Xfire requirement for KKK staff.

[TheDude]

Hello,

I am not entirely decided on this issue, but I think in light of the difficulty I and a lot of the Krew members have had getting moderator's attention for long periods of time on the server, it needs to be discused RUN ON SENTENCE.


Basically, I think maybe moderators should be required to at least have an xfire account. It's free, easy as crap to use, and doesn't lag your game up. Secondly, there needs to be a list of all the moderator's xfire usernames.

This will make moderators much easier to get a hold of when they are online and available. If they are not available, there are several features fire has to notify people of that fact. (figure these out yourselves, they are not that hard)

Even though I KNOW it's not too much to ask that whenever a KKK mod gets on our servers, they also have xfire up, I don't know if the krew would agree, so I am not going to seriously rally for a rule like that anytime soon.

I will say that it's too hard to get a hold of mods, who in many cases are sitting at their computer, just looking elsewhere on the forums. Xfire would help to eliminate this problem. It takes too little effort to argue that it's not worth it.

 

[Dizaster]

I think making certain programs mandatory like u suggest is just gonna put our krew in a sort of nazi regime. I think the use of such programs are optional and should remain that way.

 

[MasterCLiP]

I think it's a good idea. I hate relyin on the shoutbox to get a hold of a mod.

 

[Arcani]

it is a good idea

most mods that are online arnt even at the shout it would be much easier then having more mods so that they are more likely to be on the shout

that way there is always or most of the time a mod on xfire to get hold of

 

[DamageINC]

I don't have X-fire and I'm not going to get it. It doesnt work for me.

My steam and yahoo IM are posted. I wouldn't be on X-fire anymore then I'm on steam or IM.

 

[JohnRyAn]

Good idea Dude I think this would be very helpful.

 

[517Houston]

I don't like forcing the staff to d/l anything.. If they are available they answer the shout. Most have Steam or Yahoo. The Staff is entitled to some personal time as well. They cant come and "save" you all the time because they have lives.

 

[TheDude]

I fail to see how requiring the staff to download free software that works in conjunction with CoD4 as an ingame chat client and video recorder, among other things, will turn our clan into a nazi regime.
And my first post CLEARLY states that all I am really asking at this point is that all staff be required to have an xfire account. I think this will lead to more staff members downloading the program and using their account. I mean it's a nice program, and it's easy as shit to install and use (and it's free).

In addition to easily being able to contact a moderator, members will be able to discuss their suspicions with moderators without ALT+TAB ' ing out of cod4. This will also remove the need for members to notify a moderator of suspicions about a player in game, thereby notifying that player they are being watched.

Many many many clans require xfire be used by all of it's members. All I am asking for at this point is that all staff members register an xfire account. If the rule gets agreed upon, THEN we can decide to break it. But I think making the rule will get enough of the staff using xfire that well see an improvement in efficiency. Then people like Damage can not use it because it's a pain with their set up or something, and we'll still have more staff using xfire than we did before.

Downside?

---------- Post added at 12:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:55 AM ----------

I don't like forcing the staff to d/l anything.. If they are available they answer the shout. Most have Steam or Yahoo. The Staff is entitled to some personal time as well. They cant come and "save" you all the time because they have lives.

Another point I was making was that staff members would only be on xfire when available. It would then be VERY easy to tell when there was a staff member online. Instead of members seeing a problem and hitting the shout and then returning to game, only to find 10 minutes later that a mod didn't enter the game because they were confused by the members post in the shoutbox, instead of all that, you just look at xfire, if there is a staff member online you tell them what the problem is. You can launch CoD4 and join the server automatically through xfire. Xfire also provides a list of player names when you aren't ingame, along with score and ping info. So i mean it really would be an extremely useful tool for our staff.

All this aside, I'll state again, nowhere in my post does it say that I think the staff should at this point in time be forced to download anything at all. That is not what I am asking for at this point. We are NOT arguing about that. I am asking that the staff be required to simply HAVE an xfire account. This does not, in any way, require any downloads.


In regards to the staff having personal time....
I see nothing encroaching on their ability to have personal time, in either case (just registration, or actually requiring the download of the software)

1. Just like they can NOT get on the shoutbox, they can NOT use xfire.
2. If a staff member is readily available to help mod the server, but does not wish to, and that is fine with you houston, then I don't see how there would be an issue with that same staff member having to possibly openly turn down the request for their services on xfire.
3. AS I SAID IN MY POST - you can just set your shit to AFK.
4. AS I SAID IN MY POST - all i am asking is that staff members register an xfire account. I am hoping this will lead to a bunch of them downloading and using the software. It is a great little program, aside from when it doesn't work (damage is the first person I have seen to have serious problems with the software). If they decide not to download it.... oh well.

 

[517Houston]

i personally don't like xfire.. Requiring the mods to use it basically forces the rest of us to use it as well. I already have gametracker, steam and yim running. I just dont see a reason for another

 

[TheDude]

ok but.... were not talking about requiring mods to use xfire....

I DO NOT THINK AT THIS POINT THAT MODS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE AND USE IT. I THINK MODS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AN XFIRE ACCOUNT BECAUSE THIS MAY RESULT IN MORE STAFF MEMBERS USING THE PROGRAM. SHOULD THEY DECIDE not TO USE THE PROGRAM, THEN sadface, but oh well. I already use xfire. A lot of our members use xfire. A lot of the regulars on s1 use xfire. You don't HAVE to use it. That's not even on the table at this point.

 

[DamageINC]

I would use it but for some reason it just wont work. It won't take videos, screenshots or open in game chat. I worked on it for an hour one day Googling every possible solution and fix. Nothing i found worked.

 

[PwnSauce]

i like xFire and in game chat.
It beats having to hop into the chat and also provides more privacy.

I'm zzsql on XFire.
Add me!

 

[JohnRyAn]

here is the list of all the x-fire names http://www.kkkgaming.com/showthread.php?1871-Members-Xfire-Steam-Post-yours-here.

I think it would be very useful if all mods who have x-fire, would post their x-fire names in this thread

 

[Unruley1]

I have it always up while playing in game my xfire is Dizasterkillswitch (same as dizaster but he never uses it).

 

[JohnRyAn]

so could you please post it here http://www.kkkgaming.com/showthread.php?1871-Members-Xfire-Steam-Post-yours-here. so we have an overview of all the mods with their x-fire names

 

[Unruley1]

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[WaLLy]

I have xfire but some people, like myself, prefer Steam. I have Steam running the majority of the time but I'm pretty tedious to set it to 'AWAY' whenever I do plan on not being near or on my PC.

Wish Steam integrated with my cod4

Either way, I'll install xfire and try to get on it like I used to pre-Steam days.

 

[517Houston]

After thinking about it I agree with Dude.. Staff should be required to have XFire

 

[TheDude]

I am usually on both steam and xfire. Xfire's chat client is nicer than steam's imo. The ingame is faster. Xfire also supports file transfer's, server browser, Voice chat and video chat, Broadcasting live feed from the game you are playing, video capture/record, screenshots (both of which can then be uploaded to your xfire profile for the public to see) and an ingame web browser. You can also customize your ingame notifications, how they appear, the opacity of them, their size, and location. You can join servers from the server browser.

^these features kick the SHIT out of steam's ingame.

 

[CiTyCHiLD]

I know I'm not a member but I thought I would give my two cents. If a mod registers for xfire but doesn't download it, then how would they be able to mesasge other people in the game? If WaLLy made every mod register for xfire, then you might just have a bunch of mods with an xfire account but not using it. I don't know if that would solve your problem man.