Stop using staff blocks for everything.

[salesman]

Originally Posted by Crono

Because there's nothing on them.


Exactly, just make them stand out. Give them a flashing glow everytime they're updated until they've been read by the player once.

Not everyone who might need to get an important message across to players has level access to change those.

Could possibly modify staffblocks to no longer display the message in white text above the block, but to send the message to the player when they grab it or click it...just need to have some way to show that it has important information.

So basically the same thing you just said, but so that all staff can use it anywhere.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by salesman

Not everyone who might need to get an important message across to players has level access to change those.

Could possibly modify staffblocks to no longer display the message in white text above the block, but to send the message to the player when they grab it or click it...just need to have some way to show that it has important information.

So basically the same thing you just said, but so that all staff can use it anywhere.

it still looks ugly and unprofessional.

[salesman]

Originally Posted by Frankie

it still looks ugly and unprofessional.

Well, tough ****. There are times when messages are needed at any random location. It's either "you never informed us that _______" or "wow what's with the staff blocks"

I'll take the latter and continue to place staff blocks.

Edit: What's with the nitpicking anyways? Staffblocks are the least of our problems when it comes to unproffesionalism. I'd say that something to make them look more appealing is a big step in the right direction.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by salesman

Well, tough ****. There are times when messages are needed at any random location. It's either "you never informed us that _______" or "wow what's with the staff blocks"

I'll take the latter and continue to place staff blocks.

Edit: What's with the nitpicking anyways? Staffblocks are the least of our problems when it comes to unproffesionalism. I'd say that something to make them look more appealing is a big step in the right direction.

it's their own fault if they don't read the news gui.

[salesman]

Originally Posted by Frankie

it's their own fault if they don't read the news gui.

Thats the thing. Not everyone can update the news GUI. In my opinion, it's better that way, too.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by salesman

Thats the thing. Not everyone can update the news GUI. In my opinion, it's better that way, too.

it's not hard to give rights to the news gui. it's just text files.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by salesman

Not everyone who might need to get an important message across to players has level access to change those.

Then make them NPC based instead.