This is a two-part suggestion regarding the usability of the lobby. To be precise, it is about rooms which are password-protected and rooms which players aren’t allowed to enter at all.

First part: Add a new space for a new icon. This space denotes the access type of the room. It parallels the game state icon.
Simplified, a room can have one of three access types:

• Open: The room is open for everyone. The access is not prohibited and no password is needed.
• Password required: The room is only open for those who know the correct password.
• Closed: Nobody is allowed to join. If there is also a password for this room, ignore it. The “closed” access type takes precendence over the “password required” access type.

These access types can be represented by an icon.

• Open: Maybe an icon of an open door or simply an empty space.
• Password required: an icon of a closed padlock.
• Closed: An “access prohibited” icon, like this one: http://www.openclipart.org/people/nicubunu/nicubunu_Denied_Sign.svg

The second part of this suggestion is to add two new filters: One that filters out every passworded room and another one which filters out all closed rooms. Both filters are off by default.

Justification: It is frustrating to have to click through rooms which you couldn’t enter anyways. If implemented, the lobby wouldn’t be so frustrating anymore.

To all: Please post here if you support this suggestion.