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Old 09-14-2007, 09:29 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Bye Bye vbBux

In the course of trying to figure out the bug with Jake's vbBux points problem, I have discovered some significant and unresolvable problems with vbBux.

Bottom line: vbBux is going bye bye.

I know some of you like the system and aren't going to like losing your points, but it has to go. There is a security risk associated with the mod.

We are going to try to convert to another credit system and make an effort to preserve as much as we can. In other words, I'm going to try to keep all your points and import them... but I'm not too optimistic.

Worst case scenaorio is that everybody is back to square one with the points. I'll start everybody off with a couple thousand points or something just to get us going again if that happens.

Stay tuned. It's going to be an interesting day!
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Old 09-14-2007, 09:32 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Oh noez

I hope this isnt my fault :cry:

Edit: My points just went up again >.<
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Old 09-14-2007, 09:37 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Bye Bye vbBux

I never really used them anyways

So will the new credit program you'll try to implement be sort of like the other halo sites that are starting to get them?

like the credits + Stock Market?

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Old 09-14-2007, 09:40 AM   #4 (permalink)
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If we're going to start again, dont you think a few thousand is too many points to start off with? I mean... you could buy everything in the shop with all those points.
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Old 09-14-2007, 09:44 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Bye Bye vbBux

I dont think it's got anything to do with the stock market... That's not the most fun thing is it? Do you want it to be tied to the market somehow?

I guess I could look for something like that... but it wasn't on my list of criteria.

Jake as for 2000 points being too many... you may be right. Let's just say I'll start everybody off with some points.

The shop is part of vbBux though so it's gonna go too....
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If we're going to start again, dont you think a few thousand is too many points to start off with? I mean... you could buy everything in the shop with all those points.
Then change the shop prices

EDIT: and actually it's fun because the stock market on those sites make it a risk-reward situation

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Old 09-14-2007, 09:46 AM   #7 (permalink)
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If the shop gets deleted, does that mean our name changes will be deleted with them? (like username changes/bold/glow).

Torrent: It'd be far easier changing the amount of points you get than changing the shop prices.
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Old 09-14-2007, 10:03 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Name changes won't be impacted
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Default Re: Bye Bye vbBux

The board is gonna be dead for a few minutes (hopefully).

See you guys on the other side...

OK so that took a bit longer than I'd hoped. The board was horribly out of version so we went ahead and upgraded.

We needed to upgrade before we implemented a new credit system anyway.

So here's the status:
-vBux/vPLaza are gone. Replacement system is being looked at and should be in today.

-Templates/skins are all offline except for the default (predator). Otherwise I'd have to do everything like 5 times - once for each skin... not gonna happen. We'll try to get some alternate skin options online in the short term, but that probably won't be today.

-Old points are gone. Sorry, did everything we could to avoid it, but the fact that we were so out of version made preserving existing points thru migration to a new credit system unfeasible. We were offline too long as it was.

The good news is, now that we are completely current and i only have to sweat one template set for the time being, I should be able to get a lot of things done this afternoon. HalOmega will have my undivided attention for the rest of the day. I'll be shopping around for cool new mods and looking to replace things we dumped.

If there's anything in terms of features/mods you guys would like to see implemented... now's the time.
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Old 09-14-2007, 12:38 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: Bye Bye vbBux

noooo i need my old skin :'(

I'm so lost without it.
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Sorry... I'll do what I can to get that going again ASAP.

Which one did you use?
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I don't remember the name but the background was all white and it would show your subscription if you clicked on the thingy
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Black teal i think

I preferred it too

HAHA my sig went back a year

EDIT: There...my old GT was so gay
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Old 09-14-2007, 04:35 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Damnit. My sig went back a year as well. LMAO, i have pokemon in it! woooooot

Why did it do that? I've changed my sig hundreds of times. Does the site remember every single one of my signatures?
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Dunno... this thing was about 6 versions out of date and has crap all over the place.

We'll get it straightened out sooner or later... sorry for the mix up but it kinda had to be done.
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Its ok

None of us have lost our normal sigs. They are still there in the User CP.
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