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Tyroki

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  1. TheLionDuck liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Skylords Reborn - All you need to know!   
    I got to play the ENTIRE tutorial mission yesterday before the login issues. It was all of 5 minutes before I was thinking "Oh shut up, Moon" just like old times.
    We're back baby! YEAH
     
  2. Kreative liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Important Stream Incoming! (05/09/18 20:30)   
    I'm going to need a recording of the stream.
    6:30am is too early for me to be awake o.o;;
  3. BurningWorld liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Save Our Community   
    It's almost like some people expect the devs to be Community Managers, and I have to break it to them: They aren't.
    They're devs. If they want a moderator to wipe things clean for them, they can do that, but once things get to that point, devs have a tendency to stop listening to any other opinions, and often become insular. The gaming community as a whole has become quite vitriolic over the years, but that's just a side-effect of gaming becoming mainstream, and particularly competitive gaming allowing such angry behavior to fester.
    Overall, I think that while things around here could definitely be handled better, there is only so much you can expect when the same people who are developing the game are also trying to deal with a community. At least they talk to us. They could be insular and our only information could come from Fiki's weekly update.
    People definitely need to chill out though. Things have been getting a tad ridiculous.
     
    Edit: Oh right, and as for the "LEARN 2 SPEAK ENGLISH!" crap: People can stop that. That's just bloody rude. Be happy they can talk to us at all without requiring google translate (which can have hilarious results, but still.)
    As for professionalism: What exactly is professional about a bunch of volunteers (particularly students) trying to revive a game for free?
    I've actually been surprised at how they've been trying to keep everything handled. It all could have been a lot worse.
  4. fiki574 liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Save Our Community   
    It's almost like some people expect the devs to be Community Managers, and I have to break it to them: They aren't.
    They're devs. If they want a moderator to wipe things clean for them, they can do that, but once things get to that point, devs have a tendency to stop listening to any other opinions, and often become insular. The gaming community as a whole has become quite vitriolic over the years, but that's just a side-effect of gaming becoming mainstream, and particularly competitive gaming allowing such angry behavior to fester.
    Overall, I think that while things around here could definitely be handled better, there is only so much you can expect when the same people who are developing the game are also trying to deal with a community. At least they talk to us. They could be insular and our only information could come from Fiki's weekly update.
    People definitely need to chill out though. Things have been getting a tad ridiculous.
     
    Edit: Oh right, and as for the "LEARN 2 SPEAK ENGLISH!" crap: People can stop that. That's just bloody rude. Be happy they can talk to us at all without requiring google translate (which can have hilarious results, but still.)
    As for professionalism: What exactly is professional about a bunch of volunteers (particularly students) trying to revive a game for free?
    I've actually been surprised at how they've been trying to keep everything handled. It all could have been a lot worse.
  5. DragonCat liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Bid for beta start   
    January 2053
     
     
    No one said we had to be serious =P
  6. fiki574 liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Open Stress Test Information   
    Ooooh, so that's how you're doing the project.
    Yeah, with Ragnarok Online, the emulation code was all written from scratch, which then made full use of the original files as written (as far as I remember things working).
    The best part was, people weren't rewriting the original code or messing with it at all (at least as far as I remember). Instead they were screwing with the software that interacted with those files. For mob stats, the emulator used it's own files based on everything people knew about the original games. Then people made programs that let private server owners alter the emulation files with more ease (which is how I ended up making custom content, though others went the distance with completely new sprites and everything).
    In the end, I just find all of the different approaches quite interesting. Shame we can't just interact with the original files in the old way.
    Honestly, RO's private server stuff and the legal shenanigans that happened over it are worth looking in to, even if only for sheer curiosities sake.
    Anyway, best of luck Fiki and team. Looking forward to playing someday soon
  7. MysticEntity liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Bid for beta start   
    January 2053
     
     
    No one said we had to be serious =P
  8. Jack Pinkerton liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Important: Open Beta Status Announcement   
    Which is why they're not giving a date now, except saying it'll hopefully be within the next month.
    A quick reminder to everyone, but mostly those who are angry over this: This isn't some huge professional team we're talking about here. These guys are volunteers, essentially making an emulator to bring back a game many of us loved. They may have the green light from EA, but they aren't getting any help to do this. Patreon, no patreon, these guys owe us nothing. This whole project was nothing more than a hope for revival.
    Be grateful they're trying, and stop being such overly entitled pricks.
  9. fiki574 liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Important: Open Beta Status Announcement   
    Hey, at least there is a silver lining here. You learned a valuable lesson on when to set the hype train in motion.
    Never be afraid to, just be sure you're actually almost ready to go.
    Then hit the hype train a month in advance and use that month for polish.
    I don't mean to make the timing sound easy. I know it isn't, but you'll get the hang of it.
    Best to keep this in mind for if and when you expand the game

    I mean, don't be afraid to say an expansion is on the way, but temper the hype with a solid mention that it'll take months to complete.
    Then you re-kindle the hype when it's basically done, give people a month to prepare, and hit them with the expansion.
    Just don't forget to research other game releases. You don't want to be overshadowed by a super popular game dropping or getting a major update.

    Hope this helps.
  10. CookieQueen liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Important: Open Beta Status Announcement   
    Which is why they're not giving a date now, except saying it'll hopefully be within the next month.
    A quick reminder to everyone, but mostly those who are angry over this: This isn't some huge professional team we're talking about here. These guys are volunteers, essentially making an emulator to bring back a game many of us loved. They may have the green light from EA, but they aren't getting any help to do this. Patreon, no patreon, these guys owe us nothing. This whole project was nothing more than a hope for revival.
    Be grateful they're trying, and stop being such overly entitled pricks.
  11. Lavos2018 liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Important: Open Beta Status Announcement   
    I know I said I'd rather play with a bunch of bugs still in than wait, but not game breaking server bugs.
    If we're talking about the sorts of bugs that completely erase progression at a whim, or ones that happily drop people like they're hot for no good reason, or similar scale bugs, then good decision to hold off. Minor bugs, and even some major bugs we can all handle. Game destroying bugs? Hoo boy, that would've kicked a hornets nest.
     
    Good call, keep up the good work, and please don't feel too stressed about this. We're all looking forward to seeing your efforts =)
  12. Vanheer liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Important: Open Beta Status Announcement   
    Which is why they're not giving a date now, except saying it'll hopefully be within the next month.
    A quick reminder to everyone, but mostly those who are angry over this: This isn't some huge professional team we're talking about here. These guys are volunteers, essentially making an emulator to bring back a game many of us loved. They may have the green light from EA, but they aren't getting any help to do this. Patreon, no patreon, these guys owe us nothing. This whole project was nothing more than a hope for revival.
    Be grateful they're trying, and stop being such overly entitled pricks.
  13. Hobnob570 liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Important: Open Beta Status Announcement   
    I know I said I'd rather play with a bunch of bugs still in than wait, but not game breaking server bugs.
    If we're talking about the sorts of bugs that completely erase progression at a whim, or ones that happily drop people like they're hot for no good reason, or similar scale bugs, then good decision to hold off. Minor bugs, and even some major bugs we can all handle. Game destroying bugs? Hoo boy, that would've kicked a hornets nest.
     
    Good call, keep up the good work, and please don't feel too stressed about this. We're all looking forward to seeing your efforts =)
  14. Raedok liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Open Stress Test Information   
    Technically we have until the end of the 26th =P
  15. fiki574 liked a post in a topic by Tyroki in Open Stress Test Information   
    Ah, there it is.
    Good show old bean =D
     
    I have no excuse for missing that.
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