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[Request change] Quick game functionality

Hi Lichess team and fellow players,
The new feature of "Quick game" is a good idea, but I think the implementation is rather poor. For one, it does not put any rating limits on search. Most players, at least above certain rating, use rating range when looking for a game. So, as is, it is not going to be used by many players at all.

Moreover, it "overrides" the functionality of old features, which were working perfectly.
Say, the old "play" button. But now, if I'm in the Lobby, looking at the graph of challenges, and do play-> 3+2, I'm back on the "Quick Play" tab. Why? I like the Lobby! I can click the Quick Play tab if I want to!

When I search someone for a 3+2 game, WITH rating range (play button again), get a game, finish the game, click "new opponent", the old functionality was to look for a game with same rating range restriction as the game I just finished. Now, it removes the restriction, and behaves as "Quick Play" (Why!?)

Please consider restoring the old functionality of Play button and related things.
Yup, this is an issue that has made the amount of effort between games shoot from one click, to several clicks.

Coupled with the fact that you can no longer peruse the lobby whilst searching. It has made this change seem poorly implemented, and removed good functionality for something I don't even use. Though might if rating setting were held.
Sometimes the lobby yielded other variant games of interest, which cuts down search time essentially.
I would also like to peruse the lobby whilst having a seek out, similar to previous behaviour.
The way the quick play works is that it first searches for players close to your rating, and then keeps on extending this range until it's found an opponent. So it doesn't just look for any player with the same time control.
I think lichess stuff could think about creat option for match.
It's so anoying many players escape after one losing game.
Next to the current system that could be new overlap "match"
You would be able to create like now challenge or be open for play not only one game but it would be contrackt eg. for 6 games.
Escape after eg. 4 game = lost next 2 games and lost rating for this 2 games

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