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Download Client, or Browser - which do you use, & WHY?
Tikay10
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Which do you use, & more importantly, WHY?
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More through habit than anything else. Literally just open a webpage and I'm there! Also means you can play on your phone, iPad etc.
I also hear lots of people moan about d/load client crashing and having to reset at breaks etc. This kind of issue does not happen as much on browser.
Browser does have it's downfalls, but overall out of the two it's my preference.
When I tried playing on Download Client, it lagged really badly, and I only play two tables max., so I've never tried again since.
Because of the problems with the Lobby not updating during a Tournament, at least playing thru' the Browser, all you have to do is refresh the page. Apparently you have to shut the Download down completely to refresh it.
Over the years I have switched between both for extended periods.
Ive finally settled on the browser as its easier to recover from sky malfunctions and crashes.
The Download has been riddled with problems for years, the last big drama , when Adobe Air ended , the browser didnt suffer at all.
When in the download and the lobby icon stops responding and a window wont open to the lobby the only fix is restarting the download losing your tables for a while.
If your in the browser , you can navigate there, losing no tables.
The browser tables has an address across the top, you can copy it and paste it elsewhere to help someone who has lost their table, not possible in the download.
The Hand histories are more downloadable via the browser which is impossible in the download ( or it opens a browser maybe, not sure)
Ive got so used to the browser now ,using the download would feel like its running on Netscape.
Im sure there are more advantages to the browser but non spring to mind right now.
The client lags for me, not massively but enough to irritate a grumpy old man like me. If I'm watching a stream or listening to Spotify whilst playing, this just makes the client lag even worse.
If I’m on my phone/iPad, I only use the web browser. I could never get on with the app!
I also use the client if I'm on laptop / iPad / phone.
Other than out of pure habit, it is much easier to multi-table. Or at least when I first started playing.
Although the client does have its bugs and glitches, a restart resolves it, and when in the habit of doing it at every MTT break or 2, it's not so bad and bearable.
The main usefulness I find the client has over the browser (unless the browser does that now), is that tables pop up to the front when action is required. It makes 'stacking' tables possible which helps when playing multiple tables.
I can get four or more full tables , no tiling , on client, i,ve actually had 12 tables on a 22 inch screen where as i can only get two full tables on browser
I am getting a few problems since Air has stopped which takes a few seconds to rectify since i only play a few tables now , it's an annoyance but not much of a annoyance where i want to smash things up
Is this some kind of feedback @Tikay10 for the tech guys ?
Before I purchased a PC I used to use the browser on a Macbook. Client on the Macbook it lagged and was unplayable
The download peasants are catching up.
Don't think we need a poll, I would assume the Business know how many use the Browser/DC.
It's more a case of "why".