Account Cancellation

[King Faticus]

ok I admit this feature is already there but it needs some work, I tested this feature today for laughs .. (I have sick humor..)

I was a little shocked at how abrupt it was

you click the button and poof it's automatically gone o_0


What really needs to be added is some kind of confirmation

am I SURE I want to quit Nile online?

yes no?

also I would like a pleasant message after you say yes "Thank you for playing Nile Online"

and heck maybe it should give a 12 hour period in case I change my mind... some people are moody and fickle and will click the button on impulse


it was literally click and *poof* lmao
o_0


PS Sakasiru, did you get the oil I sent you before I nuked o_0
I thought I checked but now I'm unsure D:

If it did not get to you in time I would like to apologize

PPS Reed are you against people deleting their accounts so they can start over?

I really want to see what issues the new players are really dealing with out in the boonies because it will help keep things in perspective... new players are the lifeblood for the game after all and communities that aren't growing are automatically shrinking...

[Nyarlahotep]

Definitely should at least be a confirmation pop-up (like the market)
and good for you for starting over, I am waiting for when NO goes live, if they don't do a wipe.

[King Faticus]

I haven't started over just yet... I'm waiting for a day or two to pass (so I can see what happens in the meantime...)

also I still am not sure if Reed minds or not if I start a new account

[Amun Nefer]

Lol, what was your old account? You better not have been the one who was trading me 700 jewerly. Grrr... lol

[Reed]

Huh? I think you're toying with me?

It does exactly what you've outlined. Yes/no confirmation and a thank you.

Right down to (and this is the actual text):

Your account has been successfully deleted. Thank you for playing Nile Online!

[Amun Nefer]

Maybe it's a fluke in the programming, or the game didn't like King for some reason, lol.

[King Faticus]

well it didn't tell me anything o_0

it was deleted immediately after I clicked the button
yes I laughed because I clicked it on impulse and out of curiosity

this was in firefox btw.. and I still have my latest debug if you would like it. o_0

not that it would do anything lol

Originally Posted by Amun Nefer

Maybe it's a fluke in the programming, or the game didn't like King for some reason, lol.

aww well I don't think anybody can stand me for long
the poor game dealt with me for a month!

Originally Posted by Amun Nefer

Lol, what was your old account? You better not have been the one who was trading me 700 jewerly. Grrr... lol

nope.. I didn't like to trade for jewelry... I am still upset about the 35 bread per prices on the market...

so why would I trade evenly when jewelry was much cheaper than my perfume on the market? :/

[Reed]

I don't know - guess I'll have to run some tests now.

But yes, you can create a new account.

[sakasiru]

I´m so sorry you left

As for your shipment, I got one from someone with no name
Shipment of 200 [oil] from () arrived at Teapotamien [12/13 @ 8:49 am]

maybe that was you?!

[King Faticus]

Originally Posted by sakasiru

maybe that was you?!

I also accidentally returned your last shipment of henna just before the oil o_0

if both are 'blank' then yet it was me!

[sakasiru]

Yes, I got this, too! I already wondered who sends henna to me

[Quernia]

Originally Posted by Reed

Huh? I think you're toying with me?

It does exactly what you've outlined. Yes/no confirmation and a thank you.

Right down to (and this is the actual text):

Your account has been successfully deleted. Thank you for playing Nile Online!

I know when abana deleted a couple weeks ago, she said it did the same thing for her. She's also using Firefox.

And we're still waiting for our vagrant ships. They seems to have a case of wanderlust.

[Deguar]

Hmm, it would appear the zombie plague is spreading

First we have negative workers

Then we have negative soldiers

And now we had a blank (formerly known as king) sending ghost ships around.

At this rate it will spread to the forum and then....to us!...run away now

Deguakay
Hetephinushr of Raka (59N) Sandals and Leather
Rakheben of Amunsesh (49N) Sculptures and Bronze
Rawaset of Setger (80N) Jewelry and Gold

[King Faticus]

no no I wasn't 'affected' by the zombies
I CONTROL THEM!!!

[sakasiru]

Will this be your new account name? "Zombie King Faticus"?

[King Faticus]

Lets rename Zombies to Mummies... suits Egypt better IMO

spamming my own thread... lol

[Quernia]

The Mummies of the Valley.....

[King Faticus]

Originally Posted by Quernia

The Mummies of the Valley.....

it's what happens when shameless "Raiders" piss off Anubis and the deceased sprites by burning tombs and other great cultural masterpieces D:


Reed can you include Anubis?
to punish raiders lol

(no I'm not being serious...)

Originally Posted by Quernia

I know when abana deleted a couple weeks ago, she said it did the same thing for her. She's also using Firefox.

well then it's a good thing people tested it... with all the deleting accounts threads I'm a little surprised nobody noticed.. or if it worked for them they would have said so here?

[sakasiru]

Hey, KF, drop me a scroll when you have a new city, will you? I still owe you some henna :-)

[Tinkerbell]

I don't know what to think about this thread.

The player should be given the option of a cool-down period so they don't do something stupid like delete their account during an angry impulsive moment.

1) Self-destruct
2) Are you sure, dummy?
3) Your order has been accepted & will be deleted in 5 days unless changed.

I would assume that the instant deletion was, in part, to prevent the player from giving stuff away to other players. I seriously doubt that the player hasn't already taken this into consideration.

This is a very sad thread...

EDIT: I am STILL totally crushed over all of this, so let's continue...

I would also like it publically known that the player has decided to leave the game. Add a line to Profile that alerts player's friends so that they can begin the begging to stay in the game during the 5-day "think seriously about this please"...