CARBON XIndependent public UI evaluation

Evidence edition / 23 October 2026 / en-US

Findings that can be challenged

CX-F01 · Observed/reproduced · Medium priority

Comparison dismissal loses the opener’s focus

Consequence: a keyboard user may lose their position after comparing plans. Discovery remains available; this is not an outage or account-access issue.

  1. Open /en-US/play signed out at 1440×1000.
  2. Activate Compare plans using Enter.
  3. Wait for plan content; focus Close and press Escape.
  4. Wait until the dialog is hidden; inspect the focused element.

Expected: return focus to Compare plans, following the dialog return-to-trigger convention. Actual: BODY is active in two recorded trials. Same-agent repeat; no independent reproduction. Automation explicitly focused the Close control before Escape.

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Recommendation: preserve and restore the opener on dismissal. Retest with Tab-only navigation and real assistive technology. Criterion-level WCAG judgment remains needs manual review; a focus convention alone does not establish full-page nonconformance.

CX-O02 · Content ambiguity · Review priority

Purchase-required wording beside included subscriptions

1000xRESIST exposes “Game purchase required” in its access footnote and lists Premium and Ultimate under “Included in these subscriptions.” A newcomer may be unsure whether purchase is needed with those plans.

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This is a supported wording observation and subjective usability concern, not a verified entitlement defect. Clarify which path needs a separate purchase; confirm with the product’s intended access rules before changing copy. No subscription purchase or authenticated entitlement test was performed.

CX-O03 · Transient · Recovered

ASTRONEER gallery initially showed an error

The initial narrow-screen detail showed “Something went wrong” with refresh/try-later guidance. Reload restored gallery and metadata. The first capture was early in page loading; root cause and persistence are unknown. This does not establish a durable product defect.

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Not findings

Loading skeletons, delayed cards, the intentional age gate, unavailable filter/sort controls, and host-tool restrictions were not converted into bugs. No security or performance defect is claimed.