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Discussions about AChat => Share your creative ideas => Topic started by: Adera on February 07, 2012, 11:16:26 AM
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I just noticed we have a new button "Zzz...", there we can set out busy state.
The states we can choose from are:
- All incoming messages and invitations will be displayed.
- All incoming messages and invitations will be ignored.
- Messages and invitations coming from free users will be ignored.
What do you think of it? I know this has been asked for during a very long time and now we have it. What I think is that the last option might be a bit harsh towards free users since MANY are going to use that one.
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It's great to see hat adev team listents to our request, so thank you adev team.
As for the last option I agree it's maybe a little bit harsh but I understand why people is gonna use it, personally I don't ignore anyone and I always answer to any message but then I don't really have problems with tons of messages coming in so I can answer to everyone lol
Althou it would be nice to have the option to ingore everyone but freinds, lovers and spouse so if anyone needs a breather from chatting or wants to concentrate only on few people he/she cares about it can be done.
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Althou it would be nice to have the option to ingore everyone but freinds, lovers and spouse so if anyone needs a breather from chatting or wants to concentrate only on few people he/she cares about it can be done.
i agree whit medjai, so i think it's an incomplete work and vote "i don't like it"
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Sometimes I get way too many messages and colds... it can be bothersome so the last state is something I will use a lot.
A few more busy states could be nice, like: only ignore invites and only ignore invites from free users. That way everyone would be able to chat with you but the invites wouldn't be raining in.
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Adera, dunno how it works, but from what i see, the sistem probably block EVERY message and invite, not only cold one.
So, if you are in the middle of a chat and you gonna to activate the "All incoming messages and invitations will be ignored", your chat is ended: you can send message, but you can't see the answer!
oh...now i see: yuo can't block only message or only invite.....what a mess!
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This is a very useful feature IMO. Blocking all messages and invites are good for a temporary absence from the computer, or while in the wardrobe, that way you don't miss any messages from anyone, likewise, friends won't send you a message and assume you're ignoring them. It's so time consuming to read through an entire list of messages when you've been away from your computer for a brief time.
The other option to block all messages and invites from free users might be another way to encourage free users to go premium. I occasionally have very pleasant conversations from free users but majority of them are only interested in the action. I would utilize this option mostly when I have reached the maximum number of conversations I can handle at one time. It will be easier to keep track of the names when I switch between them (cuts down on chances if sending messages to wrong people) , plus my friend's names won't vanish in an endless list of names in the dialogue box. I approve. :D
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Well, I also think this is a good star but that it can be completed.
I am not sure I like the idea to stop all incoming messages and invitations without having the possibility to block only cold invitation but accept incoming messages. In effect, cut the possibility to get messages also cut the possibility to meet new people that might be interesting and can become friends. Also in some case when you are really busy with someone, you might accept that a friend/spouse/lover let you know that they are in line, but I guess this is impossible if you block all incoming messages. So an option to allow messages from friends/lovers/spouse might still be appropriate.
With regard to block all free users messages and invitations, I personally will not make that discrimination, I also think this is rude. But as for the other, have the possibility to block only invitation but not messages might give more flexibility
Kisses
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Kudos to the dev team for listening. It's been a long time coming. I look at it as a giant leap in the right direction, so thanks A-team.
The options, on the other hand...leave me wanting more. Like Medjai, I would also like the option of only being available to friends/lovers/spouses. (I do see that starting problems, too. People begging/pestering to be put on lists so they can have contact. I don't like the lists to begin with; I don't like labeling my friendships or giving them status...but that's just me. I digress.)
Secondly, I don't like that it makes me look as if I'm in a room. I'd hate to have to explain myself to a friend I was scheduled to meet that I wasn't actually in a room...merely afk. Friendships here are treasured and sometimes fragile, so I doubt I'll be using the busy button. Maybe offer a different color? I don't know.
Finally, if this is the answer to having time to answer messages and change before becoming available for chat, I'll pass. Again because I don't want my friends to misunderstand my status. Would it be possible to not show up green until I hit the 'partner search' button when first logging on? That would give me enough time to reply to any messages and change my clothes/background.
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there is new busy state ?
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Yes Rukya, u'll find a new "Zzz" button and you can set it to block all incoming messages and invites or blkcing just the free users ones.
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i chose the 4th choice cause of the option to ignore only the free users , its feel like a kind of discrimination for me
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I voted nice cause well it is a nice idea and we asked for it but I think that blocking messages should be optional and not automatic, like has already been said free users or not it prevents you from meeting new people.
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I have just try the button.......we must set no busy to send message out. ok, at this point, i think it's really useless except tp stop free users!
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I'm getting the impression that people are miss understanding the purpose of this button's creation. Obviously blocking all incoming messages and invites while you are actively engaging with people on AChat is unhelpful and ridiculous. But when you go to the bathroom, take out the trash, edit your profile and wardrobe, or minimize the window to browse the internet, this button comes in handy.
As for the button that blocks all incoming messages and invites from free users only, I don't believe this function will have a deep impact on preventing people from "meeting new people." You can still receive messages and invite from premium users. Free users can still engage in conversation with other free users or premiums who are active. If free users don't want to be blocked, they should just upgrade. I don't believe in this notion of discriminating against free users. As premium members, we pay pay to access privileged content and to share experiences with other premium users. There is no purpose in paying for a subscription if non paying members benefit from the same content we do. (Excluding those who rely on gifts from others to support their subscriptions) I understand some members are unable to upgrade due to financial difficulties but I think AChat already gives free users more access to adult content than most other adult sites.
And most of all, if none of these reasons are useful, you don't have to use the button at all. I doubt all premium users will be abusing this new feature by blocking everyone. After all, the purpose of this game it to meet new people, make friends and have fun. I just think this "busy" button is a way to "control the chaos."
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With "Busy for all users" it's exactly what Keiko said.
I disagree a bit in free users. Yes, they get much more without paying then in other games; but I think, this new system can increase the numbers of whores, asking for A$.
So I would like to block cold invites at all, but no messages. Of course, I'm a man and probably not as much involved as you ladies are.
And perhaps at least it's a technical question. Maybe it's not possible to stop just cold invites from free users.
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I'm getting the impression that people are miss understanding the purpose of this button's creation. Obviously blocking all incoming messages and invites while you are actively engaging with people on AChat is unhelpful and ridiculous. But when you go to the bathroom, take out the trash, edit your profile and wardrobe, or minimize the window to browse the internet, this button comes in handy.
As for the button that blocks all incoming messages and invites from free users only, I don't believe this function will have a deep impact on preventing people from "meeting new people." You can still receive messages and invite from premium users. Free users can still engage in conversation with other free users or premiums who are active. If free users don't want to be blocked, they should just upgrade. I don't believe in this notion of discriminating against free users. As premium members, we pay pay to access privileged content and to share experiences with other premium users. There is no purpose in paying for a subscription if non paying members benefit from the same content we do. (Excluding those who rely on gifts from others to support their subscriptions) I understand some members are unable to upgrade due to financial difficulties but I think AChat already gives free users more access to adult content than most other adult sites.
And most of all, if none of these reasons are useful, you don't have to use the button at all. I doubt all premium users will be abusing this new feature by blocking everyone. After all, the purpose of this game it to meet new people, make friends and have fun. I just think this "busy" button is a way to "control the chaos."
i agree with you its usefull in the cases you say , but then this mean when youre in bathroom you make wait only premiums lol ;D
for free users i'm not sure its good to have only the possibility to talk to free users , i dont pay for be only with premiums , and i think many premiums will use it cause many have no free users or no colds in their profile
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I haven't voted for the option I want isn't there.. For me this is a work in progress. 1st thing that hould change is the colour that is displayed when you have set busy state. It is the same is being in a room and it gives the wrong signal. It should definitly show a different color.
Secondly I think the options for setting busy state are too limited although it does meet the request we made for this button. I'd like to also see the possibility to be able to still chat wth friends/lovers/etc. but blocked for others..
That free users are now blocked by a number of paying members, should increase memberships and I see no problem with it. Just another perk that seperates paying members from free members, an incentive for free users to become a member. Though some might lose interets because they are not able to approach the ones they want to talk to.
I do want to say that is is an ovbious example that our requests are read and implemeted if technically possible. Thank a-team, nice job so far!
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I agree whit the idea of a different colour for the busy mode.......there are some really oppressive peoples here (i had meet one.......maaaan, what a pain!) and identify busy from room is really usefull
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I haven't had a chance to take it for a test run yet, but from what it sounds like I can already say "What Keiko said."
It's not meant to be used all the time, but as circumstances warrant. If anything building in too many more options might make it that hindrance people seem afraid of. As it is right now it just gives you some control over how deluged you can be, which is what I know I wanted.
I may have more once I try it, but from what everyone is saying the only fix I'm probably going to suggest is the change of color, but for the initial implement the yellow makes perfect sense.
And as far as the frees... they exist off the money premiums spend since that what keeps AChat up and running. So giving me the right to decide whether or not I care to bother with them from moment to moment is wonderful to me.
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I consider the new tool quite useful.
I also do agree with the main suggestions that there should be a few more options like blocking text and invitations seperately from each other and the option to allow only friends to contact me.
I don't consider blocking free users entirely too harsh. I won't use this option permanently but at certain times when I have a lot messages coming in it might help lessen the stress. And in calm times I will also answer nice messages of free users.
Anyway I still give myself the freedom not to answer messages from anyone (premium or free) that just say "hi" or "wanna fuck?".
Daniela
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hello, to all
this option good but me no like busy for free user totally..... change in ignore invitation in room of free users but free user can chat whit all...
This helps our members to meet new people and achat helps to encourage new members to subscribe
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like a couple of people have said it would be nice to have the option of just letting friends, lovers, and spouses message you while the others are ignored for however long the person would like to just talk with those people. I know I for one love getting on just to chat with some friends, lovers, and spouses, but I'm not looking for any action or I wouldn't go for the action while carrying on a conversation with these special people I have made relationships with online. Honestly, sometimes I get annoyed when I'm having such a delightful conversation catching up with these people and having others trying to basically pick me up while I'm talking so would be nice to have that busy button while i'm talking to the people I've designated a relationship with on the game.
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i think the only option i could use (maybe) is the full busy for all . But i dont really need , my own "busy mode" is enough effective , and even if some send me an invit , short time after they send "sorry , have'nt noticed the pumpkin" ;D
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Okay, one problem with busy state is you need to reset it each time you log in.
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I voted I dont like it. The reason being I have some friends that were prem users and cause of financial concerns lost their memberships. The block free users option blocks them too. since they have a blue star cause they were prem. you dont know who will be blocked or not. I will only use it to change clothes, nothing else
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true its a good reason too for not use the option who block free users i had forgot this ;D
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I have been in these almost 18 months, I have made firneds, found people that I care for and am intimate with. With some the relationship stretches beyond AChat. The argument that free users should not be blocked isn't completely valid in my eyes.
I decided to be even more scrutenous before accepting more friends. For the simple reason that I can get swamped at times when a lot of them are online. I want to talk to them all, or just talk to that one special person. If I am open for the whole community to approach, things can become unmanagable. Lol, though I have learned to juggle more as one conversation at the time. Who said men can't multitask ;D
To each their own choice wether they want tp use it or not. I do hope that the options takes away a big bulk of the cold invites.. If one thing would help in making this more effective, is to read offline messages as soon as you reenter the big swimming pool. Meaning, if you've been busy and someone sent you a message, you have to log out and back in before you can read it. So if I am changing in a room and reenter AChat, I would have to log out to see what messages I missed. If I could read them straight away, it would be easier to find the person after you changed or altered your busy state...
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mmmmhh, Tight, from my experience whit the busy button, i can tell you this: 2 days ago a free user friend had try to contact me, but i had block all the free users cause i'm probably chatting or something else (don't remember!). i dunno if he try to send me a private message, so i don't know if it works like when we are in room. i usualy relog when i leave the room to see if i have message, but.....why we had to do it!? isn't possible to load new message or friendship request whitout doing it!?
i'd really like to have an answer from Tom, to know if dev-team had ever think about this option.
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I can't answer for Tom HB, but I'm pretty sure there has to be a logoff to reset and restart the system to get messages and friends request.
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It's quite a good idea but it misses an option "available for known contact (friend, lover, spouse) only"
The "busy for all user" is not a bad idea when you're AFK for any reason, but the colour should be different to show that you're not available.
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It would be helpful to add an option to type your own personalized away message that replies automatically when you receive a message just like the default one. That way when friends try to get my attention, they know why I am busy and how long it may take me to get back.
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Maybe a cute Japanese smiley that says I'm busy in some way? I like Japanese smiley's, they are more expressive... though I don't bother writing them since they are kinda elaborate.
Something like this would be fun to have: ~(>o<")~... Sorry, busy
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Kaomoji aka Japanese emotes. ヾ(*´∇`)ﾉ
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I have to say, I have used it and I like it.
It saves having to go into a room just to have a conversation with someone.
:)
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Dancing in sheer clothing can excite though. ;)
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the main drawback of the actual busy state it is we cannot filter message or invite independently :x
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I personally think that's deliberate to keep us from abusing it.
I see it like the development team addressing things like wanting to character edit in peace, but not wanting to let us totally avoid the wider lists, and only talk to people we already know. As a chat program they need people chatting.
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Your probably right Janine and I wouldn't have met a lot of wonderful people if I hadn't received their messages. :)
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Hiya's...
I voted for "I don't like it". But I'm not sure if that's the right response. When I first started on AChat, I started as a free user. I was a free user for a couple of days in fact, and I would ask questions of the people here that I thought were Subscribers. I would ask about the advantages of being premium, and the options that I would have. Most were very helpful and kind, a few didn't answer and one told me to get lost. My point is that if this option were available then, and everyone or almost everyone was blocking the free user, I would have thought it was a bunch of snobs and not have signed up as a paying member. But... I too would like to block the cold invites, and those seem to come more from the free users than the premiums. So I'm stll kind of torn on the issue.
My friend Sat makes a valid point about the free users, though. She says that registering for free all you have to do is check the box for over 18 without proof of age, which makes it easier for someone too young to use the system. Her point is that she feels safer that way by only rooming with premium members who are paying in some way and she figures that they're probably over 18 then. I don't know if I made any sense in trying to articulate what she's thinking, and I'd love for her to get her butt in the Forum and write it herself. :D Hopefully I did.
I also think everyone who has posted on this have made valid points on the Busy State... Let's hope this is just a start, and they will make some more improvements to it.
Thanks for letting me share,
Pafe
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Pafe,
you have asked me question in game as well and have always been polite when doing so. I think that makes the difference. If everyone would keep to some form of decorum, I think the whole busy state would only be needed to be applied when changing clothes or banners.
The reasoning of Sat is not completely valid though. It doesn't work for female/shemale avatars. They can be gifted and acquite a subscription that way..I do think that if there is someone young, they are a free user...
I didn't vote because for the impementation is not completed yet..
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a good compromise will be that the option blocking free users , block only the invits and not the chat . its not hard to follow a discution even if we are submerged by many HI, hi there , fuck me , do you like bic cocks .... ect , ect ;D
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Agree.....and it will be perfect to have it for the invite of premium too. there are days when i just wanna chat and no matter if an invite come from free or premium member.
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Sat is right when she is talking about male avas, which definitely are majority and also are sending more cold invites. So you also are right Tight, when you explain about the fem/shem avas.
I also am sure many men first try to be free user. They have to right to prove and to see if it's worth to buy a subscription. At least they get very much for nothing if they are polite and use the right words ;)
Just wanna add my thoughts to this tool:
We asked for it and now we have it. Either our ask wasn't unique enough or it's still in testing mode. And at least I also think, some of our wishes are hard to do, because of technical issues.
I'm sure, the A-Team will read carefully and also wait some time how it's working before they change or even cancel it.
That doesn't mean you should stop posting your ideas and wishes here. I just wanna say, give them some time. Though I also wish, like said in othere threads, a bit more communication of the A-Team would be helpful. Especially as we have Suzy.
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I agree and i was being selfish saying that I liked the ability to "ignore" free users, the idea of just ignoring cold invites does sound a lot better. I have one free friend who's been on for months despite my best efforts to gt him to convert to premium.
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i have many free friends to and i dont want let them away , and anyway , i never asked this button lol ;D so i'll not use it ;D