Discussion: Introducing Tweet Code Thursdays!
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Absolut_,
Posted on: 2012-07-11 13:32 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
Where do I access my direct messages?
I think I figured out why I didn't get a code yet... because my Twitter account was protected.
That means they couldn't see my re-tweet. I had no idea how/what protecting my account did, but figured it increased privacy somehow. Which I thought was a valuable thing to do. And since I never got any kind of request so far as I could see... well... I was never able to approve @CityOfHeroes.
Guess that means I missed this go-round.
Just got mine! For anyone that is still looking for theirs, I found it on the top toolbar, on the icon of the human person that doubles as a drop down menu, just to the right of the search option. When I clicked on it the direct messages said (1). Yay!
Also, I entered the code into the Paragon store and was told it was invalid. I then logged into my NCSoft account from a web browser and applied the serial code there and it worked just fine. Hope this helps others!
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Well, they can't start the next round until they finish sending codes for this round. I think the response was "a bit" more than they expected.|
Originally Posted by Lucretia_MacEvil
me three, waiting impatiently for the next round.
Seriously, about how often can we expect them, d'you think? |
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
I had my account protected at the time of the retweet also so I hope that didn't make them miss my retweet.
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- Dawnshift (50 Peacebringer/Virtue)
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Maybe people that retweet should prepend if they are on a EU or NA account?|
Originally Posted by Coin
It's not so much that I got a US code as I know it can be used, it's more that they didn't specifically state at any point it was for US accounts only. If they had, I wouldn't have wasted time retweeting it, or their time in sending me the wrong code. Gods only know they are going to be hectic enough with this
 A simple tweet before hand would have been enough, really. |
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Originally Posted by Ultimus
Where do I access my direct messages?
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Originally Posted by Morrigana
Just got mine! For anyone that is still looking for theirs, I found it on the top toolbar, on the icon of the human person that doubles as a drop down menu, just to the right of the search option. When I clicked on it the direct messages said (1). Yay!
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Originally Posted by Morrigana
Also, I entered the code into the Paragon store and was told it was invalid. I then logged into my NCSoft account from a web browser and applied the serial code there and it worked just fine. Hope this helps others!
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- Click on "Account" at the top of the Market Window.
- Enter NCsoft Master Account Password.
- Click on "Redeem code", then enter the code.
- Log out to the login screen, and re-enter the game.
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If you are using a browser to access Twitter, here's a picture for you.|
Originally Posted by Ultimus
Where do I access my direct messages?
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Click the little down arrow by the icon of the head, and then click Direct Messages (there's more below that, but it isn't needed for this answer).
If you are using a phone, well, you'll have to play around in the app to find it, they vary.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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"Protecting" your account means that only those in your follower's list can see your posts. And that you have to approve a follower before they are added to your list. In an unprotected account, all your posts can be read by anyone who views your profile page, regardless of whether they follow you or not. And anyone can follow you at any time without notifying you. You can "Block" them if you don't wish them to follow you, by reviewing your "followers" list to see who is watching you. But you can't stop them from following you in the first place unless you "protect" your account. Then they have to sent you a message requesting to be added to your list.|
Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven
I think I figured out why I didn't get a code yet... because my Twitter account was protected.
That means they couldn't see my re-tweet. I had no idea how/what protecting my account did, but figured it increased privacy somehow. Which I thought was a valuable thing to do. And since I never got any kind of request so far as I could see... well... I was never able to approve @CityOfHeroes. |
It's a good way to reduce spam and bots, and to keep the traffic of your tweets more private, but it sounds like it could have 'issues' for events like these.
We are not old, so long as we continue to chase our dreams.
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Yeah, I applied it in the Promo Code area then realized it probably wasn't the right place to apply it. Just wanted to let people know the mistake I made so they could avoid doing it, too!
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
Maybe people that retweet should prepend if they are on a EU or NA account?
Did you try to apply the code onto the market, or to your account?
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And according to the latest tweet, all codes have now been sent out. If you haven't received a code it was because they couldn't send you a DM.
I guess that's due to my Protected settings?
EDIT: Yep, that's it according to their followup tweet.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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That's my guess. I'm in the same boat. So does unprotecting it make it show up or are we just out of luck until next time?
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Originally Posted by Texas Justice
And according to the latest tweet, all codes have now been sent out. If you haven't received a code it was because they couldn't send you a DM.
I guess that's due to my Protected settings? |
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- Dawnshift (50 Peacebringer/Virtue)
As of 11:50 PDT:
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Originally Posted by @CityOfHeroes
City Of Heroes @CityOfHeroes
Codes have been sent out! Check your DMs here on Twitter! If you haven't received a code, it's because we couldn't send you a DM! |
And just a few minutes ago:
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Originally Posted by @CityOfHeroes
City Of Heroes @CityOfHeroes
In order to claim a code, you've got to Re-tweet the post. If your account is protected, we can't see it! |
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City Of Heroes If you get a code and are in the EU, send Zwillinger or Hit Streak a PM on the forums so we can verify & replace. These codes are NA only. |
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If you get a code and are in the EU, send Zwillinger or Hit Streak a PM on the forums so we can verify & replace. These codes are NA only.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
So what code did they give out earlier? More Dark Matter auras?
EDIT: Nevermind, just got answered on Twitter...
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| Many people have asked what the code was for earlier. It's for a Dark Matter aura. Picture attached! #cityofheroes pic.twitter.com/XGBCPU7V |
Main Hero: Chad Gulzow-Man (Victory) 50, 1396 Badges
Main Villain: Evil Gulzow-Man (Victory) 50, 1193 Badges
Mission Architect arcs: Doctor Brainstorm's An Experiment Gone Awry, Arc ID 2093
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
it's NEVER too late to pad your /ignore list!
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Yes, Dark Matter Aura, aka Kirby Dots.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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Same here -- a quick perusal of Twitter help shows that, if you've set your account to Protected Tweets, only people who are following you can see your tweets and re-tweets. Since CoH only follows 31 people, only those people can have their Tweets protected and still RT CoH.|
Originally Posted by Texas Justice
And according to the latest tweet, all codes have now been sent out. If you haven't received a code it was because they couldn't send you a DM.
I guess that's due to my Protected settings? EDIT: Yep, that's it according to their followup tweet. |
Ah, well -- I'm not unprotecting my Tweets just to get Kirby Dots.
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Pauper
Wait a minute... so we participate in this exercise but don't get anything for it ? I created the stupid Twitter account just for this. Sorry COH but this truly sux. What the heck is a DM ??? How do we get them ??? Never mind... I knew I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up for anything. Piss poor way to run a promo. Yes, I guess I'm among the "disapointed ones".
**Damien**
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." ~Dr. Seuss.
"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. "
And my Tweets are now unprotected so that I'm ready for the next round, whenever that may be.
I won't be tweeting anything until then and will set it back to Protected after getting my code following my Retweet.
Figures there would be problems with this. I've been taking time off for a couple of weeks (all days in Contract worked + some extra) and go back to work next week so that I likely won't be able to participate then.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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Yes, that was the code. |
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
So what code did they give out earlier? More Dark Matter auras?
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I think this will easily be one of my most used costume items. I'm looking forward to more people getting these! Again, when (positive thoughts) the aura goes on sale, I will buy it for my alt account(s).
Triumph: White Succubus: 50 Ill/Emp/PF Snow Globe: 50 Ice/FF/Ice Strobe: 50 PB Shi Otomi: 50 Ninja/Ninjistu/GW Stalker My other characters
Yup! They still have a few more bugs to work out in this process; it seems they didn't factor in the "protected accounts" and how that would play in the event.
If your account is protected, and you are following @CityofHeroes, you can retweet their messages. But only the people on your "followers" list can see your retweets.
Since @cityofheroes doesn't "Followback" folks that follow them, you'll never get a request for @cityofheroes to be added to your followers list. And they'll never be able to tell that you are retweeting the stuff they send out.
The only 2 options in this case appears to be; to (temporarily) disable your protection, or to somehow get @cityofheroes to request to follow you in your protected mode.
We are not old, so long as we continue to chase our dreams.
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You can look at my earlier reponse to Ultimus to see a picture of where to access Direct Messages if you are using a browser.|
Originally Posted by damienray
Wait a minute... so we participate in this exercise but don't get anything for it ? I created the stupid Twitter account just for this. Sorry COH but this truly sux. What the heck is a DM ??? How do we get them ??? Never mind... I knew I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up for anything. Piss poor way to run a promo. Yes, I guess I'm among the "disapointed ones".
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Since this was a last minute change to how they were going to run the promo I don't think they had fully considered how many responses they would get or how it would affect people (like me) with Protected tweets.
They are working to try to make it more accessible but when plans change on short notice some things get overlooked.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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Thanks for the updates!
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
{Re-Tweets}
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Yeah, I temporarily disabled my Protected status and will only enable it after I've gotten a code. |
Originally Posted by Vargr
Yup! They still have a few more bugs to work out in this process; it seems they didn't factor in the "protected accounts" and how that would play in the event.
If your account is protected, and you are following @CityofHeroes, you can retweet their messages. But only the people on your "followers" list can see your retweets. Since @cityofheroes doesn't "Followback" folks that follow them, you'll never get a request for @cityofheroes to be added to your followers list. And they'll never be able to tell that you are retweeting the stuff they send out. The only 2 options in this case appears to be; to (temporarily) disable your protection, or to somehow get @cityofheroes to request to follow you in your protected mode. |
I doubt they would request to Follow me, they have to put up with me enough on the forums as it is.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
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DM is a "Direct message". You can tell you have one by looking at the top of your Twitter page on the browser. There's an icon of a person's head and shoulders there. A number will appear next to it if you have messages waiting, or you can just click the down arrow beside it and select the Direct Messages line in the drop-down that appears.|
Originally Posted by damienray
Wait a minute... so we participate in this exercise but don't get anything for it ? I created the stupid Twitter account just for this. Sorry COH but this truly sux. What the heck is a DM ??? How do we get them ??? Never mind... I knew I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up for anything. Piss poor way to run a promo. Yes, I guess I'm among the "disapointed ones".
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In order to participate in this event, you need to ensure you do not have your account set to "protected". You do that from the same "down arrow", but select "Settings" from the drop down. In the page that come up, scroll down until you see the entry "Tweet Privacy" and be sure the box next to it is not checked. Then you'll be "Golden" for the next code release!
They said they'll be doing multiple releases today, so make sure that box is unchecked and you can get your code in the next release, which should happen "shortly(tm)".
We are not old, so long as we continue to chase our dreams.
I've seen this happen rather frequently, where posts I know I've made disappear from the main twitter stream but I can still see them in my list of personal tweets, and where posts from folks I follow also disappear, but can still be found on their profile page.
Hopefully you'll get your code soon, and Twitters flaky web code won't be a problem for this event.
EDIT: Looking at Sooner's page directly I don't see her Retweet. Of course, since my tweets are Protected I don't think anyone here can see them if they tried. /shrug
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.