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 Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:24 pm
Something strange is happening to the [NPC] Alien_UFO accounts. Several of them have lost their names--instead, they are now listed as "User X" where X stands for their account number. All of those who lost their name have also lost their NPC status, including the [NPC] tag before their name and their red username. Some of the others have kept their [NPC] tag and username, but it is no longer red.
I regret to announce that our good friend Agent 07 is among those affected--he lost both his username and NPC status. However, the account that seems the most affected by this problem would have to be [NPC] alien_ufo_06, who lost her username, NPC tag/color, and even her avatar--it has changed from the UFO image to the default naked male Zurg skin.
Here is the status of all the [NPC] Alien UFO accounts at the time of this writing:
[NPC] alien_ufo_01 Unchanged
[NPC] alien_ufo_02 Unchanged
[NPC] alien_ufo_03 is now User 4948485
[NPC] alien_ufo_04 is now User 49484923 . Her alternate account, [NPC] alien zoit, has lost her red name.
[NPC] alien_ufo_05 is now User 4948499
[NPC] alien_ufo_06 is now User 4948504, has the default naked male Zurg skin, and her profile is unavailable to the public . Her alternate account, [NPC] alien zooeep, has lost her red name.
[NPC] alien_ufo_07 is now User 4948516
[NPC] alien_ufo_08 Lost Red Name
[NPC] alien_ufo_09 Lost Red Name His alternate account, [NPC] alien flarn, has also lost his red name.
[NPC] alien_ufo_10 Lost Red Name
[NPC] alien_ufo_11 Unchanged His alternate account, [NPC] alien sorn, has lost his red name.
[NPC] alien_ufo_12 Unchanged
[NPC] Alien_Mothership Unchanged
It may seem silly, but it made me sad to notice this glitch. I've already accepted the fact that these characters aren't coming back, but I at least thought their profiles and usernames would endure. Now it seems like we're losing even those.
Does anyone have a theory as to why this may be happening? Have you noticed any other NPC accounts having this problem? Could it have something to do with the new policy on freezing inactive accounts? Should we report it as a bug? Bring it up at the next Ask the Admin?Fixed by the staff! blaugh
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:23 am
WHAAAAAAAT!
We need to do something. AtA is tomorrow. I probably can't make it because I will be driving back from a funeral.
If I could get another crew member to send out an announcement at -almost- AtA time, we could probably get this sorted out.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:35 am
This is rather disturbing -and- depressing. I can send a message about it tomorrow near ATA time to see if we can address this?
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:48 am
Mokoni This is rather disturbing -and- depressing. I can send a message about it tomorrow near ATA time to see if we can address this? Sounds good. I sent Uncle Kenny a message about it (though I'm not sure he's the right person sweatdrop )
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:06 am
Even though they once said that the Zurg are never coming back, maybe a few are going to come back to study Gaians?
Or maybe they were banished from the Zurg Hive?
Or maybe they're getting rid of the NPCs. (I hope this one isn't true.)
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:49 am
when i was just looking at those users, I had like this ufo avi, that looked like it was scrambled, or like a tv losing signal, not sure how to explain it, but they didn't have default avis or anything when i checked it out.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:10 am
Siefren when i was just looking at those users, I had like this ufo avi, that looked like it was scrambled, or like a tv losing signal, not sure how to explain it, but they didn't have default avis or anything when i checked it out.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:20 am
ilafatyu Siefren when i was just looking at those users, I had like this ufo avi, that looked like it was scrambled, or like a tv losing signal, not sure how to explain it, but they didn't have default avis or anything when i checked it out. Oh I see, well I didn't see any naked zurg skin avis on the links i checked that are up in the first post.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:10 pm
Man, what a major downer. I hate the idea of losing old NPCS. Even if they never come back, they're an important part of Gaia's history.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:45 pm
When is ATA tomorrow? I don't got any plans for tomorrow night so I can ask what's the deal with them.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:27 pm
Siefren Oh I see, well I didn't see any naked zurg skin avis on the links i checked that are up in the first post. It was [NPC] alien_ufo_06. Clone Yami When is ATA tomorrow? I don't got any plans for tomorrow night so I can ask what's the deal with them. They usually start at 7:00 pm Central Time. They send out a dev notice when they're ready to begin, but it's usually better to just keep refreshing the GCD until it pops up--that way you can be one of the first ones to post.
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:04 am
Maybe they are using otherwise unused avvies for an upcoming event that doesn't feature the Zurg.... maybe for Halloween 2k13, we'll see a demonic invasion, more elven hijinks, or even a different type of alien! They could even lampshade the overwrites, saying the the old characters died at the hands of the new.
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:00 pm
Wuyabi Maybe they are using otherwise unused avvies for an upcoming event that doesn't feature the Zurg.... maybe for Halloween 2k13, we'll see a demonic invasion, more elven hijinks, or even a different type of alien! They could even lampshade the overwrites, saying the the old characters died at the hands of the new. I find that highly unlikely. That sounds like more trouble than just creating new characters. If you recall, they cranked out a ton of new NPCs for the Zurg invasion (those guys we fried in the forums). I don't think creating new NPCs is much of a problem for them.
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:14 pm
The ATA has opened, and I've asked the question here. I actually stole TIM's post since it was laid out so well in the first place, but let's see if we can get an answer! Editing, no answer :C
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:37 pm
Mokoni The ATA has opened, and I've asked the question here. I actually stole TIM's post since it was laid out so well in the first place, but let's see if we can get an answer! Editing, no answer :C Well, s**t. Thanks for trying.
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