here it is!!
thanks to a newcomer named jack... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
...who apparently does know jack... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
and jack thinks we should have
2 top ten's for the Larian team..
...so here we go with <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> II voting..... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/party.gif" alt="" />
here!!! 10.0 for 36 votes! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
Well, I got my vote in right after Jack's post... Let's hope it stays clean this time, and poor Kiya doesn't have to wear out her mouse fighting the good fight.
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Same here. I have my vote in...Lets hope we don't get an error on this page!
BTW, nice av. Jurak!
the ava was a test from that i of the dragon site....
yep <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> me 2....now i got another 4 days thing....now,,,,,,,
is that 2 days left on <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/riftrunner.gif" alt="" /> and 3 days left on <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> or is it 2 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/riftrunner.gif" alt="" /> on <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> and 4 days on <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" />
see what i mena <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />! hooooo boy!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
another 10, lsts rack 'em up!
Okok, Mslynx, I got the message and voted only once <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Kiya
<--- secretly, very secretly and only clicking the mouse once
Looks interesting:
just voted, it's now on 6.02 with 102 votes
First post and another ten for DD 2 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />.
Thanks :- <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" />2 is now rated 6.25 with 117 votes, and is no longer in the top 10 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />
But it has on this moment only 0.01 point less then the game on place 10.
And <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/riftrunner.gif" alt="" /> is now rated: 7,50 ; Total votes: 4385. And still on nr1, with 0.06 points more than nr2
First post and another ten for DD 2 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />.
Welcome on the forum. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />
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This game is now rated:
6,31
Total votes: 120
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<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Thanks.
and...
This game is now rated:
6,47
Total votes: 128
here it is!!
2 top ten's for the Larian team..
vote here!!! ......
new page new link..... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />
sorry i though it would be a new page! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />
6.58.......132 votes! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
welcome tot eh forums!
ps Jurak, this is the same page for me. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
THIS GAME IS RATED 6,70 of 10,00 BASED ON 137 VOTES.
DD2 in #3 position.
6,90 with 146 votes.
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
Sorry if I will not support this vote but I don't know jack (sorry jack) about DD2 and I don't want to vote for things I don't know at all.
The voting down has started: DD2 is at 4,86 with 228 votes; dropped off the charts... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />
The faster they impliment registration, the better it will be.
If they do it - if...
Kiya
If not, then I'll stop voting in 2 days.
like i said on th eothetr vote topic.
we better wait until we get some info on div2!
it's too early!
We KNOW Div II will be awesome ... don't we? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
It'll be better than DivDiv, RiftRunner, and all the other RPGs! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Clairvoyant? ;0)
Where have you been, Rose?! Welcome back! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />
This game is now rated:
4,80
Total votes: 272
how did it get so low??
The game is now voted: 4.84....with 274 votes <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />
still got a looooooong way to go! months yet!
so, if you don't think it's too early to vote,
vote here! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Thanks DEATHATTHEDOOR! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I've been working hard, but now it's time for play. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
I voted for DDII again. 5.00 even and going on up <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
5.00 even and going on up <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
5,07 with 287 votes.
5.09 288 votes! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/offtopic.gif" alt="" />
What happened to your avatar Jurak?
Hey, don't worry, take this.
This game is now rated:
5,15
Total votes: 292
Just every now and then. To get a good start.
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
How about 5.17 w/292 votes! At this rate the game will make the top 10 in no Time! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/party.gif" alt="" /> You don't think this will add too much pressure to our Larians, do you?
Got my vote. I love these kind of game's!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/riftrunner.gif" alt="" />
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/offtopic.gif" alt="" />
What happened to your avatar Jurak?
Hey, don't worry, take this.
it my ava hosting site, is down for a bit i guess for a good D&C...it's bbeen 2 days now....i wonder if there are complications! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
This game is now rated:
5,55
Total votes: 318
10 from me, now i'm off to spend some of these things -Euros, darned things.Keep the pound, Rule Brittania.££££££££££, anyhow, Majorca here i come!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />
Voting line up here!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> 5.61 322 votes!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
is there something wrong here!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" />
Why, Jurak? Can't you believe that a Larian game goes up on that site? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Kiya
no i just can't believe it got so low!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
but remember now what site we are in reference to!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/suspicion.gif" alt="" />
Wait, wait, it went up in the last weeks, read the posted amounts <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Start with Faile's 4.80.
Kiya
Blah blah, blah...
vote!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
your right! just slow goin.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />
5.61 322 Votes.
This game is now rated:
5,62
Total votes: 323
Yessir, ndio Bwana, glad to be of assistence, Master <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Kiya
This game is rated:
5,78
Total votes: 336
Yay I made it go up! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
5.80 now <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
5,81 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
This game is now rated:
5,82
Total votes: 339
This game is rated:
5,66
Total votes: 358
5.68
359
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devil.gif" alt="" />
5,70 with 361 votes.
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
5.76% 366 votes! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Hi,
THIS GAME IS RATED 5,78 of 10,00 BASED ON 368 VOTES. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Thanks.
Hi everyone,
While Riftrunner is being attacked, Divine Divinity's rating is slowly meeting Riftrunner.
It is now 5.99 of 10 based on 387 votes. The attacker can downvote Riftrunner but now he/she will also have to deal with the rise of Divine Divinity 2 also. It was easy for the downvoter before because that person only had to deal with Riftrunner. Now, that person will have to deal with DD2.
On a side note, isn't it amazing how someone can attack Riftrunner's rating and not realize that we already know who it is? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Thanks.
On a side note, isn't it amazing how someone can attack Riftrunner's rating and not realize that we already know who it is?
Hate is a form of blindness, Lockmar
Kiya
This game is now rated:
6,00
Total votes: 388
Game is rated 6,03
391 votes
This game is now rated:
6,04
Total votes: 392
Voting temporarily closed due to abuse!
They better make voting by members a rule SOON.
[color:"yellow"]Mail from the Developer to Lockmar, Raze and me [/color]
Greetings!
We have now decided to let Most Wanted live, but only members are allowed to vote. The old votes will be deleted.
The new system will be launched within a few days.
Thanks for your help!
Tomas Skøie
Developer, ToTheGame
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Good news, hm? so, sign in if Div 2 is your most wanted game;) and if you wish to display this by your vote <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Kiya
www.tothegame.com
"the bean" just subsribed also <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
let the votes flores !
lews is registered <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />
1. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2. Speedball Arena
3. Armed & Dangerous
4. Half-Life 2
5. DOOM III
6. Beyond Good & Evil
7. Duality
8. Breed
9. Strident
10. UFO: Aftermath
Sorry i've been gone for a few days.... i registered,
both are closed for voting <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/riftrunner.gif" alt="" /> and <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> 2
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/riftrunner.gif" alt="" /> isn't even on the list....watts goin on?? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Jurak, read the mail from the developer, it's a few posts above. Voting was closed during the night/early morning - further mails are in the "Vote" thread.
Kiya
[color:"yellow"]Mail from the developer Tomas Skoie
Greetings!
We have now decided to let Most Wanted live, but only members are allowed to vote. The old votes will be deleted.
The new system will be launched within a few days.
Thanks for your help!
Tomas Skøie
Developer, ToTheGame
[/color]
It had to be that way, because there was no other way.
Here is my last response to Erik.
Hi Erik
{Open Quote}
the consequenses will probably just be that we stop all voting, and remove the "most wanted" list. Better to remove a thing that annoys people, then leaving it there to annoy <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
{Close Quote}
Believe me that this would be a very wise decision, at least until you have studied the art of Polling, and learning from this conundrum Erik. I admit that I had had in mind all probable possibilities concerning that malicious down voting pattern.
Your Website was not out of suspicion as being paid for this, sorry, but it kicked in as soon as 5000 votes were deleted for whatever reason because this is the first incident in the history of polling that the judge admits manipulating the votes.
Listen up dear Erik, now I have no doubt that you (“To The Game”) is innocent.
I am a retired professor and technology consultant with a Ph. D. in Neurological-molecular-biochemistry, and I am a hardware/ firmware/ software Wizard too and I have decided to give you some very valuable advice therefore please listen.
It is a very wrong decision to found a SPAM filter based on the number of votes per hour because hackers (whom I fight relentlessly) have demonstrated very high intelligence and would never fall to such a simple filter. The statistical pattern of a hacker’s attack is usually in bursts of communications that never exceeds 9 to 11 minutes with an average of 10 minutes per attack. This includes “Hackers’ probing” and Trojan-Incubation if you are aware of those terms. I learned those things when I was the responsible of the university IT club and I also was instructing on programming logistics and some languages.
Take note of some dreadful psychological triggers Erik.
When you display continuously a list of results with a game on top of that list, you psychologically trigger a contest rather than a poll. If your intentions were setting a contest then you should never touch those results because fans can take care of themselves. However, if your intentions were a fair poll, then you should never announce partial results in the way you did but a better method was to isolate the poll results completely until the voting period expires. This brings us to yet another mistake, because you never set a Voting period for such a poll. Can you imagine inviting the people of a nation to vote for elections without telling them when shall the elected take control? “A most wanted game!” On which date exactly would that be valid? It is that date on which you announce the results of the poll to keep it fair and less aggravating.
On the other hand, rating a game is a completely different subject than wanting a game; think about it.
I may judge a game as an excellent game even though it is not of my favourite type, and I may want a game so badly even though I do not think that it is the best game out there. A most wanted game is the game that gets the highest number of votes which you just deleted. To give this information to the press, you need to prove that that game was most wanted, and you cannot accomplish this task by 50 votes because that would be laughable at best.
Rift Runner reached over 6000 votes, indicating that SPAM or not, it had the highest attention and a very dedicated fan base, which speaks for itself as being most wanted. What you did to that poll was a perfect screw-up.
Now look at this poll proposition:
How badly do you want this game?
1- I need it NOW.
2- I can wait.
3- I do not intend to buy this game.
Accordingly, you can build fantastic statistics by declaring the number of fans who would buy the game immediately on its release, and those who would eventually buy it and finally those who are not interested.
This should reflect realistic data concerning the most wanted game regardless of its quality.
I can go on but that should do for now.
So go ahead and delete that very bad experiment of yours because it just creates enemies you do not wish to have.
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I'll second that!! ...
Amen to that! RESPECT to all how made that you need to subscribe at tothegamer to vote!! Thumbs up <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
My opinion:
Well, no Amen, no respect and no seconding to Dad's mail: It was arrogant, rude and counter productive IMO. You had valid points in there DAD, I don't criticise them - but I criticise your tone highly, it was unnecessary, the developer was willing to help us. I doubt the admin to whom you directed both of your posted mails had these open ears and willingness.
I'm glad the developer Tomas Skoie was able to listen to statistics (16th, 17th, 18th) and suggestions(15th, 18th) presented here by the community on the 6th of August and forwarded to him.
Kiya
I am not only praising DAD, but also you Kiya. You have done a great job, mailing to Tomas SKoie and stuff, so he would listen to us. Causing that we can vote again, and even on a more fair way, no more downvoting, but also no more upvoting. Both causing a wrong view of the gamers opinion on the game.
I'm not talking about praise, Merendrious.
Barnabus, Lockmar, Raze, Rincewind, the_Bean and the whole community helped - not to forget Jolie and many many others. Without the ideas, suggestions and a lot faithfully monitoring, last not least the discipline and solidarity of the community here to refrain from voting: we wouldn't have had the facts to forward them.
All those gamers not wanting to give up and voting faithfully from the 13th July on, they are the ones to praise,though I don't really like this word <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
It was team work, nearly all pulling at the same rope end and asking for fairness several times - and an open ear/eye at that site of course.
They just could've deleted this thread, right? They didn't, for whatever reasons. The result counts.
Kiya
To be honest,
I had the intention to mail something like DAD did -and even less freindly- already some time ago.
But for the reasons kiya mentioned I always managed to "wait".
I still don't like the site policy. -They could block spammers.
And I understand very well where DAD is comming from.
But I agreed to give it a second chance.
yes and aye too....same thing......sometimes nice is just too nice if you know what i mean.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/suspicion.gif" alt="" />
but the more complaints they get ....the better it is anyway!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
My opinion:
Well, no Amen, no respect and no seconding to Dad's mail: It was arrogant, rude and counter productive IMO. You had valid points in there DAD, I don't criticise them - but I criticise your tone highly, it was unnecessary, the developer was willing to help us. I doubt the admin to whom you directed both of your posted mails had these open ears and willingness.
I'm glad the developer Tomas Skoie was able to listen to statistics (16th, 17th, 18th) and suggestions(15th, 18th) presented here by the community on the 6th of August and forwarded to him.
Kiya
In my humble opinion, I told the truth and I was being honest. If you consider all honesty to be rudeness Kiya then here is some more rudeness from me. I honestly believe that it is seriously rude to consider honesty and fair advice as rudeness. The general case here is called patronising where you play the role of a headmistress of a kindergarten and you may torture honest children by telling them that they are rude for being frank. Of course you can try to patronise me all you want if that gives you any satisfaction, but I am not going to be passive and polite against insolent remarks such as those that you have made.
When you compare a Mercedes with a Fiat and come out with a conclusion that the Mercedes is arrogant then your dictionary equates arrogant with elite. This makes me very proud of being arrogant; at least I have worked so hard to gain the knowledge and status that allows me to be arrogant rightfully.
As for counterproductive, I better leave that judgement to others who can see that my logical argument represented the sentiments of the majority on this forum. I am really happy for you that you believe that logging the downvoting pressured the moderators to delete all votes and start from scratch. However I am not a dreamer like you. I had to convince them by logic why they should delete this circus and reconstruct polls in a different way. I gave mature reasons explaining why rating a game is not the same as wanting a game. I did learn from logging the down votes that they shall not trigger SPAM filters and would never cause any change to the policy.
I encouraged the members here to send complains to raise the voices to reach the ears that it is not a problem of one person or two but rather more. If you feel that your leadership is being shaken for any reason then know very well that this is my last post on votes, and I shall leave voting for you to enjoy alone.
I noticed that you were opposing me at every corner on this subject whether I headed north or south, east or west and if I fail to gain your friendship then I believe that I have nothing to lose. I also think that I shall leave it at this to avoid disturbing other posters who may clearly see that you are really helpful to new members and very kindly devoting time and energy as a fan of Divine Divinity. I never meant to challenge your leadership or to shake your ego and here we split ways.
Whatever you think and however you respond, I shall not be passive and silent when anyone accuse me of being rude. Yes I am arrogant for a very good reason and I hope you can see it. If you cannot see it then that is your problem. However, I am far from being a rude person, and all people who know me think that I am very friendly and nice and considerate including you before this voting nocando.
The voting situation is settled (I hope so <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> ) - let's leave it at that. As you use your freedom of speech, I do so, too. Your and my ways are different, this is plurality IMO. I've never seen myself as a headmistress - quite cute picture <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> - and I've never seen myself as the leader of this voting situation, so don't push me into this position, please.
Everyone is free to vote or refrain from doing this, it's about the Larian games - not persons, right?
If you read my former post closely: I criticised your tone as being rude and arrogant, that's a difference to judging the personality.
As the unpleasant voting situation was the issue - hoping this is history now - I suggest leaving the past.
Sidenote: As for cars, I prefer the small Fiats, they don't have probs with parking lots <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
Kiya
My last post dealing with this topic, I see no further sense there.
Kiya / DAD --
Please, enough already! You are both valued members of this forum. Don't let politics spoil it for you (and for us <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />).
Like the sign says: "Check your egos at the door." ... and please please please both of you: make allowances for language and tone, relax, be helpful, have fun, and stop needling each other! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />
@ Kiya and DAD
You both handled this situation in different ways and because of that the site administrators took notice, listened, looked at the problem and made a decision.
This was a team effort, even though you both took on the problem with different strategies and I thank you BOTH for all the work involed in doing this.
@ Kiya and DAD
You both handled this situation in different ways and because of that the site administrators took notice, listened, looked at the problem and made a decision.
This was a team effort, even though you both took on the problem with different strategies and I thank you BOTH for all the work involed in doing this.
Hi GoldyLocks,
I do not know how many people E-mailed them but I know that Lockmar did.
As you said, the critical issue here is that it was teamwork and every effort was certainly appreciated.
It was never an issue of Kiya, Lockmar or me as much as it was the impact of the teamwork.
I never complained from other styles being sissy, feeble, shy and loaded with inferiority complex for example because I believe in the freedom of style as well as the freedom of speech.
I do have objection regarding being criticized for my strong tone because I am not anybody’s clone.
While Kiya might see me as rude, I am more than certain that there are others who regard my E-mail to have served them well for all the trouble they caused us and the time and votes wasted.
Perhaps it was not their intentional evil manipulation of the votes but rather their ignorance that left a door open for abusers to irritate us.
Is a physician rude to tell a patient of his illness that demands immediate surgery?
Is a professor rude to tell his student to hold his horses because ignorance has no cure else than learning and gaining experience?
Why should anyone deny me my high status if I do have one?
I see it as ridiculous at best.
Kindest regards.
I registered, I voted! 10 10 10 all the way! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
THIS GAME IS RATED 6,72 of 10,00 BASED ON 18 VOTES
Is a professor rude to tell his student to hold his horses because ignorance has no cure else than learning and gaining experience?
While I am a student yes. In 15 years when I am a professor no. It's all relative. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Singed in and voted 3 day remain