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Published by Superstar on August 18th, 2008. 17 comments.
The staff [Ace] is in development of the new Play Now. However, it's not completely done yet. There are still some errors, and the button itself is not public. You can tell it's not done yet by trying to post something and you get a strange SQL error.

Given I'm an artistic dunce and can't make a new Info banner, and it's too late to remove it because the damage is done, I ask that no one post any Play Now bugs until you can actually see the Play Now button.

Thanks.


Comments
Posted by Superstar on August 18th, 2008 5:26 pm   #
Since no one really seems to care at all about this, I posted that now the Play Now chat is usable. Although probably not complete to Ace's specifications, you can now post a chat on it.

To Ace, you did the REPLACE INTO wrong, it's supposed to look like an INSERT, not a SELECT.

Posted by Day on August 18th, 2008 5:42 pm   #
So is Play Now getting something more than an IRC room that is relatively pointless given we already have one?

Posted by Superstar on August 18th, 2008 6:01 pm   #
It's little more than an IRC [Ajax, not IRC, so it works on non IRC compatible] with the ability to click a user's name and see friendcodes, and challenge people from there. Maybe the completed version was going to have more stuff [I asked Ace to look at Shoddy and see if there's anything like the Find he could take], but...the info thing was updated before it was finished.

There was a bug where people couldn't post, I fixed that. Now I'm trying to get rid of the refresh when you click someone's name. I think I have an idea.

Posted by Day on August 18th, 2008 6:07 pm   #
Ah. That makes sense. Though there's the question of if people will even use it. Dunno if they would use Play Now, or just be more inclined to go on IRC and look up Friend codes and challenge manually.

Posted by Superstar on August 18th, 2008 6:22 pm   #
Well, getting the friend code would be easier on Play Now. But IRC has more people so it might get more attention. Although, a mysterious "crash" might fix that.

I fixed the users thing. At the same time, the bug where the page would scroll to the top [problem on Wii Browser] was fixed at the same time. Downside, there is no hand when you hover. Try clicking the users now.

Posted by Lord Shade on August 19th, 2008 4:13 am   #
Don't worry Supe, as OCW's most evil resident, I shall dispense with IRC formalities and obliterate all fools who dare host IRC servers. Their reign is over. ^_^

Posted by Zigsta on August 18th, 2008 6:29 pm   #
Sounds spiffy. Looking forward to more cool stuff from Play Now.

Posted by Kaphei on August 19th, 2008 2:00 am   #
Did the first one already work?

Posted by LOLDSFAN on August 18th, 2008 7:22 pm   #
hehe that's funny that a banner is up saying you can do it. Well I'm not good at being artistic either but I did put this together.



Why don't you put that up?

Posted by Superstar on August 18th, 2008 8:18 pm   #
Bit late to post this, but now it's inaccessable, so hahahaha. Suckers. Still needs some bit before being finished.

EDIT: Ok it is...

Posted by gregme88 on August 18th, 2008 8:29 pm   #
sorry, but is this even newsworthy?

Posted by Shadowstar on August 18th, 2008 8:37 pm   #
Well, if Britney Spears shaving her head was newsworthy, then this undoubtibly is as well.

Posted by Kyle on August 18th, 2008 8:38 pm   #
Yes.

Posted by Superstar on August 18th, 2008 9:41 pm   #
Yes, because on that info box Play Now was announced, when it wasn't done yet. People are going to get confused, so it's either PM everyone ever who has seen it, Forum topic, or News. News seemed fine.

And we were getting a few bug reports. so...yeah.

Posted by Jab on August 22nd, 2008 4:05 am   #
We don't need to 'improve' the play now. It was fine the way it was. You know, back when it worked.

Posted by Nincodedo on August 22nd, 2008 4:08 am   #
That's the thing. It doesn't quite work at the moment. >.>

Posted by Jab on August 22nd, 2008 4:13 am   #
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