online status

by **Jeff Hardy** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:44 am

why do so many players hide their online status?
what is the point?

by **Artimis** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:52 am

Perhaps they have something to hide?

by **The Fuzzy Pengui** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:55 am

Jeff Hardy wrote:why do so many players hide their online status?
what is the point?

For some it's for a tactical advantage on freestyle. If you are about to take your turns and your opponents *don't appear* to be on, you would be generally have a better turn. If they really are on, but you don't think they are and begin your turn, they can come on and clean house (if they are winning the game at that point, that is).

Others just don't want people to get into PM battles with them if they disagree with a post they made, and if they *aren't on* then that person will probably be less likely to PM them.

A lot of the mods/admins will go into hidden status at times to either A) get work done without having to immediately respond to other PMs they receive while they are working or B) if they just want to relax and take a couple turns without anybody asking them for help (yes, sometimes we want to just take our turns and get off

)

by **Fireside Poet** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:45 am

The Fuzzy Pengui wrote:
Jeff Hardy wrote:why do so many players hide their online status?
what is the point?

(yes, sometimes we want to just take our turns and get off )

by **hecter** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:48 am

The Fuzzy Pengui wrote:(yes, sometimes we want to just take our turns and get off )

Sounds dirty...

by **Stephan Wayne** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:20 pm

i dont see the point
all you have to do is add them to friends list and then you can see
donst work all the time but does must times

by **The Fuzzy Pengui** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:32 pm

Stephen Wayne wrote:i dont see the point
all you have to do is add them to friends list and then you can see
donst work all the time but does must times

Nope, if your status is hidden and your friend is online it doesn't show them as online in your friend's list, either.

by **The Fuzzy Pengui** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:33 pm

Fireside Poet wrote:
The Fuzzy Pengui wrote:
Jeff Hardy wrote:why do so many players hide their online status?
what is the point?

(yes, sometimes we want to just take our turns and get off )

You know it's true

by **Stephan Wayne** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:40 pm

The Fuzzy Pengui wrote:
Stephen Wayne wrote:i dont see the point
all you have to do is add them to friends list and then you can see
donst work all the time but does must times

Nope, if your status is hidden and your friend is online it doesn't show them as online in your friend's list, either.

yes it does i have seen it all the time
it does not work for all of them
i can tell when king-harpes is on and others

by **Jeff Hardy** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:50 pm

Stephen Wayne wrote:
The Fuzzy Pengui wrote:
Stephen Wayne wrote:i dont see the point
all you have to do is add them to friends list and then you can see
donst work all the time but does must times

Nope, if your status is hidden and your friend is online it doesn't show them as online in your friend's list, either.

yes it does i have seen it all the time
it does not work for all of them
i can tell when king-harpes is on and others

because herpes doesnt have his status hidden all the time

by **Stephan Wayne** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:55 pm

Jeff Hardy wrote:
Stephen Wayne wrote:
The Fuzzy Pengui wrote:
Stephen Wayne wrote:i dont see the point
all you have to do is add them to friends list and then you can see
donst work all the time but does must times

Nope, if your status is hidden and your friend is online it doesn't show them as online in your friend's list, either.

yes it does i have seen it all the time
it does not work for all of them
i can tell when king-harpes is on and others

because herpes doesnt have his status hidden all the time

do you people think im just stuiped i have proved it
i think it is one you are on other persons friends list as well
i can prove it agine if need be

by **Fruitcake** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:13 pm

Stephen Wayne wrote:do you people think im just stuiped i have proved it
i can prove it agine if need be

Well, far be it for me to argue this point with you SW.

by **AAFitz** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:21 pm

i get about 5 less pms a day this way myself... my double A's make it easy to see that im on... and while people who really need me pm me when they do...many pm me just because they see me

its also beneficial in freestyle games to be anonymous

by **whitestazn88** on Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:17 pm

if i played freestyle i'd probably hide the status... so you can trick your enemies

by **Jeff Hardy** on Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:44 pm

what you guys have said explains why mods and casual freestyle players that want to trick their opponents have their status hidden

but loads of player have there status hidden and i dont think there are that many players that are mods or are casual freestyle players that want to trick their opponents or both

by **mpjh** on Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:04 pm

Hmmmm, let me take my Harry Potter invisibility cloak off --- no, nevermind.

by **Stephan Wayne** on Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:05 pm

mpjh wrote:Hmmmm, let me take my Harry Potter invisibility cloak off --- no, nevermind.

by **InsomniaRed** on Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:12 pm

Stephen Wayne wrote:
mpjh wrote:Hmmmm, let me take my Harry Potter invisibility cloak off --- no, nevermind.

Very nice mpjh, very nice

I remember hiding mine for awhile, so people would stop bugging me to play speed game, but I show online again. Even though some people have suggested I hide it so I don't get bothered all the time