UN: PinkPilgrim - "Do ANY of you know what you're doing?"

[conjecturecycle]

Now don't take this the wrong way or nothing, I'm just trying to be frank here. Because it seems like a whole lot of you haven't played a game like this before. Is this a vocal minority situation or did they just pull names out of hats for this beta?

Because to be honest they aren't paying me enough as "User Moderator" or whatever they put on my paychecks to lead around an entire gaggle of ducklings just so they can idiot proof their game or whatever the logic is here. Again, no offense. I'm sure you're all brilliant at whatever it is you do with the rest of your time.

Anyway I guess I should aughta say that if you have any problems and you don't wanna go straight to the admin, there's me. But I don't know anything more about the game than you, I just maybe know how to play it better and also I can timeout people if they're acting up.

Comments

[conjecturecycle]

I'm basically like the sheepdog to the admins uh... whatever you call them. Sheepboys.

[fluorite]

Oh, right. That takes a lot of work, doesn't it? Everything already looks so nice, I imagine they'd want to save time where they can.

[conjecturecycle]

Right. They also might've not finished all of it for the beta, that's pretty typical for some finishing touches to still be in the works in a Beta, though moreso in Alpha.

They also might want to see what the players give the most attention to so they can focus on fine tuning those and maybe cutting unused features.

[bleatingedge]

uh alright pal
best of luck with that
hope answering questions isn't part of your monthly quota or whatever

[horologia]

Imagining ourselves as sheep...

Is it not a little demeaning?

You must have quite the workload already.

[ considering the forum shenanigans that have already happened, and the ones that are sure to. ]

[conjecturecycle]

Hah! They don't pay me enough to be asking for quotas. As long as you guys don't cause some sorta catastrophic meltdown I'm fine.

[conjecturecycle]

It's, y'know, a metaphor? Mellow out a little.

[bleatingedge]

considering this is a beta i wouldn't be surprised if someone accidentally found five or six catastrophe-level bugs within the first week or two
so keep your eyes peeled for that

[conjecturecycle]

What, these clowns can't file a bug report themselves? I'm talking more on a pvp sorta level. Forum chatter. Ban anyone who says a slur. You get the idea.

[bleatingedge]

ah gotcha
got the moderator wires crossed
i also wouldn't be surprised if there's some edgy folks in here looking to skirt the social line
good luck lmao

[horologia]

Oh no, I'm not insulted, just ... Is there no better metaphorical representation to describe yourself?

Or is it really so apt?

[ 'are they really just ordering you around like a dog...' watchmen at least get paid, and he apparently isn't getting enough of it, so. ]

un: brambles

[dapples]

Hello!
I am new to MMOs, yes! I am unsure why, I only indulge with video games on rare occasions once the urge strikes.
Thank you for taking the time to be a dedicated Moderator!
I have no queries yet but if I have any, I will be sure to ask :)

un: Punisher

[regressive]

No, they have no idea.
No tutorial can help when beta players are like this.
Good luck babysitting people.

un: UTA

[tot]

You know, when people say "no offense" they typically are saying some offensive.
That said, I hope we don't make your life too difficult Mr. PinkPilgrim.

un: Mr_Misteaks

[gluttoning]

Hello, Pink.

I've played games like this before. But I usually play with someone I know, not by myself.

It's kind of interesting to figure new things out. So long as it isn't too boring.

[696_9]

It's not like I actually care about this stuff. It was just something to do.

[fluorite]

In that case, I'll be sure to pay a lot of attention to the features I like most~

un: Rakshasa

[scourgingstars]

Oh, I think it's quite clever to have a wide range of experiences on one's beta test. After all, the proper game will have all manner of incompetent clowns as well as seasoned game veterans. It's always wise to plan for every eventuality.

[conjecturecycle]

I mean sure, but as far as I'm aware, we're the first set of testers and I'd think you'd wanna bring in the veterans before the idiots since the formers gonna handle gamebreaking bugs better, y'know?

[scourgingstars]

But the latter's more likely to stumble across bugs while doing something stupid.

[conjecturecycle]

Yeah ok, sure kid.
Most people in games like this just pick it up casually from time to time. That's definitely how it goes.

[conjecturecycle]

Oh see that's the easy part. I've worked plenty in both the IT and Entertainment industries, you see all sorts of whackos in both of them.

[conjecturecycle]

You really are just chronically upbeat, aren't ya?
Kind of irritating if I'm being honest.

[696_9]

Why do you say "kids" when half the people in here are, like, ancient?

[bleatingedge]

yeah i've heard horror stories about it bullshittery
glad our user mod is well prepared in that category at least