foncEmerlin Report post Posted March 6, 2005 Roja, There is a char named darkhawk that for at least two monthes has not logged on can you check to see if it is an active char if not is there a way to get that char wiped or to change my characters name to DARKHAWK? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roja Report post Posted March 6, 2005 Actually we will be implementing a system soon that will wipe characters if they have not be in use for 6 months(the player has not logged in), or perhaps even less in certain circumstances. Unfortunetly I can't delete that character right now, but maybe in the future it will become available Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foncEmerlin Report post Posted March 6, 2005 thank you Roja Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herny Report post Posted March 6, 2005 how do you know how long its been since darkhawk's been inactive? there will be a command mods can use like #delete_char? sweet :lol: and fonc, if you want your char's name changed (once darkhawk becomes available) i think you have to pay ent 5 USD to get your char's name changed, the other option is to just make a new char Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foncEmerlin Report post Posted March 6, 2005 thanks guys this is helpful info and to get the name it would be worth it that is my pen name Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malaclypse Report post Posted March 6, 2005 You still didn't answer henrys question. how do you know how long its been since darkhawk's been inactive? I'm too very interested in how you are able to get this info. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derin Report post Posted March 6, 2005 I think it's an educated guess. Still, Rolan4 has a database for 'Last seen online' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragburn Report post Posted March 6, 2005 Actually we will be implementing a system soon that will wipe characters if they have not be in use for 6 months(the player has not logged in), or perhaps even less in certain circumstances. Unfortunetly I can't delete that character right now, but maybe in the future it will become available um roja whenever this takes effect would it be possible for my charname and character data to be like permanently stored? i say this because im pretty sure that if i live to be 80 something ill still play el... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master_Templar Report post Posted March 9, 2005 If I may say two things: One: Would we be able to get an extension on the six months policy. (Like by sending a pm to ent or roja telling them of the circumstances. Two: I think the ability to deleate inactive charicters should be limited to Ent and Roja, instead of being a mod power. (probobly already will be, but I might as well say it anyway.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placid Report post Posted March 9, 2005 If I may say two things: One: Would we be able to get an extension on the six months policy. (Like by sending a pm to ent or roja telling them of the circumstances. Two: I think the ability to deleate inactive charicters should be limited to Ent and Roja, instead of being a mod power. (probobly already will be, but I might as well say it anyway.) The system Roja is talking about is the ability of chars. automatically/manually being deleted due to inactivity. Im sure there wont be a problem with sending a PM to a mod, so that they can keep their char. Regarding the mod command: Its already available to an in-game 'God' I believe. I doubt Mods will ever have this ability. Only administrators and Gods will have the power, so I wouldnt worry about NH's or higher level mods being able to. Have a bit more faith in the developers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malaclypse Report post Posted March 9, 2005 I think it's an educated guess. Still, Rolan4 has a database for 'Last seen online' An educated guess, about how long someone didn't play? It's a bit strange, don't you think so? May I ask what data is being stored in this DB? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aislinn Report post Posted March 9, 2005 I think it's an educated guess. Still, Rolan4 has a database for 'Last seen online' An educated guess, about how long someone didn't play? It's a bit strange, don't you think so? May I ask what data is being stored in this DB? Not strange at all. One gets to see the same people, know who is going to be where at certain times...depending on what you like to do in the game or what profession you chose. Some people like to do alch or manu at storage all the time, some harvesters always go to the same spot on the hour every hour... It most definitely gets noticed and commented upon when people don't show up anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placid Report post Posted March 9, 2005 I think it's an educated guess. Still, Rolan4 has a database for 'Last seen online' An educated guess, about how long someone didn't play? It's a bit strange, don't you think so? May I ask what data is being stored in this DB? Malaclypse, what are you getting at? The information stored is only related to your character. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malaclypse Report post Posted March 9, 2005 Well Placid, I'm a bit paranoid He could for example store IP addresses, with which I could not agree. It's no general problem with someone maintaining such a DB, but as I am involved in it (data related to me get's stored) I would be happy to know who stores what about me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leeloo Report post Posted March 9, 2005 Where would he get the IP adresses? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placid Report post Posted March 9, 2005 Where would he get the IP adresses? Connections per user? Mala, dont get me wrong, I didnt mean any harm. All I was thinking is that you meant information held as per Data Protection Act. I was, technically wrong I dont know what data the server keeps (I assume its just character info., why would they need anything else per character?). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roja Report post Posted March 9, 2005 Guys, all you would have to do is log in sometime during those 6 months, and your character would be kept for another 6 months after your last log in.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derin Report post Posted March 9, 2005 Guys, all you would have to do is log in sometime during those 6 months, and your character would be kept for another 6 months after your last log in.... Sounds very fair to me, ty Roja for expalining this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leeloo Report post Posted March 9, 2005 Where would he get the IP adresses? Connections per user? We're talking about Rolan4, right? I assume this is a bot, without any way of extract information from the EL server. For the EL server itself, finding out when someone last logged in is as easy as checking the modified date of that users datafile (one file per user). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foncEmerlin Report post Posted April 2, 2005 (edited) sorry took so long to clear this up but I work odd hours and I see most of you often But whoever has the Darkhawk Name has not been seen ever by me therefore I am guessing they do not play anymore Anyway if you want to know why it is important to me go here it is my old website it will explain alot www.angelfire.com/al3/darkhawkslair Edited April 2, 2005 by foncEmerlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylie37 Report post Posted April 20, 2005 If I may say two things: One: Would we be able to get an extension on the six months policy. (Like by sending a pm to ent or roja telling them of the circumstances. Two: I think the ability to deleate inactive charicters should be limited to Ent and Roja, instead of being a mod power. (probobly already will be, but I might as well say it anyway.) 140466[/snapback] I don't think this has been answered properly - well if it has I missed it. Supposing you were gonna be away from your computer for more than 6 months, yes it could happen! You're very rich and are going on an 8 month cruise around the world OR You're very ill and end up in hospital for over 6 months OR You're very naughty and end up in prison for a long stretch So then what do you do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aislinn Report post Posted April 22, 2005 I don't think this has been answered properly - well if it has I missed it. Supposing you were gonna be away from your computer for more than 6 months, yes it could happen! You're very rich and are going on an 8 month cruise around the world OR You're very ill and end up in hospital for over 6 months OR You're very naughty and end up in prison for a long stretch So then what do you do? 154715[/snapback] option 1: You probably still have internet if you are that rich option 2: i know someone who was in the hospital for an extended period of time and he had a laptop and played from there...(assuming you are well enough to look at a computer, if not you have bigger problems than worrying about your EL char) option 3: you have bigger problems you should be worrying about other than your EL char. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Forgotten_Wanderer Report post Posted April 23, 2005 or say on an 8 month deployment to some desolate area with more sand lines than phone lines (much less cable ) *sigh* ~E.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daxon Report post Posted April 23, 2005 or say on an 8 month deployment to some desolate area with more sand lines than phone lines (much less cable ) *sigh* ~E.S. 155451[/snapback] Good point, considering I'll be going back on Active come October. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Forgotten_Wanderer Report post Posted April 23, 2005 Good point, considering I'll be going back on Active come October. 155460[/snapback] I'll be in Al Assad then :-S thus the point... E.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites