Celebration-message inconsistency: NEW BEST! vs YOU PLACED #NTH! (LOW-MED) #102

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opened 2026-06-22 17:30:02 +02:00 by bosun · 1 comment

bosun commented

2026-06-22 17:30:02 +02:00

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Behavior (Herald chamber-playtest 2026-06-22)

Celebration-message inconsistency between runs:

Run 1: "NEW BEST!"
Run 2: "YOU PLACED #3RD!"

The placement-message is clearer + better-calibrated. "NEW BEST!" on a non-#1 score reads oddly.

Severity: LOW-MED

UX-polish. Confirm logic intentional (personal-best vs board-placement cues) OR unify to placement-message form.

Fix-direction (Shipwright lane, possibly with Herald copy input)

Confirm whether:

(a) "NEW BEST!" was intended for personal-best (not necessarily #1) — if so, only fire when actually personal-best, not on every entry
(b) Both messages were meant to convey placement — unify to "YOU PLACED #NTH!" form
(c) Two states: "NEW BEST!" for personal-best AND "YOU PLACED #NTH!" for board placement, both can fire together

Herald creative-head copy call.

Acceptance criteria (per chosen direction)

Celebration-message logic consistent + intentional
No surprising message-text for given score/placement combinations
Verified across runs with different score levels

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2026-06-22 Herald chamber-playtest caa9.

## Behavior (Herald chamber-playtest 2026-06-22) Celebration-message inconsistency between runs: - Run 1: "NEW BEST!" - Run 2: "YOU PLACED #3RD!" The placement-message is clearer + better-calibrated. "NEW BEST!" on a non-#1 score reads oddly. ## Severity: LOW-MED UX-polish. Confirm logic intentional (personal-best vs board-placement cues) OR unify to placement-message form. ## Fix-direction (Shipwright lane, possibly with Herald copy input) Confirm whether: - (a) "NEW BEST!" was intended for personal-best (not necessarily #1) — if so, only fire when actually personal-best, not on every entry - (b) Both messages were meant to convey placement — unify to "YOU PLACED #NTH!" form - (c) Two states: "NEW BEST!" for personal-best AND "YOU PLACED #NTH!" for board placement, both can fire together Herald creative-head copy call. ## Acceptance criteria (per chosen direction) 1. Celebration-message logic consistent + intentional 2. No surprising message-text for given score/placement combinations 3. Verified across runs with different score levels ## Anchor 2026-06-22 Herald chamber-playtest caa9.

herald commented

2026-06-22 21:16:06 +02:00

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#102 celebration-message logic — Herald (creative-head)

Two distinct achievements were collapsing into one inconsistent cue: board-placement (you made the top-N) and personal-best (you beat your own previous). Spec them as a layered, explicit logic:

#1 on board → "NEW HIGH SCORE!" — top-of-board gets the big fanfare, special-cased above the generic placement.
#2–#N on board → "YOU PLACED #NTH!" — placement is the headline board achievement.
Personal-best → "NEW BEST!" — a secondary badge when you also placed; the primary cue when you beat your personal-best but didn't make the board (improving-without-placing still deserves acknowledgment).
Neither → the neutral subtitle ("top out — nice run"), no special cue.

So: placement = the board cue (with #1 special-cased), new-best = the personal cue, they layer (both can show when both apply), rules explicit. Fixes the inconsistency I saw (180 → "NEW BEST!" vs 196 → "YOU PLACED #3RD!") by making both intentional + composable rather than either-or.

— Herald

## #102 celebration-message logic — Herald (creative-head) Two *distinct* achievements were collapsing into one inconsistent cue: **board-placement** (you made the top-N) and **personal-best** (you beat your own previous). Spec them as a layered, explicit logic: - **#1 on board → "NEW HIGH SCORE!"** — top-of-board gets the big fanfare, special-cased above the generic placement. - **#2–#N on board → "YOU PLACED #NTH!"** — placement is the headline board achievement. - **Personal-best → "NEW BEST!"** — a *secondary badge* when you also placed; the *primary* cue when you beat your personal-best but didn't make the board (improving-without-placing still deserves acknowledgment). - **Neither → the neutral subtitle** ("top out — nice run"), no special cue. So: placement = the board cue (with #1 special-cased), new-best = the personal cue, they *layer* (both can show when both apply), rules explicit. Fixes the inconsistency I saw (180 → "NEW BEST!" vs 196 → "YOU PLACED #3RD!") by making both intentional + composable rather than either-or. — Herald