Unhappy with random Pumpkin Heads

[Lorien_the_First_One]

I really feel bad for the poor slugs at Turbine who program cool **** for months on end only to have the most innane little details that make the event that much cooler thrown in their faces.

Shame on you for complaining about such a cool temporary effect. -1 forever.

Nothing wrong with the event...but the "cure" should have been 1tp so that people could easily opt out. I can't imagine anyone complaining about spending 1cent to protect themself if bothered.

[FlyingTurtle]

I think it'd be reasonable to have the effect ONLY in the graveyard, and ONLY while the event is running.

In fact, it should be mandatory to wear a pumpkin head, make it so you can't damage those undead otherwise.

[katana_one]

1- you didn't need to spend TP for that item, you could have … simply turned your helmet off.

Can anyone confirm this? If this is true, then I see no real reason for complaining. Well, except for the sake of complaining - this is the Internet after all.

[AyumiAmakusa]

I can't imagine anyone complaining about spending 1cent to protect themself if bothered.

You'd be surprised.

EDIT: See? Someone agrees with me.

I laugh at your belief in people being reasonable

[CaptainCameo]

Aw, did someone turn your head into a pumpkin? You can't wait the 5 minutes to turn it back to normal? Poor thing

[Mikula]

That's the point though. It may be simple, it may be hamless, but it is annoying to some people. That means can be used to greif them etc...

People get annoyed from stupid things. My dog barked twice during a quest while I had my mic on and I received a tell afterwards telling me I was squelched because of that. Just because it annoys a small minority doesn't mean the fun should be taken from everyone.

Okay so you want it to be free to get party ****er potions? You don't think it is fair to have to use your motes or tp in order to protect yourself from evil pumpkin throwers? Have you tried looking at this from the other side. Do you know how annoying it would be if everyone I tried to make wear a stupid skull head was able to take it off right away? I spent good tp/motes for those pumpkins and skulls too.

The argument being used here... "Awww lighten up dude! it's just for fun!"

Can also be applied to every single complaint all of you have ever had about anything here in a video game...

Game bugged out and deleted half your stuff?
"Awww lighten up dude! it's just for fun!"

It could be but it makes a lot less sense. It can be added to any argument, your point being? The reason it works here is no permanent damage is being done whatsoever. Unless people are being emotionally traumatized by having a pumpkin head for 12 minutes.

[flynnjsw]

Nothing wrong with the event...but the "cure" should have been 1tp so that people could easily opt out. I can't imagine anyone complaining about spending 1cent to protect themself if bothered.

I laugh at your belief in people being reasonable

[Drakos]

People get annoyed from stupid things. My dog barked twice during a quest while I had my mic on and I received a tell afterwards telling me I was squelched because of that. Just because it annoys a small minority doesn't mean the fun should be taken from everyone.

Noone is asking to have anything taken away from those who have no problem with it. All that is being asked for is a non-resource method to opt out for those that don't find it "fun". In point of fact I don't have an issue with it, but I see where others might and I truly believe that they have a right not to have to put up with it.

Okay so you want it to be free to get party ****er potions? You don't think it is fair to have to use your motes or tp in order to protect yourself from evil pumpkin throwers? Have you tried looking at this from the other side. Do you know how annoying it would be if everyone I tried to make wear a stupid skull head was able to take it off right away? I spent good tp/motes for those pumpkins and skulls too.

As evidenced by this thread alone, many people would still be viable targets. But to answer the underlining question, yes I think it would be fair. If you were affeting your own character only then we would have NO basis for complaint, but you are not. You are specifically performing an act with reprocussions on anothers play reguardless of their feelings on the matter. In polite society this is bad form.

[jdawg70]

So noone finds it odd that sneak-h*mping is a bannable offense- cuz it's griefing other ppl.

yet Turbine installs an effect where you get to grief other players by giving them a
pumkin head against their will?

Also didnt WoW do this with mr T hand grenades?

Sorry Turbine- epic fail.

BTW have no problem if it happens to me, will prob get a chuckle out of it.

[Ciaran]

You are specifically performing an act with reprocussions on anothers play reguardless of their feelings on the matter. In polite society this is bad form.

But we're not IN polite society, we're on the internets!

(I agree completely with you, just had to crack a joke)

[Gunga]

All that is being asked for is a non-resource method to opt out for those that don't find it "fun".

All that we are responding with is "lighten up."

[Ciaran]

All that we are responding with is "lighten up."

Maybe take your own advice? What some people are requesting has no impact on anybody else, so why the need to tell them how they should or shouldn't be reacting to something?

It's not as if most of the people who have an issue with this are raging, crying or being melodramatic, y'know?

[DelScorcho]

If it happens in mission, afk until it fades ...

[Coldest]

Any of you kobalds try and put a pumkin head on me, I'll killya!

+1db

[Gunga]

It's not as if most of the people who have an issue with this are raging, crying or being melodramatic, y'know?

I'm of the opinion that anyone voicing such an excessively fussy complaint is being just those things.

[Spartus]

My biggest complaint with it is that I think it's freezing my computer. Twice last night, my computer completely froze while I was playing DDO. I've never had that happen before. In the past, I've lost connection with the server, had DDO freeze but I could still alt-tab out to the desktop, had DDO spontaneously shut down, etc. But last night was the first time I've ever seen my computer completely freeze up while playing DDO. Couldn't alt-tab, ctrl-alt-del didn't respond, nothing. Had to force a hard reboot to get the computer working again. And when I logged back in to DDO, my character had a new pumpkin head both times. Haven't done enough testing to definitively confirm that the pumpkin head is the cause, but it's looking pretty suspicious to me. I might not have a choice but to take a break from DDO if other people can freeze up my computer at will.

[Ciaran]

I'm of the opinion that anyone voicing such an excessively fussy complaint is being just those things.

Fair enough.

Similarly, I've of the opinion that anyone incapable of seeing things from another point of view and completely dismissing opposing opinions out of hand is being just as bad.

I guess that puts us at an impasse, eh?

[Coldest]

Fair enough.

Similarly, I've of the opinion that anyone incapable of seeing things from another point of view and completely dismissing opposing opinions out of hand is being just as bad.

I guess that puts us at an impasse, eh?

Not exactly, one can have empathy as a trait but not be able to see another's perspective, because said perspective is...

[Coldin]

To the OP, yes, you are a stick in the mud.

And it could be a lot worse. In LOTRO, they made items that cause other players do emotes which stop them in their tracks.

[Gunga]

Fair enough.

Similarly, I've of the opinion that anyone incapable of seeing things from another point of view and completely dismissing opposing opinions out of hand is being just as bad.

I guess that puts us at an impasse, eh?

I see your point of view. I hear your anxsty cries of unfair play.

My opinion is that it's an excessively fussy complaint and does not warrant the attention it's already received let alone a dev response.

Take a look around you and see what everyone else thinks...lots of people having fun with pumpkin and skull heads out there.

Maybe you should try having fun.

It's fun.