Global Chat Frelled

Quoth Cricket (emphasis mine):

It has now been confirmed that we are unable to revert the global chat system. We understand that this affects a large percentage of our players, and for several days great efforts have been put forth to restore the global chat system to its original state.
The investigation is still ongoing, and additional measures are being put in place. Once this is complete, the global chat system is going to be backed up every 20 minutes.
We understand that this affects a large number of our players, and we apologize to those who were affected. Please note that there will be compensation for this issue. As previously stated, additional information will be posted about the global chat status as soon as it comes in. Although a revert is not possible, new information is expected to arrive in the future.

It’s been a pain, to be sure, but no more than, say, toggle drops on zoning or similar technical glitches (for me, at least). I don’t see a need for “compensation” (except, maybe in gaming terms — some sort fo freebee maybe). Heck, it’s been balanced by having temp timed powers never going away — Hildy and Torchy mopped up Croatoa with our never-ending Runes of Warding …

3 thoughts on “Global Chat Frelled”

  1. Dave, this isn’t about that zoning/global channel drop; this is about the thing Noelle got on Sunday where here Global ID changed and she dropped all her GFriends list.
    That apparently happened to a LOT of people. A LOT. That’s what they can’t fix.
    Also: You know? Pummelcite never got the Rune of Warding. Huh.

  3. Quoth Cricket further:

    For those of you that have the ability to re-select your old name: if you want it back, please feel free to use that naming option. Many have reported that their name reverted back to the default state, and the option to re-name is available again. Some were not sure if they should use it. It is safe to use it, but make sure the name you choose is one you are willing to live with (this holds true to any naming situation, in general.)
    Some people reported that they can’t send messages to someone who does appear their global list. In these cases, it looks like the other user doesn’t have the other person listed at all. Remove the person from the global list, and re-send the invite. Once both agree, this *should* re-sync the global connection again. Of course, this also means that you both have to communicate with each other outside global in order to work on this together (especially if names have been changed) but I thought this information may be useful to share.
    Global Chat updates will be posted as it arrives.

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