'You have been playing for 1 hour.' Message - Update?

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CyberNigma
Jungle Guide
#1
I noticed the message "You have been playing for 1 hour." popped into my chat bot a bit ago. I don't recall ever seeing it again and the search function returned results for individual words (even when using a quotes). I'm no search expert on the forums so maybe I just don't know how to search correctly.

Is this something undocumented in a recent update?

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I'm a big fan of the clock in Civ 4 and some other games, so I really like this idea. I don't know how often it says that (every hour perhaps?). I have a guildie that has to set a clock next to his monitor to time how long he's playing so he'll quit lol. I used to use a tool call nthClock to set a little clock on my second monitor for the same reason.
cangeman
cangeman
Ascalonian Squire
#2
I think it's part of the update. I got that message also earlier today and it was the first time I've seen it.
Akhilleus
Akhilleus
Forge Runner
#3
as a veteran of 12 hour (daily) marathons...i hope to god thats not permanant.
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CyberNigma
Jungle Guide
#4
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Originally Posted by Akhilleus
as a veteran of 12 hour (daily) marathons...i hope to god thats not permanant.
rofl.. you remind me of a guildie of mine :-) he got nerfed for farming too much, and I told him that I'd farmed for long periods of time and it never happened to me. he asked for how long and I replied up to an hour. he just laughed.. lol
Big_Iron
Big_Iron
Desert Nomad
#5
It's a great idea. I'll get wrapped up in the game and not realize how long I've played. On more than one occasion, I've looked out the window after playing for a while and realize the sun is starting to come up.
lyra_song
lyra_song
Hell's Protector
#6
i think this is an interesting feature, but whats the purpose? I mean dont you want your players to play more?

Its puzzling to me
Gonzo
Gonzo
Jungle Guide
#7
Hmm, weird. I also noticed, when walking into D'Alessie Seaboard that the text "Talk to blablabla" popped up. is this new for coop missions?
thelessa
thelessa
Jungle Guide
#8
I would not mind having a clock up in one of one of the corners.
Woutsie
Woutsie
Wilds Pathfinder
#9
I like this
isamu kurosawa
isamu kurosawa
Desert Nomad
#10
its probably to do with the online restrictions imposed in china recently, they are only allowed to play for so long by law
Cymboric Treewalker
Cymboric Treewalker
Krytan Explorer
#11
Then go ahead and put a clock on the screen... don't put up some message about how long.
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Rathcail
Jungle Guide
#12
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Originally Posted by Gonzo
Hmm, weird. I also noticed, when walking into D'Alessie Seaboard that the text "Talk to blablabla" popped up. is this new for coop missions?
No, I had that before. Part of the primary quest I think.
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imsystem
Frost Gate Guardian
#13
after 3 hours it says
you have been playing for 3 hours maybey you should take a break
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LordMahal
Krytan Explorer
#14
But youd think they would want us online 24/7. I mean, do you see clocks in casinos...? Hell no! They dont want you to know how late it is. Is the restriction in china due to that kid playing himself to death at a cafe a while back?
D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E
D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E
Jungle Guide
#15


thats satireing the time thing...
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LordMahal
Krytan Explorer
#16
maybe its just for humor.... can we turn that off by chance?
Ray
Ray
Wilds Pathfinder
#17
"You have been playing for 3 days non-stop now, please PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER!"
Gonzo
Gonzo
Jungle Guide
#18
"You have been playing for 1 week, we love you"
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Ctb
Desert Nomad
#19
Sitting around sedentary for too long increases your risk of blod clots. Maybe they're worried their players will start dying off if they don't make them move around and get blood flowing (running to the fridge for a beer/soda doesn't count)
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LordMahal
Krytan Explorer
#20
Lol you guys are killing me.