A little suggestion about forum events

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Forum/FGunZ/Other

Suggestion description:
so the last forum event hosted by tenax only lasted like 50 minutes, along with the previous forum events which didnt last 3 hours, forum events end waaaaaaaaaaay to fast for over half the community to actually enjoy, my suggestion is to close the thread as it is made and open it every 3 hours from the moment it has been created, for somewhere around 10 minutes and reopen it every 3 hours. this way people have 3 hours to prepare their answers aswell as more opportunity for other people to participate.

Isn't closing and opening it is an option they aren't allowed to do in the forums? :?
They will need to have an FM with them no?

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Originally Posted by Or

Isn't closing and opening it is an option they aren't allowed to do in the forums? :?
They will need to have an FM with them no?

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pretty sure they can close and open threads in the events section just as they can remove posts in the event suggestion thread

I don't like this suggestion, sorry.

1 hour and 15 minutes. Please no lying.


Eh, I kinda agree with you that people should get more chances. I just don't think it should be closed, it can be unfair for others who can't be online later that day or whatever. We could add [ new ] spoilers after 10 hours or so, giving new/other players a chance.

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Originally Posted by Tenax

1 hour and 15 minutes. Please no lying.


Eh, I kinda agree with you that people should get more chances. I just don't think it should be closed, it can be unfair for others who can't be online later that day or whatever. We could add [ new ] spoilers after 10 hours or so, giving new/other players a chance.

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1 hour and 15 minutes is enough time for people to have a chance, especially since you only get one post each 24 hour. This isn't about coins but event points.

If they're too fast then they can make it more difficult so people would have to take longer to find out the answers.

Or they can post forum events more often, but Imo, I only think it's worth making a forum event if it's a VIP/coin event.

why dont you just pm an event moderator instead of posting that
useless post

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Originally Posted by Surfen

why dont you just pm an event moderator instead of posting that
useless post

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its a suggestion for every event moderator, a gm or an admin that might host a forum event. i wouldnt go around pming them all about it

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Originally Posted by Bunny

its a suggestion for every event moderator, a gm or an admin that might host a forum event. i wouldnt go around pming them all about it

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then just PM dave and he will talk to them

How about the people who are in different time zones? Event team can just make another event for the next 10-12 hours and just like Linzor said, make it more difficult.

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Originally Posted by Bunny

Suggestion type:
Forum/FGunZ/Other

Suggestion description:
so the last forum event hosted by tenax only lasted like 50 minutes, along with the previous forum events which didnt last 3 hours, forum events end waaaaaaaaaaay to fast for over half the community to actually enjoy, my suggestion is to close the thread as it is made and open it every 3 hours from the moment it has been created, for somewhere around 10 minutes and reopen it every 3 hours. this way people have 3 hours to prepare their answers aswell as more opportunity for other people to participate.

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Let's make clear that I don't dislike the previous events, but they are all very repetitive.
Maybe the events would last longer if you did another type of event, most of the answers for these events are just searchable tbh...

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Originally Posted by Bram

Let's make clear that I don't dislike the previous events, but they are all very repetitive.
Maybe the events would last longer if you did another type of event, most of the answers for these events are just searchable tbh...

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ikr, i looked up the 3rd blank in google and the first suggestion it showed me is the filling of that blank

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Originally Posted by Bram

Let's make clear that I don't dislike the previous events, but they are all very repetitive.
Maybe the events would last longer if you did another type of event, most of the answers for these events are just searchable tbh...

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Come up with some unique forum events that doesn't take 10 minutes and haven't been done before, it's alot harder than you think unless you're going to do questions and shit that just no one is even supposed to know the answer to.

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Originally Posted by Linzor

Come up with some unique forum events that doesn't take 10 minutes and haven't been done before, it's alot harder than you think unless you're going to do questions and shit that just no one is even supposed to know the answer to.

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Isn't that why the event team is here? The core requirements for the ET Team literally state 'Must be able to think of unique events'. So... shouldn't they be able to do that if they are chosen?

Personally I would like to think of a unique event, so i'll let the ET's know if I have thought of one.

If I post the initial forum event I made it'd take at least a week, right Linzor? :o.o

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Originally Posted by Bram

Isn't that why the event team is here? The core requirements for the ET Team literally state 'Must be able to think of unique events'. So... shouldn't they be able to do that if they are chosen?

Personally I would like to think of a unique event, so i'll let the ET's know if I have thought of one.

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Yeah, beating a dead horse. It's something that doesn't come over one day, and more or less, we don't have time for it.

If you got any ideas yourself then ye feel free to pm them about it, but don't expect unique forum events that much.

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Originally Posted by k1ng_musa

If I post the initial forum event I made it'd take at least a week, right Linzor? :o.o

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Yes but that was like questions for a student that attends university lmao

Forum Events are barely hosted for a reason, because there is no unique forum events that people can come up with unless there are ET applications, which is basically when the trials are asked to host a forum event. Being unique is hard '-', Linzor is right, its not like they can easily just come up with something to benefit each and every player. Events are hosted whenever they can be hosted. '-'

Seems like the suggestion is going off topic, can you read the op pls '-'

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Originally Posted by Bunny

Seems like the suggestion is going off topic, can you read the op pls '-'

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How is it going off-topic...
People are simply saying it's hard to be unique and wait several hours a day.
Forum Events get hosted on occasion when an Event Team Member or a Game Moderator feels like hosting one, I'm basically saying that people who simply "miss" out on Events only can blame themselves for not being online.

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Originally Posted by Zachary

How is it going off-topic...
People are simply saying it's hard to be unique and wait several hours a day.
Forum Events get hosted on occasion when an Event Team Member or a Game Moderator feels like hosting one, I'm basically saying that people who simply "miss" out on Events only can blame themselves for not being online.

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You cant blame people for not being online because of their timezone/availability at the hour/time...

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Originally Posted by Bunny

You cant blame people for not being online because of their timezone/availability at the hour/time...

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And you can't blame ET's for hosting when it is right for them to host in their timezone or when they're available :)

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Originally Posted by Zachary

And you can't blame ET's for hosting when it is right for them to host in their timezone or when they're available :)

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Im asking to give a chance by opening the thread every 3 hours, something which doesnt require the event host to be on at the time, any staff can do it.

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Originally Posted by Bunny

Im asking to give a chance by opening the thread every 3 hours, something which doesnt require the event host to be on at the time, any staff can do it.

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A lot of times, Events include more than one chance for players, hence why they might have a rule such as "only answer 1 question" or "only post once every 24 hours". 3 hours is a LONG time and the ET could even forget causing more of a delay, there has never been a problem before.. not sure why it has to change now.

This is how events on the forum should be hosted in general though. Time-spaced for different timezones, if the host can not commit some time to post on the forum I question their duty as an event moderator in the first place.

What I noticed in recent forum events (I'm not sure where ya'll got this from but it wasn't me) was the hints, questions, whatever you wanna call em, ALL being posted at once. Consideration must be done for different timezones when it comes down to forum events. Posting 2-3 at a time and then waiting acouple of hours should not be a problem at all. And if people from the same timezone keep answering? That is fine- at least there is the satisfaction of knowing that the opportunity was given to other timezones and the blame can't be put on the host.

I also told a current ET this but I guess the word hasn't gotten around.

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Originally Posted by Michi

This is how events on the forum should be hosted in general though. Time-spaced for different timezones, if the host can not commit some time to post on the forum I question their duty as an event moderator in the first place.

What I noticed in recent forum events (I'm not sure where ya'll got this from but it wasn't me) was the hints, questions, whatever you wanna call em, ALL being posted at once. Consideration must be done for different timezones when it comes down to forum events. Posting 2-3 at a time and then waiting acouple of hours should not be a problem at all. And if people from the same timezone keep answering? That is fine- at least there is the satisfaction of knowing that the opportunity was given to other timezones and the blame can't be put on the host.

I also told a current ET this but I guess the word hasn't gotten around.

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No lol. They could just create a new event another time in a different timezone if they wish to, I think it's totally up to them if they wanna close it or not, events ingame and on the forum have always been that if you're not around when it happens then you miss out, wait for next time.

It's just as unfair Imo that you want to stop the event for a duration and letting some people who just noticed it wait hours or miss it because they're not aware about the event until like 5 people post in it at the same time.

But saying that you question their roles because they don't want to open/close is dumb. Nowadays you should be happy if they even post forum events because I know that we sure never did except for like when Dave was like "i would like a vip forum event", and I'm pretty sure Stephan was the one to help out on that lol.

Adrianshd could have given the spoilers like 3 at a time giving a delay of 30 mins or any time so he can make the event longer.

Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Linzor

No lol. They could just create a new event another time in a different timezone if they wish to, I think it's totally up to them if they wanna close it or not, events ingame and on the forum have always been that if you're not around when it happens then you miss out, wait for next time.

I know the whole timezone timezone thing is weird but forum and the game itself are TWO different things. In-game is completely understandable, which is you having to actually go in-game, which can't always be done. The forum is much more flexible, its a website for crying out loud rofl.
A good example are this, and this. The diversity is real there because I stopped them accordingly and posted like an hour or so after. Wasn't even big of a deal at all.

It's just as unfair Imo that you want to stop the event for a duration and letting some people who just noticed it wait hours or miss it because they're not aware about the event until like 5 people post in it at the same time.

You are completely contradicting yourself here. You say it's unfair for those who come and see that the event is on hold for not even that long of a duration to consider timezones, when what this suggestion is about is considering the timezone of other players because it's unfair TO THEM that events are happening when they're dead asleep at 2-3 AM - and they rarely get to participate in these forum events.

But saying that you question their roles because they don't want to open/close is dumb. Nowadays you should be happy if they even post forum events because I know that we sure never did except for like when Dave was like "i would like a vip forum event", and I'm pretty sure Stephan was the one to help out on that lol.

Sure, came off a bit wrong here. Sorry. But you just said it yourself here lol, what's so hard about opening and closing threads for the sake of letting others play? If it's not a hard task to do I don't see why it can't be done. And to add on, this is one of the only international servers that have a bit of it all, and all I'm saying is spacing the forum events, just a little bit lol, would bring different timezones around so they can play. One of the only reasons why I hosted forum events were for those who never are online when events are taking place due their timezones - giving them a chance to win event points/coins as well.

and for the record i was the one who hosted the vip forum events mostly '_' stephan did the actual forum events; which i did as well.

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And ya'll tripping thinking I mean ALL forum events, I just mean some lmao.

Examples of events that have been spaced out in consideration of timezones, even ones that have to do with going in-game:
1. 2. 3. If Zachary can do it, ya'll can too '-'4. F.Y.I when stephan posted these he did them in different times as well.

Some more but ya boys lazy and dont feel like looking anymore lol

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Originally Posted by Mex

Adrianshd could have given the spoilers like 3 at a time giving a delay of 30 mins or any time so he can make the event longer.

Thank you.

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exACTLY.

Also forum events are not always like this. I hosted them and made sure trials after us hosted atleast some considering the timezones of the other players.

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Originally Posted by Tenax

1 hour and 15 minutes. Please no lying.


Eh, I kinda agree with you that people should get more chances. I just don't think it should be closed, it can be unfair for others who can't be online later that day or whatever. We could add [ new ] spoilers after 10 hours or so, giving new/other players a chance.

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Okaay, but you know, all I wanted to do is host a forum event for once but you all find a way to complain about anything lmao. Trying to help is one thing but going all like 'they ain't qualified enough' is another. Like for real now?

Anyway, I stated this but you all just pretended to not see it or what? lol.

If I /ever/ decide to post a forum event again, I'll keep in mind that I should make the spoilers so hard that it'll take days to solve so you all can be happy now. :)


Or maybe I'll do what I said in the quote you all decided to ignore.

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Originally Posted by Tenax

Okaay, but you know, all I wanted to do is host a forum event for once but you all find a way to complain about anything lmao. Trying to help is one thing but going all like 'they ain't qualified enough' is another. Like for real now?

Anyway, I stated this but you all just pretended to not see it or what? lol.

If I /ever/ decide to post a forum event again, I'll keep in mind that I should make the spoilers so hard that it'll take days to solve so you all can be happy now. :)


Or maybe I'll do what I said in the quote you all decided to ignore.

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Just do whatever you want
You are the event moderator and not them

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Originally Posted by Surfen

Just do whatever you want
You are the event moderator and not them

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Sherlock! ..

i agree with this.
for example:
The event where you had to fill in the blank spots.
you could just copy paste the text into google and it would search for the quotes, thats just way too easy in my eyes '-'

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Originally Posted by Legancy

i agree with this.
for example:
The event where you had to fill in the blank spots.
you could just copy paste the text into google and it would search for the quotes, thats just way too easy in my eyes '-'

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I guess you didn't care to read the rest of the thread.

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Originally Posted by Linzor

I guess you didn't care to read the rest of the thread.

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Actually, i saw the gunz quotes aswel (if you mean those)
didn't really read the rules at all (if you mean those) i was just checking if you could find the quotes from movies and songs by just copy pasting em into google tho.

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Originally Posted by Legancy

Actually, i saw the gunz quotes aswel (if you mean those)
didn't really read the rules at all (if you mean those) i was just checking if you could find the quotes from movies and songs by just copy pasting em into google tho.

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He actually meant this thread......

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Originally Posted by Tenax

He actually meant this thread......

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Oh kek, nop you guys are right!
i didn't, just replied to the first comment ;)
If this was mentioned before, my bad!