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4 Oct 2004, 20:40
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Get Stuffed
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Cheltenham, England
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PATeam query
Although i am not saying the "passport" was perfect, I am mildy intrigued why PA seems to have gone back to using the round8 portal.. except with a black background instead of blue
some may say i am bitter, quite the contrary if this is the way pa wishes to go no sweat of my nose.. however i do have a certain amount of idle curiosity
and.. if you are going to reuse the old portal.. at least update it
you still have the round8 credits
for reference
rnd 8 - http://web.archive.org/web/200210022...anetarion.com/
rnd 9 - http://web.archive.org/web/200403061...anetarion.com/
(i admit at least 1 change from rnd8 is the linkage to the forums.. though i assume that was just a copy of my code from the passport)
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4 Oct 2004, 20:55
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Idle Git
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Re: PATeam query
I think Kloopy is doing the portal again, and as he coded the r8, and it did the job, probably felt that he might as well use it, and just update it.
I would suspect there would have been some problem with the passport system, or maybe it just wasn't used much or something, as it was originally his idea to do it, and he was VERY fond of the idea, so I can't imagine he would ditch it without good reason, having said that, I don't know the reason.
Mind you, credits bit is still amusing, surprised that wasn't taken off. You must admit though, it brings back some memories :-)
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4 Oct 2004, 23:37
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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Re: PATeam query
Kloopy has yet to put my gfx in. He said hopefully by Thuesday/Wednesday they will be up.
At the time the round 8 option seemed the most fitting.
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4 Oct 2004, 23:40
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Re: PATeam query
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Originally Posted by Karmulian
and.. if you are going to reuse the old portal.. at least update it
you still have the round8 credits
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Updated
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5 Oct 2004, 02:02
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Pedantic hypocrite
Join Date: Jan 2001
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Re: PATeam query
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Originally Posted by Karmulian
Although i am not saying the "passport" was perfect, I am mildy intrigued why PA seems to have gone back to using the round8 portal.. except with a black background instead of blue
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Hopefully because they have more important things to do than make yet another flash new portal.
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5 Oct 2004, 02:09
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Join Date: Mar 2000
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Re: PATeam query
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Originally Posted by Jester
Hopefully because they have more important things to do than make yet another flash new portal.
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Yeah--although that never stopped them before.
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5 Oct 2004, 08:39
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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Re: PATeam query
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Originally Posted by Tactitus
Yeah--although that never stopped them before.
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Oh certainly.. it stopped them from doing the more important things most of the time it seems
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5 Oct 2004, 08:54
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Inactive peon
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Re: PATeam query
the passport is not scrapped or cancelled or anything, this was just the quickest way to get some of the things we wanted on the portal itself in e.g. columns. We had a few options - recode form scratch, use something kloopy was familiar with, or base on roudn 11 stuff. In the short term it was easiest to use something kloopy was familiar with but to update the graphics and content which is what will be happening in the run up to tick start.
It is my sincere hope that round 13 will have the passport system in a fully functional state with a portal that actually has lots of useful content and a use other than looking pretty.
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5 Oct 2004, 09:33
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Netherlands
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Re: PATeam query
How long is that password thingy in production already anyways? 4/5 rounds? Imho total waste of time, but who am I
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5 Oct 2004, 12:20
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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Re: PATeam query
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Originally Posted by General Martok
How long is that password thingy in production already anyways? 4/5 rounds?
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It was being produced back in r10, maybe even as far back as r9 but i'm not certain on that. It was definately meant to be up and running for r11, but then got put back to r12 and now seems to have been put off indefinately.
Never really seen the big deal about it tbh, and it is about time less effort was put into making a brand spanking new portal that nobody looks at and instead that time and effort put into the game.
P.S. Hi Karm long time no see .
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5 Oct 2004, 13:40
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Mr. Blobby
Join Date: Nov 2000
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Re: PATeam query
I asked blixxard about this yesterday evening on IRC already, but he has little control over it as he just does the graphics. Apparently PA Team thinks it's the best option to go back to the PA Portal that was most disliked in PA's entire history, slap on some new graphics a few weeks later, and have the idea that it's the bestest portal ever.
It doesn't quite surprise me anymore.
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5 Oct 2004, 14:21
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Re: PATeam query
I definitly prefer the current portal to the round 9/10 one myself.
It makes all of the content easily accessible as well
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5 Oct 2004, 15:16
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Re: PATeam query
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Originally Posted by Kal
I definitly prefer the current portal to the round 9/10 one myself.
It makes all of the content easily accessible as well
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that for sure
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5 Oct 2004, 18:47
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: PATeam query
i love this portal
if brings back memory's
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5 Oct 2004, 18:51
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Mr. Blobby
Join Date: Nov 2000
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Re: PATeam query
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Originally Posted by Kal
I definitly prefer the current portal to the round 9/10 one myself.
It makes all of the content easily accessible as well
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From a useability point of view, you are entirely correct.
From the perspective that people randomly wandering onto www.planetarion.com should see that this is a game, and entice them enough to at the very least check it out and perhaps sign up, it's about the worst possible decision. Especially around signup time.
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5 Oct 2004, 18:52
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Get Stuffed
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Cheltenham, England
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Re: PATeam query
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Originally Posted by Kal
I definitly prefer the current portal to the round 9/10 one myself.
It makes all of the content easily accessible as well
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you mean the Rnd10/11 one.... as the round 9 one is the same one we have now
and not to call you a sheep or anything but you called last rounds the best one ever.. etc etc...
lo JC
gripe over.. question answered, though not to a hugely satisfactory degree.. but it tells me what i wanted to know
Ta muchly
Karm
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5 Oct 2004, 18:57
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Re: PATeam query
I love your signature, Karm.
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5 Oct 2004, 19:53
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Inactive peon
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Re: PATeam query
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Originally Posted by Karmulian
you mean the Rnd10/11 one.... as the round 9 one is the same one we have now
and not to call you a sheep or anything but you called last rounds the best one ever.. etc etc...
lo JC
gripe over.. question answered, though not to a hugely satisfactory degree.. but it tells me what i wanted to know
Ta muchly
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i meant 10/10.5 then, i liked the round 11 portal myself, but it was hindered withotu the passport up and running behind it.
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