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Game login screeen suggestion.
« on: December 29, 2012, 11:05:12 am »
Hi all,

first of all sorry for my english - it's bad, i know it but i learn this language myself.

My sugestion: When the server is offline and i try to login i can type my username and pass only once. I become message that i can't connect and i must close client because all buttons are locked. I must close game and try start it again. I think it's bad.

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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2012, 11:10:21 am »
yes, certainly the game appears off-line at the moment .

The same function as we had on the old forum i.e. a box at top left side of forum page showing if game on or off line would be much appreciated

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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2012, 11:17:11 am »
Just a simple status of Aws offline/online would help, so would having the can't connect to game if its down we shouldnt be able to put login and pass only then to find its down
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2012, 11:05:56 pm »
The first thing that the client does is check for an update - this could also check the game server status / heath and inform the player at that point.
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2012, 11:42:51 pm »
kinda pointless, it should just not connect like awa client did when game was down, an have a server status on forum like another person suggested... will say 1 positive though... the devs have got better with more public communication.
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2012, 12:35:35 am »
Currently - the update check is successful even if the the game server is down.
So this process could check for game server status  to give a timely message to the player.
It is kind of pointless making a player fire up a browser to check something the game client already knows.
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2012, 01:05:36 am »
Quote from: Event "Singularity" Horizon on December 30, 2012, 12:35:35 am
It is kind of pointless making a player fire up a browser to check something the game client already knows.

kind of pointless expecting a player to go through the client just to get a failed enter when the server is down the first place people go to if they can't log in is forums or support cases.. either way its pretty silly to have it load up game client normal when server is down especially for how long it takes to go through it all failed to connect when clicking on aws client would simplify it for everyone to know the servers are down... either it will be..


1) game is down
2) there computer is blocking aw
3) there's an issue as to why they can't connect either server side/pc side or within their avatar itself 

either way the community comes to the forum to see news and information, seeing server status as it was on the old AWTF (Afterworld Tech Forum) would only benefit the community
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2012, 04:48:07 am »
Quote from: Serenity "SerenityFireFly" FireFly on December 30, 2012, 01:05:36 am
Quote from: Event "Singularity" Horizon on December 30, 2012, 12:35:35 am
It is kind of pointless making a player fire up a browser to check something the game client already knows.

kind of pointless expecting a player to go through the client just to get a failed enter when the server is down the first place people go to if they can't log in is forums or support cases.. either way its pretty silly to have it load up game client normal when server is down especially for how long it takes to go through it all failed to connect when clicking on aws client would simplify it for everyone to know the servers are down... either it will be..


1) game is down
2) there computer is blocking aw
3) there's an issue as to why they can't connect either server side/pc side or within their avatar itself 

either way the community comes to the forum to see news and information, seeing server status as it was on the old AWTF (Afterworld Tech Forum) would only benefit the community


Quote from: Serenity "SerenityFireFly" FireFly on December 30, 2012, 01:05:36 am
kind of pointless expecting a player to go through the client just to get a failed enter when the server is down the first place people go to if they can't log in is forums or support cases...


You may always go to the forum to check the game server status before starting the game client.
However, most other people simply fire-up the game client.


Then as I had stated ...
Quote from: Event "Singularity" Horizon on December 29, 2012, 11:05:56 pm
The first thing that the client does is check for an update - this could also check the game server status / heath and inform the player at that point.


I do not know about your machine - but mine comes back with "No updates found" within 3 seconds of the client being started.
The game client could easily get the the same response from the game server as the forum ("Server Online", "Server Offline", etc) and inform the player.
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2012, 08:47:19 am »
just do both
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2012, 09:31:43 am »
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2012, 02:47:17 pm »
Jane, Speak for yourself do not presume that people don't come to forums to check status of game because in another topic related to this it clearly shows people wanting a server status on forum, I was speaking from experience as reading each thread in this forum and knowing that there is a lot of people with just basic computers would rather have the game not connect then waste resources for it to come up and then say its down,. it also wastes peoples time... people do come to the forums to check game status that was proven by how many zone/aw down topics/posts there was on the old tech forum.  I know other games much prefer to just stop the game connecting when the game is down people then go and see why it is..  either forum or they go play something else till games up, I personally believe making people load a client just for it to say the games offline is a waste, I'd go to do forum so would others, and yes I am speaking for others my society aswell as friends who liked and appreciated the server status update on forum we had
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2012, 03:09:20 pm »
I only used to check the forum when my log-in attempt failed.   It wouldn't occur to me to check before trying to log-in, as it usually works OK.
It WOULD be most useful if there was a status displayed on the log-in screen.
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2012, 04:16:58 pm »
I usually do not check forum before logging into the game. AWS does take longer to load than AWA did, but if I had a problem getting in I would then go check forum to see if others are having problems.

A status on both the game client and the forum would be helpful. 1) For those people who check forum first before logging in; 2) For those people who log into game and don't check forum.
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2012, 06:45:10 pm »
Quote from: Serenity "SerenityFireFly" FireFly on December 30, 2012, 02:47:17 pm
Jane, Speak for yourself do not presume that people don't come to forums to check status of game because in another topic related to this it clearly shows people wanting a server status on forum, I was speaking from experience as reading each thread in this forum and knowing that there is a lot of people with just basic computers would rather have the game not connect then waste resources for it to come up and then say its down,. it also wastes peoples time... people do come to the forums to check game status that was proven by how many zone/aw down topics/posts there was on the old tech forum.  I know other games much prefer to just stop the game connecting when the game is down people then go and see why it is..  either forum or they go play something else till games up, I personally believe making people load a client just for it to say the games offline is a waste, I'd go to do forum so would others, and yes I am speaking for others my society aswell as friends who liked and appreciated the server status update on forum we had
Your 'society' represents a minority (less than 3% of the community) so I do not know why that is relevant.
However, you seem to presume (wrongly) that I am proposing that only the client has the game server status. Whereas I actually agree with "Zaelkaer "THE ALLFATHER" The Vampyre".


We'll have to agree to disagree on whether people check on the forum before they try to access the game.
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Re: Game login screeen suggestion.
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2012, 07:05:06 pm »
No, lets not agree to disagree everyone is allowed their own opinions, i speak for my soc and friends who i have discussed this already to great length with, you do alot of presuming and asumtions were as i speak for those that cant be bothered with petty stuff on forums. point blankly you asume alot without actual facts, you thought people prefer client status over forum status when in fact its both, as seen people like the server status on forum and rely on it.
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