Forum Upgrade April 19th – 25th

[Ague]

I used the online ticket system to do it, unfortunately that took about a week so you may be out of time for that method depending on your level of concern.

Currently, I'm rather concerned, so I'll probably just eat the cost to do it. Maybe I have enough money on my Skype left to do it... hmmm...

[Memnir]

Thanks Mem. I was scrounging around looking for that phone number. No more VIP for me

Ditto. I'd actually gone back to VIP this past month to see if the bonus VIP XP was worth it. (end result - not really)

But no amount of bonuses or incentives will make me take risks with my financial security. Turbine can go take a flying leap after these changes - they'll not get a single cent from me again.

[Memnir]

I used the online ticket system to do it, unfortunately that took about a week so you may be out of time for that method depending on your level of concern.

That's why I made sure to include the phone number as well. And why I'm on hold as I type this.

[Charononus]

That's why I made sure to include the phone number as well. And why I'm on hold as I type this.

I wonder how many calls they'll get about this today. If it's high enough I wonder if it'll make them reconsider.

[Archangel666]

I wonder how many calls they'll get about this today. If it's high enough I wonder if it'll make them reconsider.

Not a chance.

[Lerincho]

I wonder how many calls they'll get about this today. If it's high enough I wonder if it'll make them reconsider.

The next time Turbine reconsiders something because of the player base being adamantly against it will be the first time.

[Charononus]

Not a chance.

Let me have my dreams and delusions.

[Qhualor]

I dont know what it all means, but with all the commotion about this i just followed the link provided and requested removal. Theres enough people raising possible security issues that got me nervous enough to do it.

[Krelar]

The next time Turbine reconsiders something because of the player base being adamantly against it will be the first time.

2nd Time? (Offer Wall)

[Memnir]

2nd Time? (Offer Wall)

They didn't listen to us... they listened to the bad press.

[downwithpeace]

I think I must be missing some information here, if the changes are to the DDO Forums then wouldn't most personal and CC/PP info be fine as it's not on this database but that of the Turbine site?

[Charononus]

I think I must be missing some information here, if the changes are to the DDO Forums then wouldn't most personal and CC/PP info be fine as it's not on this database but that of the Turbine site?

They're making it the same login/pass

[Archangel666]

I think I must be missing some information here, if the changes are to the DDO Forums then wouldn't most personal and CC/PP info be fine as it's not on this database but that of the Turbine site?

If players are forced to use the same Login details and the same Password for the Forums that they use for the Game. What happens when the Forums get Hacked?

[Coldin]

They didn't listen to us... they listened to the bad press.

I don't usually tell people to leave the game....but man Memnir...you have a pretty bad attitude. Maybe you should just take some time to chill out for a while.

[Memnir]

I think I must be missing some information here, if the changes are to the DDO Forums then wouldn't most personal and CC/PP info be fine as it's not on this database but that of the Turbine site?

The changes will be inextricably linking your forum information to your personal account information. They will be one and the same as far as the database is concerned. All info in one handy and hackable place... just as it was with the LotRO forums when they got hacked.


And Turbine hasn't said a single solitary word that they've taken any steps to protect our information any better then they did LotRO players' information.

[HungarianRhapsody]

This month we are updating the DDO website and forums. As part of this effort, the forums will undergo maintenance between April 19th – April 25th 2013 to prepare for migration to the upgraded DDO forum. Please note the following:

• During our work several sub-forums will be read-only as we prepare the existing forum content to be migrated into the new site.
• The following forums will remain open to allow players to communicate during the maintenance - NOTE: Threads, Posts, and PMs made after 9:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) Friday April 19th will not migrate to the new forum. Threads, posts & PMs made prior to April 19th will be migrated:
  
  • General Forum
  • Lamannia News/Official Discussion Forum
  • Lamannia General Discussion Forum
  • Support Forums (our Support Ticketing system will not be impacted by the forum maintenance)
  • Bug reporting via the updated tool will not be impacted by the forum maintenance.
  
  
• MyDDO will be available during the migration maintenance. Players may continue to export their existing blogs during the maintenance (for a guide on how to export your blog, click here). MyDDO, Leaderboards, and the Compendium will be unavailable after April 24th.
  
  • The existing API will continue to operate after April 24th, though there may be periodic interruptions of service.
  
  
• For more information about MyDDO and the Compendium, please refer to our existing announcement.
• LAMANNIA PARTICIPANTS:
  
  • We will continue to run our preview of Enhancements Alpha. Please be sure to follow the instructions of our Lamannia Coordinators for the latest surveys and feedback/bug reporting topics.
  • Coordinators will continue to post instructions and updates in the Lamannia Announcements section, but we encourage you to focus any feedback/bug reports to our survey and bug reporting tools as no posts occurring between April 19th-25th will migrate to the new forums.
  
  

Thanks for your patience while we work on the DDO Forums & website updates!

The only way that I would continue to post on the official DDO Forums after this change (and after EXACTLY this problem cause massive security problems for LotrO) would be if I were paranoid enough to have created a mule account exclusively for DDO Forums access so that I could keep the account that I play shielded from any foolish changes that Turbine decided to make to their forums.

I'll see you all on the forums after the changeover!

[GermanicusMaximus]

I used the online ticket system to do it, unfortunately that took about a week so you may be out of time for that method depending on your level of concern.

It took 9 calendar days for my ticket to get processed. I'm glad I started early on this unfortunate task. People who waited in vain for Turbine to reconsider might be looking at a very congested system now.

[Memnir]

I don't usually tell people to leave the game....but man Memnir...you have a pretty bad attitude. Maybe you should just take some time to chill out for a while.

For what - telling the truth?

They didn't listen to us at all. In fact - we just got nothing but spin and placation from Turbine when we spoke out against the Wall. It wasn't until gaming sites talked about the furor and questionable decision-making behind OfferWall, making Turbine look very bad in the process, that Turbine took it down.


I'm perfectly chilled out. And I'm not wrong, either.

[Vellrad]

Congratulations on nerfing forums to oblivion.
You may as well remove them at all.

[Chai]

It took 9 calendar days for my ticket to get processed. I'm glad I started early on this unfortunate task. People who waited in vain for Turbine to reconsider might be looking at a very congested system now.

Good. Maybe having their email response time backed up from 9 days to 3 months will send the message that people were serious when bringing up these concerns. Usually people complain and then DONT take action, which is part of what helped create this atmosphere where complaints just get ignored. The ACTION should be a clear indicator tha its not a false alarm.