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Bug reported by newbie: loitering hangs up
Artisinal Painstress
Posts: 2
11/30/2017
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Bug? cannot respond to "patience rewarded" after contact goes somewhere else
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I am usually hesitant to report bugs when I'm new to a game but impatience overwhelmed discretion and I filed this already. I thought it makes sense to post it here to solicit opinions and insight of my betters before I consider following up.
User name: Artisinal Painstress,
I invited HarryP22h to join me in loitering. After he accepted I received notice:
> HarryP22h joined your watch. They were remarkably patient over the many, many, many hours that passed until you saw what you needed to see.
> following this was his comment that he intended to go sailing as soon as this task was complete.
That message contains a "Respond" button which I clicked and was presented a reward notice
> Patience Rewarded
> There! That was what you were waiting for. You can use this information profitably.
> Whatever reward you pick, your ally will also receive.
However choosing any of these rewards requires me to invite a contact again... Since HarryP22h is "Somewhere Else" I cannot invite him, I cannot choose a reward, and the message cannot be responded to.
This strikes me as a bug because if HarryP22h never returns to the game I will never be able to complete this reward and cannot remove it from my message area. I would like to be able to simply accept the reward regardless of whether he is present. Failing that I would like to be able to eventually give up the reward if necessary in order to cancel the message.
Thanks for your excellent game!!
edited by Artisinal Painstress on 11/30/2017
edited by Artisinal Painstress on 11/30/2017
edited by Artisinal Painstress on 11/30/2017
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suinicide
Posts: 2409
11/30/2017
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Your bug report seems fine, but I think this is more of a failure of design rather than a bug.
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RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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lady ciel
Posts: 2548
11/30/2017
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Sailing takes a character away from London. As soon as they return you will be able to complete your loitering.
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ciel
Sorry RL means I am not a very active player at the moment. No social actions unless you are prepared to wait and definitely no sparring or other mult-action things.
No Calling Cards or boxed cats please. Will take dupes on the affluent photographers. Other social invitations welcome. Parabolan Kittens usually available, send me an in-game social action saying you want one and I will get one to you as soon as possible.
storynexus name - reveurciel
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dov
Posts: 2580
11/30/2017
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That's a built-in design implication of the new multi-action social actions.
It's even worse for mutually exclusive choices - e.g. you can only be engaged in a Chess match or a Sparring Bout with one person at a time. Until you both complete the multi-action activity you can do this with another player.
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(Most social actions are welcome. Please no requests to Loiter Suspiciously and no investigations of the Affluent Photographer)
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Saklad
Posts: 528
12/1/2017
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lady ciel wrote:
Sailing takes a character away from London. As soon as they return you will be able to complete your loitering.
It could be any number of other things. Zailing, for instance, or things I do not want to spoil a new player about.
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