Poster: Kenjin at 6/16/2005 9:55:37 PM PDT
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I'm just curious if the CM's would be willing to show off their characters. I can't help but wonder how Fangtooth made his undead priest look and how Caydiem made her tauren druid, etc.
Nerf the Uber-Trolls!
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 10:09:54 PM PDT
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Afraid not. Equipment and appearance is almost as telling as the name of the character.
If you don't believe this is so, let me relate a story unto you. :)
In late beta, we participated in a PvP event on the PvP Beta Server. In order to do this, existing characters were copied over to our account and renamed to match our forum names. When I logged on, people took one look at me and accused me of being that particular character -- which was untrue, of course -- just because of my equipment.
No, posting screenshots of our characters would only cause unnecessary grief to both our true characters and everyone who had similar looking characters and equipment. :P
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 10:15:03 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Eyonix doesn't have an Undead Priest, and we wear the exact same gear normal players wear. :P
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 10:17:47 PM PDT
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Also, no one I know plays on your realm. ;)
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 10:22:13 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Trust me, 500 characters don't look like mine. It's not like I'm wearing a full set. :P
Another issue is that I can't exactly use our web space for such frivolous things.
I can't take a screenshot of developers and CMs playtesting Blackwing Lair... not because of the characters, which are premade and internal (thus unrecognizable), but because of other proprietary information.
You saw screenshots of us playtesting Dire Maul. :P Again, these characters are not our "real" ones, however.[ post edited by Caydiem ]
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 10:47:16 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Why would this be a major worry? If someone mistakes your for someone else, you're saying there's some larger price to pay and no way to explain who you are? There must be something I'm missing...
We're anonymous in game. We play on regular realms alongside you folks, and you folks don't know who we are.
If we posted screenshots (I'm not saying everyone would do this, but it's a distinct possibility) there's a good chance a "witch hunt" of sorts would occur, seeking out the character that matches that appearance precisely and haranguing them (whether it was actually us or not). This would result in harassment cases and all manner of ugliness, since it would completely destroy our place in the realm communities (in which we're active, I assure you).
Does that make more sense?
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:12:03 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Not to fuel the fire or attempt to blackmail, but..
The CM's in City of Heroes were out and about every now and then, custom costumes and all. They were always well celebrated, and normally* didn't recieve much flak.
*ok, we harrassed Statesman, but.. who wouldn't?
Those were specially-made characters, not their everyday, anonymous play characters, which is what the original poster is asking for.
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/16/2005 11:15:20 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
That'd be hot.
I am flattered, I think? Maybe? If Block reads this I might be fired.
=/
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:15:37 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Caydiem, why must Fangtooth always come into the AH and use his blue trinket to make me dance?
At least he doesn't do it to you in real life.
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/16/2005 11:18:17 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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It was only that one time, but you and Eyonix were asking for it!
In my defense, it was like the ending scene in Beetlejuice, where they made Wynona's character dance!
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/16/2005 11:20:01 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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I play on the glmrlgulgmrml realm, so you should all look me up!
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:31:38 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Paranoid much? Lol.
More like wiser from past experiences. ;)
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/16/2005 11:34:23 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Considering the number of marriage proposals she's gotten on the forums? Not a bit.
Do you, countless hordes of forum goers, take Caydiem to be your lawfully wedded Tauren?
=P
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:36:55 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Do you, countless hordes of forum goers, take Caydiem to be your lawfully wedded Tauren?
=P
Murlocs are not ordained by the Light to marry! Shoo! Back to your mudpuddle!
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/16/2005 11:38:12 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Yes, this is true, but do Tauren follow the Light? I think not. The Light is something that Dwarves and Humans believe in!
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:38:52 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Yes, this is true, but do Tauren follow the Light? I think not. The Light is something that Dwarves and Humans believe in!
You're not ordained by the Earth Mother either!
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/16/2005 11:39:52 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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But I am ordained by my kind. Therefore, if your kind is good enough to marry hordes of forum goers, my ordain-ship by Murloc kind is good enough to preside over your wedding.
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:40:59 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Tauren do not officially recognize any sort of backwater, podunk Murloc ordainment!
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/16/2005 11:42:35 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Tauren do not officially recognize that they are walking slabs of beef, for that matter. Plus, unlike the "lesser" races, I can understand what you say, and you can understand what I say. I say it is a good way to bring our races closer to peace some day.
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:45:54 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Tauren do not officially recognize that they are walking slabs of beef, for that matter. Plus, unlike the "lesser" races, I can understand what you say, and you can understand what I say. I say it is a good way to bring our races closer to peace some day.
Walking slabs of--!
As far as I'm concerned, the communication between us only serves to make it all the more satisfying when I cleanse your marauding kind from our rightful lands. You keep your backwards rituals away from me.
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/16/2005 11:48:04 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Backwards rituals? We face forward to the sea every time we perform any ritual! You face your Earth Mother, we face the sea. Is there really so many differences between our kind that you can't let me, a lowly Murloc, preside over the joining of you and a few thousand forum goer's wedding?
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:48:31 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Yes.
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/16/2005 11:54:59 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Well, if you have decided to shun me by only honoring me with a one worded answer to a question that I have been waiting to ask for countless millennium, under the waning and waxing of moons more numerous than my kind numbers in Elwynn Forest, more than there are blades of grass in your home land of Mulgore, more than the number of heated arguments and hurtful words passed between Orcs and Humans, more even than the glares Night Elves receive from their Blood Elven counterparts, more than the number of Centaur living in Desolace, more than there are words in this post, well, I have nothing to say to you, and I am completely speechless, even for a Murloc, I am speechless, I can't even think of words in my native Murloc Murgurgul to respond to the atrocity that you are showing me here, now, in front of all these people who are anxiously waiting to see how this argument turns out, and I am angered by that fact even more so than I am angered by the block of text I am creating in attempting to show even the slightest smidgeon of hurt and hate that I am feeling for you right now in my Murloc body, down to my poor Murloc soul, more so that the fact that I am not even sure if this rambling of mine is doing my feelings justice at the disgust and spiteful rage building up in my Murloc fins.
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 12:00:34 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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If that's a demonstration of you being speechless, Murloc, never let me catch you when you're in a verbose mood.
Your offense does not move me; we have plotted together in the past, but I have never forgotten the transgressions upon my person upon that fateful day in springtime, April the first, when you and your kind rose up against me, imprisoned me, and subjected me to all manner of torment. Do you think I can merely scour such from my mind?! How can you possibly believe I would turn a blind eye to the hateful, repulsive actions committed by you and yours upon that bloody evening?! And now you expect me to smile and take the blessing of a slimy, despicable, malevolent thing like yourself?
I will never forget that day, creature. We may have had alliances in the past, but there were too many wrongs done to my people, my own person, when your army arose from the deeps.
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/17/2005 12:04:40 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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That day was done by magic's not of my own devise, Druid. I may not have planned it, but I also did not waste the opportunity to try and educate everyone in the horrors that my kind must live with every day. Your kind was at risk of extinction by the cruel Centaur, until Thrall and his kindness came to your aide. You found a kindred spirit in the Night Elves when they taught you the ways of Cenarius. Who, I ask you, has ever come to the Murloc's aide?
No one has, that's who!
So, if you are going to judge me for seizing a golden opportunity on that one, fateful day, then I no longer want to preside over your day of happiness. Nor do I want to be associated with one so cruel hearted, and mean, such as your self.
Noble creatures my fin. Tauren are no better than Hyenas![ post edited by Fangtooth ]
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 12:14:01 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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We preserve the natural order. Filthy parasites such as yourself destroy much of what we work to achieve. No one loves the mosquito or the tick, Murloc. You are the lowly scavenger, not I.
As for what happened on April the First, you should be thankful you were not here to witness -- indeed, fall victim to -- the horror. On that blackest of days, the innocent faces you see around you -- the rugged Orc, the noble Tauren, the graceful Night Elf, the amusing Gnome -- every one, Alliance and Horde alike, were transformed into Murlocs! And of course, who should rise to the occasion and lead his newfound army but Fangtooth himself, against the lone soul immune to the sorcery: me.
The ululating cries of the Murlocs still echo in my ears to this day.... the horror...
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Poster: Fangtooth at 6/17/2005 12:18:13 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Yes, why exactly were you immune to the sorcery?
The Murloc murgurguls at midnight...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 12:19:52 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Yes, why exactly were you immune to the sorcery?
*smirks*
I am a Druid, and one who has studied the art of being truly attuned to one's form. I can keep my own form despite foul enchantments levelled at me if I exert my will.
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 12:55:27 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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If she posts Blue then she should be helping, not screwing around.
Find me a post where *any* Blue post addresses the problem of people _leaving_ low pop servers for already overcrowded ones in the hope of getting some (half-arsed) PvP action in the Battlegrounds.
Pretty soon they'll be one PvP and one PvE server with an active population above 100 and a queue to long for any casual player to wait for.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=3605511&tmp=1#post3605511
I say that the issues will be exacerbated on low population realms should new realms open up, implying that there are in fact issues on low population realms already.
https://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=3622004&p=1&tmp=1#post3622004
Fangtooth says more or less the same thing.
We know about the issues therein.
I suggest you send any and all feedback on our performance to wowcmfeedback@blizzard.com. However, this thread is in fact community building and such acts are allowed by our supervisors in moderation. :)
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 2:16:21 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
That is in fact the answer to the *opposite* problem I just described.
People are moving *from* low pop servers *to* high pop servers because Battlegrounds is all but useless on low population servers.
Why does everyone think I'm making the same complaints that have already been addressed? I don't want new servers. And in the recent thread I started, I wasn't complaining about queue lengths for battlegrounds.
The problems I'm trying to highlight are far more subtle -- and far more damaging. The problem appears to be that Blizzard are completely incapable of managing rapid population shifts and changes in player behaviour brought on by rushed new features. Never mind the bugs, learn to craft something that scales up past 100 people.
As for sending mail to an @blizzard.com address, is there really any point? Every response I've got from them has been a cut 'n paste answer TO A QUESTION I DIDN'T ASK. I bet I'd just get something that says "We believe out CMs are performing a valuable service, thank you for your feedback".
Meanwhile, when Proudmoore has a 500+ queue every day rather than just on weekends and public holidays I'll pretty much have to give up on the characters I've spent months (minus every Tuesday in recent memory) working on. While I have friends with characters on other servers, I'm sure many people in a similar situation do not.
So while you're "building community" with your inane prattle (and increasingly agressive posts when we are in fact the people that pay your salary) WoW is turning into a series of queues separated by ghost towns. Whether you can or can't do anything about this personally is not as important as whether or not you look like you're screwing around or actually trying to help solve the problem.
No, actually, the problems are related if you look at the larger situation.
People are saying they want new realms. We're currently saying not at this time. Why? Because it would exacerbate the problem on low population realms. Well, what is this problem? The low population realms aren't getting many new people, as high population realms are more popular and some of those looking for a "new" realm don't want one with 60s on it (low population realms do not apply, therefore). Yes, those posts do acknowledge that there are problems on low population realms. Not the opposite, as you claim. We have already addressed it with as much information as we have available -- before we started this back-and-forth. There is not much we can do for you if we don't have the answers you seek.
Yes, there is a point to sending an eMail to the wowcmfeedback@blizzard.com address. It goes directly to our supervisors, and they read and consider every single eMail that comes their way. They're busy folks so they might not have time to respond, but they will read it. (Incidentally, no, I do not have access to this inbox... there are some who think it just goes to me, which is not the case.)
I appreciate your feedback, but posting it on the forums is not the post productive way of getting your voice heard. The address I posted above is. Please use it.
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 2:17:59 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Fang, Cay.... seriously love you guys and this thread is great. A nice moral booster for the community.
Out of curiosity are you and Fang sitting near each other ?? If so I can justimagine the two of you smirking and giggling upon each post.
Wish I could watch.
Much love, keep it up.
Tal
Yes, we do indeed sit in the same room, and we were laughing. (When we do this, one of us reads the forums while the other is responding to make sure no threads of import are missed. When done, we yell, "Tag!" and switch. Fang and I are both silly people at times, and we haven't done one of these for months.)
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 2:23:13 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
Could this be Caydiem after he got ganked?
http://www.picix.com/?img=picixxcixxxxiciciccxciixxxicip.jpg
:-)
- Evan
1) I don't play an Undead;
2) I am female;
3) I don't get ganked; I'm a Druid. Everyone knows we run away. :P
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 2:26:23 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Q u o t e:
ok ok. IS THIS YOU? http://www.picix.com/?img=picixxiixcixxicxcxcxccxxxxicip.jpg
Um... Doomguards can't be Druids, or something. :P Do stop this guessing game. There was a post earlier with a screenshot of the one time I was Caydiem on a test realm in Beta. ;)
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 10:09:54 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Afraid not. Equipment and appearance is almost as telling as the name of the character.
If you don't believe this is so, let me relate a story unto you. :)
In late beta, we participated in a PvP event on the PvP Beta Server. In order to do this, existing characters were copied over to our account and renamed to match our forum names. When I logged on, people took one look at me and accused me of being that particular character -- which was untrue, of course -- just because of my equipment.
No, posting screenshots of our characters would only cause unnecessary grief to both our true characters and everyone who had similar looking characters and equipment. :P
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 10:15:03 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Eyonix doesn't have an Undead Priest, and we wear the exact same gear normal players wear. :P
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 10:17:47 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Also, no one I know plays on your realm. ;)
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 10:22:13 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Trust me, 500 characters don't look like mine. It's not like I'm wearing a full set. :P
Another issue is that I can't exactly use our web space for such frivolous things.
I can't take a screenshot of developers and CMs playtesting Blackwing Lair... not because of the characters, which are premade and internal (thus unrecognizable), but because of other proprietary information.
You saw screenshots of us playtesting Dire Maul. :P Again, these characters are not our "real" ones, however.[ post edited by Caydiem ]
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 10:47:16 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Why would this be a major worry? If someone mistakes your for someone else, you're saying there's some larger price to pay and no way to explain who you are? There must be something I'm missing...
We're anonymous in game. We play on regular realms alongside you folks, and you folks don't know who we are.
If we posted screenshots (I'm not saying everyone would do this, but it's a distinct possibility) there's a good chance a "witch hunt" of sorts would occur, seeking out the character that matches that appearance precisely and haranguing them (whether it was actually us or not). This would result in harassment cases and all manner of ugliness, since it would completely destroy our place in the realm communities (in which we're active, I assure you).
Does that make more sense?
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:12:03 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Q u o t e:
Not to fuel the fire or attempt to blackmail, but..
The CM's in City of Heroes were out and about every now and then, custom costumes and all. They were always well celebrated, and normally* didn't recieve much flak.
*ok, we harrassed Statesman, but.. who wouldn't?
Those were specially-made characters, not their everyday, anonymous play characters, which is what the original poster is asking for.
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:15:37 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Caydiem, why must Fangtooth always come into the AH and use his blue trinket to make me dance?
At least he doesn't do it to you in real life.
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:31:38 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Paranoid much? Lol.
More like wiser from past experiences. ;)
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:36:55 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Do you, countless hordes of forum goers, take Caydiem to be your lawfully wedded Tauren?
=P
Murlocs are not ordained by the Light to marry! Shoo! Back to your mudpuddle!
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:38:52 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Yes, this is true, but do Tauren follow the Light? I think not. The Light is something that Dwarves and Humans believe in!
You're not ordained by the Earth Mother either!
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:40:59 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Tauren do not officially recognize any sort of backwater, podunk Murloc ordainment!
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:45:54 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Tauren do not officially recognize that they are walking slabs of beef, for that matter. Plus, unlike the "lesser" races, I can understand what you say, and you can understand what I say. I say it is a good way to bring our races closer to peace some day.
Walking slabs of--!
As far as I'm concerned, the communication between us only serves to make it all the more satisfying when I cleanse your marauding kind from our rightful lands. You keep your backwards rituals away from me.
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/16/2005 11:48:31 PM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Yes.
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 12:00:34 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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If that's a demonstration of you being speechless, Murloc, never let me catch you when you're in a verbose mood.
Your offense does not move me; we have plotted together in the past, but I have never forgotten the transgressions upon my person upon that fateful day in springtime, April the first, when you and your kind rose up against me, imprisoned me, and subjected me to all manner of torment. Do you think I can merely scour such from my mind?! How can you possibly believe I would turn a blind eye to the hateful, repulsive actions committed by you and yours upon that bloody evening?! And now you expect me to smile and take the blessing of a slimy, despicable, malevolent thing like yourself?
I will never forget that day, creature. We may have had alliances in the past, but there were too many wrongs done to my people, my own person, when your army arose from the deeps.
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 12:14:01 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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We preserve the natural order. Filthy parasites such as yourself destroy much of what we work to achieve. No one loves the mosquito or the tick, Murloc. You are the lowly scavenger, not I.
As for what happened on April the First, you should be thankful you were not here to witness -- indeed, fall victim to -- the horror. On that blackest of days, the innocent faces you see around you -- the rugged Orc, the noble Tauren, the graceful Night Elf, the amusing Gnome -- every one, Alliance and Horde alike, were transformed into Murlocs! And of course, who should rise to the occasion and lead his newfound army but Fangtooth himself, against the lone soul immune to the sorcery: me.
The ululating cries of the Murlocs still echo in my ears to this day.... the horror...
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 12:19:52 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Yes, why exactly were you immune to the sorcery?
*smirks*
I am a Druid, and one who has studied the art of being truly attuned to one's form. I can keep my own form despite foul enchantments levelled at me if I exert my will.
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 12:55:27 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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If she posts Blue then she should be helping, not screwing around.
Find me a post where *any* Blue post addresses the problem of people _leaving_ low pop servers for already overcrowded ones in the hope of getting some (half-arsed) PvP action in the Battlegrounds.
Pretty soon they'll be one PvP and one PvE server with an active population above 100 and a queue to long for any casual player to wait for.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=3605511&tmp=1#post3605511
I say that the issues will be exacerbated on low population realms should new realms open up, implying that there are in fact issues on low population realms already.
https://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=3622004&p=1&tmp=1#post3622004
Fangtooth says more or less the same thing.
We know about the issues therein.
I suggest you send any and all feedback on our performance to wowcmfeedback@blizzard.com. However, this thread is in fact community building and such acts are allowed by our supervisors in moderation. :)
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 2:16:21 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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That is in fact the answer to the *opposite* problem I just described.
People are moving *from* low pop servers *to* high pop servers because Battlegrounds is all but useless on low population servers.
Why does everyone think I'm making the same complaints that have already been addressed? I don't want new servers. And in the recent thread I started, I wasn't complaining about queue lengths for battlegrounds.
The problems I'm trying to highlight are far more subtle -- and far more damaging. The problem appears to be that Blizzard are completely incapable of managing rapid population shifts and changes in player behaviour brought on by rushed new features. Never mind the bugs, learn to craft something that scales up past 100 people.
As for sending mail to an @blizzard.com address, is there really any point? Every response I've got from them has been a cut 'n paste answer TO A QUESTION I DIDN'T ASK. I bet I'd just get something that says "We believe out CMs are performing a valuable service, thank you for your feedback".
Meanwhile, when Proudmoore has a 500+ queue every day rather than just on weekends and public holidays I'll pretty much have to give up on the characters I've spent months (minus every Tuesday in recent memory) working on. While I have friends with characters on other servers, I'm sure many people in a similar situation do not.
So while you're "building community" with your inane prattle (and increasingly agressive posts when we are in fact the people that pay your salary) WoW is turning into a series of queues separated by ghost towns. Whether you can or can't do anything about this personally is not as important as whether or not you look like you're screwing around or actually trying to help solve the problem.
No, actually, the problems are related if you look at the larger situation.
People are saying they want new realms. We're currently saying not at this time. Why? Because it would exacerbate the problem on low population realms. Well, what is this problem? The low population realms aren't getting many new people, as high population realms are more popular and some of those looking for a "new" realm don't want one with 60s on it (low population realms do not apply, therefore). Yes, those posts do acknowledge that there are problems on low population realms. Not the opposite, as you claim. We have already addressed it with as much information as we have available -- before we started this back-and-forth. There is not much we can do for you if we don't have the answers you seek.
Yes, there is a point to sending an eMail to the wowcmfeedback@blizzard.com address. It goes directly to our supervisors, and they read and consider every single eMail that comes their way. They're busy folks so they might not have time to respond, but they will read it. (Incidentally, no, I do not have access to this inbox... there are some who think it just goes to me, which is not the case.)
I appreciate your feedback, but posting it on the forums is not the post productive way of getting your voice heard. The address I posted above is. Please use it.
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 2:17:59 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Fang, Cay.... seriously love you guys and this thread is great. A nice moral booster for the community.
Out of curiosity are you and Fang sitting near each other ?? If so I can justimagine the two of you smirking and giggling upon each post.
Wish I could watch.
Much love, keep it up.
Tal
Yes, we do indeed sit in the same room, and we were laughing. (When we do this, one of us reads the forums while the other is responding to make sure no threads of import are missed. When done, we yell, "Tag!" and switch. Fang and I are both silly people at times, and we haven't done one of these for months.)
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 2:23:13 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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Could this be Caydiem after he got ganked?
http://www.picix.com/?img=picixxcixxxxiciciccxciixxxicip.jpg
:-)
- Evan
1) I don't play an Undead;
2) I am female;
3) I don't get ganked; I'm a Druid. Everyone knows we run away. :P
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/17/2005 2:26:23 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? *edited post* |
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ok ok. IS THIS YOU? http://www.picix.com/?img=picixxiixcixxicxcxcxccxxxxicip.jpg
Um... Doomguards can't be Druids, or something. :P Do stop this guessing game. There was a post earlier with a screenshot of the one time I was Caydiem on a test realm in Beta. ;)
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Poster: Caydiem at 6/23/2005 10:29:19 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Blues] Screenshots of CM's Toons? |
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Don't go tormenting poor Torgaul; that's not me.
If I do find occasion to post on my play account, I do so under one of my lesser-known race/class combinations. Posting often as a level 60 Tauren Druid would be silly. :P
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