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More than words – The Voice of There |
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Past There In Styles
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OUR BRAVE NEW WORLD IS HERE!
September 1, 2004
by Joey G
Ninety days ago (give or take) we were warned that we had to be happy with the world’s status quo as there would be no further Beta testing and, consequently, no new Client updates. What was broken was more than likely to remain so. The There world was on permanent hold. Okay, so all that sounds a bit melodramatic. Maybe not! Unfortunately, we all did see the old Client go into a tailspin of epic proportions. Things that had plagued us for months, voice for example, deteriorated more with each passing day. Avatar crashes increased to biblical proportions. 
Last June the Gods sent us
the Prophet Brett to assuage our worst fears and to give us hope that the
world would go on and be much improved. Brett was saddled with repairing
the damage done by his predecessor, the false prophet Michael. Michael
inadvertently got his dates mixed up and thought May 21 was actually April
Fool’s. My, my! So much for MW’s cruel joke! Suddenly we were promised a new Beta testing prior to a new Client. There was going to survive the unfunny haha perpetrated by MW. But, oh the painful wait that followed. For the majority of Thereians the great crash is over. What’s that I hear now? Oh, yes, it’s voice and it works and works well. There were no reports of any sudden mysterious avatar disappearances Thursday. The Tiki Tech Police received no reports of Thereians MIA. Also, There seems to have collected all the rubber bands as well. I can just imagine the giant ball Tiki Tech is is making for us now. Increased resolution made the world far more detailed and beautiful to see, more so than ever before. For the first time in months I played There at full screen. I didn’t bounce back to the desktop except briefly at start up. Was it too good to be true? I am verklempt, a topic, OGL versus DX8, discuss amongst yourselves!
I wrote to Tech Support and
was told that my freezing etc. was not There related but strictly the
province of my video card. It was suggested I download an updated driver
for my video card (ATI Radeon 9600 128 Pro). Hokey, dokey! I went from 4.0
to 4.5. Oh, goodie (and my card is actually up to 6.8)! The problems
persisted. Guess what? I know my problems are more related to There and
the Client’s inability to handle any avatar's suffering from excessive
Shopoholism. I told you all before, inventory KILLS! Hmmm!
I signed on using the avie There and I made for me when JoeyG could not come into world last February (or so) after the last Client update. At that time there was a bug stopping avatars with large inventories from playing the game (I have never understood why a game would try to dissuade its players from spending money; is There really non-profit?). It was also our introduction to the dreaded, evil Client Error. Interestingly enough, this
substitute avie has nothing…nada (pardon the expression), zilch!
I am now in the midst of shrinking my massive inventory. After warehousing over 100 of my obsessive/compulsive buggy collection I have joined the official rank of menacing yard sale merchant. I can honestly tell you it has made a remarkable difference in my game play. Slowly but surely my avatar has been able to get off his crutches and actually run about again without the requisite freeze and banding. It’s not perfect yet but I have renewed hope that I may be able to move about the world a free spirit again soon. It’s hard to be light in the loafers when dragging those huge Vuitton trunks from server to server. Okay enough about my
imaginary problems (ahem…well, ya know it’s not There but my video card;
ya gotta believe Tech Support)!
There is even more good news. I have heard that all the Fun Zones are now lag free. Wow! I even raced at Team QE4 Raceway (yes Zach, I raced…well, I did a few laps anyway). My usual frigid air was ever so minimal at the time and I actually started to have fun with my small collection of buggies. Of course my initial euphoria abated later on when lag and the dreaded freeze returned. The truly bad news for zone operators is that events still persistently reset. Oh well. I have learned the advantages of in-out privileges. All in all this has been
one of the friendliest and angst free updates we have ever experienced. It
was hell waiting for it to arrive but it was well worth the wait! There is
truly a brave new world. Brave new world? There has
come a long way in the nearly two years it has been floating on the
Internet. We have gone through update after update trying to make the
archipelago a more rewarding and hospitable place. For the most part the
Gods of Nene have succeeded admirably. Unfortunately, some of our citizens
continue to suffer from serious lag. Sadly, this lag is related to
community spirit and our overall harmony. There is no update that will
correct griefing. That has to come from education and from within. Last
week a group of Thereians gathered to form Thereians Against
Discrimination. The purpose of this group is to help all Thereians who
feel that they are being griefed by others. No one’s good time or name
should be an open target for the amusement or revenge of others. TAD’s
main purpose is to mediate differences and to promote understanding.
Hopefully, mediation can replace moderation. Time will tell! There was so much to do and see last week. We have massive new islands to explore. There are mountains capped in snow begging for Meret’s skis. Let’s all go swooshing (that’s swooshing not swishing)! The most breathtaking view of our new world was seen from Jubi’s awesome Space Station high above. If you want to feel as one with the Gods of Nene head on up There and witness the gleaming heavens. You will also have a lot of fun in her anti gravity racing roundabout. The Voice has done a wonderful job reporting all the new and exciting places and things to do. Go on, read the articles! What are you waiting for?
Nacho Bay Edited by the Nacho Island Historical Society The port grew and flourished for many years as Motu Motu was colonized and due to the fact that all settlers passed through it, was given the official title of "The Gateway to Motu Motu" in 1734. However, after a while, the town grew stagnant, exports dried up as the infamous General Sutter monopolized the industry from his base on the Island of Ootay. The once bustling port became a quiet and insular community, ripe for the taking by pirates. In 1783, the notorious fugitive Captain Rumbelly visited the town. Finding the bay isolated and easily defensible, the Captain took up residence in the Mansion and the crew laid waste to the town. Soon, the area gained a reputation as a haven for pirates, and was renamed "Pirate Cove". Swarms of brigands, buccaneers and smugglers swarmed the cove leaving destruction in their wake. The wharves and fisherman's cottages were replaced with taverns and @#&*%houses (Edit. Note: I am not sure we can print the word whore here) while the surrounding islands were used as trading posts for illegal wares. By the 1800s, Motu Motu had become too busy a place to provide the seclusion that the pirates desired and so they moved on, leaving the town almost deserted. The town was named Nacho Bay once again and survived as a simple fishing village for 150 years. The great fish famine of 1955 forced the town to become abandoned completely as there were no fish to be caught in its waters. The town laid empty for almost 50 years, until in 2004 the bay was rediscovered and is currently a thriving tourist town. Here is a list of sights not to be missed on your visit: Nacho Springs Queerzonia Gallery Written by SiMatt. Feel free to share and copy, however please leave this acknowledgment intact and do not charge to read it! Merci beaucoup. Thank you SiMatt for that most enlightening and entertaining history! Now off with you to Betty Ford Tiki to dry out from your happy bouts with Rumbelly’s Brew! I am pleased to announce that Sharlee and Tollermike will host the next town meeting in Nacho Bay. Please remember to visit the Nacho Island Historical Society’s library on Nacho Beach for more great facts about our tropical paradise. Also hot on the horizon is the QE4 Choice Awards Gala on September 18 at 10 PM EDT. It will be a most auspicious evening. We will be having a silent auction benefiting NMSS and QE4 with the NYC trio of specially designed ZMW buggies at center stage. The evening will also be the kick off for the upcoming Wild, Wild West Extravaganza coming in October. Zone QE4 will be set up as Central Park with the Metropolitan Museum of Art as its centerpiece featuring the official There art of The Wild, Wild West. For more information about this and our other upcoming events please visit our Web Site at www.qe4inthere.com . What’s new and an auction must have? There a add-a-chair out There. RiCOMD has introduced the new Invisa-Chair. This chair allows you to place a seat anywhere. During placement this chair will appear to be visible, when placed step away and watch it disappear! Cool! Tollermike has a fun new series of studious kitty themed pictures to decorate our homes. Also, don’t miss his great collection of free standing art and structured decks.
Meret has lost his mind and given us a very, very imposing, larger than life and completely hilarious statue of a welcoming duck. It stands in Nacho Harbor now! 
Tempertantrum has one of her most delightful buggy designs available now in auctions. Wait till you see Juwanna Banana! B-C Designs
continue to add beauty to the worl
Pete_The Hat has introduced just the right item 
to keep you awake
during your long hours in There: the Capello il Pietro,
espresso at its best
If you are looking for what new buzz is about in There you better be reading ZachC. He makes it so difficult to avoid, as I now know I have to search for the subliminal mention of my name. How cruel is he to force knowledge of the world on my meager mind? And how could you resist his charm when he writes: “Moving on to what is generally the most active area, BUZZ, we can start with a thread entitled: The New Voice of There. You didn’t really think I would skip that one did you JoeyG?” I find his Forum’s with ZachC and Eye on MAB required reading. I so abhor treading over to the forums. I am certain they could be just as lethal as shopping in the auctions. It’s so comforting to know the Zachman is There to protect me. Zach wrote., “ I always end by encouraging people to go in and read the forums for yourself.” Nope, not as long as I can get into my jammies and sit at your feet and have your read the good, the bad and the fugly to me!
I am so out of room and will soon have to say good-bye for this week but I did want to comment about one of Zach’s entries. The thread quoting Kitteee is thoughtful and eloquent. Everyone who knows K knows that she keeps her head out of the head games that often persist around her; that’s not to say her tough love is not inspired by genuine concern for those she truly cares about. If she is busy poking holes in your ideas and emotions she is merely trying to let the light shine in. Welcome all to a Brave New World! MAY THE PAZ BE WITH YOU! |
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It happened and it happened
without much angst! What, you ask? The new Client, sillies! And the wait
was well worth it. Yes, I know there are still many issues that need to
be addressed but There took a giant step last Thursday and in a very
positive and rewarding direction. The seemingly endless horrors of the
past few months were all but erased in a smooth download that took us from
the dreary, dark days following Black Friday and into the dawn of a
Brave New World.
I started out DX8. I still
had my long time problem with occasion freezes and voice looping. I
switched to OGL and died! I could run and romp in one direction but if I
reversed, life became slow motion. Other avatars around me saw me move in
a normal fashion (whatever that is) with an occasion rubber banding (I did
not see the rubber banding). DX8 it will be for now! To freeze or not to
freeze…uh…there is no question!
I was
never with him long enough to fill a closet let alone amass a fine
collection of transportation toys. I guess my video card likes him more
than Joey, as he did not have any of the problems that follow poor JoeyG
relentlessly while in world. Lighter than air that little Bronze Pass boy!
The best soiree and
celebration of all things new and wonderful came Saturday night when
QE4 gave the launch party for The Voice of There. 52 Thereians
were on hand in Zone QE4 to congratulate and wish Publisher and
Editor 
d. Last week Bootay and CarCus
opened a showroom for their awesome designs in Tyr. I got a first
hand look at their new lights and Tyr second floor. 
