are you guys, EA?Mythic kidding us???

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Crysta, you do realize there were people talking about taking a day off to attend today's event? How stupid will they feel when it finishes up in five minutes? How stupid do I feel encouraging all my guildmates to gather, many of them giving up Friday night plans to take part in an EA event, only to have it over in 5 minutes? It's just plain not a good idea.

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When they were told in advance nothing would happen? No fault but their own, but damned if they'll ever admit it to those lying, cheating ****s at EA Mythic.

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Yeah, it was their fault that they got time off yesterday and the event schedule was posted TODAY! Yeah, it's their fault they got time off and just found out TODAY that nothing would be happening. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it is the 28th and the schedule was posted this morning. Right?

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If they had truly wanted to say it wasn't going to be an event, they could have said, "Hey, tonight is just a couple of minutes of plot setup.

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Are you ever going to concede any points? It wasn't clear this would be a 5 minute event. Evidence of that is in how disappointed so many people were. I'm no idiot and I read the details, but it sure wasn't clear. Going up in smoke might just mean the event is longer and more engaging, as in we spend time contributing blackrock to the machine, see some special effects happen because of this, and then the machine fizzles or starts churning and it will take time for the fruits of our labor to be realized (as in tomorrow we'll see the effects of what we did). For a 5 minute event though, they could've posted the dialogue to the website. If this was a stress test, as least let us know. People would still show up, especially if it is publicized your participation now will affect what happens tomorrow. It'll make it easier on playerbase, however, who can attend for those five minutes then go on to whatever plans they had before. You can defend them all you like, but can you honestly say tonight's event was a good event?

 

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Draconi... PLEASE tell us you're NOT going to reward the tamers who disrupted the event... or at least that they'll be dealt with accordingly.

 

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Well, the only way to know for sure is this. Tomorrow, log in with a charater that WAS there tonight, and do stuff. Then log in a charater, that WAS NOT there tonight, and see if there is any difference. See, if it mattered if you needed to show up tonight or not?

 

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So, does that mean I have to bring the same character back tomorrow night?

 

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was it wasted? why have us bring blackrock for that??? time will tell i guess

[/ QUOTE ]No, it wasn't. Time will tell tomorrow for everyone who showed up, blackrock holding or no.

As we mentioned multiple times, this event was the setup. But if you had missed tonight, and came tomorrow and saw what those who came today get, you'd have been even *more* upset if we'd simply downplayed the importance of today.

[/ QUOTE ]Oh, please, Draconi. What about people who weren't there right at 8:00 and missed the two minute "event setup." And, uh, no, it wasn't mentioned anywhere on any site in any public view that this was setup -- if it was mentioned on this forum, then SHAME ON YOU for not posting it on uo.com where everyone else could see it.

You called this a two-day event, and people were expecting it to be an event this evening.

So basically, if you weren't there for the quick intro, you're SOL, except if you happen to make it right on time tomorrow night for all the "fun?"

Yeah.

Thanks for wasting my time and my night Draconi. Next time, hire someone who can put together a compelling event, please.

 

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was it wasted? why have us bring blackrock for that??? time will tell i guess

[/ QUOTE ]No, it wasn't. Time will tell tomorrow for everyone who showed up, blackrock holding or no.

As we mentioned multiple times, this event was the setup. But if you had missed tonight, and came tomorrow and saw what those who came today get, you'd have been even *more* upset if we'd simply downplayed the importance of today.

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[TheGwy]

No, it wasn't. Time will tell tomorrow for everyone who showed up, blackrock holding or no.

As we mentioned multiple times, this event was the setup. But if you had missed tonight, and came tomorrow and saw what those who came today get, you'd have been even *more* upset if we'd simply downplayed the importance of today.
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It's not the fact that the ones who came get or dont get anything, and I do agree, setup for an event is important but comon 30seconds is pretty insulting, could of had it last a "little" longer then that....and how many people wont show up tomorrow now also?

 

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Well, here's the scene in Catskills with KR. You can see some of the particle effects barely but yeah, them dragons have a huge wingspan in our client and makes it difficult to see anything. Hopefully those in the Pacific zone will leave the dragons in the stable YOU DO NOT NEED THEM. Bring them tomorrow.

 

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was it wasted? why have us bring blackrock for that??? time will tell i guess

[/ QUOTE ]No, it wasn't. Time will tell tomorrow for everyone who showed up, blackrock holding or no.

As we mentioned multiple times, this event was the setup. But if you had missed tonight, and came tomorrow and saw what those who came today get, you'd have been even *more* upset if we'd simply downplayed the importance of today.

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As I mentioned to Crysta, I will withhold judgement until tomorrow for the overall event. As I said, Magincia started off underwhelmingly and alot of people were disappointed, but in the end it was a great event. Still, you don't want to disappoint your playerbase at any time and it can be avoided by explaining things better, thereby managing the expectations. It's a simple thing to say, "This will be very short and to the point, setting up Saturday's event!" Then players will know what to expect and they can't be disappointed. There are alot of intelligent people here who just did not equate your vague statement with such a short event. Yes, play up the importance, but be clear! That's the most important thing, I think. Be clear.

 

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As scary as it was to see client-smashing critical mass of dragons en swarm, it does make a good stress test to make people aware of what they will face tomorrow

 

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But if you had missed tonight, and came tomorrow and saw what those who came today get, you'd have been even *more* upset if we'd simply downplayed the importance of today.


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Just hoping what we "get" isnt our asses kicked.

 

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I am excited about tomorrow. I can't wait to see what we get. It was posted that pretty much nothing would happen tonight and that tonight was a set up for saturdays events.

Tomorrow is the big day!!!

 

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was it wasted? why have us bring blackrock for that??? time will tell i guess

[/ QUOTE ]No, it wasn't. Time will tell tomorrow for everyone who showed up, blackrock holding or no.

As we mentioned multiple times, this event was the setup. But if you had missed tonight, and came tomorrow and saw what those who came today get, you'd have been even *more* upset if we'd simply downplayed the importance of today.

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Draconi we love your work dont get MOST of us wrong , I think many of us are getting tired of these quick events ,when was the last time MAJOR content was added? , Mondains? ....We are hungry for MAJOR stuff , not little stuff , expansion would be nice...

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Yeah, don't get us wrong. We love these events and I think consistent event content is what will keep the player base coming back to UO. I'm not trying to insult you guys in any way, so take my posts as feedback which can hopefully improve the events.

 

[Guest]

I just registered specifically to post about how much this sucks. Nobody likes a thirty second event. Nobody is following this lame little off-and-on "storyline" you've been dribbling out in tiny bites for the last two years or whatever. You keep slapping that Inu NPC down in different cities with a new half-dozen bits of gibberish to spam, like anyone cares, and meanwhile the bulk of the playerbase sits around going "Jeez, I wish an event or something would happen!"

Best part is, I happen to work Saturday, so I'm basically f**ked. Thanks for nothing. Cut this crap out and go work on fixing KR if this is all you have to offer.

EDIT: No, the really best part is that if you haven't been sniffing around this board 24/7 forever, then you wouldn't have any real idea that the Ophidian items weren't garbage. Seriously, after like a year of having no use for them and nobody wanting to buy them, I finally threw all mine away. Too bad I wasn't dev-stalking on Stratics, otherwise I might have known.

 

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was it wasted? why have us bring blackrock for that??? time will tell i guess

[/ QUOTE ]No, it wasn't. Time will tell tomorrow for everyone who showed up, blackrock holding or no.

As we mentioned multiple times, this event was the setup. But if you had missed tonight, and came tomorrow and saw what those who came today get, you'd have been even *more* upset if we'd simply downplayed the importance of today.

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Well, I wish someone would have said "DON'T BE LATE, WHATEVER YOU DO. YOU ONLY HAVE 2 MINUTES!!! HURRY!" I was five minutes late so I missed it. Oh well, I'll still go tomorrow I guess and see what everyone who was on time gets. I tried, but I just couldn't get there in time, though I assume I've already picked my side since I wasn't there. Hmmm.. time... you wouldn't want to disrupt the time stream a little and give people another chance to go back in time to the beginning of the event eh?

-P.E.

 

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I care ...

But I do sympathize with the frustration of the people who didn't realize this was a teaser for the main event, perhaps even a test of some new behind-the-scenes system for flagging characters. There was a huge turnout (one of the largest I've ever seen in my short years playing), people ready to go immediately for a Friday night's entertainment. Whatever the cool stuff behind the scenes that builds up to tomorrow, tomorrow is not tonight.

( anyway, I'm looking forward to tomorrow, still wondering about choices and fighting ... although I'm more of a peacemaker than a fighter )

 

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I care ...

But I do sympathize with the frustration of the people who didn't realize this was a teaser for the main event, perhaps even a test of some new behind-the-scenes system for flagging characters. There was a huge turnout (one of the largest I've ever seen in my short years playing), people ready to go immediately for a Friday night's entertainment. Whatever the cool stuff behind the scenes that builds up to tomorrow, tomorrow is not tonight.

( anyway, I'm looking forward to tomorrow, still wondering about choices and fighting ... although I'm more of a peacemaker than a fighter )

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Very well said, Maplestone. Pretty much sums up my own feelings.

 

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It's okay Lord Maplestone, stick close to Nighthawk and Mica and you'll be fine.

 

[kennykilleduo]

We must not forget one thing , We may have been warned of the quick event tonight and not be happy about it , Draconi and team have the means to unleash great pain on us , or turn us all into chickens , we should be care what we ask for..

 

[Kylie Kinslayer]

All kinds of posts about how the "event" tonight sucked. I remember those same type of posts in abundance prior to the Magincia Invasion. Strangely I don't remember but a few that complained AFTER the conclusion, except of course for the do-gooders that wanted Magincia saved. Give 'em time I am pretty confident they will not disappoint on this one either in the end.

 

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But if you had missed tonight, and came tomorrow and saw what those who came today get, you'd have been even *more* upset if we'd simply downplayed the importance of today.

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I thought it was not going to matter if you had happened to miss the 30 second event part today

- oh well, I tend to have a streak going with missing events.

 

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All kinds of posts about how the "event" tonight sucked. I remember those same type of posts in abundance prior to the Magincia Invasion. Strangely I don't remember but a few that complained AFTER the conclusion, except of course for the do-gooders that wanted Magincia saved. Give 'em time I am pretty confident they will not disappoint on this one either in the end.

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Yes, as I mentioned in my other posts, the Magincian one began underwhelmingly. Is there a reason for that though? Is it a stress test? If so, let us know. It's not a good idea to disappoint, even if it is for only one day.

 

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I don't understand how you could not know tonight wouldn't be much. It's not like they didn't run the event on a test center earlier. Most people on LS were well aware of the fact that very little was going to happen. We tried to explain it to the people who brought all the dragons...but they weren't listening.

 

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I'm assuming everyone that showed up may have been marked as having been there? Maybe? They must have had SOME reason to do it like this.

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It doesnt matter what they did tonight there would have still been people that would be posting that.

Even if we don't get anything material i'm thinking this was still pretty important...what if the people here get some kind of invulnerability to the fire attacks that the Magnincia invaders threw? I wouldnt be upset i "wasted" an hour of my time.

 

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For anyone that has ever wondered why people hate tamers tonight was a prime example of why...

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Heh.

The problem is less the concept of taming really than the majority of people who make tamers. It's the easiest way to solo hunt. Ridiculously easy. Soooo...that kinda draws a certain personality....

 

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I'm assuming everyone that showed up may have been marked as having been there? Maybe? They must have had SOME reason to do it like this.

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Been thinking the same thing. People who showed up with blackrock in both days maybe get something special.

 

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There were 10x as many spellcasters screwing up the event on Pac than tamers...

 

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It doesnt matter what they did tonight there would have still been people that would be posting that.

Even if we don't get anything material i'm thinking this was still pretty important...what if the people here get some kind of invulnerability to the fire attacks that the Magnincia invaders threw? I wouldnt be upset i "wasted" an hour of my time.

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I'm not upset, but I would like to see this better thought out next time as I hoped it would be the last Magincian event. It would be nice for EA to hear these complains and come out and say, "Ok, we can do a better job of being clearer about this so the players know what to expect and can plan accordingly. It would have been nice for people to know, "Get there early so you don't miss it, but it won't take up much of your time."

 

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It would have been nice for people to know, "Get there early so you don't miss it, but it won't take up much of your time."

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They ran the event on a test center...if folks even read the boards the guys who were at the event on TC explained it.

 

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Like the blackrock turn in? There were people that were upset because they didnt give in to the temptation of giving their rock to the shady figures and now they think they deserve something for it.

UO is made up of choices...you can come or not. I have had faith in them lately so i will choose to come...A lot of people that play the west coast shards had a 3 hour advance warning of what was to come if they checked out any East Coast shard. Yet there were still complainers.

 

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It would have been nice for people to know, "Get there early so you don't miss it, but it won't take up much of your time."

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They ran the event on a test center...if folks even read the boards the guys who were at the event on TC explained it.

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I don't have time to play test center. I didn't see the TC explanations. I rarely come to UHall as it is. Being a part of the Pacific RP community, I spend my week planning, buying the necessary props for, and recruiting NPCs for our weekly events. I would much rather be working towards my UO community than to sorting through UHall looking for information that can just as easily be made accessible to everyone through the event notices.

 

[Otis Firefly]

this is what happends, people hear EVENT!..and thats it..without following up and reading what people have to say about things or what is really going on for themselves, they go running in and expect to be blown away, if you would have read what the people have been saying that were at the test event..we all said, the first time * nothing happends*

 

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Like the blackrock turn in? There were people that were upset because they didnt give in to the temptation of giving their rock to the shady figures and now they think they deserve something for it.

UO is made up of choices...you can come or not. I have had faith in them lately so i will choose to come...A lot of people that play the west coast shards had a 3 hour advance warning of what was to come if they checked out any East Coast shard. Yet there were still complainers.

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Oh, there will be complainers. I'm not trying to complain here, I'm trying to get them to make improvements. During the Atlantic event, I didn't see much of the conversation. I didn't even see that Draconi had arrived or that he said anything, if he did at that. I heard other people say he was there, but I personally didn't see him and I was there the whole time. During the Pacific event, I actually saw what he had to say. His speech was great, but it would have been better posted in the event notice. Yes people will still complain, but there is nothing wrong with trying to improve communication and these events.

 

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this is what happends, people hear EVENT!..and thats it..without following up and reading what people have to say about things or what is really going on for themselves, they go running in and expect to be blown away, if you would have read what the people have been saying that were at the test event..we all said, the first time * nothing happends*

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Precisely, which is why it should be explained at the place where those people learn of the events. Let them know not to expect a big event on the first day.

 

[Otis Firefly]

uo herald has most of what you need to know.
and maybe this will weed out some people like the tamers who were going stupid with there dragons and so on, the disapointment may leave them wanting to do something else tomorrow night, we didnt have it as bad on my shard, but the attn disorder was starting to take its tole on some people..hopefully on the shards who did have the people problem..it wont be as bad tomorrow night

 

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As I've argued earlier in the thread, it could be far less vague.

 

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was it wasted? why have us bring blackrock for that??? time will tell i guess

[/ QUOTE ]No, it wasn't. Time will tell tomorrow for everyone who showed up, blackrock holding or no.

As we mentioned multiple times, this event was the setup. But if you had missed tonight, and came tomorrow and saw what those who came today get, you'd have been even *more* upset if we'd simply downplayed the importance of today.

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I'm all shook up. I had a RL emergency and had to leave so I missed it.

 

[J0KING]

Anxiously awaiting tomorrow... after tonight I learned that you can NOT be late.... Hopefully they will reconsider having events with such a short time span... at the least allow for a slightly larger window... Hopefully

 

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was it wasted? why have us bring blackrock for that??? time will tell i guess

[/ QUOTE ]No, it wasn't. Time will tell tomorrow for everyone who showed up, blackrock holding or no.

As we mentioned multiple times, this event was the setup. But if you had missed tonight, and came tomorrow and saw what those who came today get, you'd have been even *more* upset if we'd simply downplayed the importance of today.

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I'm all shook up. I had a RL emergency and had to leave so I missed it.

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Sorry to hear that Flutter. Hope the emergency turned out alright.

 

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Like the blackrock turn in? There were people that were upset because they didnt give in to the temptation of giving their rock to the shady figures and now they think they deserve something for it.

UO is made up of choices...you can come or not. I have had faith in them lately so i will choose to come...A lot of people that play the west coast shards had a 3 hour advance warning of what was to come if they checked out any East Coast shard. Yet there were still complainers.

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Oh, there will be complainers. I'm not trying to complain here, I'm trying to get them to make improvements. During the Atlantic event, I didn't see much of the conversation. I didn't even see that Draconi had arrived or that he said anything, if he did at that. I heard other people say he was there, but I personally didn't see him and I was there the whole time. During the Pacific event, I actually saw what he had to say. His speech was great, but it would have been better posted in the event notice. Yes people will still complain, but there is nothing wrong with trying to improve communication and these events.

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If you didn't even know that Draconi was there then you must have either been asleep or nowhere near the machine. Draconi showed up in the middle of a pretty big explosion of flames and smoke.

 

[imported_Heartseeker]

You devs have no clue.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised by now; after all you do this all the time.

With no new content at all, and me and others always asking for some; you stage a 30 second event with no care for working people and for non stratic readers.

You just took the cake for the most lame brained idea ever.

You know a what a event is; something that anyone can do and not only a select few with luck on their side.

I expect your resignations in the morning.

Seriously wake up man!

 

[Otis Firefly]

well they do want you to figure it out for yourself..if they came and told you exactly what was going to happen, like....he will come out and say a speach and it wont work and then its over and then tomorrow he will come out..and so on...why would anyone bother being there?...they give you an estimated time, they tell you not to be alarmed if it all goes up in smoke ( coming from them thats just short of a promise it will), they also tell you to bring blackrock and it will set the stage for tomorrow night...if there telling you that you are setting the stage for tomorrow night, it probably means not much is going to happen tonight

 

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I went to Pacific and got fed up there. Terribly glad I don't play on that shard. Left and went to Origin and enjoyed the event there. Fewer people, for certain, but the best part there weren't any idiots casting spells and spamming.

Okay, after-action review:

1) Make sure people have a better idea what to expect. Short-bit of dialogue today, disaster and doom tomorrow.
2) Keep the "stage" separate, allowing the audience clear view of the "actors" and not be standing on top of them. When you want the audience to interact, remove the boundaries.
3) Crowd-control. Is it possible to quiet everyone?

Positives:

1) Hey, we didn't read it in BNN ex post facto! Always a plus.
2) The effects were cool.
3) This interminable plot was finally advanced.

Negatives:

1) Lag. Unfortunately, that's never going away no matter what you do.
2) Too short. It took Colin Clive longer to say "It's alive...ALIVE!" in Frankenstein than it took for tonight's event to play out. Maybe some interaction with Inu or the Mages Council or the mysterious Ruling Council. "Kronos, stop, you don't know what you're doing!" "Don't bother the man, can't you see he's busy!" Maybe give us some hint as to what our "choice" would actually be because in all honesty I'm lost on this.

 

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Like the blackrock turn in? There were people that were upset because they didnt give in to the temptation of giving their rock to the shady figures and now they think they deserve something for it.

UO is made up of choices...you can come or not. I have had faith in them lately so i will choose to come...A lot of people that play the west coast shards had a 3 hour advance warning of what was to come if they checked out any East Coast shard. Yet there were still complainers.

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Oh, there will be complainers. I'm not trying to complain here, I'm trying to get them to make improvements. During the Atlantic event, I didn't see much of the conversation. I didn't even see that Draconi had arrived or that he said anything, if he did at that. I heard other people say he was there, but I personally didn't see him and I was there the whole time. During the Pacific event, I actually saw what he had to say. His speech was great, but it would have been better posted in the event notice. Yes people will still complain, but there is nothing wrong with trying to improve communication and these events.

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If you didn't even know that Draconi was there then you must have either been asleep or nowhere near the machine. Draconi showed up in the middle of a pretty big explosion of flames and smoke.

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Saw the explosions, didn't see Draconi and especially didn't see his speech. So you are mistaken on both accounts. Was it spam that I lost his words in? Was it pets? I have no clue, but I didn't see him. This is precisely why his speech should also be copied to the event notices, but some people will miss out due to the spamming and what not. In fact, while we're on this topic let me urge for a few more event tools to be developed which will help the events. After all, this is why I'm posted here so frequently to this thread.

1. I like that clearing thing they did but I'd like to see it keep players back at a given distance so other players can see what is going on. Perhaps it can include a silence zone as well so nobody can spam over the dialogue. I mean, if you have a short event and half the dialogue is lost due to people spamming, that's not a very good event, is it?

2. I'd like a clearing zone for these dialogue events as well which clear pets to a certain region and keep them there. People on different shards were complaining about battling pets and what not.

3. I'd like a spell squelch zone, so those people griefing with spell casting get squelched where they cannot cast spells for a certain period of time. That aught to prevent spell griefing.

 

[Otis Firefly]

he was on top of the machine, how did you miss that?

 

[Otis Firefly]

they really should make a player barrier and a speech mute like they did during the ricardo trial 100%

 

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well they do want you to figure it out for yourself..if they came and told you exactly what was going to happen, like....he will come out and say a speach and it wont work and then its over and then tomorrow he will come out..and so on...why would anyone bother being there?...they give you an estimated time, they tell you not to be alarmed if it all goes up in smoke ( coming from them thats just short of a promise it will), they also tell you to bring blackrock and it will set the stage for tomorrow night...if there telling you that you are setting the stage for tomorrow night, it probably means not much is going to happen tonight

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I understand that but one line like this that I posted earlier:

"Get there early so you don't miss it, but it is short and introductory."

This may make all the difference for a lot of people. It will let people plan to be there ahead of time, then be able to make plans for Friday night. It doesn't give anything away but adds some much needed detail.

 

[imported_Chaucer of TS]

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Like the blackrock turn in? There were people that were upset because they didnt give in to the temptation of giving their rock to the shady figures and now they think they deserve something for it.

UO is made up of choices...you can come or not. I have had faith in them lately so i will choose to come...A lot of people that play the west coast shards had a 3 hour advance warning of what was to come if they checked out any East Coast shard. Yet there were still complainers.

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Oh, there will be complainers. I'm not trying to complain here, I'm trying to get them to make improvements. During the Atlantic event, I didn't see much of the conversation. I didn't even see that Draconi had arrived or that he said anything, if he did at that. I heard other people say he was there, but I personally didn't see him and I was there the whole time. During the Pacific event, I actually saw what he had to say. His speech was great, but it would have been better posted in the event notice. Yes people will still complain, but there is nothing wrong with trying to improve communication and these events.

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If you didn't even know that Draconi was there then you must have either been asleep or nowhere near the machine. Draconi showed up in the middle of a pretty big explosion of flames and smoke.

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Saw the explosions, didn't see Draconi and especially didn't see his speech. So you are mistaken on both accounts. Was it spam that I lost his words in? Was it pets? I have no clue, but I didn't see him. This is precisely why his speech should also be copied to the event notices, but some people will miss out due to the spamming and what not. In fact, while we're on this topic let me urge for a few more event tools to be developed which will help the events. After all, this is why I'm posted here so frequently to this thread.

1. I like that clearing thing they did but I'd like to see it keep players back at a given distance so other players can see what is going on. Perhaps it can include a silence zone as well so nobody can spam over the dialogue. I mean, if you have a short event and half the dialogue is lost due to people spamming, that's not a very good event, is it?

2. I'd like a clearing zone for these dialogue events as well which clear pets to a certain region and keep them there. People on different shards were complaining about battling pets and what not.

3. I'd like a spell squelch zone, so those people griefing with spell casting get squelched where they cannot cast spells for a certain period of time. That aught to prevent spell griefing.

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So, you saw that he cleared everyone from a fairly large radius around the machine but you didn't actually see him standing there by himself on top of the machine?

 

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he was on top of the machine, how did you miss that?

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As I said, I saw it on Pacific, didn't see it on Atlantic. Pacific wasn't quite so chaotic, however, with people moving around, which may explain it. There was a whole lot of annoying spellcasting before, but there was still somewhat of a buffer zone with only a few people crowding into the zone they tried to clear.