April Fools game feedback

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maximumzero wrote: »

I'd have no issue with it if there were some way to ignore Geth's posts or at least opt out of it completely.

It's great if it's something you want to be a part of, but if you're not interested, you have to weed through all of Geth's "Oh hey someone's kidnapped!" "Here's a riddle!" "So and so solved the riddle" posts to find the actual forum content.

Which is exactly how Icy has changed it to work as of... a couple hours ago maybe? So in the future things will probably work more like this as well, given the feedback. It's natural that when things are first implemented there will be some growing pains until it becomes clear how things work out in the wild.

PaperLuigi44

I'd like to say that rapidly solving riddles as they popped up was fun, if the spam has gone then that's good.

Fishman

My only feedback (other than I've enjoyed it) is that it feels like it's missing a 'rescuee' badge.

matt has a problem

Fishman wrote: »

My only feedback (other than I've enjoyed it) is that it feels like it's missing a 'rescuee' badge.

A "Johnny Quest" badge, for the perpetually kidnapped.

Incindium

I somehow got the April fools badge, kidnaped and Stockholm syndrome all while actually traveling and not actually on the board until now. Not sure how that worked.

Caulk Bite 6

my only real complaint is that a couple of the riddle answers were possibly spelled wrong, and thus couldn't be answered (example: Vivixenne's riddle, even when her name was copied directly from her profile page, didn't work when I answered it)

Bursar

I thought it was actually pretty fun, though I can certainly see people being irritated if they'd spent a while typing up something thought-provoking only to get kidnapped a minute later, then the conversation moves on without them. Not that I'm aware of it actually happening, due to the time limit between kidnapping and Stolkholm Syndrome.

How did the riddles work? I saw multiple people getting the same riddle, so was it something of a blanket riddle going out over everyone until it got solved, then all the currently-kidnapped people being assigned a new riddle?

Gaslight

Bursar wrote: »

I thought it was actually pretty fun, though I can certainly see people being irritated if they'd spent a while typing up something thought-provoking only to get kidnapped a minute later, then the conversation moves on without them. Not that I'm aware of it actually happening, due to the time limit between kidnapping and Stolkholm Syndrome.

How did the riddles work? I saw multiple people getting the same riddle, so was it something of a blanket riddle going out over everyone until it got solved, then all the currently-kidnapped people being assigned a new riddle?

I am pretty sure it randomly picked a riddle from a pool every time someone got kidnapped. The pool was not huge, so lots of riddles got repeated.

Dhalphir

Seriously, it's one fucking day on the forums, and nobody's posts were garbled for more than ten minutes. It is no big deal.

I had to laugh at the following ridddle though

Two forks would be lovely!

Now, polish my head, skank! <-make sure I got the quote right from tube

Looks like IcyLiquid was very weary from copypasting dozens of riddles and was doing it on autopilot.

Caulk Bite 6

it was helmet, but close enough.

Buttcleft

This game is fun, thanks for putting it out for us.

Henroid

Hmm, maybe I'm missing something now, but posts of people I kidnap aren't garbled.

Buttcleft

Henroid wrote: »

Hmm, maybe I'm missing something now, but posts of people I kidnap aren't garbled.

Are you refreshing the page? It takes a refresh for it to garble

Henroid

Buttcleft wrote: »

Henroid wrote: »

Hmm, maybe I'm missing something now, but posts of people I kidnap aren't garbled.

Are you refreshing the page? It takes a refresh for it to garble

I am. Maybe they were insta-rescued.

Edit - Ah, I guess they were. But I see it all working as it should now.

B:L

The only problem I see in the end game is saturation. Once everyone is kidnappers, there's not many opportunities for rescuing.

A suggestion for this is to make it so that kidnappers lose their stockholm syndrome after a certain number of SUCCESSFUL kidnappings, say 5 or so. This way, they can try to kidnap people and get out of kidnapper status to get a rescue badge, while it frees themself up as a potential kidnapping victim. There will still be more kidnappers than kidnappees but this would lengthen the stretch to the end game.

SilverEternity

I think the time between being kidnapped and developing Stockholm Syndrome was rather short. It was 15 minutes between when I got the badges and I was not logged in at the time. I also assume that my Stockholm Syndrome is the reason I can't kidnap other people (or am I just missing where this option occurs)?

Mill

Yeah, might make sense to go with B:L's idea. Gives people a better chance to earn some badges. I wish I was better at some of these riddles but I don't really venture out of D&D and Critical Failures that much.

AManFromEarth

Oh man, this game is even better after the midafternoon tweaks.

Awesome work!

Quick question: will there be a Geth infodump ala VD Day where we get to see all the riddles and their answers?

Aegeri

IcyLiquid wrote: »

Alright we cool.

FWIW I understand your complaint. Its just MUCH harder than you think to come up with perfectly balanced game dynamics out of thin air once every couple months. There's also really no way to test how it will play out beforehand. All I have is a mental simulation based on how I think things will play out, and I'm not a smart man.

Each time I make one of these though, I learn more about what works and what doesn't, and things get smoother and smoother.

Yeah I think these have lots of potential and I actually really enjoyed this game personally. I was a little off put by the spam mechanism, but that was similar to the valentines day thing and again: It's like ONE day. If I can't handle something different going on in the forum for one day I really shouldn't be posting. I would really like to see more of these in future, I'm really curious where they might end up going.

Chrysis

The spam thing wouldn't be so bad if there was a link right there to attempt a rescue, rather than then having to dig back through the thread to find a particular person's post.

My one complaint would be that it wasn't particularly time-zone friendly. In order to take part as a kidnapper, you appear to have to be kidnapped yourself. Sitting at GMT+9, the kidnappings start in the evening. Then, while I slept, I was kidnapped, stockholm'd into a kidnapper, and then had it all wear off before I woke up again. So no opportunity to perform my own dastardly deeds. And I really wanted to see Xerxes with a mask as well.

Tofystedeth

heh, I just realized that at least one of the answers is the former name a of forumer.

The Wolfman

Dhalphir wrote: »

Seriously, it's one fucking day on the forums, and nobody's posts were garbled for more than ten minutes. It is no big deal.

I had to laugh at the following ridddle though

Two forks would be lovely!

Now, polish my head, skank! <-make sure I got the quote right from tube

Looks like IcyLiquid was very weary from copypasting dozens of riddles and was doing it on autopilot.

The name of the thread is "April Fool's Game Feedback". If you don't like the feedback, then don't bother asking the question.

Alternatively: It's one fucking day on the forums, feel free to ignore the complaints yourself.

IcyLiquid

Calm down ladies, we're all friends here, except @Antimatter

Antimatter

gonna find an equal amount of matter mass and explode

IcyLiquid

Make sure it's exact, we don't want any leftovers.

Athenor

Just a bit of feedback about the forums in general?

I'm about 27 pages into Cwrth's thread.. it is unfortunately closed now but watching it evolve, mutate, blow up, and start evolving again has been WONDERFUL.

I know I say this all the time, but you guys are the most amazing tyrannical dictators I know. And I know quite a few!

Jebus314

Cool game. Adding my voice to the list of people wanting a posted list of riddle's plus answers.

IcyLiquid

Thank you guys for playing, and for the great feedback

1
My name is a NUMBER, no one knows how exact
Hated by many, my banning had no tact
When I was BAKED, they made me dead
No apple here, it was in a THREAD
Pi

2
Hated democratically, each vote was dear
Even with Admin’s support, the choice was clear
Suffice to say, the count was not NEAR
The Far Side

3
I constantly attacked, but not on the OFFENSIVE
You might have seen my massive missives
Partial to warcraft, but no white KNIGHT,
Disagree? You’re in for a fight!
Defender

4
You might say I was a CALAMITY
With extra schooling for notoriety
I’ll HIJACK your boat just for laughs
My Diagnoziz? You must be daft!
DrDizaster

5
In the future I’ll get a HANDLE
But for now, I’m split in shambles
So put up your FISTS! I’m rearing for fights
On hit! Big crits! P.S. that webcomic bites
Knob

6
I wanna be badass, like Snake in BOXES
So I’m liftin them ups!  You like that, hosses?
Near the ENDER, I get no respect
FYI the application? They double checked.
Wiggin

7
I’m broken in shambles but still breathing
FRESH as the day I was cooked up
But time HARDENS me revealing
Death comes lookin, I’ll fuck him up
Stale

8
I’m kinda new, don’t give me the COLD shoulder
Fixing these problems like Sisyphus’ boulder
You think that’ll break me? You ain’t slick
I’m made of IRON you son of a bitch
IcyLiquid

9
I made some nice POTPOURRI
For us to discuss what’s IMPORTANT TO ME
I ain’t talking bout Tolkien
The CARDINAL rule: I must be toke’n!
Lorc

10
Strong as an ox? You got the wrong ANIMAL.
My nom deplume ain’t a MAMMAL.
If HEAVY LIFTING won’t fix what ails ya
For TWENTY BUCKS I might erase ya!
A Duck!

11
I make my money through ONOMONOPEIA!
I drink that shit up like fresh sangria
Is that enough to FILL YA?
Now quiet you’re interrupting my animes.
Rfilyaw

12
I’m NO WHALE, but I love me some hump-BACKS
VOLLEYBALL’s where I lay my hard smacks
But even when I can’t make it
I come home to my snuggly BLANKET
Vivixienne

13
A tale as old as TIME? Psh, I would know.
That Beast ain’t shit, I’m the real beauty
I knew Noah biblically (no homo)
Now gimmie a clam to break on my tummy
Druhim

14
I’m on your SIX like an AIRPLANE PILOT
I’m the FASTEST there is, best not try it
It’s not about the ending, it’s about the JOURNEY
Isn’t that nice? Wait til you get to know me!
Bogey

15
Don’t ask yes or nos, give me the THIRD OPTION
Think you see me? “Ran away” reads the caption
Now if you gonna front, you’re cruising for a BATTLE
(Just don’t get Mully, she’ll own you like chattle)
Larlar

16
I may be a LITTLE BOY, but it’s no time for bed.
Don’t check my temp! My face is not RED!
Time to whip out my artistic pedigree
Make you laugh so hard you lose colonic integrity.
ChicoBlue

17
I am unique like NO OTTER;
I may RIGHT the wrongs, but I’m no fighter;
I’m the face of Canadian coins, but I’ve never been;
No can someone tell me if Smash Bros. is a sin?;
Munkus Beaver

18
You know, I used to love celery
Til he made a thread how you all want to get with me
I wanted to ROCKET away and have some fun
Travel to the LEGEND or PLANET, 3rd rock from the sun
World as Myth

19
Like a FINE WINE, I get better with age
If you want a PICTURE, then take a page
From my book and have a meal
Don’t SCARF it down! It’s made from veal.
Sheri

20
My name is something you’d find near toilets
But that’s nothing compared to the shit I deal with
For a brief stint, I tried adoption
But the kid I got turned out to be rotten
Tube

21
What do you call one mod yelling in a cave?
Echo

22
My favorite X-Man is GAMBIT
My favorite Metroid game is chronologically the last.
And half of me just wants to stab guys in prison!
Shankusu

23
Do I really have to STRIP for this job?
XXX rated is one too many for me!
A beemer is nice, but I’d really like a…
Lexxy

24
Two forks would be lovely!
Now, polish my head, skank!
Romanian My Escutcheon

25
A nickname would be Khool
Bob

26
I'm BIG and RED and smell like dog buns
BigRed

27
His TECH was something to respect
But has long since ended the ride
VANILLA'S REIGN ended his pain
And he'll catch you on the FLIP SIDE
Alphamonkey

28
I sullied my JOKE'S HISTORY
with many a reported post
But my spirit lives on in ev'ry DIGIMON
like a wandering, tormented ghost
Clawshrimpy

29
I'll there when you talk
about ROMs or porn or joints
There's no ghost in this MACHINE
Just endless infraction points
Geth

30
I seem to be quite SERIOUS
But really I'm just mysterious
I'll give you some HELP, the answers not on yelp
So you'll just have to ASK one of us
ceres

31
ICY'S my enemy, a fact that shall stay true
So long as I coat his forums in BLUE
Suriko

32
I have always been here, the most excellent of HOSTS
But please don't talk to me, I don't respond to posts
Tycho

33
My GENEROSITY is far beyond that of the common rube
Though that may be disputed by the one whom you call TUBE
Handgimp

34
Not a day goes by without a post from me
I am a CANINE, but have no fur
There's many COMICS for you to see
I am synthetic, but also a CUR
Dog

35
You've seen a STORM of my type
But never covering a single star
I'm WEATHER of a forum stripe
A pattern that you may find BIZARRE
Bizzaro Stormy

36
You got a problem?
I'll SOLVE it
Dispense BANS and ADVICE
while the DJ revolves it
ceres

37
My epic thread on WIZARDS
was perfect and without taint
These days I've given up posting
to dabble in a bit of PAINT
S_O

38
I dabble in CARTOGRAPHY
A virtual type of fun
But when I finish doing that
I trot off with my GUN
UEAKCrash

39
SPIRACLES are his passion
Chelicerae another one
To him CHITIN is a fashion
Why should chordates have all the fun?
BugBoy

40
I oversaw the virtual table
An ARCHIVIST and a HOST
I kept the CHAOS stable
for a very many post
Darian

41
Even though it's a COIN
sometimes it ain't cheap
With but a single flip
I had lost my JEEP
Regina Fong

42
I had a NAME once
But all things come to pass
In the end, it ain't so bad
I gained a lot of CLASS
Big Classy

43
Are you guessing who I am?
I'm not sure why you persist
For am I an UNLUCKY COUNCILMAN
Who does simply does not exist
Morskittar

44
In the land of GAMES, I bring a special kind of joy
A annual HOLIDAY treat, for every girl and boy
Hypatia

45
My existence was a CHARITABLE thing
An act both nice and kind
But I had to go for I could not bear
That brat STEPSON of mine
LewieP's Stepdad

46
I'm a VEGGIE of a leading sort
My RANK was quite the prize
No matter where I hold court
You might say I'm easy on the EYES
Captain Carrot

47
Munkus is an IMPOSTOR!
I'm the true RODENT of esteem
You could also say I foster
a deep love affair with STEAM
beavotron

48
My AVATAR is a consistent thing
for years it has stayed true
I am one that will always DANCE
despite the fact I'm BLUE
Tam

49
DIRECTION is my moniker
A easy form of ID
GENDER is another barometer
To know it's truly me
ThatDudeOverThere

50
This is not a romantic coupling
though I'm in a PAIR
My GAMES bring many happiness
though I am known for my DESPAIR
RainbowDespair

51
My GAMES should bring me popularity
So I feel there's been deceit
I helped sell a ton of copies
Yet all I'm known for is a RECEIPT
slash000

52
When you flip tables, he turns them back over
He doesn't put up with shit, though he's your favorite uncle.
I told him that milk puts hair on your chest, I didn't expect him to chug a cow's udder.
Podly

53
I am excitable and passionate
always looking for fun
Although you may not see it
I'm an APE in more ways than one
Piggy Chimp

54
I'm an AUTHOR of a Spanish flavor
No ordinary tosser
My actions do Tube a favor
I'm greatest of my kind since CHAUCER
ElJeffe

55
I keep ORDER in my area
sometimes with little thanks
I'm like a PROTOSS leader
well, if he were into PRANKS
zerzhul

56
My profession is in an ART
I do it for more than fun
You tend to fear my kind
and I'm the youngest one
Iruka

57
I'm a magician of a modern type
An engineer of the grim
Though I do not practice any sorcery
There are still some who call me Tim
IcyLiquid

58
It's true my job is FILTHY
Yet I'm an irresistible cutie
I'm looking to score
Can you help me hook up?
Ignore the mustache,
I am NOT A COP
skippydumptruck

59
Step out of line, sir
I need to go get my wand
And search twelve of you
GrahamS

60
*knock knock knock* let me in ma'am..
"Who's at my door?" ... candygram?
"For tricks of yours I won't be falling!"
*knock knock knock* ... Avon calling...
Sir Landshark

61
ALWAYS gets an EVIL slot, and
Indestructible when not.
METAL bars can't hold him in
He BENDS them and escapes again.
Kime

62
Some say I'm RUDE, but COOL
I wear my youth upon my SHELL
It's not the place your thinking of
I've mastered how to SPELL
Langly

63
SYSTEMS have rules that are quite a BORE
imagining a name is quite a CHORE
so even though I couldn't think of a NAME
that weakness turned into my CLAIM
I Needed a Name to Post

64
I love ANIME, it's so desu and kawaii
but my stance on threads about it WILL not die
Irond Will

65
face like DOOM, love dem sad french ladies
a real rudeboy, buyin TECHNO on paydays
desc

66
I love NIPPLE CLAMPS, a married guy
but what makes me hot the most
is when my wife flashes some thigh
dressed as REAGAN's ghost
spool32

67
An ocular ode:
I've contracted PINK EYE
from dining on the BROWN EYE
of many a RANDy girl
jokes about my SIGHT
(is he looking left or right?)
make me want to hurl
organichu

68
From my first post each thread will be a monopoly of me
You'll spend your time address each postulation I present to you
But if you try to hate on cats, I will legally have your ass
SpaceKungFuMan

69
People think I'm a wee bit posh but all I ask for is a good book and a tall beer to read it by.
Bogart

70
I may seem to buy into an idyllic 50s demeanor,
but check my spoilers and your stomach just might be surprised
If you want to get a thrill up MY leg it'll take more than some fancy speeches.
spool32

71
I am a SOLAR DARKNESS
That cannot be defeated
Although I was a bit dismayed
when my post history got DELETED
jdarksun

72
Every year I hold a VOTE, a special type of petition
don't be fooled by the ballot box: it's only for NUMERICAL position
mcc

73
Steroids are a thing out there
that gives a person guts
but there's another ROID out there
that just drives mod staff nuts
Henroid

74
Dracula is all well and good
And nosferatu are just fine
But, as they say, back in my day
There was one VAMPIRE on my mind
Jazz

75
All it takes is a single CLICK
and I can take a person's life
And while you may think me a dick
I AIM to be the top of every strife
FlippyD

76
Erinaceids are my field of study
and it's a FAST field too
My favorite subject is a childhood buddy
and a good chance it's the same for you
TheSonicRetard

77
You might say I'm one of INDUSTRY
VIDEO GAMES are on my docket
My thread's a MEGA one, you see
(Oh please, mods, don't lock it)
cloudeagle

78
A gentle SWORDSMAN
Living on the MOON
A CURIOUS man
NO ONE EXPECTS a Canadian.
Inquisitor

79
I lead a charge that will WOW ya
My dog is so cute it will awe ya
My wife is real smart
This racket's a fart
My forum names not my real one
Lord Dave

80
Ya know I really like anime
so much it keeps me Homestuck
I make up bad posts
about my balls I will boast
No I'm not jaundiced
Trust me, I'm honest
Did I mention I make awful posts?
Crwth

81
Who cares for a BEAR of a tale?
I live on an island, not whales
I sure like to LEAGUE
Kog'maw whos AP
Oh and I also really hate pumpkins
Mr.Fuzzbutt

82
there was something MISSING
and those NINJAS were so rude
my loss was much lamented
are you a bad enough DUDE?
Nads

83
Here I roamed in the days of old.
Now replaced by someone calculating and cold.
I'd find a comic faster than you can say "blue dot."
I must've been some kind of robot.
scsscs

84
I am Buddha without you.
No friend of wasps, I prefer bees
So long as they remain tiny.
boddah

85
Stomp on my head and it's game over
I troll fortress both team and mushroom
Goomba

86
What do you call a vampire on Hanukkah?
BatJew

87
In the race of mods I DID NOT WIN
My SUICIDAL FACE betrays my horrible sin
Loser

88
I'm on the run like Harrison Ford
With eyebrows too big to ignore
Fugitive

silence1186

@icyliquid Thank you for putting in the time and effort to do this, period.

The fact that it was cool and fun is almost a bonus.

I love forum games that break up the ordinary. Sparing one day for something completely different is neat.

I didn't really get that much spam, although I was only intermittently on the forums today.

As for constructive criticism? I didn't actually get a chance to kidnap people once I got Stockholm Syndrome; never had the commands appear under peoples' posts, for multiple reasons I gather.

The riddles were hard, or I don't know anyone on the forums. I've been reading these forums for 10 years, posting for 8, and I could not venture a guess for a single one.

DarkPrimus

Those are some great riddles. I only saw a few of them during the day. Were the riddles sub-forum agnostic, or did it concentrate SE++/D&D/G&T/H&A centric-poster riddles as appropriate?

Athenor

I think some kind of countdown timer would be useful, if you could program that into the corner. I got both my Stockholm Syndrome and Informant badgers while I was reading the Honeypot, and I kept having to take a break every 10-15 minutes to start searching to see if I could actually do anything.

(If you still have post timer restrictions in place for jailings or things like that, it might be a nice piece of code to add there too, assuming you want to reward someone for good behavior.)

Langly

Awesome

PaperLuigi44

I saw the Slash one last night and knew who it was referring to, but couldn't remember their name, it drove me nuts. And when I saw the councilman one my mind thought -> Jerry (from Parks and Rec) -> Jerry Holkins -> Tycho, but alas.

Gaslight

Those are a lot more riddles than I thought there were. Most of those I never saw, and I was roaming around looking for them on multiple subforums, especially this morning.

kime

I'm pretty sure Lorc was the only one I knew that I saw throughout the day, although I could maybe have guessed a couple others now that I see them.

Also there was a riddle about me yayyy!

JaysonFour

About the only problem I had with the game was the Geth spam all over the boards. Otherwise, it was pretty cool.

Honestly, I don't know if it was a good idea to release the riddle list, though... I get the feeling that the riddle-makers might get a storm of angry "Why didn't you make one about me?????" PMs from people who were irritated that they didn't get picked.

But yeah, for the amount of time you put in on this game, you made something pretty awesome. I look forward to what it's going to be like when you have an entire year to play with the concept.

Yukira

I saw Cloudeagle's in SE++.

agoaj

72
Every year I hold a VOTE, a special type of petition
don't be fooled by the ballot box: it's only for NUMERICAL position
mcc

Weird, I tried mcc for this twice and it said nope both times.

IcyLiquid

JaysonFour wrote: »

Honestly, I don't know if it was a good idea to release the riddle list, though... I get the feeling that the riddle-makers might get a storm of angry "Why didn't you make one about me?????" PMs from people who were irritated that they didn't get picked.

I'm not worried about this scenario. Try to imagine what the consequences for that kind of behaviour might be

thatassemblyguy

Honestly, with the forum mini-games you've been developing I have nothing but:

Seriously, @IcyLiquid, this was a great event. Thank you for putting in the time and effort for it.