The Other Side of the Looking Glass - Friday, November 10, 2006

Chuui · 11/10/2006 19:39:32

So a /gankmeplz flag is finally going into the game? That doesn't really excite me at all. And for those who don't think it's the /afk command here's a pointer in true Walrus fashion: "I'm just going to step away from the keyboard and see you on the other side next week."

As for the ads. I think it best I don't bother saying a thing, been there. Still doing it /yawn.

**SwiftShadow**

From what Walrus said it will be /afk!

Thta's so awsome... we get new crits ne cinematic /setdetaisl command and /afk and maybe some more... awsome Walrus!

**Trax**

Its /afk?

Wow.....what a worthwhile addition, I sure am glad I waited 6 weeks to see this invaluable feature implemented.....

Khr0n1k

im pretty sure it is /afk cause he said it is something that was in the notes twice, AFK was, and we said i am stepping away from the keyboard. There have been other things i know that have been in update notes that were really never added sometimes not until many patches after or never, but i dont recall anything else ATM.

RedLynk

Seems to be /afk.

What I know of the patch sounds cool, but eh...idk.

- RedLynk

**Shadow-SK**

Chuui wrote:

So a /gankmeplz flag is finally going into the game? That doesn't really excite me at all. And for those who don't think it's the /afk command here's a pointer in true Walrus fashion: "I'm just going to step away from the keyboard and see you on the other side next week."

As for the ads. I think it best I don't bother saying a thing, been there. Still doing it /yawn.

That's a good point, but I don't remember the /afk command being in the patch notes until after live.

**Shinryu**

It's far from a perfect solution, but couldn't the "ad space for rent" sign that currently appears where a sign can't be loaded just be replaced with something more interesting? *shrug*

**nubious81**

man 2 big teases in one week The Neo RSI image Retival and The "beta Feature " this isnt nice walrus SMILEY

j/k cant wait till thursday though

**Yasamuu**

Sounds good i guess...

will /afk really be what they are talking about? i mean...why build up such a small command with such secrecy..surely there more to the plot.

**Aquatium.** · 11/11/2006 01:23:05

I really wish there is something we can do on the billboards, but oh well.

Special feature, I hope its something good!

*Team Duels would make sense if that was indeed added since people cant drop orgs to fight each other in a pvp scenario now, not that im complaning I love the fact people cant just switch orgs now.

Chuui

Well going by recent responses from Rarebit and NoRepro (as if Walrus' oh so not subtle hint wasn't a big give away), team duels are not going to be on the menu.

**cloudwolf** · 11/11/2006 01:50:02

Tis /afk i bets ya. Nice subtlety walrus SMILEY

Unless its all one big ploy!

Team duels would be sweeeeeeet but i aint getting me hopes up.

And as for afk being a gank flag, remember it should be completely optional. Thus you dont have to use it.

Oh and a 'build up' to afk? Let us not forget the other coolio stuff in el update, continuing (and ever improving) story missions, editable descriptions, /frags etc etc. SMILEY

Edit: And aye to Aqua, can the billboards not simply use replacement textures like teh olden days?

Chuui · 11/11/2006 01:59:26

Edit: And aye to Aqua, can the billboards not simply use replacement textures like teh olden days?

Again, according to several Rarebit responses, that's a no. Simply beacause the system used to deliver the ads apparently needs a "bright" background for them to work or some such nonsense. They should just feed false imaginary proxy type IP address to the ad system so it thinks we're all in the US (as that obviously is the centre of the universe these days).

Oh and just to point it out. If you catch the billboards correctly, you'll see that the "replacement textures of teh olden days" is already there. The ugly bright spot of doom (pronounce that: Ad space for rent) is placed over the top. So those billboards are actually using three layers: (1) The old fake dev made placement holder ads with (2) the white space of doom placed on top with (3) the actually ads served only to a very limited number of players in a very limited number of ad spots.

Honestly, there are just too many unused billboards in the game. Just remove them all and leave the ones at Mara C, Tabor West. Those are most likely the only two places that actually prove worthwhile in reaching a larger player count than 1 per day.

**Fen**

Grats to the contest winners. That Highway Crossing Frog 2 one is genius.

**Yasamuu**

cloudwolf wrote:

Oh and a 'build up' to afk? Let us not forget the other coolio stuff in el update, continuing (and ever improving) story missions, editable descriptions, /frags etc etc.

There hasn't been a build up as such, but in the looking glass he's left us on a cliffhanger so we'll be guessing until thursday...but really, if its just for a simple /afk command theres no need for a cliffhanger is there? what sort of purpose would it have which would be of REAL use, unless it was like an auto response to tells etc.

Im just saying IF it is to be afk, thats cool..but the cliffhanger would make you think its something else, something more.