[Suggestion] Spoiler visibility for screenshots

[SeriousCsaba]

I have some boss/end game/story revealing screenshots what I want to share. Some of them are in public visibility but I put the most of it to private because I don't want to ruin the story of the game for other users. A new spoiler visibility option would be nice or at least a checkbox. So those screenshots what I mark with spoiler could be only viewable by clicking on them.

[KiD #38]

Totally agree. Great idea!

[De Selby]

Agree as well.

I think we need 3 options regarding spoilers:

1. Flagging our own screenshots before uplodaing them.
2. Flagging screenshots of others for containing spoilers.
3. Hub option: Do not show screenshots tagged as spoilers. Either that or as you suggested, that the screenshots will be viewable only by clicking on them.

This is needed now more than ever since we can't affect what screenshots go on the hub, other than one like or dislike. You know this will be abused by people liking screenshots containing spoilers so it will show up at the top of the hub.

[Harest]

I saw some spoilers on a game i actually play, so i 100% agree. Even if it's only a screenshot, if we can avoid spoil, it could be nice.

[「CM」Aironfaar]

If I hadn't played through Darksiders already, a series of screenshots taken by a friend that I found in my Friends stream would've spoiled almost every plot twist, turn and surprise the game has. The spoiler option is necessary. As others mentioned already, I'd like to see the following as a solution:

1. The option to tag any screenshot you upload and uploaded as a spoiler.
2. The ability to flag a screenshot as a spoiler.
3. The option to hide screenshots tagged from your Friends stream and game hubs.
4. The option to set a threshold how many spoiler flags a screenshot can have before it's hidden from your Friends stream and game hubs.

Hiding screenshots means they don't show. What should show is a link to the screenshot that's clearly marked as a spoiler.
Points 3 and 4 naturally mean that you also should be able to show all screenshots regardless of their spoiler tags and flags.

Besides, I've found two more threads on this subject. I tink this one has the best suggestions, hence I posted here. For reference though, here are the other ones:

[Suggestion] Tag screenshots as Spoiler
[Suggestion] Screenshot size in Friend Activity tab / Avoid spoilers

The way it is now, I feel reluctant to take a look at my Friends stream. Bummer, as I really liked taking a look at it every couple of days or so.

[Yolly]

Totally agree.
But i think option "hide/unhide spoiler" should be separate for different games, because necessity to open spoiler materials one by one from already completed games is very annoying.

[Mortang]

Great idea!

[Cube210]

+1 this idea

[LieutenantClone]

I hadn't even thought of this, but you guys are definately right. If I am going to see spoilers every time I go to a game hub, I will never go to a hub for a game I have not yet completed. Its not worth the risk.

While we are at it, a NSFW flag could be a good idea too (and I am sure parents would appreciate it). Even games that do not normally have nudity, can sometimes have it added through mods, and inevitably people will take screenshots of that. I would rather not open a hub to see the front page plastered with nude video game characters.

[De Selby]

It's not just game hubs. The new blotter also shows screenshots uploaded by your friends. If one of your friends uploads screenshots of a game you haven't finished, just by going to your blotter you will be spoiled. You don't even have to go to the game hub.

[LieutenantClone]

That is sucky. I would just stop using Blotter all together then in that case.

[Drym']

I agree with this, maybe include some checkbox or tag "Spoilers" with the screenshots options... checkbox or tag which will be enabled/included by default after couple of hours on each pictures in the game? And so, if someone doesn't want to be spoiled, he just activate the Antispoiler option, hiding the 'vile' pictures..