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Post by Art Vandelay on Oct 28, 2011 9:50:20 GMT -5
That said, my beef is this: What’s up with the Facebook link every time you ask a friend for help? I think is was to actually post a help request to Facebook for your friends to respond to. Basically to see if asking for help from friends would actually work when you select that option. |
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Oct 28, 2011 11:36:47 GMT -5
That said, my beef is this: What’s up with the Facebook link every time you ask a friend for help? I think is was to actually post a help request to Facebook for your friends to respond to. Basically to see if asking for help from friends would actually work when you select that option. And are you willing to actually ask? Some people wouldn't ask their friends for help because they'd be too embarrassed or afraid of social stigma. |
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Post by N. De Plume on Oct 28, 2011 11:46:29 GMT -5
I think is was to actually post a help request to Facebook for your friends to respond to. Basically to see if asking for help from friends would actually work when you select that option. And are you willing to actually ask? Some people wouldn't ask their friends for help because they'd be too embarrassed or afraid of social stigma. So I’m supposed to actually ask a friend in real life to help me with my non-existent laundry and car issues for the sake of a flash game? Good way to annoy friends: Pester ‘em on Facebook three or four times per playthrough on this thing. |
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Post by Bezron on Oct 28, 2011 11:49:06 GMT -5
I just tried to test the Facebook buttons, and they don't do anything. I think the idea is that most people associate FB with friends, so it's just a visual indicator of going to your social circle for help.
Or, it could have originally tied directly back to FB and they disabled it.
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Post by Vene on Oct 28, 2011 11:50:13 GMT -5
I think is was to actually post a help request to Facebook for your friends to respond to. Basically to see if asking for help from friends would actually work when you select that option. And are you willing to actually ask? Some people wouldn't ask their friends for help because they'd be too embarrassed or afraid of social stigma. It is far easier to ask for help in a game than it is in reality, not to mention that if you're at low income your friends are probably unable to help. You're also not going to keep friends for very long if you keep asking for help with laundry. |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Oct 28, 2011 11:53:13 GMT -5
I think is was to actually post a help request to Facebook for your friends to respond to. Basically to see if asking for help from friends would actually work when you select that option. And are you willing to actually ask? Some people wouldn't ask their friends for help because they'd be too embarrassed or afraid of social stigma. I'm just saying that's what the Facebook link seems to be there for. I'm not telling anyone that they have to use it. |
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Post by N. De Plume on Oct 28, 2011 11:54:06 GMT -5
I just tried to test the Facebook buttons, and they don't do anything. I think the idea is that most people associate FB with friends, so it's just a visual indicator of going to your social circle for help. Every time I actually choose an “Ask a Friend” option, it opens up a Facebook login page in a new tab. I don’t actually have a Facebook account, so I don’t know if it is actually trying to get me to do something on the game’s Facebook page or if there is something else going on. But you certainly don’t have to do anything to continue the game. In any case, it is really annoying to have to close an unwanted tab four or five times per playthrough. |
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Post by The_L on Oct 28, 2011 12:18:20 GMT -5
I posted the link to another site, and a British person asked if banks in America really charge you money if you don't have enough in the bank. They couldn't believe it. The sole reason I have a student checking account (which my parents can see and do things with if they so desire) is because otherwise I would be penalized every time the balance dipped below $500. That's not a typo--I would have to keep a balance of over five hundred dollars to avoid fees. (Wachovia 2 years pre-WF buyout). |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Oct 28, 2011 12:34:41 GMT -5
I just tried to test the Facebook buttons, and they don't do anything. I think the idea is that most people associate FB with friends, so it's just a visual indicator of going to your social circle for help. Or, it could have originally tied directly back to FB and they disabled it. Whenever I hit that button it automatically tries to post a link on my wall asking someone for whatever it was in the game I decided to ask a friend for help with. |
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Post by Bezron on Oct 28, 2011 12:38:17 GMT -5
Oh, maybe AdBlock is disabling it for me. Another reason to love AdBlock!
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Post by Art Vandelay on Oct 28, 2011 12:41:07 GMT -5
I have Adblock too and it's not. Perhaps it's Noscript (assuming you have it)?
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Post by Bezron on Oct 28, 2011 13:23:08 GMT -5
Probably, not that it's super important to me to go root out the cause.
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Post by N. De Plume on Oct 28, 2011 14:02:03 GMT -5
I just tried to test the Facebook buttons, and they don't do anything. I think the idea is that most people associate FB with friends, so it's just a visual indicator of going to your social circle for help. Or, it could have originally tied directly back to FB and they disabled it. Whenever I hit that button it automatically tries to post a link on my wall asking someone for whatever it was in the game I decided to ask a friend for help with. Okay, they do at least have a tag that says its part of a game, then, right? Once again, I wouldn’t want to be posting requests for help with laundry, rides to work, and paying loans that I don’t really need. |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Oct 28, 2011 14:59:16 GMT -5
Whenever I hit that button it automatically tries to post a link on my wall asking someone for whatever it was in the game I decided to ask a friend for help with. Okay, they do at least have a tag that says its part of a game, then, right? Once again, I wouldn’t want to be posting requests for help with laundry, rides to work, and paying loans that I don’t really need. It does, though you don't have to actually post it. Once Facebook opens it asks for confirmation that you want it posted on your wall. |
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Post by N. De Plume on Oct 28, 2011 16:16:34 GMT -5
Yay. Still fucking annoying as hell to close the window/tab every time.
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