HelpBot

[Fangfallen]

I suggest instituting a bot in the main lobby chat. It would be accessed much the same as how the mods access their commands.

- User types "/help"
- Bot replies with a list of questions:
"/1 - How do I access the shop?"
"/2 - What are moderators, and what do they do?"
"/3 - How do I make a game?"

Then the user can type in "/1," "/2," etc and get the answer.

This shouldn't be too hard for Lopdo to institute and to those of you who may say that it would cause a lot of spam, you are wrong. When using the "/" at the beginning of a line, it renders it invisible to everyone, and the bots reply would only be visible to the person who typed the command.

I realize Lopdo is busy, so in an effort to help him, I'll make up all the questions, and give them valid answers, then he'll have all that, and just have to make the coding work.

So, all of you, feel free to ask some common questions, and I'll put them in the spoiler as things which the bot should be able to answer.

[Fangfallen]

Questions:

Spoiler: show

[royalblue]

Wouldn't it be easier to just put a FAQ as one of the bottom row buttons?

And are you asking us to give you questions to build into the hypothetical network of responses?

[Fangfallen]

Wouldn't it be easier to just put a FAQ as one of the bottom row buttons?

And are you asking us to give you questions to build into the hypothetical network of responses?

On armor and kong those buttons don't appear, I believe.

Yes, I want questions for the network of responses.

[royalblue]

"Is it weird if one of my nipples is larger than the other three?"
"How can I save all the fish from drowning?"
"Why is that annoying Fang guy still around?"

I honestly can't come up with any real suggestions that aren't in the tutorial or related to acquired skills. Maybe user colors or game algorithms?

[highlander]

Wouldn't it be easier to just put a FAQ as one of the bottom row buttons?

And are you asking us to give you questions to build into the hypothetical network of responses?

Already is a FAQ button top right.

[calleharnemark]

Wouldn't it be easier to just put a FAQ as one of the bottom row buttons?

And are you asking us to give you questions to build into the hypothetical network of responses?

Already is a FAQ button top right.

In your version of the game only?

[Ratburntro44]

Most of these questions seem like something someone would figure out the answer to before they would figure out how to use the HelpBot.

[BeatlesFan]

- User types "/help"

Then the user can type in "/1," "/2," etc and get the answer.

When using the "/" at the beginning of a line, it renders it invisible to everyone, and the bots reply would only be visible to the person who typed the command.

/1 "How do I ask the bot a question?"

/2. "What is the command to ask a question?"

/3- "Why is this not working?"

/4: "Maybe using a colon?"

/5+ Without the quote marks?

6 okay with no slash this time

Screw this bot thing - can one of you guys on the map answer my question?

[Fangfallen]

Most of these questions seem like something someone would figure out the answer to before they would figure out how to use the HelpBot.

I'd imagine that if this system was in place, the HelpBot would say something along the lines of, "Type /help if you need any help."

I'd also imagine it to sound less ludicrous than that.