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Gameplay => General Discussion => Topic started by: Adyna on April 02, 2005, 11:33:59 am

Title: Enough Is Enough
Post by: Adyna on April 02, 2005, 11:33:59 am
Ok great April Fools joke guys but can we now mutate back to our original characters please.  Most people choose a char because they like it, so why should we be happy being something else?  But before I go down in flames can I say that - yes I had a good laugh about it yesterday and \'played\' along.  But now I don\'t find it funny anymore - in fact it has prevented me from logging on to PlaneShift today.

Another thing I noticed is that the roleplaying you guys try so hard to enforce is almost missing because of this.

So please can we get back to normal as soon as possible?
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Post by: Draklar on April 02, 2005, 11:40:20 am
Yea, although I found it funny, I didn\'t find it fun :\\
Didn\'t log in as much because of it as well...
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Post by: flaringpain on April 02, 2005, 11:52:54 am
I found it funny and am still having fun with my little monster :). I suppose they should change us all back now (even though either way I wouldn\'t care) but I don\'t think you needed a thread to tell them to.

Cheers,
   Pain
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Post by: Zan on April 02, 2005, 12:04:52 pm
I agree with Adyna completely .. it was fun for a bit but it hurting and limiting roleplaying. You can\'t even see who \'s holding a weapon and who isn\'t anymore.
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Post by: Emaib on April 02, 2005, 01:23:24 pm
I think this is the right time for the wipe !!!!

Nobody wants to be a monster ;)
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Post by: Imperiam on April 02, 2005, 01:39:01 pm
It\'s hard to express the shear frustration and annoyance this \"April Fools\" joke was to me. I just start playing this game seeing that my dwarf is a overlarge monster of some kind that can\'t even get through the gates to get outside or get into the sewers that everyone tells me to go to level. In addition when I actually died, I couldn\'t get out of \"Hell\" because I was too big....

Inconvenience anyone? Hell yes!
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Post by: Cyl on April 02, 2005, 01:50:53 pm
I am still good with it, most likely because I got the opportunity to stomp on Phinehas!
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Post by: Platyna on April 02, 2005, 02:58:32 pm
Well, that was great experience being a dragon/carkass and fly over the
plaza, but indeed, I got a little fed with this today. Well, the reason why Adyna
is so upset is here (http://ps.platinum.linux.pl/ps60-hydlaa-elite-april-fools.jpg) along with other nice screenshots made yesterday. ;)

Regards.
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Post by: Lordbug on April 02, 2005, 03:23:46 pm
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Originally posted by Adyna
Ok great April Fools joke guys but can we now mutate back to our original characters please.  Most people choose a char because they like it, so why should we be happy being something else?  But before I go down in flames can I say that - yes I had a good laugh about it yesterday and \'played\' along.  But now I don\'t find it funny anymore - in fact it has prevented me from logging on to PlaneShift today.

Another thing I noticed is that the roleplaying you guys try so hard to enforce is almost missing because of this.

So please can we get back to normal as soon as possible?

This wasn\'t a fools day joke as many thought.
This is an event. I\'m going to get married as a Gobble! What do you think of this?! Actually I\'m trying to have some fun with it. Do the same Adyna, try to have fun :)


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Originally posted by Cyl
I am still good with it, most likely because I got the opportunity to stomp on Phinehas!

lol, poor Phinehas, you know he might be a rat, but he\'s fast, and rats have loads of desiases, so he bites you and you die :P


EDIT: Yes the worse of all this is for the dwarves, hope the devs change them to another monster that can actually fit though the doors... btw, if you get to the Death Realm type \"/spawn\" to get out of there.
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Post by: XeNoDeMoS on April 02, 2005, 03:25:02 pm
i dont know about everyone else but i like being a carkass. =D
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Post by: Barax34 on April 02, 2005, 03:47:26 pm
Well this \"update\" is a bit of a hinderance and annoyance.  I originally picked out the Hammerwielder Dwarf because I like Dwarves, fun to play as in games, now I\'m a Tefu for some God awful reason that I don\'t think anybody clearly gets as alot of us are still thinking this was a cruel (although in the beginning slightly amusing) joke.  So could a Dev or GM please point to whether this is still a joke or an actual \"event\" to be kept?  I also know a couple people who are angry enough at the Devs for this continuation that they\'ve gone to other games.

Tefus suck because they\'re too big, I cant get out of the gate to go mine or to the other town.  I also can\'t get down one sewer entrance, but luckily I can get down the other.  Also Arena access is restricted somewhat as I can\'t get through doors.  So I propose this for the Devs 1)Say this was all just a cruel joke left going too long, or 2) Make Doors Wider.  Thank you.
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Post by: leji on April 02, 2005, 04:58:46 pm
Sure it was funny, and though it\'s a bit of a problem for roleplaying I dont mind that much, but if some people are bothered, I suppose it should be restored quickly ...

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2) Make Doors Wider.


LOL !!!
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Post by: Foresteer on April 02, 2005, 05:28:29 pm
well for the five minutes i thought it was real i was \"Screw Planeshft.. at least more room in my link folder without it and one less game to follow :/\" then it hit me (sleeping at night screws with my knowing what DAY it is.. i know the TIME very well though)

Still havent logged in at all as i didnt feel like messing with it XD

Also i agree.. high time this winds down to a close (and yes it was funny but not very fun )
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Post by: Draklar on April 02, 2005, 05:30:01 pm
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Originally posted by Lordbug
This wasn\'t a fools day joke as many thought.
It is... just not a very good one...
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Post by: Kepto on April 02, 2005, 05:38:51 pm
logged in after the 1st saw what i am and thought it was cool, if you truly like to rolplay I think it gives you somthing new to try and mess with although we cant see weapons it just adds more fun and chaos to the game. And its clearly not a joke and part of the game what difference does it make have fun and keep rp
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Post by: Adyna on April 02, 2005, 05:54:06 pm
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Originally posted by Kepto
I think it gives you somthing new to try and mess with


Right I\'ve tried it, messed with it but now I want my old char back.
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Post by: cossack on April 02, 2005, 06:23:51 pm
Just had a shut down probably to put it back normal. I hope.
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Post by: Cyl on April 02, 2005, 06:51:05 pm
Has anyone tried just to mess badly with the models? So that you switch teffi with hammerwielders, and so?
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Post by: Kaseijin on April 02, 2005, 07:07:32 pm
i just logged on and logged off....it would be funnier and less annoying if they left the wrong models only on the character screen. Orrrr...if they changed the models of npc\'s only....
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Post by: Kiern on April 02, 2005, 07:56:20 pm
Damn...whine a bit more, please.
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Post by: Seytra on April 02, 2005, 07:56:24 pm
I didn\'t know there were so many people who lack humor in such great quantities! I, for one, found it hilariously funny, to say the least! It was, IMNSHO, a great joke, and I was kinda sad that I had only so little time to enjoy it since I was rather busy yesterday. I was hoping that it\'d continue past today.

Seriously, the only thing that I\'d have found even more fun would\'ve been to give the monsters the player models in addition to the players having the monster models!
I don\'t really see your problem, people. Sure, it was rather OOC while it lasted, but most of the time I don\'t see any RP going on anyway... at least when I walk the plaza, I mostly see obvious OOC.

I say :tup: for this years april fools joke!
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Post by: Icefalcon on April 02, 2005, 08:38:19 pm
I agree. You don\'t need to get so uptight about it. You\'ve got 364 other days to play.
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Post by: DepthBlade on April 02, 2005, 09:32:38 pm
Are you reading what you are typing people, it was a joke nothing perminent jeez if you take things like this so seriously its time to turn off your computer and go explore whats outside that door of yours.
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Post by: rumblebelly on April 02, 2005, 10:14:50 pm
no kidding some of you people need to lighten up i thought it was a fantastic joke.i hope they come up with more just like it. thumb\'s up to the dev\'s  :D
if something like this stresse\'s you out then you need to rethink your life and what is important in it people.
go with the flow and have some fun. this is a game it\'s here for entertainment and i thought that was very entertaining it :D
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Post by: Burntleaf on April 02, 2005, 10:19:45 pm
It was a good joke but enough is enough (!)

It was fun stamping on people but now it takes yaeeers challenging people after many \'you can challenge others only\' messages. Also they could\'ve been more imaginitive with the npcs. rats are quite boring even though they are a similar race to what they are.

Another thing- i have 2 characters. one stonebreaker and an other thing. Yet, they are both tefus. Id have thought they would vary.. wouldn\'t you?
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Post by: Burntleaf on April 02, 2005, 10:23:19 pm
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Originally posted by rumblebelly
this is a game it\'s here for entertainment and i thought that was very entertaining it :D

This game was not here for entertainment, well not the type of fun that ur thinkin of.
By the way sorry for the double post but i couldn\'t quote in the edit.
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Post by: Cyl on April 03, 2005, 12:21:15 am
Well anyways it is over now.
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Post by: Mordaan on April 03, 2005, 12:21:29 am
Fortunately for me I was a rat so easily got out of the city to the Tefusang pit and had the place to myself.   :D

It might have been even funnier if the monster models were switched to the char models.  Talk about the shoe being on the other foot!  ;)

I kind of like the fact that the devs play jokes every once in awhile.  With \"heavy kran\" last year, it is becoming a tradition.
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Post by: Platyna on April 03, 2005, 12:53:11 am
I think she got upset because of rumour that it is going to be for month. ;)

Regards.
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Post by: Thiesen on April 03, 2005, 08:31:52 am
I really liked being a Carkarass for a while... but that rendered me not being able to fight any T\'s... but I don\'t mind... the devs should have some fun at our expense once in a while... :-)
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Post by: Incenjucar on April 03, 2005, 09:03:54 am
This is actually a very normal reaction in online games.

It weeds out the people with serious issues.

Tends to improve games as a result.
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Post by: XpYtZ on April 03, 2005, 09:36:27 am
Uh...I liked it. I like it a whole hella\' lot more than \'hevy Kran\' since I was aware of what day it was this time.
:)
Thanks Devs!
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Post by: cossack on April 03, 2005, 10:48:01 am
I thought it was extremly funny watching a rat take down one of those gorila things. (sorry about spelling)
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Post by: Seytra on April 03, 2005, 09:54:40 pm
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Fortunately for me I was a rat so easily got out of the city to the Tefusang pit and had the place to myself.   :D

Heh, you didn\'t see me, then. ;) When I was on my way to Ojaveda in my clacker form, I briefly stopped by to see if any tefusangs were battling other tefusangs. I saw you there. :)

@ Thiesen: Only the model was switched, the stats and other attributes were identical. You could also hold weapons and items, they just didn\'t show. I saw an ulbernaut mining when I was checking out my consumer body!

Anyway, it was really hard to get used to look like flying but in fact not flying in the carkarass form... several times I acquired fall damage when I just ignored gaps since I was flying. :) However, for once, strafing didn\'t look dumb / like skating w/o a board! :D
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Post by: Mindari on April 04, 2005, 12:46:01 am
ill definatly miss being the right hieght to chew peoples legs :( please can i be changed back to a gobble?
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Post by: Adyna on April 04, 2005, 01:17:42 pm
I made a humorous poem up about the April Fool\'s joke:

http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=15916&boardid=15&styleid=3&sid=c315a20c9c245fd63f0775a88732aa67 (http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=15916&boardid=15&styleid=3&sid=c315a20c9c245fd63f0775a88732aa67)
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Post by: Mofy on April 04, 2005, 04:38:43 pm
at least you have got a pretty big story for your paper  Adyna (grin)
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Post by: kariloy on April 15, 2005, 05:18:16 pm
Well this is a bit of a late reply but nonetheless i want to say that i enjoyed very much being a Gobble for a day :P It was nice to be able of kind of sit down! And it was awesome to see all the critters running around!

Also this joke made me think: \"Why not make shapeshifting abilities a kind of power, spell, skill or something like that in the game?\" I really think that would be nice... maybe I\'ll check out the wish list later!