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RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Aranya Northbrook - 10-24-2013
It's a shame that this bug is still happening after so long. I signed up on the forums and tried to respond, but got this message:Â
Aranya, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
*Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
*If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.
I'm not sure what causes that or why I can't post on the forums, unless there is a waiting period. But I at least upvoted the original post.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Klynzahr - 10-25-2013
Thought that I would add that I have had this problem frequently for the past few weeks. My fiance and I often RP with skype open in the background, so we can catch this thing pretty quickly. So far we have found that, it happens far more frequently to longer posts, although there is no definite cut off. Occasionally a very short emote will be dropped for no apparent reason.
Changing the emote into /say or /tell does not fix the problem.
Cutting it into two or more emotes works sometimes, probably about 90% if the emote is under a paragraph.
I have not tried swapping a single word, but I will certainly try it.
While it's very frustrating in one on one RP, I am most worried about random encounters. I have been ignored a few times, and I can never figure out if the person is busy or my text simply didn't show.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Tobias Nightbringer - 10-25-2013
As a para-RPer who has been the victim of such abuse, I have learned to cope with it by typing what I want out in Microsoft Word/Skype/whatever then copypasta two sentences at a time and plug them into the chat.
That seems the most effective to prevent the chat-bug to omnomnom my post. Furthermore, the way I have 'learned' so to speak is if my post exceeds 3 lines in the window, I know there is a good chance it has been dropped off.
I will post a screen shot for clarification if/when I have time since everyone has a different chat window box so therefore two lines to some equal four lines to others.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Yini Kihn - 10-25-2013
(10-24-2013, 08:16 PM)CallmeYahweh Wrote: I searched around in Google and didn't find any real suggestions on how to fix it.
The only way to fix it is to report the problem the next time you run into it. Include the exact text that was dropped, make it clear that it's 100% reproducible, state that it makes no difference who sends it or how it is sent (/party, /say, etc), and so on. If enough people report this issue and report it clearly and accurately, I'm sure it'll get fixed eventually.
Please don't neglect to report this bug just because I've already reported it! SE is swamped at the moment and prioritizes whatever has the most people clamoring for a fix. As bad as it is, lots of people filing related reports is probably the only way this issue will be resolved within the next month or two.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Yini Kihn - 10-25-2013
(10-24-2013, 10:24 PM)Aranya Northbrook Wrote: It's a shame that this bug is still happening after so long. I signed up on the forums and tried to respond, but got this message:Â
Aranya, you do not have permission to access this page.
The post is now in the "Accepted Bugs" forum and cannot be commented upon. I strongly urge you to use the bug reporting feature that's present in-game the next time you experience this issue.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Yini Kihn - 10-25-2013
(10-25-2013, 01:44 AM)Tobias Nightbringer Wrote: As a para-RPer who has been the victim of such abuse, I have learned to cope with it by typing what I want out in Microsoft Word/Skype/whatever then copypasta two sentences at a time and plug them into the chat.
Personally, I'd rather send one big block and then send a "(done)" or equivalent—our company uses "<3" for this purpose—than have to hope every part of a multi-part post went through. With how I do it, I can be 100% sure that everything's getting to the other end—even if it does mean that I occasionally need to break up posts (and send a "<3" after each part) if the other person tells me they didn't see anything.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Yini Kihn - 10-25-2013
I've posted a desperation plea to Reddit in order to encourage more people to report this bug. If any of you care to get your butts over there to upvote it for visibility, it would be much appreciated!
Yes, I am being completely shameless about trying to get this fixed!
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Brave - 10-28-2013
I've had this happen to me now as well, but I've also had it explained to me by one of the 1.0 Players that it's a built in function. Â This is one of the ways they are trying to control RMT spam.
I'll be the first to say it doesn't seem effective but that would explain why this "feature" isn't receiving a resolution.
It really would be as simple as implementing something like in WoW and TOR where you just couldn't type anymore once you reached the cap though. Â Rather than sitting in limbo hoping your RP group received your message.
Just to re-iterate this is what was told to me by another player. Â I'm not actually sure if it's correct or not.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - TheLastCandle - 10-28-2013
This was happening to me as early as last week. It sucks to have to keep going "Did my post get eaten?" every other time you send a message.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Yini Kihn - 11-07-2013
So far as I can tell, this issue is finally fixed! If anyone is still running into this bug, please post and let me know!
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - LiadansWhisper - 11-07-2013
(11-07-2013, 03:52 AM)Yini Kihn Wrote: So far as I can tell, this issue is finally fixed! If anyone is still running into this bug, please post and let me know!
I was RPing a night or two ago, and entire posts were being eaten.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Maqali Qulaan - 11-07-2013
Still having the issue as well. Some of us have taken to posting a <3 after a long post. It lets the others know a long post was sent, so they can react accordingly if they didn't see it.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Yini Kihn - 11-07-2013
(11-07-2013, 05:57 AM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: I was RPing a night or two ago, and entire posts were being eaten.
Yes, me too, but… that was a night or two ago! I'm specifically interested in issues occurring after my post.
If anyone knows this issue is not fixed and has an example of a string that doesn't work, please share it!
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - LiadansWhisper - 11-07-2013
(11-07-2013, 12:26 PM)Yini Kihn Wrote:(11-07-2013, 05:57 AM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: I was RPing a night or two ago, and entire posts were being eaten.
Yes, me too, but… that was a night or two ago! I'm specifically interested in issues occurring after my post.
If anyone knows this issue is not fixed and has an example of a string that doesn't work, please share it!
It isn't a specific string. Â It's random posts.
RE: Be aware: The chat system is currently silently discarding certain messages! - Yini Kihn - 11-08-2013
(11-07-2013, 02:38 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: It isn't a specific string. Â It's random posts.
I know you read my bug report because you commented on it, so you should understand what I'm talking about. As the bug report says, certain strings were being rejected with 100% reproducibility. If you have examples of any such strings where this is still a problem, please share them.