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Group Halls location

I found a group hall lot marker in Bailestorth Shin!

It said I could build a group location* -- I AM SO UP FOR IT!

To sum up: YAY!!

*...although I can't yet.  But -- "soon"!  :D

Posted 72 days ago by Jacuzzi Queen Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • WHOAAA!!! Awesomesauce!
    Posted 72 days ago by Georgia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Smooth catch :) Perhaps we should all explore on info mode to see where else there might be spots like these, or if they've all been cleaned up ;)
    Posted 72 days ago by Liza Throttlebottom Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oooooooooooooooooh!
    Posted 72 days ago by E D D I E Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm so freaking shaking right now...
    Posted 72 days ago by Empyreal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Check out the article in I believe the Wiki. They made these available for a very short time at the end of beta. Theres even a little video!
    Posted 72 days ago by Muncey Mango Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yep, they were fun...........while they were out.
    Posted 72 days ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh poo.  I'd hoped they were signs of Things to Come, not Things that Were.  *keeps fingers crossed, just in case*
    Posted 72 days ago by Jacuzzi Queen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well, they're supposed to be coming eventually. They were just lower on the list of things to do than other things.
    Posted 72 days ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I can still see its label in info mode, but the image is gone. This is exciting!
    Posted 72 days ago by Fernstream Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How has no one commented on the Butterfly being named Bruce Wayne?!
    *high five* to the fellow proud geek who named that critter :D

    Oh right... Group Halls *cough*
    Old or new, that's still a cool find :)
    Posted 72 days ago by xombiekitty Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Shouldn't it be a batterfly? ;)
    Posted 72 days ago by Muncey Mango Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Butterfly by day... batterfly by night.
    Posted 72 days ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Here's one in Fairgower Lane on the last day of 1st Beta.
    www.flickr.com/photos/bribl...

    A few Group Streets were built, first come, first served.  New Streets was a Group.

    ETA:  The Greeters Group Hall on the last day of 1st Beta.  The excitement was too much for some of us.
    www.flickr.com/photos/bribl...
    Posted 72 days ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How do you get into info mode (it's probably right in front of me, but I don't see how to do it)
    Posted 72 days ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Tibbi press I.
    Posted 72 days ago by Muncey Mango Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think that's been visible in info mode for a few months now, so its presence probably doesn't mean much.
    Posted 72 days ago by Jus​tin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love the i function - noticed a marker in Eglesgown Wanks saying 'Nuh Squeezing wuz here' too. Awesome!
    Posted 72 days ago by Jendaline Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Jendaline, I investigated and that was a note left by a user previously named Nuh Squeezing, would ya believe it, more than seven months ago! Neat stuff this i function turns up!

    Unfortunately I accidentally picked the note up while investigating :(
    Posted 72 days ago by Liza Throttlebottom Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oooh good work Liza - might have to do some hiding of notes around Ur now just for the sake of it :)
    Posted 71 days ago by Jendaline Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I find it more likely that they're a remnant of the past than a sign of things to come.  I'm not saying that with 100% certainty, but shortly after launch it was pretty apparent that housing attached to physical locations without any upkeep or other means of removing inactive players was shortsighted, didn't scale to a growing community.  Didn't even scale to a shrinking community, as that just left abandoned blocks and houses all over the place with no way for them to be reoccupied. 

    Group hall street signs on standard streets would have the same issue.  Wouldn't be long after the game went live before new players would be complaining about all the prime locations, possibly ALL the locations, being taken.  And threads would go up asking for group halls to have upkeep or to be destroyed by rook attacks if inactive, etc., etc., etc. 

    two cents
    Posted 71 days ago by Red Sauce Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Saucelah: I would think it would work like Home Streets. Only accessible by clicking the player or their Profile. So Group Halls would only be accessible by visiting the groups page or clicking on the group name in the sidebar, rather than being an active location in-world. 
    Posted 71 days ago by Juniparr Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Those are remnants from the past.  We had Group Halls only on the last day of Beta, just before the Reset.

    It seems likely to me that if this feature is reintroduced it will be the same as Home streets, instanced.  Group members will most likely either have keys or the Halls will be open like Towers.  I suspect, as before, there will be a project to build the Hall and cultivate the street and/or yard.
    Posted 71 days ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I just hope we will eventually get Group Halls...sigh...it's been a year+, with lots of great upgrades and changes...but still love the concept of a place to meet with a smaller group of my friends, and especially with street projects gone, a place for all of us to work together to build something special...I miss having real impact in expanding the world like we had with street projects.  I get they didn't scale well, but sadly the new feats which unlock entire regions don't seem to be scratching the itch to contribute to building the world...now maybe if each feat was unlocking a street (since they do pass rather quickly)...and we had them ongoing most of the time instead of irregularly...hmmm...but I digress...yes, group halls...those would be nice to see...
    Posted 71 days ago by b3achy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Time to start hoarding building materials again. ^_^
    Posted 71 days ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @ b3achy, to paraphrase things that have been said by staff on forums and in Global, group islands/halls are still coming, but when they went back to beta to rework much of the game, group locations weren't going to make sense or would need to be reworked unless they were done much later, after the changes. 

    Since the major changes are done, I witnessed someone in Global ask stoot about them about a month ago, and he replied something like "still coming, but no earlier than two months from now" -- so as soon as a month, and as long as imaginable.  Heh. 
    Posted 70 days ago by Red Sauce Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Soon"

    That is all.
    Posted 70 days ago by Grem Sketch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • More than two weeks
    Posted 70 days ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink