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General discussion[Forum game] Forum Mafia - Administration and general discussion(8543 posts)(8543 posts)
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Posted January 09, 2022
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joppo: You wouldn't be capable* of keeping me from entering one SH. I always wanted to be in the next game.
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PookaMustard: I don't mind when you want to start. I'm ready either way and at least for Microfish and myself, we're less busy with that sheet now that QT is over.

...ah but yes, we haven't decided on a QT alternative that is more flexible than Proboards. While having the fun associated with Proboards, have you seen the ANIMATED AVATARS? Or the IMAGE EMBEDS? Those would be cool.
I'm runnning the obsever thread on xoyondo.com/
all you need is the link and you can post/read the thread; the only down side is no formatting and the oldest posts are at the bottom
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Bookwyrm627: I'll be unavailable as far as Mafia type games go for the next few weeks, but ya'll feel free to carry on without me!
are you available now?
Post edited January 09, 2022 by Microfish_1
Posted January 09, 2022
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Bookwyrm627: I'll be unavailable as far as Mafia type games go for the next few weeks, but ya'll feel free to carry on without me!
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Microfish_1: are you available now?
I don't think so, sorry.
Posted January 10, 2022
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Bookwyrm627: I don't think so, sorry.
:( :( :(

Sometime hopefully soon you will have more time. Have you tried telling your boss, "I'm sorry but I can't do such and so for you; you see my friends and I are playing forum games on GOG"?
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Lifthrasil: I like the idea of a Sherlock Holmes SH!
Are you definitively in?
Post edited January 10, 2022 by Microfish_1
Posted January 10, 2022
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Microfish_1: I don't know how you folks write flavour all the time.
But, I shall give it a go!
I myself mainly attribute it to being into writing, and also having a ton of free time(well usually).....also good luck to ya :D

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Microfish_1: I hope you feel better soon!
I am starting to, slowly but surely...thanks for this :)

(also will check yer thread when I have time)

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Thread Updoot

re-made** the game map....working on various flavor text and such...coming along slowly but surely
(**I lost the original maps and texts progress from before, so I am having to re-do them)
Posted January 10, 2022
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Bookwyrm627: I don't think so, sorry.
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Microfish_1: :( :( :(

Sometime hopefully soon you will have more time. Have you tried telling your boss, "I'm sorry but I can't do such and so for you; you see my friends and I are playing forum games on GOG"?
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Lifthrasil: I like the idea of a Sherlock Holmes SH!
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Microfish_1: Are you definitively in?
Yes.
Posted January 10, 2022
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Microfish_1: Sometime hopefully soon you will have more time. Have you tried telling your boss, "I'm sorry but I can't do such and so for you; you see my friends and I are playing forum games on GOG"?
Hopefully.

I haven't tried that, but I don't have high hopes it would work. He wasn't too thrilled when I tried throwing half eaten books at his head.
Posted January 11, 2022
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Bookwyrm627: Hopefully.

I haven't tried that, but I don't have high hopes it would work. He wasn't too thrilled when I tried throwing half eaten books at his head.
That's the problem you see; Bookwyrms are supposed to read -- not eat -- books. Even though garden wyrms eat plants. Actually, one of my best friends is a type of Wyrm and she has a fondness for jelly beans. [CatThink.jpg]

If' you'd thrown a half-read book at your boss it would have been far less soggy. ;)
Posted January 14, 2022
...and then I said "No, you!". Everyone bursted out laughing, cheered and started high-fiving me and ultimately made me class president. Some girl threw her bra in my direction, too. Good times.

So, how is everyone doing?
Posted January 14, 2022
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dedoporno: So, how is everyone doing?
Working every now and then on the planning for my own forum game......otherwise playing some of my games and browsing the forums in between the (total non) madness that is IRL.
Posted January 17, 2022
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ZFR: And why is support replaced with a moronic bot?
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Lifthrasil: To have another hurdle before support actually does something?

Yes. The chat-bot is annoying and useless. At least useless for the customers. It probably has some use for support by frustrating customers until they give up and cease to try to bother support.
In case you think GOG support is bad


I got a year old WD external disc and its write speed lately is very slow. Tried the usual troubleshooting: different USB port, different OS, different machine. Can't try a different cable, because they use a specific proprietary one.

Opened a support ticket. Explained all of the above. Received this reponse today:

Thank you for contacting Western Digital Customer Service and Support. My name is REDACTED

It is my pleasure to assist you with your case and here is the case number for any future references: REDACTED

As per the email received, I understand that the drive is not detected. I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you.
Please be informed that these might be the possible reasons for the issue:

1. The USB cable is broken.
2. The USB port malfunctioning.
3. The USB adapter is not working properly.
4. The external hard drive is not formatted correctly.
5. The hardware and software like disk driver need an update.
6. The file system of the external hard drive is corrupted.

In order to troubleshoot your issue, please provide the following information:

1. What Operating System are you using? If applicable, please include the version.
2. Have you tried to plug the drive into a different USB port?
3. Have you tried to connect the drive using a different USB cable?
4. Have you tried to connect the drive to another computer?
5. Have you done any other troubleshooting on the device?
6. Do you see any error messages when you connect the drive to the computer?
7. Is your drive visible in the Disk Management or Disk Utility?
Even the frikin title of my frikin support ticket is "Very slow disc write speeds". So how on earth did this genius reach the brilliant conclusion that my problem is my drive not being dected? And the information he's asking are there in my email.

I swear the GOG bot is 100 times better in comparison.

Sorry for the vent, but moronic tech support is a pet peeve of mine. I understand that from their side they have to deal with tons of "my drive not working lol pls hlp" emails. But when someone takes their time to write a proper support ticket, give them a proper reply.

For a moment I thought this was just a bot auto reply, but no, this came the next day from a human.

Unless...
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Bookwyrm627: Apparently there's some actual human psychology involved in this, it isn't just GOG.

Something about people not quite believing the bot if its answers are immediate, or something? It's been a while since I saw that tidbit, so I don't quite remember, just that "instant" bots were tried first, but users didn't like them. More than usual, I mean.
There is some human psychology involved here too and WD is sending bot emails days later instead of instantly.
Post edited January 17, 2022 by ZFR
Posted January 17, 2022
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ZFR: Sorry for the vent, but moronic tech support is a pet peeve of mine. I understand that from their side they have to deal with tons of "my drive not working lol pls hlp" emails. But when someone takes their time to write a proper support ticket, give them a proper reply.
The problem is, that often support hotline workers have no technical knowledge themselves, whatsoever. They are often just call- or service-center employees in some remote low-income region and will go through the standard list of suggestions that they are supposed to send to customers.

I had the same experience with support for a fault with my router/internet connection. I actually got someone on the phone and he just went through a list of suggestions, aimed at the 'normal' Windows user. It didn't help that I repeatedly explained, that I use Linux and that I already had isolated the fault to be in the router or on their end (the connection TO the router worked fine. It just didn't establish any outgoing connection). He just gave me the next Windows-specific suggestion from his list. Eventually I got fed up and asked, whether he even knew what Linux is and he replied: "No, sorry. What is that?" ...
Post edited January 17, 2022 by Lifthrasil
Posted January 17, 2022
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Lifthrasil: The problem is, that often support hotline workers have no technical knowledge themselves, whatsoever. They are often just call- or service-center employees in some remote low-income region and will go through the standard list of suggestions that they are supposed to send to customers.
Yes, and I agree how this is OK for a first step to sieve through the general cases or the ones where the user gives very little info. But it should be used for exactly that: sieve through those and escalate the ones where technical expertise is needed. The service center employees needn't have technical knowledge to solve your problem but they should have enough knowledge to know whether to give you the standard-list response, or forward your request to the appropriate people.

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Lifthrasil: I use Linux
Oooh. I learned from personal experience that this is a dangerous thing to mention to tech support because it will be their ticket to just go "Sorry, we don't support this OS. Request closed." Even if you're writing about a piece of hardware like a monitor or speakers.

I have Windows 10 on my work laptop so I can say with a clean conscience and without lying that I tested it on Windows 10 too.
Post edited January 17, 2022 by ZFR
Posted January 18, 2022
On the flip side, I remember in the 90s I had to contact technical support for Imperialism. Can't remember if it was the publisher or the developer I contacted, but I was mailed back by one of the game devs who helped me troubleshoot the problem. I was a teenager back then and it was pretty cool to be contacted by someone who helped create the game.

More recently, last year I had technical issues with Ittle Dew 2. Contacted Ludosity using their generic website email without much hope, but was pleasantly surprised to be contacted back by Joel Nyström, who turned out to be CEO/founder. He did help me with the issue and we exchanged a few more emails about easter eggs in the game.

Guess one of the nice things about being an indie company is being able to answer all your support personally yourself.
Posted January 18, 2022
I almost remember the 90s.
Posted January 18, 2022
Also belated wishes of all the best into new year!
I hope you all achieve what you want to and are as happy as possible.
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