Guild MotD too short!

**smatt** · 05-07-2009, 11:51 AM

I did a post a long time ago about this subject....

A really easy thing to add to the game that would help out a lot of the guilds, would be to give us more room on the Message of the Day page. Right now it's a couple of short lines. If it was say the size of a char. profile, a full page. That would make things a lot easier on A LOT of people. Of course many guilds have their own BBS's, but some more in game capabilities would be much more useful.

Wouldn't be something hard, time consuming or resource intensive to add either..... Surely, not Vast and mysterious in anyway shape or form

**Xyrandina** · 05-07-2009, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by smatt

I did a post a long time ago about this subject....

A really easy thing to add to the game that would help out a lot of the guilds, would be to give us more room on the Message of the Day page. Right now it's a couple of short lines. If it was say the size of a char. profile, a full page. That would make things a lot easier on A LOT of people. Of course many guilds have their own BBS's, but some more in game capabilities would be much more useful.

Wouldn't be something hard, time consuming or resource intensive to add either..... Surely, not Vast and mysterious in anyway shape or form

First of all, lets work on a new mod with content rather than longer MOTDs.
Second - Are you attempting to write a novel rather than a message/memo? (Events and what not can be easily planned with a free website, or any of those crazy socializing sites)

**smatt** · 05-07-2009, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Xyrandina

First of all, lets work on a new mod with content rather than longer MOTDs.
Second - Are you attempting to write a novel rather than a message/memo? (Events and what not can be easily planned with a free website, or any of those crazy socializing sites)

Hmm, most people don't want to bother with websites they want to log in to the game....

They have all kinds of time waiting for V&M to get done....

**Xyrandina** · 05-07-2009, 01:13 PM

Not all people want to mess with websites, but it is super easy to see what events are posted and a great way to communicate with your guild. However, If that is something you're not interested in, then you can say Tuesday is blah blah blah night....anyway. I just think it is an unnecessary change, just like changing the look of dragon shards and portable holes.

Its not there to write a novel, its there for a simple little memo. Lets move along.

**smatt** · 05-07-2009, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Xyrandina

Not all people want to mess with websites, but it is super easy to see what events are posted and a great way to communicate with your guild. However, If that is something you're not interested in, then you can say Tuesday is blah blah blah night....anyway. I just think it is an unnecessary change, just like changing the look of dragon shards and portable holes.

Its not there to write a novel, its there for a simple little memo. Lets move along.

We have a website.... It works to some extent.... It's a short bit of code that would be beneficial to MANY people. Unlike changing dragon shards....

**Xyrandina** · 05-07-2009, 01:29 PM

The look of portable holes and dragon shards almost made me quit until they decided to change the look of them.............................THANK YOU!!!!!!

**SamSneak** · 05-18-2009, 08:52 AM

/signed

THIS IS A GREAT IDEA - and it is low hanging fruit, easy to code change and easy to implement.

benefit all the guilds that are out there.

**Kistilan** · 05-18-2009, 12:54 PM

/signed

This UI adjustment would not destroy our content-generation (or lack thereof).

In addition, I know how to write a novel & I concur that the message area is too short. In an attempt to link the guild website, ventrilo info and short blurb it is nearly impossible to fit all that information in the current MOTD. An unlimited would be better -- guild's can moderate how much they want to read or write. If you log in and read it and go, "OMG - I hate the fact that my guildleaders are writing books for me to read," this is probably an indication that said player chose the wrong guild and both parties will benefit from this revelation.

**Anthios888** · 05-18-2009, 01:02 PM

/signed

**Beherit_Baphomar** · 05-18-2009, 01:04 PM

Done been asking for this...

**The10man** · 05-18-2009, 01:08 PM

It should be as easy as changing one number in the code from max of x to max of xx. Easy pleasy. Also take the filter out I forget what it was but there was a word we tried to use that was blocked and it was not a four letter one and was in reference to a guild run. It is only read by guildies and if you are offended find a new guild.

**VladimereTheImpaler** · 05-18-2009, 01:35 PM

it would also be great for guild leaders and officers to have an option in their mail box to send messages to the entire guild.

**Phax** · 05-18-2009, 03:52 PM

Thanks for the post smatt!

It prompted me to go take a look at the current limits. Turns out there is a bug! The real limit is 250, but the UI only allows input of 80!

So, this will be fixed in a future update, and 250 characters will be allowed.

**smatt** · 05-18-2009, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by Phax

Thanks for the post smatt!

It prompted me to go take a look at the current limits. Turns out there is a bug! The real limit is 250, but the UI only allows input of 80!

So, this will be fixed in a future update, and 250 characters will be allowed.

Oh cool Phax! Ya that will help a lot.. Not as much as I'd like.. But hey 250 char as oppossed to 80... Yep, that's agood thing

**Ustice** · 05-18-2009, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Phax

Thanks for the post smatt!

It prompted me to go take a look at the current limits. Turns out there is a bug! The real limit is 250, but the UI only allows input of 80!

So, this will be fixed in a future update, and 250 characters will be allowed.

I would also suggest that you allow a carriage return as well by use of the enter key. You can enter one already, but you have to PASTE it in (I use my BIO for that. Go to the end of a line hold shift and press RIGHT, then CTRL+C, and then to the MoTD and CTRL+V)

**DagazUlf** · 05-18-2009, 04:14 PM

Nice.

**parvo** · 05-18-2009, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Phax

Thanks for the post smatt!

It prompted me to go take a look at the current limits. Turns out there is a bug! The real limit is 250, but the UI only allows input of 80!

So, this will be fixed in a future update, and 250 characters will be allowed.

**Natalae** · 05-18-2009, 05:08 PM

discovered 3 years later...better late than never!

**Big-Dex** · 05-18-2009, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Phax

Thanks for the post smatt!

It prompted me to go take a look at the current limits. Turns out there is a bug! The real limit is 250, but the UI only allows input of 80!

So, this will be fixed in a future update, and 250 characters will be allowed.

Two thumbs way up!

Dex was here.

**Jondallar** · 05-19-2009, 11:06 PM

Nice work Smatt. good call. 250 characters is longer than my phone company allows me to put in a text message and should do the trick just fine. Its crazy that there has been a bug limiting this for so long and no one caught it untilnow. I bet this will eliminate all server side lag from the game

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