorting of the forum is strictly based on the number of votes a suggestion has received. So the hope is that the suggestions that have the most support in the community will rise to the top. The age of a suggestion is irrelevant, so old ideas that have a lot of support will remain visible at the top. This new system has several major benefits, which include: Allowing us to focus our time and energy responding to suggestions which the majority of the community cares about. Eliminating the need to re-post the same suggestion repeatedly. Once a suggestion has been submitted, it can be voted on indefinitely. Drastically reducing the number of suggestions that a new user needs to weed through to see what's already been suggested and what's in the works. Focusing the discussion on the most important topics. By limiting the number of votes that can be cast, we're asking people to prioritize what's most important to them. Note that you can change your vote at any time so feel free to shift your votes around as your priorities change. In addition to serving as a Suggestions Board, this forum will also server as a type of "Roadmap." We'll be adding "tags" to each suggestion such as "In Progress", "Long Term", etc. That way you can quickly see what we're currently hoping to implement in the near future, and what's not currently in the pipeline. There is a very cool, new wiki page you should definitely read which will hopefully answer a lot of your questions about how this new system works: Voting FAQ Our goal here is to improve the dialogue between the Dev Team and the community. The current system is akin to a very load chorus where everyone is just shouting and we can't really respond well to what's being said. Our hope is that this new system will focus the discussion in such a way that we can have a better discourse around the topics that the community cares about the most. I added about 7 or 8 ideas that have been popping around my own head to get things started, but you can absolutely add your own suggestions as well by posting a New Topic. I'd love to answer any questions you might have, so fire away!

A quick note, if you have a previous suggestion post and you want it considered, feel free to re-post it (if you want to spend a vote on it, that is). We won't be moving over any old content automatically or anything like that.

It doesn't use a vote to post a comment in an existing suggestion. Only to post a totally new suggestion. So feel free to comment and let them know. Actually, I think this was a bug where it wasn't letting free users post comments even if they were eligible to vote. So that should be fixed.

Erin, audio is handled via the Jukebox and streaming from SoundCloud - <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Jukebox" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Jukebox</a> Frank, this isn't the right thread nor the right forum for that sort of discussion. You'd be better off asking that question over at reddit.com/r/rpg or on the official WoTC forums.

Haven, you can revoke your vote by clicking on the green triangle of suggestions you've voted on already. This will remove your vote from that suggestion and allow you to use it for another suggestion.