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Starry 
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Joined: 20 Mar 2010
Location: California
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Points: 612
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 Posted: 22 Apr 2012 at 15:31 |
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No we aren't happy, I use FF and I'm extremely annoyed, however, given the level of bugs this update has created, the emoticon fix is low on the list. :( (It really would be nice if updates were extensively tested before release)
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CEO, Harmless?
Founder of Toothless?
"Truth never dies."
-HonoredMule
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JimJams
Forum Warrior
Joined: 20 Sep 2011
Location: Italy
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Points: 496
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Posted: 22 Apr 2012 at 15:34 |
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I totally agree with Starry.
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Bimble
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Joined: 22 Apr 2012
Location: Your fridge
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Points: 39
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Posted: 22 Apr 2012 at 15:35 |
Woeps, wrong link.
Edited by Bimble - 22 Apr 2012 at 15:36
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GM Luna
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Community Manager
Joined: 22 Oct 2011
Location: Illyriad
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Points: 2042
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Posted: 22 Apr 2012 at 15:37 |
Hello all,
Thanks for your feedback on the new emotes. While I think they are immensely clever and add so much more flavor to chat, I can understand if you don't agree. That said...
First, the old generic yahoo emoticons are not going to return. I'm sorry.
In the meantime (as what I hope will be a workable compromise) we are looking to add the option to the new upcoming chat system overhaul to uncheck a "use racial emotes" option. So that if you do not like them, you can turn them off and only see the traditional text emotes like :) for example.
I hope this helps, but again, this is something that will come with the new chat system and is understandably lower priority than some other things going into that chat upgrade.
Until that time, I'm sorry if you don't like the new emotes. This is certainly a touchy subject and is a matter of personal opinion and taste that it would be impossible for us all to agree upon.
Thanks for your patience.
Luna
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GM Luna | Illyriad Community Manager | community@illyriad.co.uk 
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Sweet Cheeks
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Joined: 17 Apr 2012
Location: United States
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Posted: 22 Apr 2012 at 15:37 |
If the link above doesn't work, try this to install extension:
Refresh Chrome, and then use this page for what to type:
Type what is on far left without quotes to get the emoticon you want.
Edited by Sweet Cheeks - 22 Apr 2012 at 15:46
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LadyLuvs
Forum Warrior
Joined: 02 Oct 2010
Location: On Earth
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Points: 325
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Posted: 22 Apr 2012 at 15:38 |
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Not thrilled with the new emotes. I know you all trying to cut back on emote spamming. I guess if we have to live with these you will correct that, but you could always make the penalties stiffer for those that spam. That might be a deterrent. I know I don't allow it in my Alliance Chat. Spamming is a sore spot for me.
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LadyLuvs
Raven, Murder of Crows Alliance
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Starry
Postmaster
Joined: 20 Mar 2010
Location: California
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Points: 612
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Posted: 22 Apr 2012 at 15:40 |
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I am going to disagree, it's not just a matter of opinion but a matter of functionality. Many of our alliance members are having difficulty distinguishing the difference between the various emoticons. In any case, seems to me there were other issues that should have been addressed (like pre release testing and old game bugs, mail, etc.); obviously priorities differ between players and the Dev team. :(
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CEO, Harmless?
Founder of Toothless?
"Truth never dies."
-HonoredMule
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GM Luna
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Community Manager
Joined: 22 Oct 2011
Location: Illyriad
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Posted: 22 Apr 2012 at 15:43 |
Just to clarify, GM Cerberus (our art director) made the new emoticons. He is not the same person that would address technical issues for the update. So literally, no time was taken away from other issues in order to change the emotes.
Luna
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GM Luna | Illyriad Community Manager | community@illyriad.co.uk
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Casombra
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Joined: 10 Jan 2012
Location: New Zealand
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Points: 23
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Posted: 22 Apr 2012 at 15:47 |
 Starry wrote:
No we aren't happy, I use FF and I'm extremely annoyed, however, given the level of bugs this update has created, the emoticon fix is low on the list. :( (It really would be nice if updates were extensively tested before release)
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If you use Firefox Starry just download Greasemonkey and then you can use it as well. I use FF too and with using Greasemonkey you can see them too! Our alliance too have many members that love to chat, joke, and have alot of chat fun while waiting on builds and such. We used the emoticons as our way to express how we felt.. it was part of our everyday fun with each other! We can now STILL enjoy it and those that like the new ugly things can enjoy those as well!
I do agree the ones that did the emote spam should get heavier hammers. Many that did not do this and were respectful are now paying a heavy price.
Edited by Casombra - 22 Apr 2012 at 15:49
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Sister Nikki
Greenhorn
Joined: 16 Nov 2010
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Points: 76
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Posted: 22 Apr 2012 at 15:51 |
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The update as most of the previous updates seems to be untested which surely characterizes the game :(
However the update as an update finaly came up after a very long period and the Devs made a great effort.
Altough the most update is about technical issues i do not underastand the way that the developers are looking their own game. What i mean about that is that previous we had the donkey image for vans and the pigeons for diplo units, That was a trademark of Illyriad which has been vanquished, Now we face a new minor change with much resonance, something which was making us happier playing Illyriad during our real life problems the smilleys or emoticons which were so happy and lovelly and instead of add more you have vanquished the old ones by adding these a bit "ugly" emoticons. Sorry but i can't understand your philoshophy :(
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