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frtoasterfrtoaster Member Posts: 3,354 Arc User
edited February 2014 in Controls and User Interface
When you right-click on another player and select "Info", you should be able to see the character's biography along with the character's portrait and other information. This feature is broken most of the time, though occasionally it does work. Sometimes, it works after a long delay (several minutes). Sometimes, only the portrait is missing. Other times, fields like "Species", "Career", and "Gender" are blank as well. See the screenshot below.

http://i.imgur.com/K5lyS6A.jpg

Also see Holodeck ticket ID #1,735,097.
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  • wolfpacknzwolfpacknz Member Posts: 783 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Broken for about a year now...
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  • ferdzso0ferdzso0 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    didnt they break this with S6?

    do not worry, patch is coming soon, I am sure (not)

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  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    You know, I rarely complain about STO, and I'm sure there is plenty about a lot (for any MMO really) ... but somehow this kinda sticks in my craw.

    I mean, I'd rather they fix almost anything else first, but I do hope this gets attention.
  • frtoasterfrtoaster Member Posts: 3,354 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    I know it's an old bug. I am simply reminding Cryptic about an old bug that has never been fixed.
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  • bradchristopher1bradchristopher1 Member Posts: 307
    edited December 2013
    frtoaster wrote: »
    I know it's an old bug. I am simply reminding Cryptic about an old bug that has never been fixed.

    That is your right, and yes, I too first noticed it right after season 6 rolled out.



    Latency related perhaps? like our newly introduced season 8 missing/corrupt or non-existant textures?
  • mjtwelvemjtwelve Member Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    for me some times, it open instantly, then another player info takes 10 minutes, there are some serious threading and lag issues since season 6 indeed.
  • frtoasterfrtoaster Member Posts: 3,354 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    In the 1/30/2014 patch to Holodeck, the following is listed under "Known Issues":
    Headshots of other players are not always loading when viewing their information screen.

    Please note that it is not just the headshot that is missing. Sometimes, the biography and other fields are also blank. In addition, the player's shuttle or fighter is sometimes listed instead of his or her current ship.
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  • bradchristopher1bradchristopher1 Member Posts: 307
    edited January 2014
    ferdzso0 wrote: »
    didnt they break this with S6?

    do not worry, patch is coming soon, I am sure (not)

    yes, it was working in season 5, and after 6 rolled out, it's been just as the OP describes...really hit or miss as to when and if it appears versus missing much of the selected toons details. :(
  • aleaicaleaic Member Posts: 352 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    This is actually a kind of a sad bug, as there 'are' some bios worth reading, (as much as some just... aren't...)

    To see this one broken for this long though, is one reason why the devs have a BAD habit, of seeing something, anything, in the game that is broken or buggy, and don't do a thing about it, letting it fester, until is integrated as something 'new', as it's replaced. It feels, somewhat lazy, as the shiny new, gets a bit 'too' much attention.

    You'd think some attention to the little things, even some things overlooked, but possibly clever, would only 'help' the devs in keeping customers around more, rather than have these mad membership rushes at expansion releases, that end up causing sever problems, and overlooked bugged code, just like this thread is indicating.

    Just feels... sloppy, when you come down to it.
  • nicha0nicha0 Member Posts: 1,456 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Its sad, i used to get a lot of compliments on my bios, but now it doesn't load. Though in actual fact they do load, if you hit info and keep it open for 5 minutes or so it eventually loads. Oddly though, some characters load instantly, some take forever.

    But who cares, next lockbox is more important
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    I have been wanting this to be fixed for ages.
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  • lucho80lucho80 Member Posts: 6,600 Bug Hunter
    edited February 2014
    One of the many bugs from S6 that is still with us unfortunately.
  • mightybobcncmightybobcnc Member Posts: 3,354 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Sad is right. I really miss being able to read random bios while clustered around an exchange terminal waiting for something to happen. It makes the social zones less social because there's no chance for random bio complements or walk ups.

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  • jeffel82jeffel82 Member Posts: 2,075 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    You can count me among those who are profoundly saddened by this bug.
    You're right. The work here is very important.
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  • azniadeetazniadeet Member Posts: 1,871 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Yeah, I used to get occasional feedback on my bios, and haven't in ages. I guess this is why.
  • lucho80lucho80 Member Posts: 6,600 Bug Hunter
    edited February 2014
    I'm afraid this will fall forever under the very low priority bugs category along with the doff portraits not showing.
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