so, my memory’s a liiittle bit hazy, was NotN supposed to be a two-week event, or was it extended an extra week because of server issues?
Night of the Nocturne will be a two-week event. :)
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so, my memory’s a liiittle bit hazy, was NotN supposed to be a two-week event, or was it extended an extra week because of server issues?
Night of the Nocturne will be a two-week event. :)
uhhhhhh okay?? will these babies never ever grow up when people check on them? -Gatorskater
That’s correct. They will stay eternally youthful.
undel xhaztol-fr Was Baldwin born male and lost his other horn (not the broken one) to splashback? Can we get some sort of confirmation?
Sure! I think I answered this in a forum thread as well (but FR Discussion’s movin’ like wildfire, so I’m happy to answer here, too!), but Baldwin’s male and lost his second horn and part of his nose horn to the goop. Let this be a warning to all alchemists! That goop, it’ll getcha.
I’ve been hearing about a few Flighters resetting their passwords and never receiving the confirmation e-mail (one such individual being a good friend of mine).
Considering that they can’t exactly report this to the bug forums themselves, I’d like a tally of users to whom this has happened. If this is in fact a problem affecting numerous users, I’ll open a post in the bugs forum.
Signal boosting this would also be appreciated
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Hi there! We’re aware and working on this. All they have to do is send us a message through Contact Us using the email currently registered to their account and we will assist them.
For the first Q&A thread our only questions need to be
where is accent layering
why aren’t we getting accent layering
why is no one working on accent layering
the community wants accent layering cant you start working on it
and so on and so forth so when it comes to answer time they have no choice
they have to tell us WHY
This has been communicated to the team, I made sure of it. I make no promises! But you have been heard.
Q and A Thread, Pages 21 - 25
I removed a few answers here that would be entirely irrelevant now.
Q and A Thread 1, Pages 16-20
Finals done and Holidays done. Time to put some time into getting a bit of a queue for this blog again.
Linking to a thread linking to my blog. Interesting.
Anyway, cassowarhea has made a thread over on FR to keep track of info from the admins, so you have a choice of where you'd like to go for finding out. (I recommend both, but I might be biased.)
Wait, so do these mimic monstsers show up in any venue?
1 Mimic shows up in Scorched Forest and Woodland Path
1 Mimic shows up in Waterway and Arena
1 Mimic shows up in Kelp Beds and Golem Workshop.
So no matter your level, you’ll be able to find something to fight. The higher level the mimic, the better the odds it’ll drop a chest.
Are FR dragons cold-blooded or warm-blooded?
Warmblooded, though some species are better at regulating their body temperatures than others as their ability to generate and shed heat varies.
Page 10 of the update thread. Hopefully this means that we can color the spines that break the silhouette in Accents and Skins still?
Skins and accents must stay within the bound of the skin and accent template. You cannot break the template. Skins and accents can be used on any dragon, regardless of the genes they possess.
Q&A Thread 1, Pages 11-15
Err, apparently my queue glitched and the posts in it got deleted. Welp.
Q and A Thread 1, Pages 6-10
"Are there any plans for changing some of the Coliseum basics? I imagine there are others on this site like myself who have a variety of health problems which make it difficult to utilize the Coliseum. A feature to turn off the animations as one example.
that is something I can ask the devs.
Is there any way that the FR team can possibly figure out what that is about? There randomly not being any record of various purchases for multiple players sounds like a possible glitch/bug. Please note, I'm not trying to get my scatterscroll refunds or anything anymore. I just feel this is something that the FR team needs to be aware of and possibly look into.
I hear you and I will bring this to Admin attention.
Just a wonder. Is your promotion to Admin a full-time gig? Or perhaps part-time or, even as you were as a Mod - voluntary?
I am now a member of the Flight Rising team as staff, not a volunteer.
Do you have access to the admin e-mail address now that you are an administrator? Or is the access to that e-mail address (and to the submitted "Contact Us" forms) still restricted to Undel, Xhaztol, and Akiri?
I am now staff and yes, I do. This is so that I can assist with some Customer Service issues.
Oh! And when a thread is locked or deleted, will the moderator or administrator who took that action contact the poster to let them know why it was deleted? I'm not sure if that was answered before. I'm a big advocate of "let them know why so they won't repeat it again"
That has been the case for awhile now. A few have slipped through the cracks and I've tried to catch them. Yes, threads that are moderated will either have a reply or the player will be privately messaged. If this does not happen, please use the Contact Us form to provide that feedback.
ANother question, have you implemented ANY of the optimizations lightsky has done? Or just put them on the test server?
unfortunately recent events have once again set that deployment back.
Going off of this question, I've been wondering for a while, is there currently any way to express interest in a mod position?
we still have all the previous applications and new and current players are more than welcome to submit via Contact Us. moderators are thoroughly vetted. That's what I can tell you at this time.
I do have a question about skins and accents. Are we allowed to use premade brushes on them? I didn't see anything about it when I read the page on the skins page and wanted to clarify before I tried my hand at making some.
pre-mades fall into the same realm as textures. If you want to use a brush, you need to create it yourself or use a default brush.
i love the flower crown apparel, but it's not really a flower "crown" per se. it's just, when i think of flower crowns i picture something that goes all the way around... do you think we could get like 2 flowers added to the versions that show the gap between the ends of the crown to fill the empty space, so they don't look like wreath re-colors?
that's an excellent question and just inspired me on a way to organize art suggestions." (Aequorin 1/20/14)
"Thanks for taking the time to do this! I really appreciate it, and I hope other users will remember to stay kind because you don't have to do something like this. Congrats on the new position!
aww, thank you! ♥
Is it possible that the Auction House might be searchable by color sometime in the future?
that is a suggestion and not anything I can answer definitively beyond we've heard you!
One of my favorite neat little things was when the deity accounts would engage in their flights forum. Would you guys be willing to have people apply to be roleplayers on those accounts? That way busy admins and mods don't have to worry about staying active, which I assume was the problem in the first place. Or a better question, what do you plan on doing with the deity accounts? I could see using them in some sort of site event where you have to coax information from them for certain plot points (:
that's very interesting, I'll keep this in mind! ♥
Earlier you stated that new primary and secondary genes were in the works. Any idea of an ETA on those? Also, any chance of implementing more color options for existing apparel say, soon?
thank you! I don't have a release schedule to share. The team want these releases to be surprises and as we've all seen, sometimes life and unscrupulous people can intervene and set things back." (Aequorin 1/20/14)
"Where will the questions and answers going to be posted? just the quotes in this thread, or are you going to make up go to your tumblr, or will there be an official news post of some sort?
all excellent questions. For today and maybe tomorrow I want to get a feel for where we're at, see what I can do and what can be done going forward.
((This was spread over like 3 posts. To summarize, some words in other languages are blocked by the filter for no obvious reason. Along with some concerns about a hacking incident on an admin level account.))
regarding the filter, I will look for your feedback. Regarding your security concerns, I can tell you that we take the security of Flight Rising and all player accounts very seriously, it is a regular topic in our meetings, and we will never cease working on improving that.
2 - Will there ever be a more secure way of nest lending for different color eyes? I breed dragons that I want matching eye colors for that my nests won't provide, and unless I have friends available who are willing to help me out, I can't do that. And if I don't have a friend in that element, well, I'm out of luck anyway. Also, again, risk of scamming people out of their (sometimes quite valuable) dragons. Yes, I understand dragon lending is not supported. But in a breeding game like this where the goal is to get dragons that match your preferences, eye color factors in more than you might think.
I understand, hear, and appreciate the issue of eye color and I can pass it on for you but anything that involves the lending of dragons is an unsupported transaction per the Terms of Use.
Onto my question, I'm curious when can we expect new encyclopedia entries? I'm really excited to see the articles for the four remaining dragon breeds. It's been a while since the last time we got a new entry.
thank you! And, yes, it is a promotion. At this time, I don't have a release schedule. I apologize.
I don't have any real questions, just glad to know there will be someone ready to calm the lines. I look forward to hearing more from you.
thank you! I look forward to working with all of you! ♥" (Aequorin 1/20/14)
"Do you admins get to pick what familiar will be in your avatar?
yes! As do the volunteer moderators! I had a few choices before I settled on my glowing mouse!" (Aequorin 1/20/14)
"I know it's unsupported by the terms of use, but what I was wanting to know was if there was ever going to be a way to get specific eye colors without the risk of losing your dragons and being unable to get them back. I worded it poorly, I think. And the rest of my post? I would like that addressed. As a moderator myself, I know there is only so much you can say (especially when newly promoted) but if you can't answer my questions I would like to hear from someone who can. I want to know my concerns are being addressed.
I apologize, I do not have answers for you at this time. What I can tell you is that I have passed these concerns on and I will be keeping them in mind. My job was created to ensure that your needs and concerns as a community are being heard and I take that commitment very seriously." (Aequorin 1/20/14)
"Oh my goodness!
so do you do customer support? because we've had a couple of people I know who had to wait ages for replies on their concerns, bugs or appeals and to get a message days or weeks later, and for some, never. i understand things are more higher priority than others but it's always nice to get a reply about being aware of these issues and some sort, without being lost in the depths. So maybe with you around it can become more speedy? :D
I am so sorry, I missed this!
I will be handling community feedback, concerns, communication, managing the multi-media sites, and, yes, I will be assisting with the CS requests as I am able to." (Aequorin 1/20/14)
"Will the Reddit Q&A ever be posted on a thread here or something? I don't particuarly want to go onto the Reddit site to read it, especially since I think it's blocked on my computer anyway - but I still want to see it, since I love being able to read what the FR team says about site issues and stuff o: I'll see what I can do!" (Aequorin 1/20/14)
"I understand if you cant answer this XD but do you know or can you say if there are any plans in the future for adding more levels and areas to the Coli? Because I think it would be really cool owo unfortunately that falls under "release schedules" and I have no information to share regarding that. I apologize." (Aequorin 1/21/14)
"I was just wondering, is it FR's intention to eventually open up the site to new users permanently, or does the business plan have the registration window model lasting indefinitely? that is our long-term goal, permanent open registration!
Sometimes posts in the forums are cut off or partially eaten up (I think this may be the fault of some emoticons or less than three signs; I'm not sure which!) ! I was wondering if there's a solution being worked on in regards to that?
unfortunately that question falls under "release schedule" types. I can tell you we are aware of it, it's on the list, but the events of January have caused delays. I apologize, I know it's a terribly frustrating bug." (Aequorin 1/21/14)
"Is there a reason that things get implemented on the website before they are officially announced? we want to have these items ready for you before announcing them. Releasing an item/familiar/apparel/etc in-game before announcing it is preferable to announcing it and making players wait for the release. The Flight Rising team is small and have day jobs; announcing and releasing updates is a coordinated effort around these schedules. edit: to clarify, I am referring solely to items like the ones you described, items dropping in the Coliseum or showing up in the marketplace pre-announcement." (Aequorin 1/21/14)
"Is there an ETA as to when Shock Switch will be out of Beta mode? I know the programmer was sort of 'fired' but would eventually be coming back to finish the code. Any new on that? that falls under the category of "schedule" and I unfortunately do not have any information I can share with you about that.
If we could get it stickied, it could (hopefully) cut down on the amount of flame wars we get on some of these suggestions that tend to grow to the point of an Admin having to shut down the board.
flame wars should be reported. If people are flaming or attacking each other, please report those immediately via the report feature. If the thread is quickly spiraling out of control, please message a moderator so they can handle it.
Okay, here's one. I get the impression from a lot of the features that we do and don't have (dominance being a thing, flight forums, trading being unsupported, some of the wordings in the encyclopedia, the messenger dragons' canon, etc) that the original vision of FR was for it to be a much more competitive game than it actually is in practice, both between individuals and between flights. Is that impression correct? What can we expect in this regard going forward, in terms of the overall feel of the game? I'm making a note of your question to address later." (Aequorin 1/21/14)
"Is there anything being done to deal with this? Also how should one go about filling out a report about a possible grabber? I know to be careful about the offsite links though. report all suspected exploits through Contact Us. Regarding security, this is forefront in our meetings and we are working constantly to improve upon it. I am unable to give further details at this time. after discussing it, we will not be stickying a "what not to suggest" type post. Suggestions is there for the community to voice what they'd like to see and we do not wish to stifle creativity." (Aequorin 1/21/14)
"Another thing not related to account security and what not is are their plans for dragons to be able to reach level 100 or even beyond? I know the dragon gods are at level 100 but if that level was to be reached by other dragons I'm guessing their level would become unknown and their power unlimited? that's an excellent question. Not one I am able to answer at this time but a good one for us to keep in mind going forward." (Aequorin 1/21/14)
For those that haven’t seen it, this is Akiri’s answer…sort of…to the question of how the Beastclan numbers are tallied for Dominance.
A sort of half-answer is better then no answer at all…right?
(For the curious, this is on page 67 of the Thread!)
Q and A Thread 1 Answers, Pages 1 through 5
I'm going to start compiling all of the answers from both Q&A Threads. The following is every answer posted between page 1 and page 5 of the original thread. Questions generally in bold. (Xhaztol made part of his post bold, so I left that formatting in place.)
Well, if you have the time, why not tackle the Q&A thread? Most of the answers are in the second post, but they hit the character limit.
I am actually working on this, although I've elected to start by compiling the answers from the first thread. They'll be posted in 5 page chunks. I've done the first 2 so far, which will be going up today and tomorrow.
FR accessibility policies, such as the boreal woods fiasco, and similar.
I don't really know of anything other than the coli issues which were addressed today, and the disallowing of programs such as the script which allowed the coli to be played with the keyboard. Neither of which have much in terms of admin input.