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BM General Discussion / MOVED: Can't use wiki due to toolbar
« on: March 02, 2011, 06:58:53 PM »243
This Forum / Forum Username Fix
« on: March 01, 2011, 07:57:12 PM »
Until I've fixed the backend so you can update yourself - if you want your forum username changed, please post here and I'll do it manually. I would strongly prefer if only people who currently have their e-mail address or something else entirely unacceptable, and those who would prefer "John Doe" over their current "JohnDoe2" could live with the current one for a few more days.
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This Forum / Opt-In Advertisement
« on: March 01, 2011, 04:28:13 PM »
Something very new to the game - another part of hell freezing over:
Let me know what you think, please. This is an experiment, and I really want and need your feedback.
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BattleMaster is a free game. You can play it without paying anything and I am quite proud of it being advertisement-free.
To cover its costs and pay for occasional expenses, BattleMaster is supported by donations. However, over the years many players have suggested that they do not have the money to donate - especially players from foreign countries where a few Euros is a days wage or more. And then there are, of course, many players who are very young and don't have PayPal nor the means for bank transfers.
I have decided to make an experiment. I often do things in unconventional ways, and this is no different. To the best of my knowledge, BattleMaster is the first website with opt-in advertisement. There are some where you can opt out (sometimes for a fee), but with BattleMaster, you don't see any advertisement unless you explicitly say "yes, I want to support the game this way" and enable ads in your user preferences.
And, just to be even more interesting, we give you several choices regarding the space you want to sacrifice for ads and the type of ads you are willing to endure.
A large skyscraper ad down the right-hand side of the screen, if you have a widescreen display. Or a wide banner at the top, or a smaller box in the corner. Your choice.
Less intrusive text-only ads, or multimedia ads as well? Again, your choice.
Let me know what you think, please. This is an experiment, and I really want and need your feedback.
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Other Games / Dungeons & Dragons Online (DDO)
« on: March 01, 2011, 04:19:04 PM »
After playing LOTRO for a long time, and Champions Online for a shorter, and trying out various MMORPGs such as Mortal Online, Darkfall, etc. my girlfriend and I have currently settled on DDO.
Don't really know why I'm posting this, for some reason people seem to want to know what I'm playing. :-)
Don't really know why I'm posting this, for some reason people seem to want to know what I'm playing. :-)
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Feature Requests / MOVED: Re: Just a little screenshot of a feature in development...
« on: February 28, 2011, 06:50:01 PM »247
This Forum / First Impression Sticky
« on: February 27, 2011, 02:24:24 PM »
In addition to voting, you can also post a few more words in this thread. Please vote/post only your first impression, i.e. within a few days of joining. It is important for us to know the difference between a first impression and topics that you post after having had some time to get used.
It is especially important to me personally that you post if you don't like the forum. Telling us what you don't like gives us the chance to improve it.
It is especially important to me personally that you post if you don't like the forum. Telling us what you don't like gives us the chance to improve it.
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This Forum / Moderators Topic
« on: February 23, 2011, 10:46:30 AM »
A forum does not work without moderation.
I am constantly looking for moderators for the various boards. If you want to be a moderator, send me a PM and tell me which forum you want to mod, ideally those that don't already have moderators.
I am constantly looking for moderators for the various boards. If you want to be a moderator, send me a PM and tell me which forum you want to mod, ideally those that don't already have moderators.
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This Forum / Extension Requests
« on: February 22, 2011, 08:01:04 AM »
If you have a specific SMF mod that you suggest I install, please post it here together with a short reason why and what it would add to the forum. No unspecific feature requests, open up individual threads for those - this is for specific SMF mods that already exist and that you can point to.
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There is something new in the world of BattleMaster. We call it the Core.
Here is a quick overview of what it does and why you'll like it:
Management Abstract
The Core is a central identity and login system. Instead of having many different user accounts on all the various sites related to BattleMaster, users have one central account at the Core, and from there can automatically log in to and even create accounts in the sub-sites.
How it Works
Go to http://core.battlemaster.org and create an account or log in if you you already did so. On the page labelled "Sites", you can see which other sites are already linked into your Core account. For those who are not, there are instructions on how to link them if you already have an account there, or a button to create an account on that site with just one click.
Security
The Core authentication system sets a cookie that contains a ticket that sub-systems can use to verify you are indeed who you claim to be and log you in. The ticket itself is bound to your IP address and has a limited lifespan, so even if someone else were to get hold of it, it would not be of much use to him or her in most scenarios. The total security of this system is higher than of a normal login system, as login-relevant information is sent less frequently over the open Internet.
Limitations
With this being a very new and somewhat experimental system, there are some important limitations. Right now, it does not synchronize the Core and sub-site accounts. So if you change your password or e-mail, interesting things may happen. I'm working on fixing all that.
Here is a quick overview of what it does and why you'll like it:
Management Abstract
The Core is a central identity and login system. Instead of having many different user accounts on all the various sites related to BattleMaster, users have one central account at the Core, and from there can automatically log in to and even create accounts in the sub-sites.
How it Works
Go to http://core.battlemaster.org and create an account or log in if you you already did so. On the page labelled "Sites", you can see which other sites are already linked into your Core account. For those who are not, there are instructions on how to link them if you already have an account there, or a button to create an account on that site with just one click.
Security
The Core authentication system sets a cookie that contains a ticket that sub-systems can use to verify you are indeed who you claim to be and log you in. The ticket itself is bound to your IP address and has a limited lifespan, so even if someone else were to get hold of it, it would not be of much use to him or her in most scenarios. The total security of this system is higher than of a normal login system, as login-relevant information is sent less frequently over the open Internet.
Limitations
With this being a very new and somewhat experimental system, there are some important limitations. Right now, it does not synchronize the Core and sub-site accounts. So if you change your password or e-mail, interesting things may happen. I'm working on fixing all that.