http://www.zalanthas.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=17999
Does anyone else thing this is a deranged pre-aprilfool's kind of joke? Or is this the real deal?
Discuss.
I think it probably is an April's Fool joke, but damn, I wish it wasn't...
We can mudsex on saturdays?
April fool's.
I refuse to think otherwise until tomorrow morning when the game does or doesn't go down.
Yeah, but if they really wanted to make the joke convincing...no downtime tomorrow.
Then let us know next week when they have downtime as usual.
Two years ago we had it worst when there was that announcement of selling Arm to Wizards of the Coast. That was horrible. Can you imagine what it would be like?
Since then, I am putting a reminder not to fall for something like this again.
I refuse to think otherwise until I see no downtime for a month. I'm not getting fooled this time.
Besides, the rule is that if someone calls you out on your april fool's prank, you HAVE TO fess up to it. That's the rule. It's in the constitution.
Yeah, fools.
I've fallen for them in the past.
But to think how much that would help the game...the saturday players that we've missed over the years.
I've never liked april fool's jokes.
April fools.
Whatever. This is pretty dick april fools joke. I would love to play on saturday. Poor taste.
This is the worst possible code ever.
How will I ever see sunlight now? Tell me!
Even if it was real, I still wouldn't play on Saturdays because that would be a hardcore homage to the Armageddon of yore.
Of yore, I tell you!
Damn. That means I'm going to be forced to go to more RPTs on Saturdays. This is an April Fool's Joke.
I am glad it is an april fools joke. I need saturday to do my homework.
I know this is probably an April fools joke....in my rational thoughts I know thats probably what it is. But they are cunning these immortal folk...they know that even though we all probably know this is some twisted joke...part of us still hopes it is true and come tomorrow at 10am...we will try to log in...and we will all still be..."Got"...by this joke. Damn. Double damn. :cry:
I just wish it wasn't an April Fool's Joke.
Everyone knows that April Fool's jokes may only be played from midnight to noon ON April 1st or else... hmmm, I not really sure of the or else.... or ELSE SOMETHING VERY BAD HAPPENS TO YOU!!!
So unless Sanvean is currently in Europe...
No downtime? But I have a test to study for! WTF, man! Someone open a poll and see if the playerbase approves! Quick!
You know the April fools joke could be that it isn't an April fools joke. Just make you sweat it out all day. :)
I honestly don't know what to think. Part of me thinks it's an april fools joke, and part of me wants it to be true..but that would just make it so I would -never- leave my house..And that probably isn't a good think. hehe 8)
ROFL! It's getting really wild now.
Quote from: "Tamarin"Even if it was real, I still wouldn't play on Saturdays because that would be a hardcore homage to the Armageddon of yore.
Of yore, I tell you!
We'll just make saturdays official twink train day, where no pdeath may occur.
Quote from: "Medena"Everyone knows that April Fool's jokes may only be played from midnight to noon ON April 1st or else... hmmm, I not really sure of the or else.... or ELSE SOMETHING VERY BAD HAPPENS TO YOU!!!
I agree that was the rule, back in the long, long ago. Since then it has spread out a bit, a trend with holidays. Now Boxing Day has become Boxing Week. "Christmas comes but once a year" is now "Christmas comes three to five times a year" (Christmas in July, etcetera). Verily, I remember when it was tacky to start putting up Christmas decorations before Remembrance Day, now they start going up the day after Halloween. I blame the marketing weasels.
Eventually every single day will be part of a holiday, possibly more than one. Existing holidays will all be extended to at least a week. Any gaps will be filled in with new hallmarkdays like Secretaries Day, Bosses Day, Grandparents day and other occasions that require cards, flowers, or gifts. Shortly thereafter the Earth will become uninhabitable, on account of the rain forests having been mowed down to make new greeting cards, and the oceans filled with the sludge of old greeting cards after all the landfills overflowed.
Angela Christine
hmmm. It's up....
This is still seriously creeping me out.
Seriously.
Seeker
I don't understand.
It's all so legit.
It's up.
34 people are online.
The IMMs have yet to wreak havoc.
Could it be true?
It is real. So it is made on April's fools to make us think it is April's fools. So much it only says, the real April's fools joke is to make us believe it is April's fools joke.
What am I talking about again?
Maybe... they're waiting for peak times... around 5-6 ESt.. and they're going to make it rain.. and then be all like.. "april fools bitches"
If this is actually real, then:
http://www.armageddon.org/general/rules.html
The last paragraphs of that page will need to be updated.
Quote from: "Delirium"If this is actually real, then:
http://www.armageddon.org/general/rules.html
The last paragraphs of that page will need to be updated.
There will be a lot of docs that need to be updated, if it's true. I'd say that the downtime is mentioned about 30 times on the site and in the game.
Adios downtime, I understood why you were in place but you won't be missed.
I wonder what sort of impact it will have on increasing the playerbase since it's likely more than a few people over the years have tried to login on a Saturday and then moved on never to return.
Quote from: "CRW"I wonder what sort of impact it will have on increasing the playerbase since it's likely more than a few people over the years have tried to login on a Saturday and then moved on never to return.
It'll have to have some impact I would think. Also, I'd say it'll definitely help recruit / keep European players and allow us to interact more often with the peak time players. When the downtime was in place Saturday was more or less completely knocked out unless you stayed up until 2am or later if you are mainland Europe. Sunday has always been a good day for playing if you needed to find people, make reports to your clan leader, schedule RPTs, etc. Having two days like this in the week will be a big improvement in my opinion.
I hope an imm posts on this soon and clarifies if it's true or not. :( Just because it was up this past Saturday doesn't mean it's always going to be up does it?
Quote from: "Bebop"I hope an imm posts on this soon and clarifies if it's true or not. :( Just because it was up this past Saturday doesn't mean it's always going to be up does it?
I think the Imms are actively ignoring our inquiries...probably to make us a little insane. :-)
-Irulan
Quote from: "Seeker"This is still seriously creeping me out.
Seriously.
Seeker
I think tomorrow we will know for sure.
It's real. ugh. I'm starting to think that Sanvean posted it on April Fool's just to torment you guys for a week wondering if it was real.
So does the moment of truth come tomorrow or did I miss a thread where it was confirmed to be real?
Well I think a wednesday reset happened, but no official non 4-1 confirmation yet. Guess we'll see tomorrow.
If it's true, it'll be fun in a few years to say "You know you've played Arm too long when you still remember when the MUD was down EVERY SATURDAY!"
I've tried to log in on a Wednesday once and was blocked, receiving a prompt that said "try again in 20-30 minutes".
I think this is real.
Scary thought.
Well I'll be damned... game's still up. :shock:
It's only been a half hour since it was supposed to go down.
I don't want to get on if it's going to go down in ten minutes.
The game is not going down for maintenance today.
Quote from: "Seeker"Quote from: "Seeker"This is still seriously creeping me out.
Seriously.
Seeker
Quote from: "Morgenes"The game is not going down for maintenance today.
:shock: :shock:
Its real!
I think the staff like to laugh at us on their own forum.
*cheers*
Now we need to write some TMS reviews about the change!
http://www.zalanthas.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=17999
Woo!
Even though I'm between addictions at the moment (I have little doubt I'll be back) I still feel compelled to thank Xygax and whoever else was involved in this because it's a very nice change to the game. I really can't overstate how appreciative I am of this.
Are the imms using this extended break as a prank so they can suck us in and point and laugh at us when we enter that room full of imms?
No Saturday down-time.
My other lives HATE you for this, Armageddon.
Seeker
I bet certain games will now notice a significant decrease in the number of players online on saturdays :lol:
Quote from: "Seeker"No Saturday down-time.
My other lives HATE you for this, Armageddon.
Seeker
Mine too.
I miss downtime. NOW when am I going to be able to get errands and stuff done? An hour on Wednesdays isn't long enough!
Halaster took a huge dump on 'Saturday Downtime!'
Xygax, I'm sorry, but I accidentally got drunk and told my girlfriend who it was that fixed Saturday downtime.
She asked how it was spelled, asked to borrow my dremel tool and a bullet, and disappeared with a grim grin.
I, however, salute you.