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Havana_UK · 5 Feb 2013 at 11:11

Jokester said:
What they've said is that every week they'll create a new discussion thread about some game concept (this week is what happens when you die). There was a really good discussion about different aspects of what happens like you respawn at the last station, you lose your cargo etc. The only thing was because of the various consequences there was multiple discussions going on at the same time so you could lose track of things, after a couple of hours there was already a couple of hundred posts.

So somebody makes a new thread saying that to keep things clearer they should have broken it up into individual threads like, where do you respawn, what do you lose etc. then someone else jumped the gun and started creating individual threads and then it just became a free for all with people treating just like the general suggestions forum.

Well on the plus side at least it's active!

Jokester said:
Can see them locking the forum down so ordinary members can't create threads in there.

Either that or it will have to be moderated very tightly.

derv · 5 Feb 2013 at 21:16

Jokester said:
Can see them locking the forum down so ordinary members can't create threads in there.

Thankfully that was recognised and implemented within a day. Now that FD control thread creation the DDF has some focus. I actually feel like I can spend some time there now without drowning in pages of wishlisting and general chaos.

The other forums however are business as usual

Jokester · 5 Feb 2013 at 21:17

Yup, been impressed with it today.

Havana_UK · 7 Feb 2013 at 11:16

People are having their commander names approved now, lots of people on the Elite forums already, but sadly I'm among those who's name was rejected...

I'm a bit surprised as I thought that my choice was slightly obscure, but there must be more fans of the work in question than I suspected (or at least one more, who pledged before me!)

Hopefully I'll be able to get in quickly with the second round.

mark_t50 · 7 Feb 2013 at 12:57

Yay, I got lucky and managed to get my first choice for my commander name approved. I shall be exploring the universe as 'Commander Sparky' :cool:

djkav · 7 Feb 2013 at 13:54

Commander Munster I am

Glaucus · 7 Feb 2013 at 14:12

Does it tell you on the backers page where you first entered it? If so nothing yet.

{SAS}TB · 7 Feb 2013 at 14:42

Commander {SAS}TB Approved

Montala · 7 Feb 2013 at 15:18

How are people hearing that their Commander names have been approved?

Do they send you an email, or do you have to keep checking on the Forum?

I was also wondering if your chosen name is not available, do they offer you an alternative, or just leave it to you to choose another one?

Thanks!

{SAS}TB · 7 Feb 2013 at 15:40

Goto https://elite.frontier.co.uk/backers/login/

And see if its pending or approved

{SAS}TB · 7 Feb 2013 at 15:44

e:

like this

Glaucus · 7 Feb 2013 at 15:48

~TB~ said:
Goto https://elite.frontier.co.uk/backers/login/

And see if its pending or approved

Ah I see, you have to click on the thumb by the name, it's approved.

Commander Glaucus reporting for duty.

Now give me my manufacturing business in the outer rim, hopefully in an luck massive sector, in the middle of hell out in the unknown territories.

djkav · 7 Feb 2013 at 16:29

Glaucus said:
Does it tell you on the backers page where you first entered it? If so nothing yet.

Montala said:
How are people hearing that their Commander names have been approved?

Do they send you an email, or do you have to keep checking on the Forum?

I was also wondering if your chosen name is not available, do they offer you an alternative, or just leave it to you to choose another one?

Thanks!

You get a little thumbs up sign next to where you entered the names on the web app. I had no notifications as of yet.

frankmcg · 7 Feb 2013 at 16:38

Commander fraGGer, yay!

Jokester · 7 Feb 2013 at 17:18

Wasn't convinced I would get away with my station name

Roalith · 7 Feb 2013 at 17:35

Jokester said:
Wasn't convinced I would get away with my station name

Absolute quality

Jokester · 7 Feb 2013 at 17:36

You can come and dock at my station annnnyyyyy time.

Cavallino · 7 Feb 2013 at 20:51

Blimey surprised they let them go through

barkey52 · 7 Feb 2013 at 21:08

Roalith said:
Absolute quality

agreed

got my commander name and npc name

skymook · 7 Feb 2013 at 23:03

Cavallino said:
Blimey surprised they let them go through

I think the guys are Frontier have a sense of humour. Don't forget, the original game had pirates, and narcotics trade.

Just checked my commander name, and it is approved. I'm surprised, because it was quite late in the sponsorship, and a common name. I shall this day forth be known as... Commander Sky.

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