Separate "cannot play while offline" and "cannot play after the event has ended" errors

[mkz]

Hi,

First post here, got a few issues to report:

1. Separate "cannot play while offline" and "cannot play after the event has ended" errors
   
   Many times during events I've encountered the error "Event heroes cannot play while offline or after the event has ended". It drives me crazy checking my internet connection (which most of the times is up with no issues), even if the event says there's still some time left to play.
   
   Please use different conditions and report individual issues clearly (either the game determined my internet connection is down OR the event has ended), do not let me go into a rabbit hole of frustration.
   

   	if (net_connection_down()) {
   	    throw "Event heroes cannot play while offline"
   	}
   	
   	if (event_ended()) {
   	    throw "Event heroes cannot play after the event has ended"
   	}
   	​

2. Allow non-jewelry socketed items to be unsocketed by any hero class, regardless of the hero class that the item (armor, weapons, shields etc) belongs to!
   
   For example, when finishing an event with a hero of type "Mage" you get to transfer the looted items to one of the regular heroes. If my only regular hero is of a different type (Warrior or Bounty Hunter) then whatever socketed non-jewelry items I've looted with the Mage cannot be unsocketed by the other hero classes - there's no button to "Unsocket"! This can be a "healthy" source of frustration, as you can have many high level gemstones unusable!

This is it for the moment, thanks for an awesome game!

[WarriorSeven]

1. I like the idea, but I'm not so sure if it's as easy to implement as you infer as a single line of code, though.

2. I've simply got into the habit (i.e. one of those tasks you have to do) -- since my first ANB -- to simply unsocket any jewelry and gear just before I end an Event. It does incur some gold cost, but this extra step is well worth it in the long run, IMHO. The gems are then available for use by any class.

[mkz]

1. I like the idea, but I'm not so sure if it's as easy to implement as you infer as a single line of code, though.

The pseudo code was meant to convey my meaning, but I don't see how hard it is to separate the two conditions, they're very different states of very different resources I'd say.

Your suggestion for the second point sounds like the only option for now but when I'm in the mood to play it and this gets in my way I just rather close the game and forget about it. Or just forget about the issue and end the event to get to playing, getting into the frustrating bug again (and again and so on). I wonder how many bits of code should be changed to the condition whether to show the "Unsocket" button... Without knowing the code behind it, I'd wager it's a minute job (devs, correct me if I'm wrong). There should be absolutely no restriction regarding to character class or level in order to Unsocket gemstones from any socketed items.

[ralph hernandez]

I'm getting the same problem as mkz, I'm not offline and I have very reliable internet connection.

[Travis | Support Mgr.]

Keep in mind that each tier of the event has 2 timers:
- The play timer, which is how much time you have to actively play with your event hero.
- The event timer, which is how long you have to use your play time.

For example, the Bronze event runs for 10 days and each player is given 12 hours of play time. You can use your play time however you wish over those 10 days. The event ends when one of the timers expires. In other words, if you play your event hero for 12 hours on the first day of the event, then the event is over for you, even though the event timer may still have 9 days remaining.

For more information on how events work, check out https://forum.makingfun.com/forum/et...about-anb and https://forum.makingfun.com/forum/et...anb-league-faq.

[mkz]

Thank you Travis, that actually clears things up for me as I may have not known that that's how it works.

How about the second point, do you think there's room for improvement there? I don't see any reason at all why the "Unsocket" action should ever be restricted by the character's class (type). It's perfectly acceptable to not allow a Warrior wear Mage armour and such, but not allowing a Bounty Hunter (for example) to Unsocket gemstones from other character class wearables seems absolutely illogical and rather a bug.

[Travis | Support Mgr.]

My response was intended for Ralph's post, but I'm glad it cleared things up for you as well.