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I was wondering if it would be possible to get a feature that limits the number of entries loaded while viewing a list. It's a bit of a fringe case I admit but some of us with anomalously large backlogs (or other lists), it becomes rather unwieldy to the point where any time the site wants to direct me towards my backlog list I dread it. it effectively locks out interaction with the site for like 30 seconds or so while it attempts to load, populate and assign all the little graphics (in list mode not even box mode) to every entry, especially if I never intend to scroll through them all and will likely just explore it using the search bar at the very top.

Typically not a huge problem if I don't interact with the backlog often but if I ever want to start editing multiple entries, if they ever end up on backlog, after submitting the edit it will default to that list and from there it's a 30 second lock out for everything I want to edit. So a lot of wasted time waiting on getting control back.

Either the ability to divide a list into discrete pages of definable length (10, 20, 50, 100, however many) entries per page. or just a progressive continuous / "infinite" scrolling list that only loads additional entries when I scroll down to them could work.

Not a priority issue of course but if a solution for it could be found I'd appreciate it greatly.

I was wondering if it would be possible to get a feature that limits the number of entries loaded while viewing a list. It's a bit of a fringe case I admit but some of us with anomalously large backlogs (or other lists), it becomes rather unwieldy to the point where any time the site wants to direct me towards my backlog list I dread it. it effectively locks out interaction with the site for like 30 seconds or so while it attempts to load, populate and assign all the little graphics (in list mode not even box mode) to every entry, especially if I never intend to scroll through them all and will likely just explore it using the search bar at the very top.

Typically not a huge problem if I don't interact with the backlog often but if I ever want to start editing multiple entries, if they ever end up on backlog, after submitting the edit it will default to that list and from there it's a 30 second lock out for everything I want to edit. So a lot of wasted time waiting on getting control back.

Either the ability to divide a list into discrete pages of definable length (10, 20, 50, 100, however many) entries per page. or just a progressive continuous / "infinite" scrolling list that only loads additional entries when I scroll down to them could work.

Not a priority issue of course but if a solution for it could be found I'd appreciate it greatly.

I was wondering if it would be possible to get a feature that limits the number of entries loaded while viewing a list. It's a bit of a fringe case I admit but some of us with anomalously large backlogs (or other lists), it becomes rather unwieldy to the point where any time the site wants to direct me towards my backlog list I dread it. it effectively locks out interaction with the site for like 30 seconds or so while it attempts to load, populate and assign all the little graphics (in list mode not even box mode) to every entry, especially if I never intend to scroll through them all and will likely just explore it using the search bar at the very top.

Typically not a huge problem if I don't interact with the backlog often but if I ever want to start editing multiple entries, if they ever end up on backlog, after submitting the edit it will default to that list and from there it's a 30 second lock out for everything I want to edit. So a lot of wasted time waiting on getting control back.

Either the ability to divide a list into discrete pages of definable length (10, 20, 50, 100, however many) entries per page. or just a progressive continuous / "infinite" scrolling list that only loads additional entries when I scroll down to them could work.

Not a priority issue of course but if a solution for it could be found I'd appreciate it greatly.

So, uh, why exactly do you have 11K backlogged games?

... how?!
Drilled a hole into one of those Internet tubes and hold barrels in front of it to catch all the games, pr0n, cat images and unicorns that leaked out of it?

Yeah, this is high on my list of things to do.

I've honestly used your profile and steam for various testing because of the large volume of games.

Glad to be of service :)

@GamerAim why 11k on the backlog? Cause I got 11k games

How does one "get" 11K games? I'd be surprised if my backlog and completions both ever reach 1K. No offense, but do you collect free shovelware or something?

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What are the thoughts on adding decimals to the "X/10" review scale? I feel like some games are a bit better than a 7 but not quite an 8 etc. I'm not wanting to get super granular with it, increments of 0.5 would be good I think. If you want to keep the "X/10" scale simple then adding 5% increments to the "100%" scale would work too (so 75% would be the same as a 7.5 etc)

https://howlongtobeat.com/forum?thread=3&page=130&jump=to#post72055

Several people have expressed interest in it among other systems/ideas.

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So... you sold HLTB?

The site is now owned by IGN/Ziff Davis and they have employed me to continue working on it. There will be an official announcement and FAQ coming soon.

The site has been and will continue to be a labor of love. This will allow the site to grow to it's greatest potential.

I have worked for nearly 10 years on this project and would never sell unless I truly believed it was a benefit to the site.

We have very ambitious plans and ideas. Stay tuned!

The site is now owned by IGN/Ziff Davis and they have employed me to continue working on it. There will be an official announcement and FAQ coming soon.

The site has been and will continue to be a labor of love. This will allow the site to grow to it's greatest potential.

I have worked for nearly 10 years on this project and would never sell unless I truly believed it was a benefit to the site.

We have very ambitious plans and ideas. Stay tuned!

dude - congrats and I hope you get all the benefits that come with that kind of thing - couldn't be happier for you and I hope this ends up being a nice reward for all your hard work an dedication over the years =)

My only personal concern is that if the site becomes "too" popular, that the forum might become a mess.

My only personal concern is that if the site becomes "too" popular, that the forum might become a mess.

This is my concern as well. Popularity can have a nasty side effect sometimes.

At least the website could have gotten popular without being sold, so that's not necessarily an issue with this decision alone.

I can't wait to get more details. My only personal concern is that if the site becomes "too" popular, that the forum might become a mess. I also hope that there will still be checkups on submissions so we can continue to have this great and accurate database.