Maybe I'm just a monster... but I like the D&D based ruleset from that Exodus link Lithium tossed up earlier. Also, I like having equipment cost IC money rather than experience, with the ebb and flow of said money dependent on the Overseer's generosity and your own Profession's rolls. Want to make money? Roll dem dice and lets see how you do this week!
Somewhere between the shift from owod to nwod was when I started noticing any books associated with a particular line being called 'splats'. It went from 'Oh yeah, there's that Clan splat in the Vamp books that goes over the Ventrue in more depth' to 'Oh you wanna play a Ventrue? That's in the Vamp splats'. I think lazy verbage started implying a broader category for the term.
@Lithium Okay, that's fair (re: the cities). As I said, I was mostly curious about your thought process behind why you picked the four cities you did rather than a few others that are more 'popular' or more 'well-known' settings.
Out of the four, I would vote for Boston. East coast still has a lot of that Old World/New World feel to it, especially when you get to the areas that straddle the old sections of the city and the newer sections. I like the dichotomy between the slums and the high rises... and frankly, I'm an East Coast girl. ^_^
I'm curious... why no Vegas or NYC? And why Austin over Dallas/Ft. Worth?
I'm neither angry nor ranty, just curious. 
Its pretty hard to read on the Slate skin as well. Black on dark gray. XD
I will say this, my boot time has been cut in half from Windows 7. I mean, its sort of a nitpicky thing to me because generally I boot up then go make a cup of coffee or something... but I do enjoy that its ready and waiting for me to login when I get back.
I'm fine with it at this point. Its not perfect by any means, but its hardly the steaming pile of shit its been getting portrayed as. I really like the slate skin and I don't have any issues with the layout. I haven't gotten a Bad Gateway since early yesterday morning, so I consider that a plus. It fulfills all my basic requirements for a forum, I can log in, stay logged in, post easily, and thus far all the assorted buttons still work. So go ahead and consider me in the positive column.
Same. It seems like occasionally it takes the forum a few moments to catch up to what you have and haven't read. Usually works itself out after you click on one of the unread threads.
After I cleared the cache, I didn't have any issues with the forum yesterday, but I did get both a 504 and 502 Bad Gateway error this morning. Not complaining, just noting it here for whomever looks into these things. I expect there will be some bumps in the road before the software really settles in. Hell, we should all be used to this. Practically anytime something updates (including many drivers, websites, and OS's), there's usually a grace period where snags are found and fixed.
@ThatOneDude said:
@Miss-Demeanor I wonder if they are just going for something like this:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491
Would seem to be the next logical step.
I don't know if they actively BLOCK apps not signed to or from Microsoft, but they've already got an app thing on Windows 10. Its in the Start Menu. When you download or open something from the net, it now asks you what app you want to use to open it. So I'm sure if they don't already have it, they will soon enough. Can't stop 'progress'.
@Jennkryst
Firefox: Cick on the triple horizontal lines in the upper righthand corner of the browser, then click Options, click on the Advanced Tab on the lefthand side, under Cached Web Content header click the button on the right that says Clear Now. Then refresh MSB.
Google Chrome: Click the triple horizontal lines in the upper righthand corner. Click on settings. Click on Advanced Settings at the bottom of the page. Under the Privacy heading, click Clear Browsing Data.
Internet Explorer: Click on the gear (Tools) in the upperrighthand corner of the browser. Click Internet Options. And here's where I'm unsure. I -believe- n the General tab, you may just need to delete your Browsing history. Then refresh MSB. If that doesn't work, there's one other thing you can try. On the Content tab, there's an AutoComplete header, you may need to click the Settings and clear that out. After that, I'm not sure what else to suggest. I tend to not use IE, I really dislike it personally, but one of those SHOULD work.
After you've cleared the cache and refreshed MSB, click on your profile pic in the upper righthand corner of the MSB page. Click on your name. Click on Settings. Then pick the skin you like from the dropdown box. You can preview all of them by clicking on them. Go through til you find one you like. Hit Save Changes down at the bottom of the page.
@GamerNGeek You're absolutely right. I was upset, at first. Then I calmed down and started asking questions instead of hurling accusations. Those questions were answered, I followed the responses, and look at that! It works! I have a skin that isn't blinding me, I can access, read, post, upvote, everything... and all without a single issue. Which would be why I'm speaking from a position of someone who WAS upset then realized I was overreacting out of a kneejerk feeling of anger and upset for things not immediately working how I wanted them to.
This upgrade, if you look at Roz's post, was not questionable. It was needed. Yes, the initial startup was rough but that happens with a lot of new software. They've smoothed out a lot of what was causing issues and shown everyone what to do to fix the remaining issues. That you personally don't like what you would have to do to fix the issues doesn't make the update bad or unnecessary.
@GamerNGeek said:
@Miss-Demeanor You know what? Once I set up my Mush Client? It works. And then I leave it alone. Ans the whole "it's only two steps" is horseshit. Clearing your browser cache is inconvenient as shit, since it clears a bunch of the things you autofill on sites. Having to inconvenience myself and re-enter data for dozens of sites because of ONE that decided it needed to break shit that already worked ISN'T COOL. If you want to upgrade things? Make sure they WORK first. That's what testing environments are for. Not pushing things to live.
This new forum template works just fine.. once you set it up. Hence the comparison to a -new- MUSH client. If the old one breaks, you would find a new one and set it up. The old forum template -didn't work for everyone-. People were having issues even being able to just log in. Others were having issues with being able to go to their last read post in a given thread. So sorry that this is inconvenient for you, but the old forum was a bigger inconvenience for more people than you. So either roll with the changes or go elsewhere. Either way, quit your bitching, this isn't the Hog Pit.
@GamerNGeek said:
So we had a forum that worked for everyone, and replaced it with one that works for a number less than everyone, and makes everyone go through extra steps, and changed things we were familiar with because....?
Sometimes leaving things that work alone is the better answer.
You know, at first I was miffed over the sudden changes and occasional issue. But then I thought about it and realized that the only time I get an error or Bad Gateway is likely when one of the Admin's is doing something with the forum itself. Tweaking the new setup or the like. Everything else is really no different than setting up a new MUSH client the first time you use it. So chill, man. The new setup is no worse than the old one, people were having issues with the old one as well, so it didn't acutally 'work for everyone'. I know new is scary and all, but don't jump straight to the arm-flailing doom-saying. Chill out, follow the whole TWO steps mentioned, and give them some time to see how it pans out.
Thanks Glitch! Worked like a charm. Kinda digging the Slate skin.
@Glitch said:
I've changed the theme to the base theme that comes with this version of the software to try and make sure it is at least functioning for everyone. There's not much to be done about the look and feel, but you can go to your individual user page -> settings -> select-skin and choose a color palette that might appeal more.
I'm not getting any option to select a skin or choose a color palette...
Is anyone else getting a thing where the numbers and arrows to click around between pages is getting partially cut off by the bottom of the page? Its making navigation from one page to another a bit of a pain.
Edit: Is this a really new version? It seems -really- buggy. Half the time I click to return to my last position I get an internal error. And now I've had to refresh the page just to have the ability to post or have unread topics drop from the unread list after viewing them... and for that I lost the boxes around individual posts as well as the color in the header.