Hi hello!

One of the reasons the site lags is probably how people show. Most of us use something like LinkClump to open 10 tabs of each tier at once, up to 80 for a single discipline, then control+tab between them to enter each one with EA1. This is by far the most efficient way to show, taking half an hour or less per account for most people vs. the hour + it can take with other methods. I can imagine this gives a pretty intense lag spike. Neither option is very accessible, either, requiring a lot of time at the computer and manipulation of the keyboard that people with carpal tunnel, hand nerve injuries, etc might struggle with — not to mention how time consuming it is for parents, people in school, and the like.

Plus, the way the Enter All buttons function isn't super intuitive; neither of them actually "enters all," and new users run into confusion with a) settings placement and b) what the item they're buying actually does.

I propose a complete revamp of Enter All to address new user confusion, UX, accessibility, and value (please click for full size):

Major changes include:

• Instead of two Enter Alls, there is now one Enter All that adds major functionality by combining the features both and adding some bells and whistles
• All settings and use happens via the Shows Arena (more intuitive)
• The Enter All can be used for Halter by one breed at a time, or one disc at a time, but not both — Halter could further be broken down by stars if this feels too OP
• You can set it to random
• You can set it to enter the primary or secondary discipline, but not both
• Careers would function the same — you would still be able to select all of them and send them to work if you have EA

Inspiration and research:

• Games that have a high volume of individual pet ownership like HoFa does (Furry Paws, Equiverse, Horse Eden Eventing, Hunt and Jump) have much simpler competition entry systems, and I suspect this is part of the reason both games are still active after so much time; they're easy to enter competitions, meaning the effort is put into what actually matters, like training and breeding. Since competitions don't add anything other than levels like in these games, it makes sense for HoFa to have a similar functionality
• However HoFa can stand out by having a system that is even more accessible and cleanly designed, giving users one page to manage their entire herd (similar to an office functionality)

Other opportunities:

• This functionality could be a subscription service — an a la carte option for $5 or less per month. To avoid making it pay to win, it could also be available for ingots, to move the economy around more as well. Users who have already purchased the EA1 and/or EA2 could get the first ~month or two for free.
• Alternately, to avoid making it pay to win, an additional currency tied to activity could be introduced.  Elder Scrolls Online does something similar with its premium feature — players who play often (not daily but I think it ends up being more than half the month) are able to collect Seals of Endeavor that they can exchange for a month of ESO Plus. You need to actually do things to get seals of endeavor, but they're usually simple, like harvesting X number of world nodes or whatever.

Thanks for reading this wall of text! I'm so curious to hear what everyone else thinks of this concept!