Ok... did I fall into another Escapist Troll Button?

[Saelune]

Could be worse.

On my end almost everyone got the default avatar. And what looks like the subscription thing.

if this is a april fools joke it's really lame and needs to stop.

Publisher's Club has larger avatars, both in resolution and filesize limit. Anyone with a Pub Club access needs to upload their avatars again to suit the bigger things. It's because they're hosted in separate spaces. If / When people lose Pub Club, they'll snap back to their old avatars.

But give it a few days. As soon as people realize they need to reupload their avatars, they'll start reappearing with spiffier versions of their old works.

And subscription means HD videos and no ads. This is a good thing.

I better get my old avatar back. I cant re-upload it since I lost the original and it wasn't something just pulled from the internet but something drawn for me. Certainly don't want to lose it because I was "gifted" with a free subscription when I was against it from the start. Ironic and unpleasant.

EDIT: So, thanks to the multiple people who have gone to extra length to help me. Gonna wait to see if it resolves itself, but still appreciate the help and will take advantage of it if it doesn't. Certainly refreshing when people actually help others just to be nice.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Either April Fools has come early or one of the web developers just turned in their resignation.

Well Kross did just get laid off, so I guess he decided to leave a parting gift.

Kross has been kicked? Aaw man, that properly sucks. His devilments were the highlight of this site.

 

[Drathnoxis]

I better get my old avatar back. I cant re-upload it since I lost the original and it wasn't something just pulled from the internet but something drawn for me. Certainly don't want to lose it because I was "gifted" with a free subscription when I was against it from the start. Ironic and unpleasant.

Here you go.

 

[Saelune]

I better get my old avatar back. I cant re-upload it since I lost the original and it wasn't something just pulled from the internet but something drawn for me. Certainly don't want to lose it because I was "gifted" with a free subscription when I was against it from the start. Ironic and unpleasant.

Here you go.

Suppose this will do as a Plan B, so thanks. But honestly, I'm hoping by April 2 things will be fixed.

 

[NewClassic_v1legacy]

Seems to work now. Thank you for your help. And apologies for my behavior since I've been jumping to conclusions.

Happy to help! No worries.

 

[Revnak_v1legacy]

/snip

Don't worry Revnak. I'll make sure to loot the Club and bring any treasure I find. In fact...

I made it. We can plunder the booty together Fission. Just like old times.

 

[Something Amyss]

It's starting to really hurt my eyes, especially when quotes are introduced.

And yet, I'm mesmerized, and can't look away.

I think that's your brain being melted by the colour pattern.

Seriously, I was only saved by my glasses refracting the light improperly. Unfortunately, I think it may have killed my neighbour.

 

[Strazdas]

looks like i missed all the fun but have lost the avatar in the process. it appears that people that reuploaded avatar got pubclub? im afraid of doing that now because i dont want any stolen pubclub membership that would get me banned!

i also seem to see motto of the day thats just says "Urrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

Whats up with that?

 

[NPC009]

Now that's an interesting message:

Spoiler

Mine just says: Urrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I feel like I'm missing out

But, uhm, 'pay me money'? Is this about unpaid wages? If so, I totally approve of them screwing with the forum a little.

 

[TimeLord]

Why am I suddenly a Premium Member? Didn't do anything but load the site after that color ballyhoo.

Weird, we'll take a look at that on Monday.

That one sentence made me more sad than I thought it would.
;(

 

[Drathnoxis]

looks like i missed all the fun but have lost the avatar in the process. it appears that people that reuploaded avatar got pubclub? im afraid of doing that now because i dont want any stolen pubclub membership that would get me banned!

i also seem to see motto of the day thats just says "Urrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

Whats up with that?

You already have pub club, it says "premium member" above your avatar and there's a little Escapist "e" on your profile page. Changing your avatar or custom message shouldn't have any effect if the bug that gave nearly everybody pub club is ever fixed. In that case your avatar should revert to your non-pub club version.

I was confused by the motto of the day as well. Apparently it changes around every 15 minutes to a random user's motto. It's in the place of the ad just like the "A Thing About Stuff" panel at the bottom, which was made by Shamus Young I believe (who, incidentally was also given the boot).

 

[Daystar Clarion]

That's upper corporate management for you. Absolute bunch of fucking bellends.

The Escapist has been pretty much dead for the last two years, the only reason I frequent this place at all is for the RP that myself, Fappy, and some others have been working on for 3 years (which we're now in the process of archiving and moving elsewhere).

The last of the people that made this place great (in its heyday) are leaving, sad to see a place I once loved fall into the absolute shit stain it is now.

 

[IceForce]

im afraid of doing that now because i dont want any stolen pubclub membership that would get me banned!

A couple of other people have said the same thing as you, and I have to say I'm pretty sure you can't be banned for something that's literally been forced on us.

Just sit back and enjoy it while it lasts.

 

[RedDeadFred]

So... are these pranks or farewell middle fingers?

Is it a scheme to make us want pub club more?

 

[Jonluw]

That's upper corporate management for you. Absolute bunch of fucking bellends.

The Escapist has been pretty much dead for the last two years, the only reason I frequent this place at all is for the RP that myself, Fappy, and some others have been working on for 3 years (which we're now in the process of archiving and moving elsewhere).

The last of the people that made this place great (in its heyday) are leaving, sad to see a place I once loved fall into the absolute shit stain it is now.

Oh shit, the RP crowd is leaving? Who's going to intimidate newcomers with their insane post counts now?

I haven't really been around here since 2012, so do you wanna fill me in on how things have been developing? Surely Sassafrass is still around. I can't imagine him ever going bye-bye.
Did the whole forum get watered down with the new influx of users due to GamerGate? Why are people being laid off?

And I want my spinning psychedelic cow back! I don't have a copy of it anywhere D:

 

[IceForce]

Oh shit, the RP crowd is leaving? Who's going to intimidate newcomers with their insane post counts now?

I haven't really been around here since 2012, so do you wanna fill me in on how things have been developing? Surely Sassafrass is still around. I can't imagine him ever going bye-bye.
Did the whole forum get watered down with the new influx of users due to GamerGate? Why are people being laid off?

And I want my spinning psychedelic cow back! I don't have a copy of it anywhere D:

Even though I have an unfavorable opinion of Gamergate, I don't think the blame should be pinned solely on them, (only some of it, ha!)

Nope, the main problem I've seen is the slow but steady bleeding of content. Each time a big drawcard leaves (like MovieBob or Jim), they take a lot of the userbase with them (those users who were here just for those big personalities and nothing else). And Escapist never quite succeeds at replacing this content with something equally as popular.

The bleeding of content coupled with unwise management decisions is not even a new thing either. Escapist 'oldies' will tell you that this all started back during the Extra Credits fiasco (which was a bit before my time).

 

[Jonluw]

Oh shit, the RP crowd is leaving? Who's going to intimidate newcomers with their insane post counts now?

I haven't really been around here since 2012, so do you wanna fill me in on how things have been developing? Surely Sassafrass is still around. I can't imagine him ever going bye-bye.
Did the whole forum get watered down with the new influx of users due to GamerGate? Why are people being laid off?

And I want my spinning psychedelic cow back! I don't have a copy of it anywhere D:

Even though I have an unfavorable opinion of Gamergate, I don't think the blame should be pinned solely on them, (only some of it, ha!)

Nope, the main problem I've seen is the slow but steady bleeding of content. Each time a big drawcard leaves (like MovieBob or Jim), they take a lot of the userbase with them (those users who were here just for those big personalities and nothing else). And Escapist never quite succeeds at replacing this content with something equally as popular.

The bleeding of content coupled with unwise management decisions is not even a new thing either. Escapist 'oldies' will tell you that this all started back during the Extra Credits fiasco (which was a bit before my time).

Aw shit, I'd forgotten about Extra Credits somehow. They've been overwritten in my mind by that Spirit Science drivel.
Remind me, the escapist wanted their crowdfunding money, was it?

But yeah, in general it seems like a lot of good IPs have been through here, but they never found new ones whenever one left.

 

[DefunctTheory]

I better get my old avatar back. I cant re-upload it since I lost the original and it wasn't something just pulled from the internet but something drawn for me. Certainly don't want to lose it because I was "gifted" with a free subscription when I was against it from the start. Ironic and unpleasant.

Here you go.

Suppose this will do as a Plan B, so thanks. But honestly, I'm hoping by April 2 things will be fixed.

Your regular avatar's here on our CDN: http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/341/341977.jpg
You can use that address on the avatar form to set it for the premium avatar as well.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Also, if anyone needs me to go find their standard avatar on our CDN today, let me know.