DUST Search - So, when will we get non-ghetto time options on these forums?

VulvaOfTheYeast wrote:

dent 308 wrote:

Note to newguys :
The only timezone is UTC, aka GMT-0, aka Eve Time. Learn what your offset to UTC is and only ever share times in UTC.
This makes scheduling things possible for people in all timezones. Everyone only needs to know their local conversion to and from UTC. Simple.

Still no excuse as to why a time conversion mode isn't available when viewing posts on this forum.

No excuse at all.

But hey, why don't we all just speak in Latin then, huh? "HTFU" and talk like the ancient Romans you lightweight scrubs! Latin is "ground zero" for all the romance languages, so there you go! "Welcome to NEW EDEN" and all that other silly jazz I'm constantly hearing from the NL community around here.

It's geeky. It's purposely oblique. It's a turn off to a large percentage of customers who might be intersted in their product. In total, it's a poor business decision on CCP's part. Thinking like this and coddling a relatively small and thick-headed fanbase is why CCP will stay stuck in the Double A Leagues and never make it into the Majors. And that scenario will certainly not make any large investors or Sony very happy.

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iceyburnz Crux Special Tasks Group Gallente Federation 283	Posted - 2013.02.04 16:37:00 - [61] - Quote Hi, Euroguy here. I like to pretend the united states doesn't exist. Everytime people start talking about it I put my fingers in my ears and close my eyes and start humming the canadian national anthem. I try not to think about the unjust wars, the delusions of imperialism and the gross, unfettered corruption at the federal level. It gives me sads to think about these things
Arbor Viridanus Sanmatar Kelkoons Minmatar Republic 196	Posted - 2013.02.04 16:43:00 - [62] - Quote iceyburnz wrote: Hi, Euroguy here. I like to pretend the united states doesn't exist. Everytime people start talking about it I put my fingers in my ears and close my eyes and start humming the canadian national anthem. I try not to think about the unjust wars, the delusions of imperialism and the gross, unfettered corruption at the federal level. It gives me sads to think about these things If you think it makes you sad now, try living here. All of those things seem far worse when your nation is the one doing them. On an unrelated note, how has this not been moved to the Locker Room yet?
dent 308 Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 967	Posted - 2013.02.04 16:47:00 - [63] - Quote How is this thread four pages? Note to newguys : The only timezone is UTC, aka GMT-0, aka Eve Time. Learn what your offset to UTC is and only ever share times in UTC. This makes scheduling things possible for people in all timezones. Everyone only needs to know their local conversion to and from UTC. Simple.
Myles Aarne Amarrican Ground Forces I Whip My Slaves Back and Forth 22	Posted - 2013.02.04 17:03:00 - [64] - Quote Sticking with Universal Time makes it easier to coordinate a world-wide player base. That, of course, seems to stick in the OP's craw. And THAT amuses me. (Reminds me a lot of the trouble we had trying to teach real life recruits that their mommy's time wasn't Army time, but that isn't New Eden.)
Iron Wolf Saber BetaMax. 2867	Posted - 2013.02.04 18:04:00 - [65] - Quote I just find sad it the uneducated majorities of many places get internet access though. There are quite a few non-contributors out there and non-partisans as well. Overall its just that the having 'localized' time is bad, very bad for this game. I mean what if a planet you are on only has 10 time zones? or thier day is only 13.23 hours long? oh have 10,543 day years? Things would get confusing once you land on a planet with such odd cycles. UTC is the way to go, coordinate with all forces across the galaxy and unless you plan on immigrating to a certain planet does away with having to know the local currencies, culture, time, and measurements.
VulvaOfTheYeast Brutor Vanguard Minmatar Republic 7	Posted - 2013.02.04 22:05:00 - [66] - Quote dent 308 wrote: Note to newguys : The only timezone is UTC, aka GMT-0, aka Eve Time. Learn what your offset to UTC is and only ever share times in UTC. This makes scheduling things possible for people in all timezones. Everyone only needs to know their local conversion to and from UTC. Simple. Still no excuse as to why a time conversion mode isn't available when viewing posts on this forum. No excuse at all. But hey, why don't we all just speak in Latin then, huh? "HTFU" and talk like the ancient Romans you lightweight scrubs! Latin is "ground zero" for all the romance languages, so there you go! "Welcome to NEW EDEN" and all that other silly jazz I'm constantly hearing from the NL community around here. It's geeky. It's purposely oblique. It's a turn off to a large percentage of customers who might be intersted in their product. In total, it's a poor business decision on CCP's part. Thinking like this and coddling a relatively small and thick-headed fanbase is why CCP will stay stuck in the Double A Leagues and never make it into the Majors. And that scenario will certainly not make any large investors or Sony very happy.
dent 308 Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 967	Posted - 2013.02.04 22:50:00 - [67] - Quote Nonsense. UTC is used anywhere you deal with multiple timezones. Latin is used for naming conventions in multi language projects as well.
Baal Omniscient L.O.T.I.S. Legacy Rising 248	Posted - 2013.02.04 23:11:00 - [68] - Quote GMT is 5 hours later than US Eastern, 6 later Central, 7 later Mountain, 8 later Pacific. It's easy for me since it's an even 6 hours. It's 6 here? Ok, 12 GMT. 8 here? 2 GMT. 1 here? 7 GMT. But even if you have a not so nice number as me, it's still just simple addition and subtraction. Simple mental math once you memorize the time difference. If you're out of 4th grade, this should be no problem. Not that I would mind a convenience clock, but that's all it is, an uneeded convenience.
Baal Omniscient L.O.T.I.S. Legacy Rising 248	Posted - 2013.02.04 23:15:00 - [69] - Quote VulvaOfTheYeast wrote: dent 308 wrote: Note to newguys : The only timezone is UTC, aka GMT-0, aka Eve Time. Learn what your offset to UTC is and only ever share times in UTC. This makes scheduling things possible for people in all timezones. Everyone only needs to know their local conversion to and from UTC. Simple. Still no excuse as to why a time conversion mode isn't available when viewing posts on this forum. No excuse at all. But hey, why don't we all just speak in Latin then, huh? "HTFU" and talk like the ancient Romans you lightweight scrubs! Latin is "ground zero" for all the romance languages, so there you go! "Welcome to NEW EDEN" and all that other silly jazz I'm constantly hearing from the NL community around here. It's geeky. It's purposely oblique. It's a turn off to a large percentage of customers who might be intersted in their product. In total, it's a poor business decision on CCP's part. Thinking like this and coddling a relatively small and thick-headed fanbase is why CCP will stay stuck in the Double A Leagues and never make it into the Majors. And that scenario will certainly not make any large investors or Sony very happy. I've never heard a comparison so stupid. You are comparing doing 3rd grade mental math with learning a language. Grow up and learn to use your brain meats.


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