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4/9/2014 3:03:28 PMUSrankAdminCarRepairer before revert after revert
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1 You might want to have a long discussion with knorke, forb and myself. We spent the entire evening and day helping newbs. Don't do it yet. 1 You might want to have a long discussion with knorke, forb and myself. We spent the entire evening and day helping newbs. Don't do it yet.
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3 More of what I learned: 3 More of what I learned:
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5 Linux users generally are more technical, but those that come from steam will have problems with all the extra work getting things working, and patience runs thin when there are hundreds of people needing help, be prepared. Any users - linux or not - that have any technical trouble will need hand holding and that requires 1 on 1 time from "staff." Hundreds of people means we need lots of staff. 5 Linux users generally are more technical, but those that come from steam will have problems with all the extra work getting things working, and patience runs thin when there are hundreds of people needing help, be prepared. Any users - linux or not - that have any technical trouble will need hand holding and that requires 1 on 1 time from "staff." Hundreds of people means we need lots of staff.
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7 Lucky: Springie is better than spads due to 2 reasons: 7 Lucky: Springie is better than spads due to 2 reasons:
8 - Existing map boxes - no need for box setup 8 - Existing map boxes - no need for box setup
9 - Spectating unsynced users - no delaying the game - very important for a flood of newbies! 9 - Spectating unsynced users - no delaying the game - very important for a flood of newbies!
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11 I foolishly resisted adding !start to weblobby because silly springie gives me no way to identify it, thus I can't tell springie from a human. But 1 in 1000 hosts are humans so I should have just let the issue go and put that in ( like zklobby will say !start even in a human host) . 11 I foolishly resisted adding !start to weblobby because silly springie gives me no way to identify it, thus I can't tell springie from a human. But 1 in 1000 hosts are humans so I should have just let the issue go and put that in ( like zklobby will say !start even in a human host) . I wanted complete correctness and it was a mistake.
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13 People will complain about ugliness and it's not a trivial issue. They say "I wanted to play the game and it put me in a stupid program" and some people will literally turn it off without even looking around. Weblobby looks way better than ZKlobby so be prepared, this will happen. One guy was running weblobby in a tiny shrunken window and couldn't see anything. 13 People will complain about ugliness and it's not a trivial issue. They say "I wanted to play the game and it put me in a stupid program" and some people will literally turn it off without even looking around. Weblobby looks way better than ZKlobby so be prepared, this will happen. One guy was running weblobby in a tiny shrunken window and couldn't see anything.
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15 Single player is crucial and ZK SP = Missions, so as knorke said it had better work. Don't bother telling people to make custom battles, it's too much trouble for most people even though it's ridiculously simple for us - add 2 teams, you vs. bot. seems simple but it's not. You want a click and play at all costs. Make sure it works. 15 Single player is crucial and ZK SP = Missions, so as knorke said it had better work. Don't bother telling people to make custom battles, it's too much trouble for most people even though it's ridiculously simple for us - add 2 teams, you vs. bot. Seems simple but it's not. You want a click and play at all costs. Make sure it works.
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17 We were overwhelmed. A bunch of very small issues that are easy to deal with when 1-2 newbies join the lobby, is a whole different story when 200 people join. 17 We were overwhelmed. A bunch of very small issues that are easy to deal with when 1-2 newbies join the lobby, is a whole different story when 200 people join.