FishInferno Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 "We will tag your age, gender and location onto your posts, and introduce a feature to match you with other KSP players in your region to make it easier to get into contact with other fans in real life!"badBADbadBADbadBAD maybe as an optional featureAnd i understand the thing with paid upgrades, but i think that smiles and signatures should be free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfire32 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) you're not required to pay to use the forum, only to access certain featureIf by "certain features," you mean, "the entire forum," then yes...only "certain features."Let's recap: 'Gene' level ($10): the forums will be ad-free to you and you get the ability to use smilies and signatures on your posts. 'Mortimer' level ($15): use the forum search engine, get access to avatars, in-line videos and spoiler tags. 'Jebediah' level ($25): get access to threads older than three months, email other forum members directly and a free copy of the Pro version of the Kerbalizer. $10 to use emoticons and signatures? Something I can do....right now? $15 to search topics? Something I can do....right now? $25 to get access to relevant thread topics?! Something I can do....right now? and as a bonus, you'll support modders, YouTubers and people like me'Don't take this the wrong way, but how is that a "bonus?" How does me giving money to you benefit me in any way? That's not a bonus, it's a tax.Most, if not ALL moderators on every forum are comprised of volunteer staff. If you wanted to get paid to be a moderator, you need to actually apply for a job at Squad. Till then, you're on your own time, not theirs.I'll be leaving the forums if these "new and improved" updates actually make a landing.98.6% sure this is an April fool's joke, but what I don't get is who thought it would be funny.Problem is, though, it isn't April first. Not even close. It's more than a week away. So even if it is an April 1st joke, it's extremely poorly delivered. Edited March 20, 2015 by Greenfire32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monophonic Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 "A week from wednesday" is wednesday March 25th for me.Failed joke, @KasperVld, failed your joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daze Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 98.6% sure this is an April fool's joke, but what I don't get is who thought it would be funny. Looking like some mod actually stated that's a good thing in a really serious way i won't be so sure about the joke idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotengineer Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 http://strawpoll.me/3918145I put the poll in the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alguien Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 you're not required to pay to use the forum, only to access certain featureBut i AM requiered to pay to get mods from the official forums because the threads are older that three monthsAnd not actually a cheap price, actually having to pay a similar price as KSP without disccountand as a bonus, you'll support modders, YouTubers and people like me'Youtubes get money from youtubemods can put donation buttons in their threadsAnd i rather pay EA that people like you, at least they actually make games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldYourFire Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 When did everyone lose their critical thinking abilities? This is the most obvious April Fool's joke I've EVER seen. And I really mean that.Don't you remember the thread we had a couple of weeks ago, complaining about how news was always posted on Twitter and Reddit instead of the official forums? And you think their response is to turn the official forums into Reddit and Twitter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daze Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 And you think their response is to turn the official forums into Reddit and Twitter?Yes looking the big LOVE that some devs has with Reddit/Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotengineer Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 you're not required to pay to use the forum, only to access certain feature and as a bonus, you'll support modders, YouTubers and people like me'My private information is the cost of using the forum evidently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElJugador Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Paying for access to forum features that are already expected as free and normal of all forums on the web? Seriously guys, this is not cool. At all. It would make Squad look bad, and discourage new users from the community. It's not April 1st yet, is it? No, it's not. Was this announcement posted 10 days too early? You know why online forums haven't changed since the 1990s? Because they work. Any time you have an intelligent device helping you, it's shortcomings are frustrating because they're not your own fault. And 140 character-only posts? That's not a forum at all, that's just a messaging system.At the very least, if you're going to have a paid forum, don't have the paid features be features that you would expect as normal and free on any other forum. No ability to post videos or use signatures or avatars? This just causes classism to begin. Poorer people won't be able to afford these features.The Kerbal Space Program community has long been the best, and most supportive community on the internet. This is a sure way to destroy that. When I first saw the paid features list, I had to take a break from the internet so that I wouldn't submit a post of pure rage.Screw this. I'm driving the HypeTrain as far away as possible from the new forum. I'm going to cherish every moment I get to spend on the old forum.Please pay attention to the time when they say they will implement this. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotengineer Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Please pay attention to the time when they say they will implement this. XDIIRC, they released .23.5 on April 1st, and they weren't joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richy teh space man Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm really not sold on any of the new ideas.. it sounds like an April Fools joke tbh.Maybe someone will post a gotcha folks we were just kidding in a bit.. I hope so.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishInferno Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 you're not required to pay to use the forum, only to access certain feature and as a bonus, you'll support modders, YouTubers and people like me'I think that more people would pay if you just said "please help us keep up the forum by donating a few bucks". It has a nicer sound and it doesnt TAKE AWAY THE FEATURES WE ALREADY HAVE!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgt_flyer Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 besides, look at the mail address in the post [email protected]and seriously ? how people could believe that ?We will tag your age, gender and location onto your posts, and introduce a feature to match you with other KSP players in your region to make it easier to get into contact with other fans in real life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobotsAndSpaceships Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Even if this does turn out to be an April fools joke, it's a really bad one. Who at Squad thought it would be a good idea to make everyone in their forums hate them? Just another reason to leave and set up a second, unofficial forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgt_flyer Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 i like the mail address in the announcement post too [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Phil Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I hope it's a joke...Why do people have to pay for smilies??? That would make absolutely NO sense.And the age, gender, etc. thing tagged onto posts? What?This doesn't seem very 21st century like. Unless the 21st Century is terrible.And the auto matching made some sense, but then it just looked weird.It can't be legitimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daze Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Posted the poll in this reddit's post: http://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/2zqs01/the_sense_of_forum_update/If someone has a Reddit account bump the topic up so the devs who love reddit will see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Key Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Please pay attention to the time when they say they will implement this. XDOops. Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JedTech Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Robotengineer , the Poll in use could get better results if the answers were not just YES or NO. My initial thought was I need to say NO because NOOOOOOOOOOOO....I suggest a question like thisIs the new forum a ridiculous idea?-It's a Terrible Idea-It's a Great Idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirligig Girl Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 You know what? The more I think about it the more I realize it can't possibly be real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basic.syntax Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 What happened to proposing big changes like this, and asking for feedback, well in advance? No long form posts? Pay to search posts?While I would agree some posts would be better after a little editing, 140char just so it works well with twitter, goes too far. Devnote Tuesday in 140 chars? Probably not, that will be an Article of some kind, but our replies will have to be 140.Folks will have to make a separate reply for each topic discussed, if they have anything more substantive to say than "Feature X sounds great - can't wait!" KSP will need a new third party forum similar to this, to fill the void. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotengineer Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Robotengineer , the Poll in use could get better results if the answers were not just YES or NO. My initial thought was I need to say NO because NOOOOOOOOOOOO....I suggest a question like thisIs the new forum a ridiculous idea?-It's a Terrible Idea-It's a Great IdeaI didn't make the poll, I will make a thread poll though. Edit: Can't make a poll for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfire32 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Making an April 1s joke 12 days early is a VERY good way to .... everyone off (as they have, click Robotengineer's link), because when it's that far out, there's no real connection.It would have been in MUCH better taste if they announced a new forum is coming on the day of April 1st, instead of 12 days before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElJugador Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 IIRC, they released .23.5 on April 1st, and they weren't joking.But ... (from a few posts up)"When did everyone lose their critical thinking abilities? This is the most obvious April Fool's joke I've EVER seen. And I really mean that."And I must add: Knowing Squad, do you really think this would take them just over a week to finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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