HOTWXII Testing and Organisational thread

[Robert]

can't you change the password?
For most accounts you can change a password.

[LzPrst]

relax capo. and learn to deal with the insane annoyance it is to deal with microsoft products.

the old standard login for msn instant messenger would be a hotmail account.
in the past you could create an msn IM account with any other e-mail address. this may still be possible, I just couldn't be bothered to find out. I figured it was just as easy to make a hotmail account called Diplo_Mytribe and put in the password cyber allotted for my other diplo accounts, rather than dig through microsoft's webpages telling me that I should really use a microsoft standard account.

Here's where it gets important for your part Capo. microsoft has launched a new standard for their msn products, known as @live.com. I believe this is exactly the same as a hotmail account, it's just a new marketing ploy to better show microsoft users that there is now a new and shiny standard account that will cover all their integrated needs. which hotmail accounts do. but it's old and you need something "live" to market. in order to outwit them (use their products the way you want) you have to think like a corporate little scumbag marketer.

if you want you can use the yourtribe@live.com for msn IM purposes, no sweat. and there should also be a possibility to change your password. though, knowing microsoft it will be about as easy as picking up a pin on the floor while wearing boxing gloves. doable, but frustratingly annoying and impractical. I'll take a look around and see if I can find out where and how.

[LzPrst]

ok. it's fairly easy to change your password. go to www.home.live.com sign in with the account you create (yourtribe@live.com) after you're logged in you should see on the right hand side of the page, a bit under todays date which I see in the top right corner, a link named Account. click it and you'll be taken to a site where your personal information is listed as well as a Change Password link. click it, do it. problem solved. really, you should wind down a bit

[Robert]

If you go for the @live.com account, know that I've made all current Diplo_yourtribe@live.com accounts unavailable. MS cancelled all of them after I signed up for them.

Apparantly they don't like mass-signups
Maybe it's better to use yourtribe@live.com indeed, isntead of driplo_yourtribe@live.com.

[The Capo]

Damn, well I'm just going to have to do it later tonight then I guess.

[deity]

Theoretical question:

Might there be a danger in using MSN anon accounts OOC? OOC means you will detect who they are.

Also it will take some effort to add each other to all our anon accounts and could get messy.

Therefore,

Might it be best to use you Diplo Apolyton login in the Organisation thread only when you need to discuss availability etc?

We just need our normal MSN chat to say

"Games up"

"Join now"

"All quit out"

etc.

So the host sets up the game and in MSN says it's up.

The host has to make sure "Anonymous" play is checked BEFORE the other players join = VERY IMPORTANT

You will know who the host is but NOT their civ.

[deity]

You will also see our normal handles in the Staging Room chat bt because you can't connecthat id to your civ it's OK to talk OOC there - BUT NOT ABOUT AVAILABILITY SUBBING ETC!

We all have a responsibilty to constantly keep an eye on the Organisational thread in case a player has an issue.

[LzPrst]

you're right on the money deity, except for the IM'ing. cause if we use our regular names there people can see who is missing if a civ is missing...

[deity]

BTW, don't freak out about anonymous play; just train yourself to not think about who is who; relax into the IC mode and think of the civs by their leader. If you think you know who someone is they may not know you! And everyone might be wrong! Let's stop drawing attention to it, lessons are learned already so don't let it become a discussion thing or guessing game in itself.

I cghanged my mind about the points de-merits for guessing who is who and agree with Capo's post.

Let's stop our focus on it.

lz, how about we have no more discussion about anon play and who might have made a mistake etc. yes?

[deity]

Originally posted by LzPrst
you're right on the money deity, except for the IM'ing. cause if we use our regular names there people can see who is missing if a civ is missing...

of course, sorry. I'll set one up

[Pinchak]

I mean, between all these accounts and passwords I almost forgot I'm supposed to be playing Civilization!

How am I suppose to find you guys new IM handles?


Also, I thought we agreed on no new world civs? America?

Also, how the hell do I logout of my Pinchak account and log back in with my diplo account? I don't see anyway to do this beyond erasing my cookies for this site (pain in the ass).

[The Capo]

Yeah, I'm just confused as to what I should do when the session begins. Do I IM someone with my normal handle? Because I may be online an hour or so before the session.

[deity]

If there is no one else putting their hand up to host I'll host up the game in the lobby an hour ahead of game start. But please don't join until I post in the org thread that the game is up and I've checked the anon setting.

Then just join with the usual password and talk in the Staging area. It's safe there.

[deity]

Keep an eye on your Lobby Buddy list and add all the players if they aren't on it (Note that on some screens you may need to scroll the game settings to the right to see wha stages players are at in the Lobby)

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by deity
don't freak out about anonymous play; just train yourself to not think about who is who; relax into the IC mode and think of the civs by their leader.

Yes Chairman, learn to overcome the crasp demands of curiosity and greed, for they warp the matrix through which we perceive the world. Extend your awareness outward, beyond the self of poly, to embrace the self of anonymous poly login and the self of diplo group. The gouals of the diplo group and the greater race are transcendent, and to embrace them is to achieve enlightenment.

Originally posted by deity
It's safe there.

In lobby 17?




People so I need to set up a new MSN adress, right? mytribe@hotmali.com or something similar?