Leon 55 Report post Posted March 29, 2012 I went into chat a few times over the last couple days, adn the result is always the same. everyone is a guest, and all that. Is everyone else in a different chat somewhere? cuz I miss the talking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marked 197 Report post Posted March 30, 2012 It's in this announcement http://www.rmxpunlimited.net/forums/topic/8511-websiteforum-integration-broken/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob423 52 Report post Posted March 30, 2012 if everyone is a guest, wouldnt it just be better to delete it for now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon 55 Report post Posted March 30, 2012 thats a bummer... if i had someone to talk to, i'd be mroe tempted to work on an RPG. FFV kinda made me wanna build a game.. >.< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marked 197 Report post Posted March 30, 2012 I'll consider getting the GDU chatroom up but it depends how important it is to you guys. Whats so scary about posting feedback? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Bon 43 Report post Posted March 30, 2012 Chat can definitely be quicker and more efficient as far as brainstorming and asking questions goes, but the down side is that only the people in chat see it. If you make a thread to discuss your ideas, everyone can see it and help/comment etc, it also remains there permanently so people can get ideas from it in the future and it allows you to have a permanent locations to build up the information base for your game. I prefer threads to chat, and find them more efficient because you can go back to reference the thread ideas, or link people to the thread etc. Chat is useful but I think it hinders the creative process by limiting the number of people to the conversation. In theory if you wanted to have a closed conversation about your game you could just use whatever chat program you already use. MSN, facebook, skype, etc. If you want an open conversation start a thread. Also, in all reality if you want to have a conversation about a game idea, peoples names are irrelevant, as you only need feedback etc, who says what shouldn't really matter. I suggest you start a thread and tell people if they want to discuss it, they can meet you in chat. The only reason you would actually need peoples name while in chat is if you were having personal conversations or debates/discussions, game feedback and ideas may as well be anonymous. The only reason I could foresee to need someones name when their are helping you brainstorm for a game, is so you could judge their idea for anything other than face value, or you want to talk to people specifically, if the later case, just ask certain people to help you brainstorm. Other than for social chatting reasons I fail to see why the chat putting 'guest' as your name effects anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob423 52 Report post Posted March 30, 2012 it effects the mods and admins knowing who is who, and that could be important at times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marked 197 Report post Posted March 31, 2012 Yeah chat is for social chit chat and what jon bon said is true but only for members who keep their ideas/discussions exclusivly for the chatroom. Perhaps the forum system is inaccessable for some. Either way, the GDU chatroom is almost ready to go with full member integration. I have an issue with text editors atm which require a lot of work. Aside from that, the chatroom is ready to go and will probably be the first gdu section to be tested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
