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Littlespike
Grumpy Old Man

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: May 1, 2008 [sv1.0.33.6]

Varmint :

Was surprised at how quick they put out the release after giving it to Test. The issue noted by the May 1 release about looking at details was a big issue with BossHq.

May 1, 2008 [sv1.0.33.6]

*** KNOWN ISSUES ***

* Crash Alert! Currently if you click on a friend from your Friends List, then click on his or her Blue Arrow button (the button which shows additional information about your friend such as Gag levels, the District they are in etc), you will crash! Please refrain from checking your Friends' details this way. You can work around this by only clicking on the Nametag of a Toon (above his or her head) to check Toon details.

We are working hard on fixing this issue and will release the fix as soon as possible!

Bug fixes

* Fixed many crash causing bugs which occurred when your Toon teleported, or ran through tunnels.
* Fixed crash bug which occured while your Toon watched other Toons ride the Geyser in Acorn Acres.

I think 2-3 things are factored into the new release besides getting a new name tag.

Devs wanted to roll out a new trial for "free toons" that allowed them access to all PG but didn't neccessarily allow all "free" players to engage in all the activities (earning suits, fighting the bosses etc..). That was something that was tested on test, but much smaller scale.

Devs are trying to "fix" access to busy districts/servers. They get tons of complaints about lag, getting stuck in the black transition screens etc... A common way that many players get into a "red" district is to scan your freinds list, finad a toon in a district and location you want to go to , then TP, sometimes to a "red district" or HQ that you can't otherwise TP from your map or schticker book.

Maybe they need to limit "free" toons from TP'ing into some areas or block access (such as free toons who friend TPing into HQ's or whatever)

I would think the developers might have a timeline to get more subscribers and offering expanded access trials before summer break. Increasing their subscriber base is a huge deal financially for Diz Online.

Anyway, it does force you to ask if a friend is in a district you want to go to now and ask if you can TP to them. In some odd sort of way, maybe it helps.

I don't think it is just a simple code update to provide new fonts for your toons names because alot of things seem to be rolled up into this update and probably much of it could not really be tested out.