135020-time

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Ok everybody, the only thing i see in the last 3 days is topics about the issues.
If someone out there still doesn't know that the Devs are trying to fix things up then you already learned it when you read it over here. So stop spam the forum with topics that already exists several times.
 
But i didn't make this topics just to tell you that, or spam the forum, or spend my time, or just because...
I started this topic because i thought a way to improve the forum, or better... to help people who can't understand (like me) the "8.45AM PDT / 11.45AM EDT / 5.45 PM UTC" when community managers make posts about maintenance.
 
I know that we can search it on Google, but would be better if they (Devs or someone who is responsible for the forum) add a "clock" somewhere on the forum. We don't need "clock" for every different time zone (f.e : UTC/PDT/EDT/GMT etc.) we need only one. Let's say for example that we will use the UTC+0 as a "clock" on the forum and when it's time for maintenance and the admins post " maintenance at 8:45UTC(+0 always)" we will know how many hours left because we will have the "clock".
 
What we win?
 
♥ Easier way to know the time.
♥ No need to spend time searching.
♥ No need to Quote someones post when they say " is it in 10 mins? " and similar post.
♥ Community Managers no need always to say the time for three different time zones. Just the one that forum use.
 
We just have to see the "clock" and we will know.And if you see someone still asking you have the OK from me to bullying him about his/her stupidity.
 
If you agree and you found this idea usefull then like this topic so that everyone can see it so everyone can express his/her opinion especially Community Manager.
 
Make sure to comment and say your ideas about this theme, or if you disagree let us know the reason!
 
I know that this is extra work for Devs. but it's a simple one and because i know some things about Web Programming doens't take a lot time.
 
Sorry for the big topic. Hope  you found this usefull and helped you to forget about the ingame issues a little.
			
				
	Edited October 1, 2015 by volcanoid	
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			Well, adding a clock to the forum itself isn't as easy as it may first appear. But what if we included a link to a countdown timer in the post? Would that be helpful?	
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honestly it's not a real trouble using worldtimebuddy to check it for your own time. it's a nice idea though.
 
 
Also Cool for the dev to answer this and give another possible solution.
the link will probably help for most and even more then OP of this topic said
(some people don't seem to like calculating time difference between certain hours either, makes their head hurt i suppose.)
 
 
Yaay for ideas! :D	
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			No one will even bother to read what you write or take it seriously if you don't change that pretentious font.	
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Well, adding a clock to the forum itself isn't as easy as it may first appear. But what if we included a link to a countdown timer in the post? Would that be helpful?
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No one will even bother to read what you write or take it seriously if you don't change that pretentious font.
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No one will even bother to read what you write or take it seriously if you don't change that pretentious font.
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Comic Sans is now "pretentious?"
 
Good Lord Above, have I died and gone to Hell?
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Now I know you're trying to kill someone.
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More Comic Sans!
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More Comic Sans!
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Comic Sans is now "pretentious?"
 
Good Lord Above, have I died and gone to Hell?
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More Comic Sans!
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This is why I use to hunt down Chuas on the PvP server.
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An easy solution for this is to add a link to something like wolframalpha.com on the timestamp. Like this 8.45AM PDT
WolframAlpha will automatically convert and show the time to your localtime.	
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	Edited October 1, 2015 by Definitely Not Katarina	
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Well, adding a clock to the forum itself isn't as easy as it may first appear. But what if we included a link to a countdown timer in the post? Would that be helpful?
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			Are you really surprised that people are annoyed? Persistent issues are the reason the game died the first time. Different problems, same response. I almost want to kick myself for giving this game a second chance. 	
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Time is relative, you can expend it on any activity you want.
 
I will start to worry if after 1st week same issues still affect the game.	
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Firstly, I agree that the constant misunderstanding and/or queries around announcements involving an exact time from Carbine is annoying (and has been dealt with in an inconsistent manner by Carbine community posters since way back in Beta). The US centric way of expressing time in the forums and other public facing mediums is especially confusing to the European player base, not to mention that it does not portray Wildstar/Carbine as a truly international game/studio. Providing clear time related updates is all about expectation management and not just good global customer service, but also a reflection of how professional Carbine as an organisation sees themselves.
 
My suggestion for a simple, consistent and effective way to resolve this, is to set a communication standard that always communicates dates/times in one time zone (PST/PDT seems a good fit) but then also ALWAYS add a link to a freely available webtool, such as http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/ that will display the date/time in an easy to digest format for the reader, regardless of which time zone they are reading from.
 
This issue has been bugging me for a long time, and it's a bit sad to see all the "what does that time mean for me?" questions both within in-game chat and on forums, still causing much unhappiness among the global player base. It's especially painful right now during re-launch as expectation management is at an all time high importance for Wildstar. Good luck to Carbine for nailing this not to difficult problem. I hope my suggestion reaches the right people.	
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Comic Sans is now "pretentious?"
 
Good Lord Above, have I died and gone to Hell?
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Well, adding a clock to the forum itself isn't as easy as it may first appear. But what if we included a link to a countdown timer in the post? Would that be helpful?
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We just have to see the "clock" and we will know.And if you see someone still asking you have the OK from me to bullying him about his/her stupidity.
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