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Player View for the DM

User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) · Variables · Created by Xalindros
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I suggest a mode that allows a world creator to see World Anvil from the Player’s perspective.
Due to bugs and being unfamiliar with the website, it can cause players to become confused with locating articles, maps, etc and to help them with glitches. Whenever I try to help them navigate the website or deal with a bug, I must look at their screen to help them because their layout is much different from mine.   Adding a feature to allows us to see a player’s view to help them navigate quickly to desired information or to understand if they’re experiencing a bug. Plus, when assigning secrets in an article to be viewed by a specific subscriber group, it would be helpful to be able to see that article from the subscriber groups perspective. This would make it super helpful when designing articles, too.
This would really help speed things up with creating articles with secrets for specific subscriber groups and help decrease time spent helping them navigate articles during a game session.

The Team's Response

Hey guys, this was already discussed in the past. and although I am closing this due to low support, there is already a plan SIMILAR to that, that it WILL allow you to have an overview of which categories/articles/images/timelines/events your players can/cannot see.
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Current score

74/300 Votes · +16860 points

Votes Cast

  • +300

    by A Wild Kitten
    on 2022-02-23 04:37

  • +50

    by A Lusty Dwarf
    on 2022-02-23 01:57

  • +10

    by A Goodhearted Devil
    on 2022-02-22 22:58

  • +200

    by Akimotos
    on 2022-02-22 20:45
    its a nice feature in some tools.

  • +200

    by Cameron_Vec
    on 2022-02-22 17:50

  • +200

    by Skrellgor
    on 2022-02-22 07:19
    Would be great so I know what they can and cant see without having to swap to a alt account just to look

  • +10

    by Xphile
    on 2022-02-21 22:36

  • +100

    by SwiftWolf
    on 2022-02-21 21:10

  • +100

    by Raelle
    on 2022-02-20 22:52
    This is also helpful for ensuring they only have access to information that is supposed to be public and private details aren't.

  • +50

    by BurningGod
    on 2022-02-20 21:26

  • +300

    by Kozak133
    on 2022-02-20 09:54

  • +200

    by randomer679
    on 2022-02-20 09:53

  • +200

    by Stiefel
    on 2022-02-20 04:27

  • +200

    by Chouhesi
    on 2022-02-19 21:08

  • +300

    by A Thundering Cthulhu
    on 2022-02-19 17:18

  • +300

    by TheRaptorJesus
    on 2022-02-19 16:34
    Yeah, I know you can do this with the map but I don't think you can do this with other article types. Always asking my players to check to see if it looks weird on their end lol. So I support this function.

  • +300

    by Elspeth_Rose
    on 2022-02-19 15:47
    My DM has to ask me to view my screen, this would save him a lot of time and headaches.

  • +300

    by Zombie_DM
    on 2022-02-19 15:44
    Agreed. I find myself needing to walk players through things all the time.

  • +200

    by jvredevoogd
    on 2022-02-19 15:32

  • +300

    by Bluboram
    on 2022-02-19 02:19

  • +300

    by J B Dorman
    on 2022-02-18 23:17

  • +300

    by JaenJaenJaen
    on 2022-02-18 16:57

  • +300

    by BunnyViking
    on 2022-02-18 10:57

  • +300

    by Shadowclaw45
    on 2022-02-18 09:34

  • +10

    by Okamich
    on 2022-02-18 08:28

  • +300

    by Eve Beyond
    on 2022-02-18 04:07

  • +300

    by Dirkster
    on 2022-02-17 19:49
    This seems like 2 requests, but I agree with both requests. Having a player view is super helpful for the DM, and, the more generic request, seeing what others see with different permissions is invaluable. I've had to contact one of my subscribers to help me work through what they do and do not see.

  • +300

    by scubtle
    on 2022-02-17 17:12

  • +200

    by Writing Bishop
    on 2022-02-17 14:48

  • +300

    by jake-the-otter12
    on 2022-02-17 13:38

  • +300

    by A Filthy Elf
    on 2022-02-16 20:20

  • +300

    by b4w8
    on 2022-02-15 05:49

  • +300

    by DMStretch
    on 2022-02-15 03:34

  • +50

    by ATM82
    on 2022-02-14 22:25

  • +300

    by Rhiawyn
    on 2022-02-14 19:07

  • +300

    by Twaren Stormborn
    on 2022-02-13 12:36

  • +300

    by TobiasofPi
    on 2022-02-13 03:34

  • +300

    by erevainsgirl
    on 2022-02-12 21:43

  • +300

    by xSpazztic
    on 2022-02-12 15:38
    I have my paid account and I created a junk account for the sole purpose of being able to view pages as a player. That's pretty cumbersome. This would be a great help when I've reviewing pages to make sure everything displays to players as I desire while still hiding the goodies from them.

  • +300

    by Keith Dorn
    on 2022-02-10 13:55

  • +300

    by Timekeepers
    on 2022-02-09 19:42

  • +300

    by joefromcanada1
    on 2022-02-08 22:09

  • +100

    by Rayna Fairbell
    on 2022-02-08 19:16

  • +300

    by PConrin
    on 2022-02-08 16:17

  • +50

    by CptLemon
    on 2022-02-07 17:14

  • +100

    by Mythbusters166
    on 2022-02-07 10:13

  • +300

    by Cobblers95
    on 2022-02-06 22:18

  • +300

    by Slipshod1
    on 2022-02-06 19:08
    Yeah, while I can do a generic un-logged-in player through Incognito mode, I'd really like to double-check the view as a specific player when I'm messing with a lot of secrets or trying a new thing.

  • +50

    by Jannys
    on 2022-02-06 12:24

  • +300

    by bladesmoss
    on 2022-02-05 14:50

  • +300

    by Moe Schwarzfeder
    on 2022-02-04 18:31

  • +20

    by chipla
    on 2022-02-04 18:21

  • +300

    by TheMrMoMo
    on 2022-02-03 16:44

  • +300

    by WolfofWinter
    on 2022-02-03 12:25

  • +300

    by StellarUmbra
    on 2022-02-03 12:05

  • +50

    by Scalenex
    on 2022-02-03 09:30

  • +300

    by Spade9630
    on 2022-02-03 04:09

  • +200

    by Clauz GH
    on 2022-02-02 22:59

  • +200

    by Johneh
    on 2022-02-02 17:20

  • +50

    by ErikBloodAxe
    on 2022-02-01 23:16

  • +100

    by owenc
    on 2022-02-01 21:56
    As someone new to the platform and importing a campaign during its downtime, I fully support this feature. All my players will be new to the platform, and my inexperience makes me reluctant to include secrets without some form of testing.

  • +300

    by zhewatson
    on 2022-02-01 18:23

  • +300

    by Maidhc O Casain
    on 2022-02-01 18:15

  • +300

    by FenDawnchild
    on 2022-02-01 13:44

  • +300

    by Earthydove
    on 2022-02-01 10:05

  • +50

    by Pookypie2000
    on 2022-02-01 00:47

  • +300

    by Kilgs
    on 2022-01-31 22:41
    OMG PLEASE!!!!!

  • +300

    by A Enfeebled Goblin
    on 2022-01-31 17:11

  • +300

    by Ratha
    on 2022-01-31 15:03

  • +10

    by Michael Chandra
    on 2022-01-31 08:34
    Subscriber view has been shot down in the past, the best way to test as a player is by creating a dummy account used solely for testing.   https://www.worldanvil.com/community/voting/suggestion/524f8907-9954-491d-bc49-8c13e97b71ec/view

  • +100

    by Exarx
    on 2022-01-31 07:46

  • +300

    by GrinWithoutaCat
    on 2022-01-31 06:41

  • +300

    by ss2020
    on 2022-01-31 05:46

  • +300

    by TheIronCrown
    on 2022-01-31 05:21
    Yes! This is much needed. I put in much more time (and money!) into WA than my players can, so this would be great for helping them navigate the site. Love the subscriber view, too. I laid out much of my world before my players joined, and I'm not too sure if there's any articles that they can't see but should.

  • +300

    by Xalindros
    on 2022-01-31 04:53

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