Because the Witchalock is cute and kind of funny. This is not. It's just annoying.
I actually like this color scheme, it's easy on my eyes than all the brightness of the other.
Self explanatory title is self explanatory. Thanks in advance.
Gleemax has taken over.
Gleemax is all powerful.
Gleemax is your friend.
Gleemax will not try to stab you.
Gleemax is your friend.
Gleemax shall be obeyed.
The Enrichment Center reminds you that the Gleemax Forum will never threaten to stab you, and in fact cannot speak. In the event that the Gleemax Forum does speak, the Enrichment Center urges you to disregard its advice.
I wish it was flashing seizure lights.
That would actually be more appealing than the horrific color scheme they have up now.
RUN FOR GLEEMAX HATH COMETH!!!
Bored now. Change it back, plskthx.
WotC has gone and done it again. They've ruined a great thing, all in the name of $$$$$!
I hate 4e!
I'm so outta here.
Getting tired of the constant stream of REALLY bad decisions.
Purple? Everything's green and beige...
I think Trolls don't see colors the same way we do.
Purple? Everything's green and beige...
Ok, It's green now.
I guess it changes.
Ok, It's green now.
I guess it changes.
This thread wins the internet. Brief history of the response to 4E in two posts.
"WoTC ruins everything" to "I guess things change" in under half an hour. Bravo.
Someone just threw up on the forums.
We can only hope it's a joke...
Yeah, it is April Fool's Day.
To the Powers That Be: This skin is the most hideous thing I've ever seen on a forum. It's like my five-year-old cousin puked on the page. Give me back skin control, nao.
is it april fools day already... holy crap its my gf's birthday
LoL.
Poor girl. I can only imagine the jokes and gags.
Well, at least if you ever forget it you can yell "April Fools! Sill, of course I did not forget...".
And I agree, this skin is ugly as sin. I am glad it is only an April 1st thing.
This thread wins the internet. Brief history of the response to 4E in two posts.
"WoTC ruins everything" to "I guess things change" in under half an hour. Bravo.
Nah, whoever got us on these forums wins.
4e Fail!
as for my gf I have had some fun with her on her b-days
Nah, whoever got us on these forums wins.
Whoever got us? You mean WotC?
This isn't a hack. It's just a terrible April Fool's Day gag.
:p
I also heard that Canada is joining the US. Who's independence is being rescinded by the Queen as we speak. Rule Britannia and all that!
Legend has it that is drove Cthulhu insane.
...But yes it does hurt my eyes.
It reminds me of 4E monster stat colors.
Yeah, it's probably only for April Fool's, but I wish it would actually stick around as the default.
The date might have something to do with it. ;)
Gods, I hope the date has something to do with it. This is what Gleemax actually looked like? It's a like a radioactive koala threw up on my screen.
I notice the quality of WotC's April Fool's gags gets worse every year. They were never the same since the mind flayer ate their brains.
can we pls have the old colors back?
Oh I dunno, the color scheme is kinda growing on me... (no Green Slime jokes).
Did somebody mention GREEN SLIME? I'm sorry but as GREEN SLIME is one of my favorite D&D elements I have no choice but to rant about how the GREEN SLIME shall devour all and than laugh maniacally.
THE GREEN SLIME SHALL DEVOUR ALL!!! :evillaugh
Well, it might stay this way until 12:00pm, so you might as well get comfy now. Which 12:00pm, is a completely different story...
PST...those sneaky WotC gnomes are on the Wet Coast...
THE GREEN SLIME SHALL DEVOUR ALL!!! :evillaugh
Not until at least Monster Manual 2 since it didn't make the first book.
Settle for a sickly ooze instead?
But yeah, RPoL's done the same thing, and this color scheme is actually starting to grow on me. Too bad they're not likely to keep it as a possible option come tomorrow...
Hate!
<((0)o(0)<) Pigmoticon has hate in his eyes.
Show
Although WotC did punk us good. :D
Also, I'm hoping that they bring the mysteries back.
Not until at least Monster Manual 2 since it didn't make the first book.
Settle for a sickly ooze instead?
Blasphemy, all those oozes are but mere pretenders, only GREEN SLIME matters! :evillaugh
On a slightly more serious note, a GREEN SLIME hazard was printed in one of the adventure modules.
Which just proves the power of nostalgia to overcome facts.
Purple or blue would be better though.
When a young man's mind wanders, birds sing and game designer's get weird.
On the bright side, Drizzt is crossing over to Magic: The Gathering
love,
malkav
It would be cruel to send him there.
As for the colors - this better be a joke.
kplzthx
I think the last pull-down box is the one that you want.
It worked for me.
http://jotunn.mybrute.com
Go to http://forums.gleemax.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
I think the last pull-down box is the one that you want.
It worked for me.
Doesn't for me.
OHHHH MY EYES!!! THEY ARE BLEEEEEEDINNNGGG
...
I at least found it funny. Look on the bright side, it'll be gone tomorrow.
Are you sure you picked the right option?
Are you sure you remembered to click the "save" (or whatever it is) option?
Sometimes, if there are a lot of people, the change can take a while to propagate throughout the servers back to your browser. What with this being wednesday, and DDI releasing a PHB 3 preview, there are undoubtedly a lot of people hitting the WotC website to read it. You might have to wait a little bit.
It allows more room for creativity and greater community spirit
It's part of the worldwide "Go Green! Initiative."
Green is Keen!
Hop on the boards or get left behind.
I suppose entitlement is a hard stroke to brush out, hmm.
Anyways, it reminds me of the Army, so I guess it bothers me less.
Oh, and I don't really care, my birthday is tomorrow and I'm just looking forward to getting there.
Lighten up people.
....
*chuckling* April Fool's! *chuckling*
...
Just so we can see the background noise there.
They should have brought back the My Little Pony Avatars, and made everything pink (manly red/white).
If this is permanent I think you'll lose some forum goers for sure.
M.
Kudos, Wizards... Kudos.
Weird, it worked for me.
Are you sure you picked the right option?
Are you sure you remembered to click the "save" (or whatever it is) option?
Sometimes, if there are a lot of people, the change can take a while to propagate throughout the servers back to your browser. What with this being wednesday, and DDI releasing a PHB 3 preview, there are undoubtedly a lot of people hitting the WotC website to read it. You might have to wait a little bit.
AND no this is not funny or humorous in the least.
This is one sick twisted joke. Ha ha April Fools. So who can fix this puke green on my screen? ;)
I actually kind of like it.....
And to make it all worse, I not only have Aspeger's syndrome, I'm also synaesthetic, so for me, the colour doesn't just look like puke, it tastes that way too (with a disturbing kind of stale citrus overtone, and an after-taste of liver
).WotC, you gave us a chock the moment we opened the boards, but enough is enough. This is just rude.
(Logging out for the rest of the day).
C'mon people, it wont be around forever, just long enough to annoy us, hurt our eyes, and y'know, annoy us immensely.
And that happened about 5 seconds after the change. It has only become more of a pain sense then.
Make it pink next year.
That actually isn't a bad idea because it is one of the better backgrounds. Heck, all the other skins are better than this.
HUMOuROUS?? fUNNY?? ThIS UNIt dOES NOT COMPREhEND YOUR CoNCEPTs OF HUMOUR or FUNNY.
Yeah, we figured that out with the first attempt. Can you at least get the word to whatever moron decided that this was a good idea that the natives are restless? Unless, of course, part of the "joke" is to tell us all to go **** ourselves. Cuz that's always funny, too.
That actually isn't a bad idea because it is one of the better backgrounds. Heck, all the other skins are better than this.
Bad df, bad! I bet it's pink within the hour. Seems that this is some sort of holiday around these boards. Complete with paint huffing, terrible taste and time to burn.
I'm finding parts of it to be a rather fresh change, and while I'd certainly prefer the ordinary look, it's not causing me physical discomfort or anything.
So no raping of childhood memories, bleeding eyeballs (optometrists should really get to work on this web approach for creating new customers), or comparisons of twice/thrice processed baby-poop?
As you say, a refreshing change.
I'm hoping WotC elects to keep the scheme just to irritate some people.
Consider it a public service to generate new customers for therapists.
Doesn't for me.
Me either. Shar must be punishing me. :P
Green on Black would be good...
Also, check out the Dungeon Delve extra posted today :D
We certainly have a large contingent of bitter old semi-blind people on these boards today...
And stay off my lawn!
Aside from all the knee jerk "I HATE THIS YOU RUINED EVERYTHING" threads I happen to think this is awesome!
Anyway can I keep these settings?
I would thing if this were an April Fool's joke, it woudl have been a color scheme that is objectively flawed, like bright, complimentary colors -- not just one that only annoys people who fear change.
-- not just one that only annoys people who fear change.
Yeah, that's gotta be it.
Holy crap. At least that was funny, though. ;)It's hard to see when there's a new post in a thread. It's hard on the eyes for some, too. Just like you like it, others may not. *stops holding hand*
If this is permanent I think you'll lose some forum goers for sure.
We should be so lucky.
ReSISTANCE IS FuTILE!
talk about over reacting.....anyways i like the new theme and if i could keep it somehow i would....
Then you need some help. ;)
Go to http://forums.gleemax.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
I think the last pull-down box is the one that you want.
It worked for me.
Thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-6PMP9UkwI
ReSISTANCE IS FuTILE.
How do I change it back?
http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?p=18227796#post18227796
Thanks for the migraine, dumbasses.
We certainly have a large contingent of bitter old semi-blind people on these boards today...
Well, one need not find every joke funny...
Well, one need not find every joke funny...
WHaT IS THIS oNE, WE ARE HERE. THERE IS NO ONE.
By Loviatar's leather-covered butt! This almost as hurtful to one's eyes as being forced to watch Talona undress!(The horror! THE HORROR!!!)
Oh! Wait, I get it, this is WotC trying to pull an April Fool's Prank on the community, I get it now. It's not funny at all, but I get it.
Green is the colour of money. At least in the states.
Yes, and in Canada money is made of rainbows.
WHaT IS THIS oNE, WE ARE HERE. THERE IS NO ONE.
If you say so.:P
Anyway, the color scheme bothers me less than figuring out all the symbols I'm just not used to. But with some use, I'm starting to "get it."
I'm starting to "get it."
YeS, RESiSTaNCE IS fUTILE.
ThIS UNIT Is PLeASED.
YeS, RESiSTaNCE IS fUTILE.
ThIS UNIT Is PLeASED.
And I'm pleased for a different reason.
I love Wizards of the Coast.
I could understand it if the current cover for the MM2 (the one with the spiky, tentacled, orange baboons) was a joke, but at least I have the choice not to look at it.
What no love for demogorgon! ;)
Personally I rather like the green, I would love to keep it as an option.
U huz fail3d.
Awesome!
It makes me laugh, but I'm not sure how much time I'll be able to spend on the forums today. The color tends to be only viewable for a short period of time.RESISTaNCE IS FuTILE.
Ironically, the dark background actually hurts my eyes less...
YES, JOIN US aND BE ASSImILATED...
U l00ze
NEGiTIVE, THIS UnIT IS WEARING ThE +6 CuP OF PRoTECTiON.
RESISTaNCE IS FuTILE.
That's what I said to yo mama last night.
I bet when you were younger (and the dinosaurs roamed the earth), your April Fool's jokes were much, much worse....
Hahah this is hilarious. I hope they keep it forever. I love seeing what brings on all the ridiculous nerd rage. "OMFG Wizards played a joke! I hate them! But I can't stop playing their game!" Blarf!
I love Wizards of the Coast.
Ugh. I'm glad they did this, too. It brings out all of the people that overreact to any statement that disagrees with something they feel. "It's hard to read" and "It bothers my eyes" are not statements of nerd rage. Annoying != funny. Unless you're under 10 and find asking "Why" repeatedly to be superior to anything Pryor ever did, of course. D-bags, the lot of ya'.
Yes, and in Canada money is made of rainbows.
Not just in Canada. Money in many other countries are of different colours. Heck, in some countries, the money is transparent (well part of the bill is transparent). Some countries even have different colours for the same denomination of bills.
talk about over reacting.....anyways i like the new theme and if i could keep it somehow i would....
It's the GLEEMAX skin. If you want you can set it to default in your user profile.
Guess i'll come back tommorow....this is about as clever as crapping in someone's bowl of icecream.
You give it too much credit, I fear.
Anyway can I keep these settings?
It's the GLEEMAX skin.
If you go to your user profile you can set if to default.
Heres the link: http://forums.gleemax.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
It will be at the bottom of the page.
That's what I said to yo mama last night.
ThIS UNIT CrINGES AT THE MeMORY PORSESSOING Of SUCH A CONtIMPLaTION.
BeFORE ASsIMILATIoN, THiS ONE WAs ThE BASTaRD sON OF A rED-HeADED StEPCHiLD...
EpIC FAIL FoR YOU, ReSISTaNCE IS FuTILE11!1!!
Hey somebody had sometime to try a new look.
Oh I dunno, the color scheme is kinda growing on me... (no Green Slime jokes).
It reminds me of 4E monster stat colors.
Yeah, it's probably only for April Fool's, but I wish it would actually stick around as the default.
No need to inflict this on everyone.
If you want to keep it, it is the GLEEMAX skin.
You can go here and set it as the default: http://forums.gleemax.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
ReSIsTANCE IS FUtILE11!1!!
ALl FLeSHBaGS WIlL BE aSSIMiLATEd
No need to inflict this on everyone.
If you want to keep it, it is the GLEEMAX skin.
You can go here and set it as the default: http://forums.gleemax.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
NeGITIvE, ReSISTaNCE Is FUTiLE11!1!!
Also (generically speaking), some people just don't have a sense of humour. Eva. :P
It's the GLEEMAX skin.
If you go to your user profile you can set if to default.
Heres the link: http://forums.gleemax.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
It will be at the bottom of the page.
YEs, SuBMIt ANd BE aSSIMIlATeD11!1!!
ALLOw THE SOOTHINg GREEN RAYS TO CALm YOUR AnGER.
nOTHING IS WRoNG
ALLOw THE SOOTHINg GREEN RAYS TO CALm YOUR AnGER.
:P
I have a sense of humor, just not when my eyes are bloody bleeding.
That is the ongoing Necrotic Damage. ;)
I have a sense of humor, just not when my eyes are bloody bleeding.
This means that you're a geriatric nerd rager who fears change. Insightful, no? ;)
Join me, Brother's! And Sister's! And Nerdrage Tween's!
I loate April fools. It's obnoxious childish behavior infects everything during this day. People think it's funny but it's not universal. I think there needs to be an 'opt out' of this event. I find it as obnoxious as someone trying to force their religion or ideology on me. Ugh. Go away.
Bah! Humbug!
I like this color scheme. it might not be my first choice, but it is certainly better than the old one.
I would thing if this were an April Fool's joke, it would have been a color scheme that is objectively flawed, like bright, complimentary colors -- not just one that only annoys people who fear change.
When I change the forum skin under my profile it goes right back to green as soon as I return to the forums. That is the sign of an April fools joke.
Ugh. I'm glad they did this, too. It brings out all of the people that overreact to any statement that disagrees with something they feel. "It's hard to read" and "It bothers my eyes" are not statements of nerd rage. Annoying != funny. Unless you're under 10 and find asking "Why" repeatedly to be superior to anything Pryor ever did, of course. D-bags, the lot of ya'.
To me, "nerd rage" defines an aspect of nerd culture. That being: "nerds" tend to be a cranky lot, who believe their alleged above average intelligence allows them the ability to complain and criticize just about anything they find remotely irritating. Nerds have an odd innate disorder that forces them to overreact to just about everything. I seriously think I see more complaining from fellow nerds than I do from vegan straight-edge kids.
Alas. It is a reason why "nerds" shall always be disliked by other subcultures!
I do hereby petition for the creation of: Chartreuse with hot pink sides, for the official, default, and only available forum colour to ever be allowed into existence on these here forums.
Join me, Brother's! And Sister's! And Nerdrage Tween's!
NeGITIVE, ReSISTANCE IS FuTILE, COMMENCE ASSIMILATION11!1!!
To me, "nerd rage" defines an aspect of nerd culture. That being: "nerds" tend to be a cranky lot, who believe their alleged above average intelligence allows them the ability to complain and criticize just about anything they find remotely irritating. Nerds have an odd innate disorder that forces them to overreact to just about everything. I seriously think I see more complaining from fellow nerds than I do from vegan straight-edge kids.
Alas. It is a reason why "nerds" shall always be disliked by other subcultures!
So your scoffing at percieved (incorrectly) nerd rage is a form of nerd rage itself?
This is one sick twisted joke. Ha ha April Fools. So who can fix this puke green on my screen? ;)
Ahahaha!!! You're right!
Horrible!!!
Nerd rage is: I can't easily read this. It's hard to tell what threads I've read and participated in. It hurts my eyes. I hate this crap. I won't ever buy a WotC product again or visit the forums again.
It's not how you say it, it's how you overreact. Random expletives alone doesn't make nerd rage.
I do hate this crap, so I guess I'll have to actually work today or something.
Turned the WotC forums this color.
And apparently took over mudbunny.
;)
rESIsTANcE IS fUTiLE11!1!!
At first I was not really convinced about the funnyness of this turn to green as I actually liked it too much. But upon reading people overreacting in this thread however I was completely convinced and had a few good laughs at their expense! :D
And just who would that be - if you don't mind my asking?
If this is a joke, it's the worst one ever.
Thanks for the migraine, dumbasses.
Seriously? Get over it. You'll live through the day.
I find this funny (well, at least mildly amusing) and think it's good that WotC can do this - kinda laughing at themselves (Gleemax epic fail).
Also like the funny delve..... go Flumphs, go!
Like the old stupid monsters too.
I thought green was for zombies.
How dare you, sir? How. Dare. You. Seriously, how?
Blu - why, I do declare it to be the most whimsical jape of the season. O Zombie Babies u iz the jester!
*sigh* Not that I expected more, but ...
(If you're serious, so am I. If you're joking, so am I.)
No we know what WotC is all about. What color are the forums? Green. What color is money? Green. Sick-o money grubbing jerks. Suffice it to say, I'm done with this greedy company and it's stupid message board full of company men. Peace, son!
OH EM GEE! Ur totally correct! How could we not see it b4?
*sigh* Not that I expected more, but ...
OTOH, watching some people defend changing the color scheme (again) on April 1st as if it was actually funny is kind of entertaining, isn't it? It's like watching George from Seinfeld, you can't help but laugh at him, he's not really funny, but he's so sad and pathetic.
ALL uR BaSE R BeLOnG TO GLeeMAX!!!!1!!
We iz aLL PwnD n00bs Now U IZ in our base an KiLLin Us
How dare you, sir? How. Dare. You. Seriously, how?
Sorry, my racism against zombies was uncalled for.
(If you're serious, so am I. If you're joking, so am I.)[/SIZE]
Yes.
Sorry, my racism against zombies was uncalled for.
Damn straight. Meany.
I thought this was someone's really, really bad idea.
I hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it .i
==Off topic==
Did you hear that there is going to be a new mod. Yeah, someone by the name of Orc_Moderator_of_Posts. Evidently it is a regular poster whose had some problems. They figure that he can mod his own posts so if they get reported he has to automatically delete them. So if you see a thread locked by this guy, just report the last post and he'll have to delete the post and unlock the thread.
I fail to see how a color can be funny.
I find it amusing because of basically it is referencing the epic failure of gleemax. As this IS the gleemax GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!.
The second reason I find it amusing is that people take it this seriously.
Then again, why am I not surprised that WotC would pick such an unpleasant idea for April Fools?
I find it amusing because of basically it is referencing the epic failure of gleemax. As this IS the gleemax GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!.
The second reason I find it amusing is that people take it this seriously.
Who's taking any of this seriously? :P What? If they can play a lame April Fool's joke I can certainly respond in kind. Thanks to all that played along. ;) :D
My real problem - beyond the difficulty in seeing new posts from thread titles - is that the boards are moving slower and slower all the time. Is it related to this crap? I'm guessing it is.
Seriously? Get over it. You'll live through the day.
Seriously get over our complaining. You'll live through the day.
gleemax may be a horrid mind retching abomination, but is is nothing compared to GLEEMAX 2.0
For fun try typing out gleemax's color, it get replaced with "GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!".
Seriously get over our complaining. You'll live through the day.
I'm not the one who resorted to name calling.
Try typing gre3n without the leet.
You get "GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!".
You get "GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!".
Dang-it. You just cannot type gre3n anymore with it turning into "GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!".
this is not at all funny.
YEs, SuBMIt ANd BE aSSIMIlATeD11!1!!
I'LL NEVER GIVE INTO GLEEMAX.
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh C'thulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn."
*Falls to ground.*
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh C'thulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn."
*Pounds floor*
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh C'thulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn."
*Pounds floor while crying.*
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh C'thulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn."
*Sobbs hysterically.*
I can really change it??? LOL another Awesome to you sir! and ummm my original title did not have Gleemax!Gleemax! written over and over again...i fear we really ARE being assimilated! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!:surrender
Seriously you guys. Pull your heads out of your ***** and stop being jerks. I can't even change the GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!, and I've tried seven times now.
you.I miss my regular colors (and I did try changing it back--didn't work). Oh well.
I will simply check back tomorrow (which is just 20 mins away over here) and hope it has gone back to Realms-looks. If not, there always is Candlekeep.
The colors are so loud I think I just got synaesthesia.
+1
Win.Heh, that's kind of nice
If you type skin strait out you get "GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!".
This is in addition to green being effected.
If if you type something like "GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! dragons have GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!" it gets zapped.
Mr T Language Filter?
Awesome!
Yeah one year the filter was altered so that every 'you' came out 'foo', 'hate' was changed to 'pity', and I thin "I" was changed to "I pity the foo"
Just like today people were freaking out and saying its not funny.
Some people have no sense of humor. I look forward to seeing what WotC will pull every year... from the classic original box set themed website the one year, to the blog posts chronicling a gelatinous cube's rampage through the WotC offices, and who can forget when "Hasbro announced WotC would be making a my little pony RPG"
While not nearly as monumentally unfunny as the Day of T-Speak or the My Little Ponies avatar wretchedness, I'll admit, this foray is just about weak and inept enough.
Kudos.
It's the GLEEMAX GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!.
If you go to your user profile you can set if to default.
Heres the link: http://forums.gleemax.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
It will be at the bottom of the page.
This does not work. It was the first thing I tried, like ten times...
SuBMIT TO ASSiMILaTIOn.
Do people realize today is April 1st?
How is making the screen look better an April fools joke?
This does not work. It was the first thing I tried, like ten times...
That to permently set it to GLEEMAX.
Not to turn it off.
Do people realize today is April 1st?
And does Gleemax/WotC realize that the point of April 1st is that you are suppose to do something funny. Ya know, like a joke or prank. Also, I noticed that this happened to me before April 1st.
iT TIcKLES tHE GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!.
Also, I noticed that this happened to me before April 1st.
That could be because of time zone differnces.
That could be because of time zone differnces.
Ya, I think it happened around midnight central or eastern time. I was surprised by that because WotC is on the west coast as am I.
Edit: though this stylesheet is using the Gleemax forum activity icons.
And to all the people who are saying the stuff like "This is the worst joke ever..." etc: Did we all forget the My Little Pony avatars so quickly? That de-evolved into a couple days of flaming WotC and lots of unneeded vitriol for what, in the end, were soe fairly cute pictures. I'd say that the g_reen (which is much easier on my eyes than the normal colors and in no way "neon" as some have said) and the apparent taking over of Mudbunny etc is actually pretty good by WotC standards.
Plus, they released a web-enhancement for Dungeon Delve with 4e Flumph stats so it's all good. :D ;)
I guess we finally found out what the conficker virus did.
Turned the WotC forums this color.
And apparently took over mudbunny.
Никакое милосердие не должно даваться кретинам высшего качества, типа вас непосредственно!
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!!
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!!
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!!
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!!
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!!
zWolf -out.
I just say that i've registered just to say that this g r e e n colour it's "fugly".
So if you say, "The gleemax GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! has a GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!." it gets all garbled.
It seems the theme gets transmuted as well.
So if you say, "The gleemax GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! has a GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!." it gets all garbled.
Ahahahahahahahah :D
From now i'll use "Gleemax" as the magic word that casters and monsters say when casting something save vs death. :embarrass
P.S.: Like the old Power Word Kill: "GLEEEEEMAAAAAAAAHHHHXXXX"
The hideous GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! is back.
I'm so outta here.
I was stoked to read this, but then I remembered it's April 1st today.
:P
No need to inflict this on everyone.
If you want to keep it, it is the GLEEMAX GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!.
You can go here and set it as the default: http://forums.gleemax.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
But on the same note they expressly dont allow you to opt out of the and set it to something less painful now.
Since the last time I logged in everything went to a puke GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! some links I can't see anymore. Is there a way to kill the color?
I suspect the answer is wait until midnight.
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
damn
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
hell
Honestly, this became old very quickly.
It is painful to view.
If you tell someone that his shoe is untied (when it isn't) and he looks, it is an April Fool's joke.
Driving spikes through people's eyes is not an April Fool's joke.
But honestly, there is no fooling going on unless it is more the traditional just playing us for fools.
I wonder if this is the idea of the ORCs to pay us back for making them work so hard.
EDIT: T H E M E....haha funny...I hate you guys.
Then again, my favorite color is GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!. :P
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It is painful to view.
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Driving spikes through people's eyes is not an April Fool's joke.
I still don't get this, what's wrong with Forest G_reen and Olive Drab? (Oh, and a light pastel g_reen) I find it quite soothing compared to the usual tan etc, and may change my default to this tomorrow.
Let's say, for example, someone was searching for information on a particular class feature in time for a game TONIGHT. Coming back tomorrow's no good, it'll be too late then. In changing the site as it has, WOTC is thus doing its readers (especially newcomers) a disservice.
With all the other PR problems WOTC has had lately (late release of DDI content, still no Paypal accessibility, etc, the company needs to cultivate, welcome, and embrace new customers/readers/players, not drive them away with silly HTML tricks like this.
Anyway, that's my 2cp
I still don't get this, what's wrong with Forest G_reen and Olive Drab? (Oh, and a light pastel g_reen) I find it quite soothing compared to the usual tan etc, and may change my default to this tomorrow.
I think one problem is that many people will have monitors with all their screen adjustments set to different points than others. It will be set to how they prefer it to be. If we could switch, we could find something to fit our settings. My computer is hooked up to 32" flat screen and I have set it for watching both TV and the normal setup here. Now, among other things, there is an enormous amount of black not to mention dark colors which act like a mirror and reflect practically all the light that shines upon my screen. So, I have a 32" glare spot (like driving west with a dirty windshield while the sun is low in the sky...) staring at me. It blows chunks.
Since the last time I logged in everything went to a puke GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! some links I can't see anymore. Is there a way to kill the color?
Ice pics to the eyes should do the trick. If that doesnt work I recommend using some type of battery acid.
I think one problem is that many people will have monitors with all their screen adjustments set to different points than others. It will be set to how they prefer it to be. If we could switch, we could find something to fit our settings. My computer is hooked up to 32" flat screen and I have set it for watching both TV and the normal setup here. Now, among other things, there is an enormous amount of black not to mention dark colors which act like a mirror and reflect practically all the light that shines upon my screen. So, I have a 32" glare spot (like driving west with a dirty windshield while the sun is low in the sky...) staring at me. It blows chunks.
True I didn't think about the glare issues that could be caused (I get almost no glare on my screen, ever.)
I'm in a dark room for Christ's sake!
To see for yourself, Google "Warlock Tips Please" (and include the quotes) -- then click on the link that directs to the WOTC archive pages, not the arenajunkies pages. Or just use the following linky:
http://forums.gleemax.com/wotc_archive/index.php/t-816181.html
If you can't see it at first, just do a text find for Gleemax.
Even stranger? While they managed to hit archived pages as above, the "Advanced Search" page on this site retains the color settings in place yesterday (at least for me). So they execute the changes on sites most people would never see, but not on integral parts of this forum site itself. Weird.
Changing live pages on the forums site? Cute for a while, then irritating. Changing ARCHIVED pages? That's not just an April Fool's joke. That's overzealous and unnecessary (though probably also unforeseen)
At least, let's hope so.
(though probably also unforeseen)
You got it in one. They most likely didn't anticipate that adjusting the filter would hit even the archived threads. Or if they did, after the Mr T speak and Pirate speak events, they had no way to get only the live threads without the archived ones also.
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
Hmm, yep, posting that word gets the above instead.
In other news, I aprilfooled my pbp FR community by telling them we were updating to 4th edition, and the post-Spellplague setting. Some folks nearly quit in disgust. That prank worked rather too well.
Aargh! Why do the forums keep crashing? Damn gleemax!
Ya, I think it happened around midnight central or eastern time. I was surprised by that because WotC is on the west coast as am I.
Updates to the site seem to come on 12AM EDT. I don't know why, but it is so.
wow.
On a side note, wasn't there an unwritten rule about April Fool's jkes that you could only pull them before noon? That's the way anybody I know treats them. If so, this color schem should have reverted hours ago. they're just prolonging the agony.
Oh, and you cannot use the color tags to turn things green. Because it shouts "GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!" in the place of green.
Except this isn't the Gleemax stylesheet. It's some abominable mixture of themes. The stylesheet was (is) blue/white with verdant highlights, not olive/leaf/deadfall/beige.
Edit: though this stylesheet is using the Gleemax forum activity icons.
Actually, I have seen this stylesheet before, on the old Gleemax subforum.
This is the orginal one.
Whats really funny is that I actually LIKE this scheme better... I hope I can keep it as a custom set when it flips back.
zWolf -out.
You can. It is the GLEEMAX theme and you can set it to default here: http://forums.gleemax.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
NeGITIVE, ReSISTANCE IS FuTILE, COMMENCE ASSIMILATION11!1!!
wE AgReE!
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold
Or something much more colorful like that
It's not easy being GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're
Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
Or stars in the sky
But GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!'s the color of Spring
And GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! can be cool and friendly-like
And GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! can be big like an ocean, or important
Like a mountain, or tall like a tree
When GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why
Wonder, I am GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! and it'll do fine, it's beautiful
And I think it's what I want to be.
There are two gleemax skins.
This is the orginal one.
I'm kind of appalled that someone in a professional capacity thought this was a good idea for a default forum appearance.
Probably not. Some of us wanted to keep the My Little Pony avatars, but only one person was granted that wish (as far as I could tell). And the Mr. T language filter was cool too, but we weren't allowed to keep that. Talk like a pirate was fun too.
Who says you can't still have My Little Pony avatars? They still have two of them on the list.
I suspect the answer is wait until midnight.
If it's an April Fools thing, worst one ever...
So here is my earth shattering idea, WOTC CHANGE IT BACK....PLEASE!!!
Now I know that there are other people out there who hate this new color scheme, otherwise this thread wouldn't be here.
So here is my earth shattering idea, WOTC CHANGE IT BACK....PLEASE!!!
Second that! April Fools is over. Let's stop the insanity and just let people choose their T.H.E.M.E. once again.
T.otally
H.orrible
E.lectronically
M.anaged
E.nvironment
It's a trap!
I tried summoning C'thulhu to defeat gleemax, but the it is now curled up in the fatal position crying.
That is to funny.
If it's an April Fools thing, worst one ever...
If it's not an April Fools thing, it's time to break out the pitchforks.
Am I the only one who doesn't hate the new GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!?
Nope....I like it too....how do I get it to be permanent??
I'm fairly certain they had to set all this stuff by hand - and will likely have to remove it all by hand as well.
So, while it may not roll-over at exactly midnight PDT, it should go away during the morning on Thursday.
Here's hoping that those of you who could stomach it long enough to stick around had at least a little fun with it.
[EDIT] - Looks like the other forums are starting to get their colors back. We're toward the bottom of the list, but it shouldn't be long now.
Nope....I like it too....how do I get it to be permanent??
When April Fools is over you can change it under MyAccount\Edit my thread viewing options.
Borg GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! is awesome! I hope there is a setting i can change to make it permanent.
You can!
Follow this link: http://forums.gleemax.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
Set the skin to GLEEMAX.
Also for those that haven't noticed, the words green, skin, and theme change like so, "GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!".
I'm kind of appalled that someone in a professional capacity thought this was a good idea for a default forum appearance.
You should see GLEEMAX 2.0
That thing is worse.
One a similiar note, the orginal gleemax board couldn't be changed from that skin.
There are two gleemax skins.
This is the orginal one.
Wait, really? Did they dig this up from 1997 and decide it deserved to be turned into CSS?
Blizzard's got April Fools down to an art. They unveiled the Archivist, complete with a webpage with all the trappings of their actual in-game classes.
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/archivist.xml
I can't help but think someone at Blizzards is an FR fan. Seems like this guy was snatched right out of Candlekeep, cause how many other game settings give even a half-notable mention of librarians.
I want the old look back!
The curse is over! Gleemax has been eliminated!
Has the horror that is GLEEMAX been slain?
The GLEEMAX GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! has a GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!!. :P
Looks like the words are still changing.
:P((Just let the QQ-ers believe that.))
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
crap.
I mean, what the hell?
What's next, randomly banning people or draining our bank accounts and claiming it was a joke?
Stupidest. Joke. Ever.
Yes, even dumber than GWBush.
Yay, it is back to normal *wink*
Why, what was it before?
The curse is over! Gleemax has been eliminated!
Rejoice!!
SPIRIT GUN!!
DOUBLE SHOT!!!
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Sith pig wants some Gleemax too.
Why, what was it before?
*LOL*
and you think a small chair will protect you? *G*
But at least we don't have to look at the eye-vomit any more.
The whole thing was not only not funny, it actually drained humor from the world. It was anti-funny. The world actually had a net worth of less funny for this whole rigmarole.
Some people have no sense of humor. I look forward to seeing what WotC will pull every year... from the classic original box set themed website the one year, to the blog posts chronicling a gelatinous cube's rampage through the WotC offices, and who can forget when "Hasbro announced WotC would be making a my little pony RPG"
I agree that it's cool to see what they pull, but this year I think many people had a legitimate complaint. Messing with the color scheme on an area that people spend a lot of time reading, and not allowing people to change said color scheme, is actively repellent to people who are prone to headaches/migraines. Heck, I average less than a headache per month (and the ones I get are almost invariably fatigue related), and I was starting to have problems at one point yesterday.
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Just to check:
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
No, no it isn't.
Gods help anyone trying to have a serious conversation about gre3n-skInned goblins or maybe campaigns th3mes.GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! ... gre-en
I did not know this board had customized skins.
Yeah, same here but then I didn't really care enough to ever look before either.
But I do like the GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! look better.
Many forums don't allow local user changes to skins as policy, so default is just something you get used to as the norm.
paitence is a virtue Everything back to normal(or what consists as normal on these forumns)
BTW not very original there OrCs (Bad Orcs)
;)the word replacement is still in effect. pretty annoying.
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! ... gre-en
I'd suspect that the fil-ter has to be set by someone high enough in the chain to only have a 9-5 @ WotC.
I'll make sure it's mentioned to CM, however for repair when they can get to it.
Seriously, a little codemonkey trick that probably took no more than 10 minutes to enable is still there more than 7 hours after it should have been disabled? (This April Fool's thing started just before 11:30 Eastern Time March 31, and it's now just after 7am Eastern on April 2). just... wow.
And can anyone say for sure that if/when the text filter substitution is disabled, all existing posts won't remain permanently disfigured? Because if everything is affected (including archived posts, see my note in a previous post above), then the value of these forums as a research tool for those genuinely interested in learning more about the game and its mechanics & flavor will be seriously compromised. Didja think about that, codemonkeys? Well, didja? Smart money says no.
Does anybody on the planet still doubt that WOTC's IT folks suck at this whole computer thing?
[[This post was brought to you by the letter X, the number zero (0), and the color GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!. (G-R-E-E-N)
SONOMABEETCH, it's still happening!!!!
^Just testing^
EDIT: so it's the word GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
EDIT: Fail
Forgot to check in yesterday. I usually enjoy the April Fool's hijinks around here. I'm glad to have missed the GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! regurgitation though :P.
Despite the protestations of a very vocal minority it wasn't that bad. There's just always a group of posters who can't handle WotC messin with the boards, without fail. Happened during the T speak, the pirate speak, and the MLP avatars. I remember some unusually extreme reactions to the My Little Pony incident, actually.
DISCLAIMER: This post was not intended as a dig or insult towards any particular poster or group of posters, just an observation.
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
gleemax
Edit: Still...
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! is gone, the filter will be fixed as well.
Seriously? Get over it. You'll live through the day.
People causing me several hours' worth of pain is not funny. Seriously. It hurt. Have you ever had a seriously bad migraine?
People causing me several hours' worth of pain is not funny. Seriously. It hurt. Have you ever had a seriously bad migraine?
Yep, and I didn't use the computer or try to read until it passed.
I actually find the GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX! less "eye-biting" than the parchment style.
Besides, posting a pic lihe that is baiting. ;) :P
-Posting any picture or link that is not directly from the WotC website is against the Code of Conduct, technically.
-Ultimatley, April Fools jokes are supposed to be funny. That wasn't very funny. It was annoying. And that whoever it was who tampered with the word filters hasn't changed things back yet makes it funnier, but in the bad, not funny way.
It makes posters look like total retards to people who don't know what happened. I mean, it even changed archived threads, and now that it's past April 1, they should've changed the text back. But apparently, since they actually altered the HTML code, unless they've backed up EVERY SINGLE THREAD on another server, it's permanently changed.
And I still say that causing people literal pain (in my case for several hours, completely ****ing up my day) is NOT funny. It's rather cruel, in fact.
[edit] Also, the word-filter is still in place, and the F-word is apparently also FUBAR'd.
EDIT: It looks like I can use the G color in the OTT but not here. I have to use DG or something like that.
Does anybody know when the filters will be fixed? Are they just going to be forgotten? Will the coding expire or whatever after a set period of time?
And now someone's overwriting our posts with that stupid
crap.
I mean, what the hell?
What's next, randomly banning people or draining our bank accounts and claiming it was a joke?
Stupidest. Joke. Ever.
Yes, even dumber than GWBush.
If you have no sense of humor it would be best to stay off the internet on April 1st. Come back on the 2nd and continue your online life.
If when you arrived and the changes had caused you pain. Did you continue to come back to the forums? Did you continue to try and navigate the forums?
Why would you continue to do something that you have stated caused you pain. Would you stab yourself in the leg with an ice pic and say dang that hurts? Then continue to stab yourself to see if it still hurt?
Once I realized what it was when I could not change the theme back I just laughed on the inside and moved on.
green
skin
theme
Yah, we can say these words again.
Still can't say that one. :P
This is a test.
green
skin
theme
Yah, we can say these words again.
LOL
For some reason I imagined you cringing each time you typed one of those
You should see GLEEMAX 2.0
That thing is worse.
One a similiar note, the orginal gleemax board couldn't be changed from that skin.
No way. Absolutely no way. Gleemax 2.0 is actually a pretty good style. Clean lines, complementary colours, and graphics designed by someone who was actually thinking straight. Single column, page-centered, with good visual differentiation for new threads; the only real flaws with Gleemax 2.0 are that the game banners don't mesh well with it. Beyond that it's just a sensitivity to working with dark text on a light background, but given that many people find it just as hard to work light/dark that's a wash, and hostile predisposition in the user towards the whole Gleemax project.
The rest of the problems are with the forums themselves, i.e. some really bad organization.
So, if anyone thinks I have ADD or something, that's why.
Gleemax has taken over.
Gleemax is all powerful.
Gleemax is your friend.
Gleemax will not try to stab you.
Gleemax is your friend.
Gleemax shall be obeyed.
Gleemax did not stab me. Indeed, he merely gave my lung a present. A knife. The pointy end. Hard...