You guys should be happy about those messages. It means people are spending money which means the game will continue to get more content. If you think the spam is bad now, how will you guys feel on April 30th?
There's going to be a lot less by April 30th. The people willing to spend money will all have been playing for a few days and gotten it (checking out store stuff) out of their system. The masses that start on the 30th will likely never buy anything.
You guys should be happy about those messages. It means people are spending money which means the game will continue to get more content. If you think the spam is bad now, how will you guys feel on April 30th?
That's kind of the point of the thread isn't it?
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delgatto42Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild UsersPosts: 135Bounty Hunter
You blew $200 on a game that you immediately quit because a line of text ruins your immersion?
I haven't quit, and actually its closer to 300$ to support a 4th ed based MMO. I will quit when the spammage gets to be too much, which is sad considering I have roughly 100$ a month to drop on gaming addictions. Id like to continue supporting the game, I know they hope to hell that they get to keep getting my money, but alas, I can drop 100$ a month on steam if need be. This game is the perect blend of immersion, simplicity, and complexity I have always wanted, and I thoroughly loved the Beta weekends. I do not like **** splattered on my screen every few minutes though.
Giving an option that will let me continue enjoying the game without something that detracts from the experience, esp something that isn't really part of the experience, would up their overall revenue. Since I would still be buying the keys, I just don't like the mood breaking spam. I put it on par with being on vent with a dude that has a baby crying in the background constantly, except I can silence the dude, while still playing the game.
When he gets to Heaven To Saint Peter he will say, "Hand me 4d6. Lets roll the dice and play!"
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delgatto42Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild UsersPosts: 135Bounty Hunter
Every Korean mmo I've ever played is a constant stream of "so and so has received "X" item" and "So and so has upgraded their weapon to +9!". Along with a completely unregulated gold spam which fills every available space, go see age of wushu for that. Really disappointing to see any signs like these in this mmo.
Honestly, I got a nightmare box doing a foundry mission... I was excited linked it in guild chat and then all of a sudden I opened it and BOOM nightmare mount.
Folks were saying congrats to me in guild.
I spent $1.25 for the nightmare mount.
I don't mind seeing the messages. I think when someone hits 60 it should be announced to the world. Or other groundbreaking achievements.
It lets everyone know that there are others around them having fun.
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edited April 2013
Tera has the same thing.......it is minor annoyance, but annoying nonethesless.
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delgatto42Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild UsersPosts: 135Bounty Hunter
edited April 2013
i don't mind seeing it in my chatbox (I'd prefer being able to turn it off all togeather, but I can compromise on it being in the chatbox). I mind the forced large red letters in the dead center of my screen. I mind that it uses admin channel (which imo should only be used for game administration). Lockboxes, even if you cant turn it off in chat, should get a channel called something like "Lockbox."
Also I want to thank sominator for looking into it. I know if PWE says "absolutely not" then I'll move on when it bothers me as much as it did in STO. But its reassuring that a Dev at least will look into it.
When he gets to Heaven To Saint Peter he will say, "Hand me 4d6. Lets roll the dice and play!"
PLEASE offer something to disable this, it destroys the immersion experience and breaks ones feeling of involvement with the game.
I agree and im one of the players that opens lock-boxes by the hundreds. Another aspect to consider is having the ability to keep your "winnings" private. It has often happened that after i open something particularly nice in STO that numerous people i dont know send me tells asking to buy what i have just spent time and money to buy, annoying...
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jezathforumMember, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian UsersPosts: 0Arc User
edited April 2013
dont get rid just move it to text only in the chat box, make it a system message.
"There are two things that drive technology forward in a huge leap in this world, one is war and one is business..."-- Timothy Wade 2012
"If you wish to join a guild, that will be running a guild foundry RP campaign then come take a look at [BLOOD]"
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direcrowBanned Users, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian UsersPosts: 0Arc User
Can anyone tell me how to turn off that incessant and annoying "X has gotten a nightmare mount" spam. I was on at 4 in the morning, it seriously felt like there were 5 other people online, and i saw this spam hit the middle of my screen not once, but twice.
And this is just the 4 AM CST HotN crowd. For the love of all that is good and beautiful, let me turn this <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font> off. I don't give a **** who gets what. Am I supposed to spam them for getting the mount? This pissed me off in STO, and I really don't want to have the middle of my screen spammed with what people get from lockboxes.
Also the fact its on the Admin channel is total Bullish. So in summary, if we don't already, can we have the option to turn off lockbox spam from the middle of our screen, and have a way to disable lockbox spam from (what I would consider an important channel for Admin stuff) from our chat?
I can't wait till day 1 where i see more of who gets a nightmare mount than i do of my own toon fighting.
No, sadly you probably won't be able to. This is definitely Perfect World's doing. Its a classic Asian mmorpg tactic of goading players into purchases. Basically they'e dangling other peoples' luck in front of you. By seeing people get all this stuff flashing across your screen gives the false impression that they are more common or easier to achieve, when its only a few people out of thousands succeeding.
Its obnoxious and insulting, but I don't think its going to go away and they won't let you turn it off, to my knowledge. As far as I know its still in STO, with no way to remove it. Don't get your hopes up that your feedback here will result in anything.
Mindflayer Shard - @direcrow
The Dire Crow - Tiefling TR
Alice L'ddell - Human GF
Ludovique - Tiefling DC
Thanks for the feedback, everybody! We're looking into it!
No, no you won't. STO has had this forever (and still does). CO doesn't have it, but that's only because CO doesn't have anything good enough to get out of a lockbox in the first place.
There is a way to turn it off in STO however. It's quite buried (dropdown menu on the minimap, Notification Settings, disable Gameplay Announcements - or maybe it's Open Reward Pack, I dunno), but it's there.
NW doesn't have such a thing?
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delgatto42Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild UsersPosts: 135Bounty Hunter
No, no you won't. STO has had this forever (and still does). CO doesn't have it, but that's only because CO doesn't have anything good enough to get out of a lockbox in the first place.
There is a way to turn it off in STO however. It's quite buried (dropdown menu on the minimap, Notification Settings, disable Gameplay Announcements - or maybe it's Open Reward Pack, I dunno), but it's there.
NW doesn't have such a thing?
As I said, originally, I was asking if there was a way, Checking now, Will add an edit with what I find.
EDIT: Checked Minimap, map, rearrange HUD and options, No dice.
When he gets to Heaven To Saint Peter he will say, "Hand me 4d6. Lets roll the dice and play!"
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direcrowBanned Users, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian UsersPosts: 0Arc User
No, no you won't. STO has had this forever (and still does). CO doesn't have it, but that's only because CO doesn't have anything good enough to get out of a lockbox in the first place.
There is a way to turn it off in STO however. It's quite buried (dropdown menu on the minimap, Notification Settings, disable Gameplay Announcements - or maybe it's Open Reward Pack, I dunno), but it's there.
NW doesn't have such a thing?
I think its in the minimap options, 'fly in' gameplay announcements, or something.
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The Dire Crow - Tiefling TR
Alice L'ddell - Human GF
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delgatto42Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild UsersPosts: 135Bounty Hunter
edited April 2013
Hm not finding it. In the hud is it the non hide-able box "Normal Notifications"
If so, Maybe I can put it under the chatbox
When he gets to Heaven To Saint Peter he will say, "Hand me 4d6. Lets roll the dice and play!"
BTW, when those alarms go off in casinos, I leave. For one, the chance of me winning after someone else hits the jackpot is nil. (chance of winning is next to nil already). Secondly, I find the lights and sounds very off-putting, much like I find having done dude's name plasterd on my *** with what piece of *** he just won a bit off-putting. The only "upshot" to knowing someone winning the lockboxes is to tell you its worthless to try. Even though my chances of winning never change (win percentages are not causal, unless they are, which would be even more assinine on Cryptic's part), the chance of me winning right after someone else wins is astronomical.
You, uhh... Don't know how statistics work, do you? You seemed to, since you specifically said that your chances don't change because they're not causal, but then immediately afterwards you said that somebody else winning means there's no chance of you winning. That is literally the definition of causal and the exact thing you said doesn't happen. The chance of you winning right after someone else is exactly the same as the chance of you winning at any other time.
Admin: Stormdragon has just spent a thousand Zen on lock-box keys and all he has to show for it is the same silvery enchantment, you can find him in the Driftwood tavern sobbing uncontrollably.
But that's indeed a weird thing to have the game. No one will really care if someone got an item from the Nightmare Lockbox. It's more of "You just spent cash on buying keys?"
Oh no.. is this the same Message like in STO where for example a "x has gotten a Ferengi Marauder / Cardassian Outhouse with Lasers" pops up from time to time?
Oh no.. is this the same Message like in STO where for example a "x has gotten a Ferengi Marauder / Cardassian Outhouse with Lasers" pops up from time to time?
Yep. It's the same.
"Participation in PVP-related activities is so low on an hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly basis that we could in fact just completely take it out of STO and it would not impact the overall number of people [who] log in to the game and play in any significant way." -Gozer, Cryptic PvP Dev
And if you think it's bad now, just wait until everyone starts to play on Tuesday.
I've seen the CONSTANT flood of messages on STO (before I found out how to turn it off). It is NOT pretty. And insanely annoying to see ALL THE TIME.
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delgatto42Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild UsersPosts: 135Bounty Hunter
edited April 2013
OK, so there is a way you can kinda get rid of it.
Rearrange hud, move Normal notifications to the most out of the way place possible. At least at that point its hiding where your least likely to look. Still cant get rid of it, and cant turn it off in chat, but I have mine hiding under chat, under XP bar. Makes life more livable.
When he gets to Heaven To Saint Peter he will say, "Hand me 4d6. Lets roll the dice and play!"
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There's going to be a lot less by April 30th. The people willing to spend money will all have been playing for a few days and gotten it (checking out store stuff) out of their system. The masses that start on the 30th will likely never buy anything.
That's kind of the point of the thread isn't it?
I haven't quit, and actually its closer to 300$ to support a 4th ed based MMO. I will quit when the spammage gets to be too much, which is sad considering I have roughly 100$ a month to drop on gaming addictions. Id like to continue supporting the game, I know they hope to hell that they get to keep getting my money, but alas, I can drop 100$ a month on steam if need be. This game is the perect blend of immersion, simplicity, and complexity I have always wanted, and I thoroughly loved the Beta weekends. I do not like **** splattered on my screen every few minutes though.
Giving an option that will let me continue enjoying the game without something that detracts from the experience, esp something that isn't really part of the experience, would up their overall revenue. Since I would still be buying the keys, I just don't like the mood breaking spam. I put it on par with being on vent with a dude that has a baby crying in the background constantly, except I can silence the dude, while still playing the game.
Yep, that was my original intent with it.
Folks were saying congrats to me in guild.
I spent $1.25 for the nightmare mount.
I don't mind seeing the messages. I think when someone hits 60 it should be announced to the world. Or other groundbreaking achievements.
It lets everyone know that there are others around them having fun.
When you want to break the mold
BETA Tips and Tricks
Never saw Pants in beta?
Also I want to thank sominator for looking into it. I know if PWE says "absolutely not" then I'll move on when it bothers me as much as it did in STO. But its reassuring that a Dev at least will look into it.
I can still move.
I can still fight.
I will never give up!
Thank you for listening!
PLEASE offer something to disable this, it destroys the immersion experience and breaks ones feeling of involvement with the game.
I agree and im one of the players that opens lock-boxes by the hundreds. Another aspect to consider is having the ability to keep your "winnings" private. It has often happened that after i open something particularly nice in STO that numerous people i dont know send me tells asking to buy what i have just spent time and money to buy, annoying...
"There are two things that drive technology forward in a huge leap in this world, one is war and one is business..."-- Timothy Wade 2012
"If you wish to join a guild, that will be running a guild foundry RP campaign then come take a look at [BLOOD]"
No, sadly you probably won't be able to. This is definitely Perfect World's doing. Its a classic Asian mmorpg tactic of goading players into purchases. Basically they'e dangling other peoples' luck in front of you. By seeing people get all this stuff flashing across your screen gives the false impression that they are more common or easier to achieve, when its only a few people out of thousands succeeding.
Its obnoxious and insulting, but I don't think its going to go away and they won't let you turn it off, to my knowledge. As far as I know its still in STO, with no way to remove it. Don't get your hopes up that your feedback here will result in anything.
The Dire Crow - Tiefling TR
Alice L'ddell - Human GF
Ludovique - Tiefling DC
No, no you won't. STO has had this forever (and still does). CO doesn't have it, but that's only because CO doesn't have anything good enough to get out of a lockbox in the first place.
There is a way to turn it off in STO however. It's quite buried (dropdown menu on the minimap, Notification Settings, disable Gameplay Announcements - or maybe it's Open Reward Pack, I dunno), but it's there.
NW doesn't have such a thing?
As I said, originally, I was asking if there was a way, Checking now, Will add an edit with what I find.
EDIT: Checked Minimap, map, rearrange HUD and options, No dice.
You really, really aren't.
I think its in the minimap options, 'fly in' gameplay announcements, or something.
The Dire Crow - Tiefling TR
Alice L'ddell - Human GF
Ludovique - Tiefling DC
If so, Maybe I can put it under the chatbox
If so, we will have to live with it... and, I will hate it!
You, uhh... Don't know how statistics work, do you? You seemed to, since you specifically said that your chances don't change because they're not causal, but then immediately afterwards you said that somebody else winning means there's no chance of you winning. That is literally the definition of causal and the exact thing you said doesn't happen. The chance of you winning right after someone else is exactly the same as the chance of you winning at any other time.
Admin: Stormdragon has just spent a thousand Zen on lock-box keys and all he has to show for it is the same silvery enchantment, you can find him in the Driftwood tavern sobbing uncontrollably.
" player X has enchanted his blah-blah-blah sword + 11 " , if this isn't a bad design idk what is .
Oh no.. is this the same Message like in STO where for example a "x has gotten a Ferengi Marauder / Cardassian Outhouse with Lasers" pops up from time to time?
Yep. It's the same.
I've seen the CONSTANT flood of messages on STO (before I found out how to turn it off). It is NOT pretty. And insanely annoying to see ALL THE TIME.
Rearrange hud, move Normal notifications to the most out of the way place possible. At least at that point its hiding where your least likely to look. Still cant get rid of it, and cant turn it off in chat, but I have mine hiding under chat, under XP bar. Makes life more livable.