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Title: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Qzzrbl on July 14, 2009, 04:17:48 PM
At your table, you say in sirihish:
     "bartender rumors"

No more.

Please.

I beg of you staff.

Anything, I don't care what.

Just make a new command or something, it can't be that hard.

:'(
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: jmordetsky on July 14, 2009, 04:19:57 PM
Quote from: Qzzrbl on July 14, 2009, 04:17:48 PM
At your table, you say in sirihish:
     "bartender rumors"

No more.

Please.

I beg of you staff.

Anything, I don't care what.

Just make a new command or something, it can't be that hard.

:'(

Who cares. Who even uses this?
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Northlander on July 14, 2009, 04:22:17 PM
I love the NPC talk scripts and this is an awesome thread.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Thunkkin on July 14, 2009, 04:35:59 PM
I always tried to use it when I first started playing.  Even as recently as the last January.  But I stopped, because half the time I ended up doing the "says 'barkeep rumors'" thing and the other half of the time, the rumors were RL years out of date.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Ourla on July 14, 2009, 04:54:11 PM
Just do it while you're standing up, rather than sitting at a table.  That way, you get the "You're not sitting at a table!" echo and you don't look like a noob.


Quote from: jmordetsky on July 14, 2009, 04:19:57 PM
Who cares. Who even uses this?

Don't be a dick.  It's a valid question.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: MarshallDFX on July 14, 2009, 05:03:40 PM
Whoah, you can do this?
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Ourla on July 14, 2009, 05:09:00 PM
Quote from: MarshallDFX on July 14, 2009, 05:03:40 PM
Whoah, you can do this?

Most bartenders and some other NPCs have talk scripts, yes.  Some of them are hilariously outdated, but cool nonetheless.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Cutthroat on July 14, 2009, 05:12:39 PM
This just in: the kanks are dying and Vennant is thinking of jacking up his prices.

But I think Wyx will save us, according to the Submissions forum.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Wyx on July 14, 2009, 05:35:46 PM
I will indeed. Please feel free to submit talk scripts.

As it happens, I've proposed the "talk" command, in regards to the script, be replaced with "discuss," which is not used by the code.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Aaron Goulet on July 14, 2009, 05:55:56 PM
Quote from: Wyx on July 14, 2009, 05:35:46 PM
I will indeed. Please feel free to submit talk scripts.

As it happens, I've proposed the "talk" command, in regards to the script, be replaced with "discuss," which is not used by the code.

For the love of Tektolnes, PLEASE! The only reason I stopped using talk scripts with NPCs was because I was tired of embarassing myself.  Why let such a great feature go unused when there is a plausable fix?
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Delstro on July 14, 2009, 06:27:20 PM
I think if you are a family member and your house controls the tavern, you should be able to change the rumors. So if you are a kadian, you can tell the well-built bartender about the latest and greatest gossip. This would be a great bonus Imho.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: jmordetsky on July 14, 2009, 07:08:51 PM
Quote from: jmordetsky on July 14, 2009, 04:19:57 PM
Who cares. Who even uses this?

Apparently quite a few people. But I'm old and jaded. It's been quite some time since they seemed relevant at all.

Standing up seems a good way to avoid looking like a n00b.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: hyzhenhok on July 14, 2009, 07:39:00 PM
Quote from: jmordetsky on July 14, 2009, 07:08:51 PM
Quote from: jmordetsky on July 14, 2009, 04:19:57 PM
Who cares. Who even uses this?

Apparently quite a few people. But I'm old and jaded. It's been quite some time since they seemed relevant at all.

Standing up seems a good way to avoid looking like a n00b.

The tall, muscular man sits at the bar.
>talk What's up?
The tall, muscular man stands up from the bar.
At your table, you say, "What's up?"
The tall, muscular man sits at the bar.
At your table, the tall, muscular man says, "Sorry, what was that?"
>think (OOC) What a n00b.
Feeling OOC, you think, "What a n00b."


Edit: The point being, standing up and then sitting back down when the NPC fails to give you an echo looks just as dumb as "At your table, you say 'talk bartender hi'."
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Xio on July 14, 2009, 08:06:16 PM
Well, if you do it before you sit, that works ;)
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Delstro on July 15, 2009, 12:22:55 AM
Personally, I would love it if Merchant House Family members could change the bartender rumors for bartenders employed by their house. So a Kurac merchant could change the rumors in Luir's, Kadius could change them in the Firestorm, whoever owns the Striasi for the Sanctuary and the Tribal market could change those, respectively, and so on.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Wyx on July 15, 2009, 12:59:56 AM
You're welcome to email your clan staff about that.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Wyx on July 17, 2009, 08:01:16 PM
Discuss will be in next reboot.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Aaron Goulet on July 17, 2009, 08:02:44 PM
Quote from: Wyx on July 17, 2009, 08:01:16 PM
Discuss will be in next reboot.

Thank you! I promise to use it at least once per log-in!
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Morgenes on July 17, 2009, 08:04:01 PM
Next reboot we'll have 'discuss' as a replacement for talk.  Note that 'talk' will still work for now, but you can use discuss as well, and it won't have the embarrassing echo.

(and Wyx beat me too it, oh well)
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Aaron Goulet on July 17, 2009, 08:06:56 PM
Quote from: Morgenes on July 17, 2009, 08:04:01 PM
(and Wyx beat me too it, oh well)

It's okay, we know who the credit goes to.  ;)
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Wyx on July 17, 2009, 08:31:02 PM
Wasn't trying to steal your thunder, Morg. Just informing the brainzherd.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Thunkkin on July 17, 2009, 09:29:58 PM
Quote from: Wyx on July 17, 2009, 08:31:02 PM
Wasn't trying to steal your thunder, Morg. Just informing the brainzherd.

Baa!

=)
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: AmandaGreathouse on July 17, 2009, 09:32:28 PM
That is awesome.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: The7DeadlyVenomz on July 17, 2009, 11:12:27 PM
Quote from: Wyx on July 14, 2009, 05:35:46 PM
I will indeed. Please feel free to submit talk scripts.

As it happens, I've proposed the "talk" command, in regards to the script, be replaced with "discuss," which is not used by the code.
Excellent.

I've suggested in the past that the word 'gossip' replace talk for these matters. Seems more relevant.
Title: Re: No more of this, rumors.
Post by: Aaron Goulet on July 17, 2009, 11:29:23 PM
Quote from: The7DeadlyVenomz on July 17, 2009, 11:12:27 PM
I've suggested in the past that the word 'gossip' replace talk for these matters. Seems more relevant.

I prefer 'discuss' over 'gossip', simply because 'talk' is used for more than learning rumors with some NPCs.  To me, 'discuss name' feels less awkward than 'gossip name'.