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New site coming soon! Here's what you need to know!

puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
edited September 2013 in General Chat
The new Telltale Games website is set to launch this Tuesday morning Pacific time! Since we're getting close, there are a few things you should know.
  • Save your avatar - the new community hub uses a different avatar system to the one we have now, and existing avatars (the pic you see under your username) will not be imported. If that picture is precious to you, be sure to save a copy so you can upload it on the new site!
  • Private messages - although a private messaging system is planned for the new forum, when it first goes live you will no longer be able to access your existing PMs. Save a local copy of anything you really want to keep and refer back to.
  • Classic vs threaded discussions - the biggest change in the new forum is a move to threaded discussions. Everything in the current forum will be imported as a "classic" (i.e. linear) discussion, and replies in those threads will appear in chronological order as they do now. All discussions created AFTER the switch will be threaded, i.e. responses to individual comments appear directly below the post they refer to.
  • Downtime - the whole telltalegames.com site will be down for a few hours while we switch over to the new look, but the great news is that the new site removes the regular nightly forum downtime we have now.
  • Feedback - once we've switched over, I'll create a discussion especially for feedback on the new site. The site is going to be under active development, so the web team is keen to hear your thoughts!
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  • Ben PaulBen Paul
    edited September 2013
    puzzlebox wrote: »
    The new Telltale Games website is set to launch this Tuesday morning Pacific time! Since we're getting close, there are a few things you should know.
    • Save your avatar - the new community hub uses a different avatar system to the one we have now, and existing avatars (the pic you see under your username) will not be imported. If that picture is precious to you, be sure to save a copy so you can upload it on the new site!
    • Private messages - although a private messaging system is planned for the new forum, when it first goes live you will no longer be able to access your existing PMs. Save a local copy of anything you really want to keep and refer back to.
    • Classic vs threaded discussions - the biggest change in the new forum is a move to threaded discussions. Everything in the current forum will be imported as a "classic" (i.e. linear) discussion, and replies in those threads will appear in chronological order as they do now. All discussions created AFTER the switch will be threaded, i.e. responses to individual comments appear directly below the post they refer to.
    • Downtime - the whole telltalegames.com site will be down for a few hours while we switch over to the new look, but the great news is that the new site removes the regular nightly forum downtime we have now.
    • Feedback - once we've switched over, I'll create a discussion especially for feedback on the new site. The site is going to be under active development, so the web team is keen to hear your thoughts!

    Nooooo!
  • I Waste My TimeI Waste My Time
    edited September 2013
    puzzlebox wrote: »
    • Save your avatar - the new community hub uses a different avatar system to the one we have now, and existing avatars (the pic you see under your username) will not be imported. If that picture is precious to you, be sure to save a copy so you can upload it on the new site!
    • Private messages - although a private messaging system is planned for the new forum, when it first goes live you will no longer be able to access your existing PMs. Save a local copy of anything you really want to keep and refer back to.
    • Classic vs threaded discussions - the biggest change in the new forum is a move to threaded discussions. Everything in the current forum will be imported as a "classic" (i.e. linear) discussion, and replies in those threads will appear in chronological order as they do now. All discussions created AFTER the switch will be threaded, i.e. responses to individual comments appear directly below the post they refer to.
    • Downtime - the whole telltalegames.com site will be down for a few hours while we switch over to the new look, but the great news is that the new site removes the regular nightly forum downtime we have now.
    • Feedback - once we've switched over, I'll create a discussion especially for feedback on the new site. The site is going to be under active development, so the web team is keen to hear your thoughts!

    my main problem is the Private Messages.

    I'm not to sure what to think about the thread things. it's odd how to know which comments refer to which post. though, then again. i'm not a IT guy
  • HudomonkeyHudomonkey
    edited September 2013
    Not sure about the Threaded Vs Classic discussions...
    At least existing highly used threads like the Whatever's on your mind discussion won't be affected...
  • Blind SniperBlind Sniper Moderator
    edited September 2013
    Sounds great! Has anything notable been added since the beta outside of under the hood fixes? Also, will the final version be mobile friendly?
  • Nintendo Boy1Nintendo Boy1
    edited September 2013
    puzzlebox wrote: »
    [*]Classic vs threaded discussions - the biggest change in the new forum is a move to threaded discussions. Everything in the current forum will be imported as a "classic" (i.e. linear) discussion, and replies in those threads will appear in chronological order as they do now. All discussions created AFTER the switch will be threaded, i.e. responses to individual comments appear directly below the post they refer to.

    Not sure how I feel about this. An improvement on everything else is fine, but I like the way forums operate now. I don't want it to go from a forum to a Kotaku discussion section, it would just be a cluttered mess.

    On a slightly related note... Will we be able to comment on the blogs again once this new update hits?
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited September 2013
    Threaded discussions have their uses. The Steam or GOG threads, for example, will work pretty well using threaded (or 'nested', as I [and others] call them) comments.

    I won't go into my own personal feelings on the matter (yet), but I will say that the other mods and I are willing to give this whole thing a chance. We hope most, if not all of you join us in doing so.

    And, as I think we've mentioned before, nothing's set in stone. If something proves to be particularly unpopular, it can always be tweaked and changed. So if the nesting comments don't work... well, we'll see.
  • Nintendo Boy1Nintendo Boy1
    edited September 2013
    I'm just remembering how the forum operated back during the beta. Hopefully it has improved for the better but for now I'm skeptical. If it's like the Steam or GOG forums like you said then I shouldn't have a problem with it.
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited September 2013
    Well it depends on one thing for me: have they found a fix for the problems finding new comments in the nests.
  • Blind SniperBlind Sniper Moderator
    edited September 2013
    Nintendo Boy1 wrote: »
    Not sure how I feel about this. An improvement on everything else is fine, but I like the way forums operate now. I don't want it to go from a forum to a Kotaku discussion section, it would just be a cluttered mess.

    On a slightly related note... Will we be able to comment on the blogs again once this new update hits?

    I believe so. From what I heard during the new site's open beta, this version of the site had little/no blog comment moderation which is why they disabled comments after Walking Dead fans spammed blog posts about other games/events not related to the Walking Dead. I think the mods or staff said that the new site has better blog comment moderation which will allow users to post blog comments again.
  • TeamKennyAlwaysTeamKennyAlways
    edited September 2013
    Our posts and threads will still be on the new site, right?
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited September 2013
    TeamKennyAlways wrote: »
    Our posts and threads will still be on the new site, right?

    Yes of course!!
  • TeamKennyAlwaysTeamKennyAlways
    edited September 2013
    *wipes sweat off brow and exhales in relief*
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited September 2013
    Except for the TWD forum of course. These will all be deleted because there is nothing there that would be worth reading. At least so I'm told. i haven't been in there for months.
  • TeamKennyAlwaysTeamKennyAlways
    edited September 2013
    0_0 your kidding right? Your kidding? *looks round frantically* that's the only part of the forums I'm on!
  • Blind SniperBlind Sniper Moderator
    edited September 2013
    Assuming you took him seriously, he was kidding.
  • RibsRibs
    edited September 2013
    Well, it's been a good run, and I'm upset Telltale has to close down like this.
  • TeamKennyAlwaysTeamKennyAlways
    edited September 2013
    I knew he was kidding, I did :p what about our albums, will they be on the new site too, I have a lot of albums with a lot of pictures.
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited September 2013
    TeamKennyAlways wrote: »
    0_0 your kidding right? Your kidding? *looks round frantically* that's the only part of the forums I'm on!

    In the rare posts the_Ketzer is serious, he reliably announces it with at least three animated gifs stating "I am really really serious".

    Ribs wrote: »
    Well, it's been a good run, and I'm upset Telltale has to close down like this.

    Keep your epitaphs for the new forum. And if you post in there, there's no reason to write epitaphs. Deal? :D
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited September 2013
    Just to clarify for those still unsure - ALL posts will be transferred over to the new forums.

    As for albums... probably. But I'd back up the pictures anyway, since it's better to be safe than sorry.
  • Blind SniperBlind Sniper Moderator
    edited September 2013
    From what I remember in the open beta, I don't think it had any of the albums or user-made groups. I'd save those pictures just in case.
  • TeamKennyAlwaysTeamKennyAlways
    edited September 2013
    I don't wanna lose my pictures or the user made groups :eek: this is like my creative plot on a minecraft server all over again..... It's a long story.
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited September 2013
    TeamKennyAlways wrote: »
    I don't wanna lose my pictures or the user made groups :eek: this is like my creative plot on a minecraft server all over again..... It's a long story.

    With different forums come different functionalities. It certainly would be bad to lose those pictures and user groups, but to be absolutely honest, I'm concerned about other things. :o

    For example, the thread tags! What would happen if Guru never gets another chance to tag-troll me for having deleted some of the most ridiculous tags in 2012?
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited September 2013
    What if the new forum rejects our posts like a body rejects body parts.
  • HudomonkeyHudomonkey
    edited September 2013
    Will there be Banang on the new site?
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited September 2013
    Hudomonkey wrote: »
    Will there be Banang on the new site?
    Only if you bring it with you. ;)
  • Blind SniperBlind Sniper Moderator
    edited September 2013
    Telltale should add a Banang avatar to their new system. Actually, scratch that. Banang should have a whole avatar category just as each game does.
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited September 2013
    Darth Marsden wrote: »
    Only if you bring it with you. ;)

    What do you mean, could it be...? The community makes the forum?

    Oh Darth, how wonderfully poetic of you! :)
  • Ben PaulBen Paul
    edited September 2013
    Every game should have an avatar set.
  • Blind SniperBlind Sniper Moderator
    edited September 2013
    Each game will have an avatar set as the beta showed. As a matter of fact, all games except for CSI (even the old/obscure series) had a good handful of avatars. I'm really looking forward to the large amount of new default avatars based off what I saw in the open beta.
  • Ben PaulBen Paul
    edited September 2013
    Cool! :o
  • Blind SniperBlind Sniper Moderator
    edited September 2013
    What I though was cool what that each game forum had unique and personalized touches. They each had a different background, design, etc, and you could even choose to use a special font that would change based on which series' forum you were on. I wanna see how pretty the Wolf Among Us forum will look since the site's open beta was before all the game's details were announced.
  • RibsRibs
    edited September 2013
    Vainamoinen wrote: »
    Keep your epitaphs for the new forum. And if you post in there, there's no reason to write epitaphs. Deal? :D

    Well, hopefully it'll actually let me post this time, then?
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited September 2013
    Vainamoinen wrote: »
    For example, the thread tags! What would happen if Guru never gets another chance to tag-troll me for having deleted some of the most ridiculous tags in 2012?

    Oh crumbs.
  • Blind SniperBlind Sniper Moderator
    edited September 2013
    I hope the new website smells nice and gives free hugs.
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited September 2013
    Cany0udance wrote: »
    I REALLY hope this goes well...

    I hope someone has a backup if it doesn't.
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited September 2013
    der_ketzer wrote: »
    I hope someone has a backup if it doesn't.

    OK, secret: I am ready to start from scratch. :p



    Fils-Aime meme posters will be banned.
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited September 2013
    Vainamoinen wrote: »
    OK, secret: I am ready to start from scratch. :p

    Me too. At least on certain subforums.;)
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited September 2013
    Ribs wrote: »
    Well, hopefully it'll actually let me post this time, then?

    The beta did not let you register (possibly because it didn't send emails to some providers). Neither could I.

    The 'finished' new forum on the other hand will import your account right from the start. So even if for some devilish reason there still is a registration email problem, you will be able to post from this account.

    So, yeah. See you on the other side.
  • Davisx3mDavisx3m
    edited September 2013
    Hmm, I might be quite new here, but I find this sad.
    One of the best gaming companies, Paradox Interactive have an very good
    forum with over 500 000 members, and it works exellent!
  • corruptbigginscorruptbiggins
    edited September 2013
    I'm all for a new site as this one is definitely collapsing under it's own weight and it will be nice to see the place load at all times of the day.

    I am concerned about the threaded format to the forum (very un-forum like in my view) but will at least give it ago.
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