'You have been playing for 1 hour.' Message - Update?
Laibeus Lord
Still, the media bloated the story. You can't "just" die because you played an online game for 3 days straight. That's just weird. The media and police didn't conduct proper investigation, like if the person is sick, or was injected by some poison, etc.
Cacheelma
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We may soon see an integrated MSN Messenger in Guild Wars. Which was first introduced in Lineage 2 Chronicle 4. ^_^
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If by Chronicle 4 you practically mean "Chronicle 3" then you got that quite right.
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We may soon see an integrated MSN Messenger in Guild Wars. Which was first introduced in Lineage 2 Chronicle 4. ^_^
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If by Chronicle 4 you practically mean "Chronicle 3" then you got that quite right.
*end of sarcasm*
Gaile Gray
It's fun to joke about this one. I've been suggesting all sorts of silly subliminal advertising and secret marketing deals all day. But the reason for the time comment isn't regionally based (China or otherwise) and it certainly doesn't have anything to do with in-game elements like item or gold drops! We're not penalizing people for playing more -- No way, no how!
The message is simply a little social responsibility, I guess you'd call it, to let a player know, "Hey, d00d, it's been 7 hours; do your kidneys a favour and take a potty break!"
So, just a message, no outcomes. I think you'll see a time for one hour and two hours, and then at three it might add a bit such as "You might consider taking a break."
The message is simply a little social responsibility, I guess you'd call it, to let a player know, "Hey, d00d, it's been 7 hours; do your kidneys a favour and take a potty break!"
So, just a message, no outcomes. I think you'll see a time for one hour and two hours, and then at three it might add a bit such as "You might consider taking a break."
skretth
so there is no form of auto kick at all?
after xx amount of hours?
or do i leave my char online untill the next update
after xx amount of hours?
or do i leave my char online untill the next update
Hellspawn Of D D M
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skretth
and this has WHAT to do with the
"You have been playing for 8hrs. Please logout and experience life."
messages?
"You have been playing for 8hrs. Please logout and experience life."
messages?
Jessyi
Well...whatever the reason the timer notifications were introduced...I just have one question:
How come we're not allowed to live in a world where if people kill themselves by sitting in one place and playing a game for three days you can laugh about it until you pass out?
...I tend to think that if someone ignores common sense, thier senses, and all life outside thier room/internet cafe/dank pizza box filled pit, that maybe, just *MAYBE* all the in-game notices in the world won't save them?
-Jessyi
How come we're not allowed to live in a world where if people kill themselves by sitting in one place and playing a game for three days you can laugh about it until you pass out?
...I tend to think that if someone ignores common sense, thier senses, and all life outside thier room/internet cafe/dank pizza box filled pit, that maybe, just *MAYBE* all the in-game notices in the world won't save them?
-Jessyi
Vana The Everyoung
way to hijack the topic Hellspawn 
I like the new feature it's amazing how fast time fly’s when you are having fun, yesterday I got the 3 hr message and I was sure that I had only just started my uw run.
FYI
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8888579/
In regards to the discussion about the boy who died after playing online for over 3 days, taken from http://www.sleep-deprivation.com/html/dangers.php3
I like the new feature it's amazing how fast time fly’s when you are having fun, yesterday I got the 3 hr message and I was sure that I had only just started my uw run.
FYI
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8888579/
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SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing online battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said. Lee had planted himself in front of a computer monitor to play online games on Aug. 3. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said. "We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone. Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported after interviewing former work colleagues and staff at the Internet cafe. After he failed to return home, Lee's mother asked his former colleagues to find him. When they reached the cafe, Lee said he would finish the game and then go home, the paper reported. He died a few minutes later, it said. South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry |
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skretth
so 3hrs sleep nightly is bad?
I BLAME GW!!!!
I BLAME GW!!!!
Asrial
To those saying it's annoying...
Wow. It happens once an hour. You can't be serious....
Wow. It happens once an hour. You can't be serious....
JiggyFly
This timer is so going down, it thinks it can get me off Guild Wars does it? We shall see.
skretth
@Jiggy :: How long does it say for you.
@Asrial :: Not so much that its annoying, but its something new to talk and argueabout since there havent been skill changes.. When the season is over everyone will complain about teh new changes.
@Asrial :: Not so much that its annoying, but its something new to talk and argueabout since there havent been skill changes.. When the season is over everyone will complain about teh new changes.
Hired Blade
Thats all I need someting telling me how much time I wasted!!! =)
Manic Smile
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Originally Posted by Vilaptca
I bet after so many hours, it steals your IP, they have a program locate where you are from, and then call 911 over where you live.
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Edge Martinez
They'd help us more by dialing us up a pizza from Dominos than calling 911. At least the pizza will get there reasonably fast, and usually the delivery guy won't shoot you for taking out your wallet.
MasterDinadan
Doesn't matter to ANet if you don't log on that much. You already gave them your money when you bought the game. They keep that money whether you play often or not
Now, they want to give a good gameplay experience so that people will buy new installments (like Factions)
So what happens without the message? Bob loses track of time and ends up playing Guild Wars all night long. Bob looks and the clock and says "Shoot! It's 5 AM. This game is addictive. I had better stop playing it before I get too obsessed with it." Bob stops playing the game and neglects to buy any more installments. ANet loses
Giving periodic notices may encourage people to stop playing for extended periods of time during a single session, but it doesn't discourage them from resuming their game in a new session later on.
Think... if you play like 10 hours a day for several weeks, you'll get bored of the game before another expansion even comes close to release! Now if you only play a couple hours a day, you havn't gotten around to accomplishing everything in the game by the time the expansion comes, you'll be likely to buy it as you still have an interest in playing the game
Hypothetical situations of course. In reality, I expect this little notice to have very little effect on the success of their future Guild Wars installments, but it's still a nice feature to have.
Now, they want to give a good gameplay experience so that people will buy new installments (like Factions)
So what happens without the message? Bob loses track of time and ends up playing Guild Wars all night long. Bob looks and the clock and says "Shoot! It's 5 AM. This game is addictive. I had better stop playing it before I get too obsessed with it." Bob stops playing the game and neglects to buy any more installments. ANet loses
Giving periodic notices may encourage people to stop playing for extended periods of time during a single session, but it doesn't discourage them from resuming their game in a new session later on.
Think... if you play like 10 hours a day for several weeks, you'll get bored of the game before another expansion even comes close to release! Now if you only play a couple hours a day, you havn't gotten around to accomplishing everything in the game by the time the expansion comes, you'll be likely to buy it as you still have an interest in playing the game
Hypothetical situations of course. In reality, I expect this little notice to have very little effect on the success of their future Guild Wars installments, but it's still a nice feature to have.
jules
lol at Hellspawn.. What a way to hijack a thread.
Faowri
Though I recognise the idea behind it, the feature just strikes me as being impractical for a number of reasons. The resetting on character changes means the time is often inaccurate, and I also don't know many people who actually turn off Guild Wars when they do take a break from the gaming. So if at the 3hr message, you decide to heed the message and go grab a bite to eat, a drink etc. for 20 minutes, you come back having left your character on afk, and you're still getting the message every hour as though you hadn't taken a break.
Little niggles, perhaps, but there's surely a more efficient and practical way of implementing the idea. A clock that you can reset (when you do take a break) and store (for when you're switching characters/logging out and back in again straight away) yourself, perhaps. As it stands, sure, a little hourly message is not doing anyone any harm, but I still think it could be more practical and take into account the way gamers really behave, not just how long the game's been running for.
Little niggles, perhaps, but there's surely a more efficient and practical way of implementing the idea. A clock that you can reset (when you do take a break) and store (for when you're switching characters/logging out and back in again straight away) yourself, perhaps. As it stands, sure, a little hourly message is not doing anyone any harm, but I still think it could be more practical and take into account the way gamers really behave, not just how long the game's been running for.
Xenrath
If you look in the screenshot forum, there's at least one person who claims to play 12+ hours a day. Seriously, not only do you risk messing your eyes up, but your health and general wellbeing (not to mention social life if any exists) can and will suffer, so this can't hurt to help remind people.
Ctb
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It would be like buying a tube of toothpaste with mercury in it. You should expect that swallowing toothpaste may make your stomach upset. You would not reasonably expect, however, that it might kill you, and if you knew that it might, you'd take proper precautions to prevent it. So, if you die in the course of brushing your teeth, the company can't just say "well, you shouldn't swallow toothpaste". True, but you also shouldn't expect that doing so might kill you.
In other words, if you spill a hot cup of coffee, you should expect that it will hurt you. However, this woman suffered extreme burns that required skin grafts, which is not what a customer would reaonsbly expect to happen, so the customer would not take precautions to guard against such a thing. In that regard, McDonald's failed to warn customers of the abnormally high danger of its product, and that's why they lost the case.
Also, she didn't get millions. The jury awarded millions, but the judge cut it WAY down to something like 700 grand, which covered the medical care and some punitive damages. That's standard practice in this type of case, especially when a big company is involved. The jury will suggest that the plaintiff be awarded some outrageous sum of money, and the judge will weigh that against case law and the actual facts and almost always cut it way down to something far more reasonable.
bigroach
I hate those messages, there should really be an option to toggle them off.
wsmcasey
That message is so retarded and it never stops!
My messages while I was playing last night
You have been playing for 1 hour
You have been playing for 2 hours. Time to take a break.
You have been playing for 3 hours. Time to take a break.
You have been playing for 4 hours. Time to take a break.
You have been playing for 5 hours. Time to take a break.
You have been playing for 6 hours. Time to take a break.
You would think they would give up hopes on getting me to log off after the first 5 messages, lol.
I see a new guild wars record coming in the future, like the guy with 1 million deaths.
6 months after factions release:
You have been playing for 4,272 hours. Time to buy chapter 3.
My messages while I was playing last night
You have been playing for 1 hour
You have been playing for 2 hours. Time to take a break.
You have been playing for 3 hours. Time to take a break.
You have been playing for 4 hours. Time to take a break.
You have been playing for 5 hours. Time to take a break.
You have been playing for 6 hours. Time to take a break.
You would think they would give up hopes on getting me to log off after the first 5 messages, lol.
I see a new guild wars record coming in the future, like the guy with 1 million deaths.
6 months after factions release:
You have been playing for 4,272 hours. Time to buy chapter 3.
felinette
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
The message is simply a little social responsibility, I guess you'd call it, to let a player know, "Hey, d00d, it's been 7 hours; do your kidneys a favour and take a potty break!"
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devils wraths
guys could you just stop complaning about it already. its there to keep them safe and to keep you safe its not causing any harm its just a reminder of how long you been palying and makign sure you eat or whatever. you only see it for like 5 secs then its gone for another hour.
Jessyi
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Originally Posted by felinette
Understood, but as a responsible adult, I don't need someone to tell me when to take a potty break. The messages don't bother me, but I think it's an odd feature that we should be able to turn off.
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On second thought...nevermind. Have you met 80% of the player base lately?
We should still be able to turn the damn things off though.
-Jessyi
Silent Kitty
It is just a safety measure. I don't think Anet cares if you read the message or not. When someone died while playing GW for to long, Anet can always say "I told you so!"
Tarun
I think they were trying to tell someone something.
Phaern Majes
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Originally Posted by wsmcasey
6 months after factions release:
You have been playing for 4,272 hours. Time to buy chapter 3. |
Jessyi
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Originally Posted by Tarun
I think they were trying to tell someone something.
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Tarun
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Originally Posted by Jessyi
Wow...that can't be real. I'd be laughing pretty hard if it was.
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Imagine my surprise when I came back and saw this...
Loviatar
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Originally Posted by wsmcasey
That message is so retarded and it never stops!
My messages while I was playing last night You have been playing for 1 hour You have been playing for 2 hours. Time to take a break. You have been playing for 3 hours. Time to take a break. You have been playing for 4 hours. Time to take a break. You have been playing for 5 hours. Time to take a break. You have been playing for 6 hours. Time to take a break. You would think they would give up hopes on getting me to log off after the first 5 messages, lol. I see a new guild wars record coming in the future, like the guy with 1 million deaths. 6 months after factions release: You have been playing for 4,272 hours. Time to buy chapter 3. |
one single line of type in how many tons of other spam?how many seconds was it there before it scrolled out of sight?
lyra_song
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Originally Posted by Tarun
Ok ok, so I like playing my Guild Wars. Sure I may be logged in, but I go afk and just leave the game running.
Imagine my surprise when I came back and saw this... |
Sir Skullcrasher
"You played 185 hours, you should be dead by now"
Wow, i can't believed after 18 hours, it give you the "get a life" message!
Wow, i can't believed after 18 hours, it give you the "get a life" message!
Lord Iowerth
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Originally Posted by Tarun
I think they were trying to tell someone something.
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Of course you know, like casey said: there will be someone doing something similar to the /deaths to see who can play on one character the longest, just to see if it says something to you ... which, of course, completely defeats the purpose of the message to begin with
Mournblade
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Originally Posted by Tarun
Ok ok, so I like playing my Guild Wars. Sure I may be logged in, but I go afk and just leave the game running.
Imagine my surprise when I came back and saw this... |
Jessyi
Whoa. Me next! Me next! Something to do on the weekend. Let's see what 48 hours says..
-Jessyi
-Jessyi
Draygo Korvan
This message is going to have the opposite of the desired effect on some people.
'What does 50 hours say?'
how bout 75?
OMG omg almost a message at 100.
=X
Maybe a little reverse-psycology here.
'What does 50 hours say?'
how bout 75?
OMG omg almost a message at 100.
=X
Maybe a little reverse-psycology here.
ducktape
Exactly. For those of us who don't get annoyed by it, it will be a motivation to stay online as long as possible just to see what other suggestions it makes to you after 50 hours, 100 hours, etc. Was the "please get a life" message at 18 hours a photoshop?
I have an idea for fun, since it wants you to take a break, tell the game what you are doing every single time you get up for a minute. May cause some problems if you are using the all channel in town or announcing such things while you are in a group doing a mission, but for those of us who solo frequently or use nothing but henches...
You have been playing for 3 hours. Please take a break.
Your Character: Thanks GW timebot! I'm gonna make a sandwich now.
Your Character: ok back
Stone Summit Gnasher drops a grim cesta, which your party reserves for Your Character.
Your Character: Hey GW timebot, I'm thirsty. I'll be right back.
Your Character: ok back
You have been playing for 4 hours. Please take a break.
Your Character: You don't listen very well, GW timebot.
Your party shares 102 gold coins.
I like getting to bother the game as much as it gets to bother me
I have an idea for fun, since it wants you to take a break, tell the game what you are doing every single time you get up for a minute. May cause some problems if you are using the all channel in town or announcing such things while you are in a group doing a mission, but for those of us who solo frequently or use nothing but henches...
You have been playing for 3 hours. Please take a break.
Your Character: Thanks GW timebot! I'm gonna make a sandwich now.
Your Character: ok back
Stone Summit Gnasher drops a grim cesta, which your party reserves for Your Character.
Your Character: Hey GW timebot, I'm thirsty. I'll be right back.
Your Character: ok back
You have been playing for 4 hours. Please take a break.
Your Character: You don't listen very well, GW timebot.
Your party shares 102 gold coins.
I like getting to bother the game as much as it gets to bother me
oljomo
Hi
yeah might work if it took account fo when you took breaks and stuff.
My guild went on a trip to UW last night, after clearing the smites we decided to have a ten minute break for drinks/loo etc. % minutes after coming back, we all got the message: You have been playing for hours please take a break.
Then again i think my guild are gonna lynch me soon cos i say, wow ive been playing x hours evytime it comes up :O
And if it really does say that after 18 hours i will laugh my head off
oljomo
yeah might work if it took account fo when you took breaks and stuff.
My guild went on a trip to UW last night, after clearing the smites we decided to have a ten minute break for drinks/loo etc. % minutes after coming back, we all got the message: You have been playing for hours please take a break.
Then again i think my guild are gonna lynch me soon cos i say, wow ive been playing x hours evytime it comes up :O
And if it really does say that after 18 hours i will laugh my head off
oljomo
LightningHell
They're serious, I think, my friend got a message like that.