MU Peeves Thread

[Wizz]

@Pyrephox

Hey, I am starting to play again after like, almost two years! If it could happen to me…

[Polk]

@dvoraen Agreed. Don’t try to force it. If you try to MUSH without the passion within yourself, it’s going to become a chore.

[shit-piss-love]

@Pyrephox I feel this. I’m at the point where I would like to get into a game again, but just watching for a game that actually speaks to my interests. I tried two in the past few months but didn’t click with either. I keep giving it a shot by at least going through CGen and testing the waters by getting on Guest and asking questions.

[KarmaBum]

@Pyrephox I was thinking about you/this last night (hence the random DM).

This whole hobby requires inspiration. When you have none, it’s just spinning your wheels.

Whether you get your mojo back by stepping away till you can gain traction or by ramming on the gas and digging your way out, it always feels like a chore to find your muse in the muck.

I’ve had success myself both taking a break for a while, and just finding someplace I’d call “cheap RP” - a character I’m not deeply invested in on a game I could walk away from - and pushing through till I found something worth playing.

Either way, I do hope you find your mojo. You’re always

[RightMeow]

I took five years off from MU. I came back. Now I’m on the fence, but I’m still here!

Even if you don’t play, we are still your community and here to talk with and reach out to. Also, if it’s your depression - remember our brains are awesome, but they like to lie to us.

In closing - Be kind (to yourself and others)

[Pavel]

@RightMeow said in MU Peeves Thread:

Be kind (to yourself

Mental illness says no. Must commit to things that I can’t commit to and then feel bad about being unable to commit even though everyone’s really understanding about my inability to commit.

[junipersky]

@Pavel

Get the hell out of my head

[Pavel]

@junipersky said in MU Peeves Thread:

@Pavel

Get the hell out of my head

[dvoraen]

@Pavel I am very creeped out by this GIF for some reason.

[somasatori]

@dvoraen
We all live on a Yellow Submarine!

[Testament]

I would really love to know why my work VPN has no issue going to sites for Ares based games…so long as the http address has a .aresmush.com in the command prompt line.

And any other Ares site address that doesn’t use that my work VPN is like “OH SHIT, THAT IS A DANGEROUS SITE DON’T GO TO IT”.

I’m partly being sarcastic in this statement and I’m partly annoyed because I honestly don’t know what difference that makes.

[junipersky]

@Testament

Lol, my work is the opposite! If it has aresmush in the name it is an evil games link, but not? Totally cool.

[Testament]

@junipersky Well, now I’m even more confused.

[Wizz]

@Testament

…has @Faraday secretly been evil this entire time

[shit-piss-love]

It always blows my mind when companies don’t have a split tunnel VPN. Like, do you enjoy having all your employees eating your bandwidth with netflix and youtube steaming all day?

[helvetica]

@shit-piss-love said in MU Peeves Thread:

employees
netflix
all day?

omgosh who would do that

[Faraday]

@Wizz said in MU Peeves Thread:

…has @Faraday secretly been evil this entire time

No but really, site-specific firewalls are notoriously arbitrary.

One thing to look at is whether the site has a security certificate. Many places using an aresmush.com subdomain take advantage of the easy mode or 1click install options, which will set up HTTPS. Custom domains are more commonly on HTTP, which many browsers/VPNs will see as inherently fishy. Those are just trends though - there are custom domains with HTTPS and aresmush domains without. Depends on the game.

Some VPNs also see websockets or unconventional ports as fishy.

Others are just keyword based, so if it sees the word “GAME” in the site it may block it.

Still annoying though.

[Duke Whisky]

I’ve found that usually it is because GAME.aresmush is a subdomain so doesn’t flag as a new website whereas the custom URL takes a few weeks/month(s) for IT policies to allow the new website through.

Mostly because when it happens to me I get a massive warning note from IT explaining why it was flagged.

[Faraday]

@Whisky said in MU Peeves Thread:

whereas the custom URL takes a few weeks/month(s) for IT policies to allow the new website through.

What on earth kind of system is that IT running? Preemptively blocking ALL websites you haven’t whitelisted is some next-level draconian weirdness.

[Solstice]

I really need to read posts first. You put it far better a few posts back.