Things that annoy or puzzle you about Cantr

[hyrle]

People who disassemble important machinery.

Hello... I'd like you to meet my friend battle axe. *grin*

[SumBum]

When players/chars feel the need to announce another char has fallen asleep simply because the other char hasn't spoken for a whopping 5 minutes. So sorry that someone isn't stopping their life to keep replying to you every 30 seconds. Maybe I just happen to be encountering a lot of impatient players right now because several of my chars are seeing this. I realize that half the fun of playing this game is interacting with others, but it seriously makes me -not- want to "wake up" my char if you're so demanding and impatient. I may be logged on and checking that char, but I will just be silently observing and not catering to your demands. Stop basing your opinion of a town's activity levels on your first 10 minutes or even your first 2 days of being there. Not everyone can play 24 hours 7 days a week.

[*Wiro]

I find the whole concept of sleep to be irritating.

[Slowness_Incarnate]

If they're not asleep, are they daydreaming? I mean I know there's been a time I had a character wait a whole Cantr year for a trade to be completed, and they STILL didn't respond. To anyone. I mean I don't see waiting for five minutes or two days and giving up, but 20 days?

[SekoETC]

What about people who never read what was said while they were offline and the only way to do business with them is to catch them online?

[*Wiro]

"Good morning..." more like "User just logged in."

I typed a paragraph on how much I hated sleep and then deleted it again. Simply put, I hate it because it turns Cantr into a chatroom. Some suspension of disbelief is necessary. People that don't respond for several days I don't mind if they're said to be asleep, unless the player generally roleplays it differently (i.e. hard at work, drunk, distracted).

[sherman]

Suppose that's just something that people play different ways. I don't really mind it unless one trade takes damn long, otherwise sleeping is good saying when you are offline (or with your girl/boyfriend etc and when similar wake hours)

In the end I suppose it's just that we are all unique people and have.. different ways to view things and play

[*Wiro]

Normally I let people do whatever, but the moment they stop reading the event log I limit my interactions with them.

[SumBum]

That's some serious patience, Slowness. lol

I go back and forth about the whole "checking things that happened while offline" aspect. Sometimes I think it would be more interesting if chars weren't so omniscient/observant, but it would make it impossible to play if your char missed everything that happened while you were offline. I doubt anyone wants to have to repeat themselves because another player can't be bothered to read events, although if it's a super busy town I could see things being missed if there's a lot for them to catch up on. I've come across a few like that who you had to catch online to get anything done. I'm probably guilty of it at times because I see a request for my char and can't address it right that moment then I forget to go back to it.

As for the "sleep" aspect, I just think the term is getting overused in-game. Cantr is supposed to be slow-paced. There have been times when my chars had conversations that lasted several days. My char would speak, a few hours pass and the other char speaks, a day passes and mine responds, etc... And the time lapse never got mentioned. It was simply accepted that a char would respond when they respond, rather than the chars constantly commenting: "oh, you must be asleep." because one didn't respond within 15 min.

[sherman]

Normally I let people do whatever, but the moment they stop reading the event log I limit my interactions with them.

Yeah, it's annyoing. I agree on that

[Friar Briar]

As for the "sleep" aspect, I just think the term is getting overused in-game. Cantr is supposed to be slow-paced. There have been times when my chars had conversations that lasted several days. My char would speak, a few hours pass and the other char speaks, a day passes and mine responds, etc... And the time lapse never got mentioned.

Yup. Unless I need to inform rp partners that I'll be offline for a few days, I rarely mention the word "sleep."

[sherman]

I have been noticing more, new players coming in, and they are awesome!

This belongs more here.. Yeah they are awesome and glad to see them Unfortunately some lack patience and if you aren't awake to answer immediately some walk away Or newspawn thief wave 3..

[*Wiro]

Unfortunately we still have 400 less English characters than we did a year ago.

Yay pessimism.

[Mee]

I have been noticing more, new players coming in, and they are awesome!

This belongs more here.. Yeah they are awesome and glad to see them Unfortunately some lack patience and if you aren't awake to answer immediately some walk away Or newspawn thief wave 3..

I have seen a few great ones as well! awake and fun!

[sherman]

Unfortunately we still have 400 less English characters than we did a year ago.

Yay pessimism.

You mood ruiner

It's really nice to see newspawns.. instead of.. Person A dies