dunno_com Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Someone Has Replied! = The Idea = This idea first came to me whilst I was trying to buy some coconuts on the official RuneScape forums. I replied to a thread wherin a player was selling coconuts. I asked to buy some, and then waited. After ten or so minutes of waiting, I began to wonder whether this player was still online, or whether he was online but has forgotten about his thread. This got me thinking - How many times had I started a thread selling something and then got back into the game and completely forgot about it? LOTS OF TIMES. Yes, there were plenty of times that I had forgotten about my thread or was too busy in the game to check it, and when I finally remembered it was there, there was a lot of people wondering why I hadn't replied? (Mostly abusive, I may add.) So, I thought, what can be done about this? The answer - When someone replies to your thread in the forums, a message is sent to you in game, telling you that someone has replied to your thread. The message will look something like this: So now, when you see that message you can slap yourself on the head and say, "Ohh, that's right, I was selling some coconuts!" And the world would be a better place. Extras - There will be an option when posting to turn in-game replies ON or OFF. - The message in game will be classed under the "Trade" category. Why I think it CAN be done I don't believe it matters whether they're both Java based or not. I mean, we can see whether we have messages in our message centre in game and the message centre isn't built with java. There is also a feature where we can log into the highscores and see our friend's highscores. Both the highscores (not in java) and the game (in java) can access the friends list. Thirdly, there's a quest help page (not in Java) where we get access to the quests we've done or quests that we're working on in game. I'm not saying it would be as easy as any of these examples, I'm just saying that it could be done. A summary The idea is for some sort of communication between the game and the official forums. If and when someone replies to your thread in the Forums, you will recieve an in-game message, something like: Player-X has replied to your thread, "Selling Coconuts," in the forum "Farming." Thankyou for reading my thread. Suggestions, complements, constructive criticism and your support would all be graciously accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Smither Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Good Ide But i usually have them Pm me :) Click for My Blog670th to 99 Smithing July 21st, 07 |743rd to 99 Mining November 29th, 07 | 649th to 99 Runecrafting May 18th, 08 | 29,050th to 99 Defence October 20th, 08 | 20,700th to 99 Magic November 8, 08 | 47,938th to 99 Attack December 19, 08 | 37,829th to 99 Hitpoints December 24, 08 | 68,604th to 99 Strength February 4, 09 | 27,983rd to 99 Range February 9, 09 | 9,725th to 99 Prayer June 8, 09 | 6,620th to 99 Slayer December, 12 09 | 4,075th to 99 Summoning December, 28 09 | 3,551th to 99 Herblore February 24, 10 | 3,192th to 99 Dungeoneering November 11, 10 | 146,600th to 99 Cooking December 29th, 10 | 11,333rd to 99 Construction June 7th, 11 | 16,648th to 99 Farming August 1st, 11 | 19,993th to 99 Crafting August 2nd, 11 | 89,739th to 99 Woodcutting Janurary 1st, 12 | 55,424th to 99 Fishing May 9th, 12| 60,648th to 99 Firemaking May 12th, 12 | 16666th to 99 Agility May 17th, 2012 | 24476th to 99 Hunter June 1st, 2012 | 57,881st to 99 Fletching June 1st, 2012 | All 99s June 1st, 2012 | 3183th to 120 Dungeoneering July 24th, 2012 | 2341st to 2496 Total level July 24th, 2012 | Completionist Cape July 24th, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunno_com Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 Good Ide But i usually have them Pm me :) Thanks! And yes, now I usually do say pm me, but there are some people who prefer to post a reply instead. Cheers for the support anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Smither Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Np I know it I use forums ALL the time some people just like to post. Click for My Blog670th to 99 Smithing July 21st, 07 |743rd to 99 Mining November 29th, 07 | 649th to 99 Runecrafting May 18th, 08 | 29,050th to 99 Defence October 20th, 08 | 20,700th to 99 Magic November 8, 08 | 47,938th to 99 Attack December 19, 08 | 37,829th to 99 Hitpoints December 24, 08 | 68,604th to 99 Strength February 4, 09 | 27,983rd to 99 Range February 9, 09 | 9,725th to 99 Prayer June 8, 09 | 6,620th to 99 Slayer December, 12 09 | 4,075th to 99 Summoning December, 28 09 | 3,551th to 99 Herblore February 24, 10 | 3,192th to 99 Dungeoneering November 11, 10 | 146,600th to 99 Cooking December 29th, 10 | 11,333rd to 99 Construction June 7th, 11 | 16,648th to 99 Farming August 1st, 11 | 19,993th to 99 Crafting August 2nd, 11 | 89,739th to 99 Woodcutting Janurary 1st, 12 | 55,424th to 99 Fishing May 9th, 12| 60,648th to 99 Firemaking May 12th, 12 | 16666th to 99 Agility May 17th, 2012 | 24476th to 99 Hunter June 1st, 2012 | 57,881st to 99 Fletching June 1st, 2012 | All 99s June 1st, 2012 | 3183th to 120 Dungeoneering July 24th, 2012 | 2341st to 2496 Total level July 24th, 2012 | Completionist Cape July 24th, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpbizkit Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 IMO best idea in while! Tif 360 MGC Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragontotem Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 hey, not too shabby idea :D! that actually is alot better than having to look the forums all the time for if someone had replied >.< [/url]">[4Th in Finland to achieve 99 mining. 3Rd of June 2007]Pixels make me horny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffery Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Very good idea i think this could work, I would love to see it become an update :) ( nice coconuts) 180th to 99 Divination + 1st W36er Rambo, cannot pk call your friends bro :). Wait nevermind none of SAPK/PKS can. Kappa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real ET Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Wow. This idea rocks my socks and would make buying/selling via forums a lot more efficent. I say the text in your message box should be green or something though since red is already used. Cowards can't block Warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albel Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Very nice idea actually. Would help a lot of people. I support [hide=Quotes]Albel/JustinAlbel doesn't say anything anymore, just comes in, leaves an arrow and vanishes into the night :(Probablypractising some euphoniumYou nearly had me fooled, you fooler youEuphonium/10.9/10. To me, always associate Albel with musical stuff in OT.Everyone with a goatee and glasses is Albel now.lmfao albel m8 wat r u doin, hi though. [/hide][hide=Runescape Achievements]99 firemaking(2007), 99 woodcutting(2008), 99 fletching(2009), 99 magic(2010), 99 cooking(2010), 99 farming(2011), 99 construction(2011), 99 runecrafting(2012), 99 Hunter (2014), 99 ranged (2015), 99 HP (2015), 99 Slayer (2015), 99 attack (2015) 99 Defense (2015) 99 Prayer (2015) 99 Summoning (2015) 99 Strength(2015) 99 Herblore (2015) 99 Dungeoneering (2017) 99 Mining (2017) 99 Crafting (2017) 99 Smithing (2017) 99 Thieving (2017) 99 invention (2017) 99 Fishing (2018), 99 Divination (2018), 99 Agility (2018), MAXED (05/17/2018)[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_molk Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Even though I'm f2p and it doesn't affect me, it sounds like a nice idea. I support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbington Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 The forums and the game are in no way linked... it would require a total forum rewrite to be able to get them to communicate. Currently I don'f feel there is any possible way for actions in the forums to communicate to the game. The current only relation is with mutes ingame.... is a player mod mutes sombody that updates their account status that they are also temp banned fom using the forums. Nice idea but dont think it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunno_com Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 The forums and the game are in no way linked... it would require a total forum rewrite to be able to get them to communicate. Currently I don'f feel there is any possible way for actions in the forums to communicate to the game. The current only relation is with mutes ingame.... is a player mod mutes sombody that updates their account status that they are also temp banned fom using the forums. Nice idea but dont think it's possible. Thanks for the support first off. In my humble opinion I think it would be possible. I mean, the game already interacts with the message center to some extent - When you log on you are able to find out if you have messages in it or not. Plus we can't forget the many talented people who work at Jagex who have brought us such things as The Knowledge Base and RuneScape. But that's just my opinion, anyway. Thanks everyone else for all the positive replies :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizz Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I support. also this is funny "Ohh, that's right, I was selling some coconuts!" And the world would be a better place. XD Wongton is better than me in anyway~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyk Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Nice idea, to save space you could probably take away the players name as not all threads are as short as "selling coconuts". Proud Retired Council of The GladiatiorzClick here for our website - 110+ F2P Combat Requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunno_com Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Nice idea, to save space you could probably take away the players name as not all threads are as short as "selling coconuts". True, but I can't think of of anything to replace it that would be much shorter.. "You have a reply to," "There has been a reply to," any suggestions? Plus isn't there a limit to the length of a thread title? Thanks the support anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drapit Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Maybe you should take up some programming courses. The official forums are not Java coded and therefore, it'll take a long and complicated detour for the message,"someone replied to your thread" to get to the Java game servers and to your screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunno_com Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Maybe you should take up some programming courses. The official forums are not Java coded and therefore, it'll take a long and complicated detour for the message,"someone replied to your thread" to get to the Java game servers and to your screen. Hey, thanks, I'm really glad you said that. I am actually doing a pretertiary Computer Science course where I am infact learning Java and I've been programming for several years now, so I DO realise that it wouldn't be all that straight forward to do. But what I DO believe is that it would be able to be done efficiently and wel (read my post a little bit above for my reasoning.) Thanks for your post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 This might actually work. Although, it should only work in the marketplace section as threads who have hundreds of replies each day will get overwhelming in-game for the authors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gehackte Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 great idea its very easy then for buyers and imaybe have something for non-members too there is a button during market place which says "I want this" so they can log in and then in the marketplace click i want this the seller gets it and adds the player How does 20 minutes turn into 2.5 hours? Was your math perhaps magical math? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codguy Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I think this is a great idea, and I support it 100%. One improvement is take out the player's name and just type something like, "Your thread, 'Selling Coconuts' in the forum 'Farming' has been replied to." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunno_com Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 This might actually work. Although, it should only work in the marketplace section as threads who have hundreds of replies each day will get overwhelming in-game for the authors. Yeah, I was thinking about that, because as you said, hundred of replies per day is a bit much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P00rleno Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Wikipedia has a banner come up when you get a message posted to your talk page... besides, we don't pay the jagex techies to ignore us :ÃÆÃâÃâ¦Ã¾ "thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's rock." http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/98 ... e1782g.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amoeba_009 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 "Ohh, that's right, I was selling some coconuts!" And the world would be a better place. I have a lovey bunch of coconuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunno_com Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 "Ohh, that's right, I was selling some coconuts!" And the world would be a better place. I have a lovey bunch of coconuts. I'm sure you do \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris5000 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 this seems like a great idea, ill support... but perhaps make it appear in a different colour which seems bolder than the rest. love the pic Luck be a Lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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