shouldn't every joke have limits?

[Squinky]

If this is a joke post, then kudos. If not, and "Marcus" is serious, then I think you need to read the part on the ags page that says ags is not for everybody....

[MillsJROSS]

Okay, everyone let's calm down and look at the facts.

Sometimes a joke can go too far. But it really depends on who the joke is told to. A person decides what and what not they wish to be offended by.

Marcus here has chosen to be offended, let's not make fun of him for doing so. He has a right to his oppinion. His only fault is not giving other people a right to their oppinions.

Here is why I believe him to be wrong.

AGS is free. CJ has slaved away to make it so you can use it, his only payment is your gratitude. If you have suggestions for AGS, and he sees it's importance he tries to work it in.

There is an easy work around to CJ joke. Adjusting your clock settings isn't rocket scientist. It's something an average user should know how to do. CJ assumed that most of the people working with the software would be somewhat competent (not saying you aren't marcus). In fact you can do it in three seconds. Double-click your menu bar below, on the time, and everything else should be self-explanatory.

Now, the last point I make, and perhaps the most important is this. You wouldn't be so angry with CJ if AGS was crap on a stick. In fact you'd probably just say so and never use it again. But, the truth is, that AGS is an easy powerful engine that facilitates the making of an adventure game. Even if you didn't know the work-around. AGS works wonderfully 364 days a year (365, if on a leap year). And once again, AGS IS free.

It's with this logic, that we see your anger is really because the engine is sooo good and useful. You're mad that you can't use this engine for one day. And what does this say about AGS and CJ? It says that you love both,  you think that AGS is a great engine, and CJ is the creator of said engine. So your anger is the product of your love. So instead of being angry with CJ for one joke and one day, congradulate him for the other days the engine has worked for you like a dream.

I hope you can now understand why people aren't taking you seriously, now.

-MillsJROSS

[Squinky]

And anyway, I'm sure we'll be on version 2.9503 by next christmas...

[Nine Toes]

I don't know... I always liked little "easter eggs" in programs and games.

Wutz uh troll?

[MrColossal]

also i do hope I'm talking here with highschool/college people and not adults. (not that high/college people cant be adults but they're allowed to be non-adults too)

Oh well, the day is over and now there's no reason to be sad anymore, we can run AGS again! Woo!

I just REALLY want to know what you ment by that Marcus? What does that have to do with anything ever at all? I'm 22 years old and I graduated from college last May, can I participate in this conversation or am I to adult?

I'm not trying to be a jerk I'm just totally confused.

And yes, I agree with Mills. When all is said and done AGS worked every single day but one [technically it still worked] so why not post a hooray for that instead of a boo for the one day?

[DGMacphee]

Also, I'm 22, yet I'm still in university (read 'college' to USAers) -- does that classify me as an adult or a college person?

Also, I found the joke non-offensive -- If I am indeed a college person, why is it that I'm the only non-adult person (between marcus and myself) with a sense of humour?

Oh fuck it, I'll tell it like it is: Marcus, you're retarded if you're going to knot your panties over something so insignificant!

Why don't you just write a letter to Dennis Leary's agent if you want to start a crusade against offensive humour?

Why pick something so insignificant to bitch about like a MINOR JOKE IN AN ADVENTURE GAME CREATION UTILITY???

If CJ does change it, what exactly have you achieved, genius?

I'll tell you: SWEET FUCK ALL!!!

You could have spent your time doing something constructive like painting a picture or putting your cat in a microwave oven.

Seriously, you would utilise more potential with the aforementioned "cat in microwave oven" scientific experiment than you would in your complaints about a TINY ANT'S TESTICLE-SIZED JOKE IN A COMPUTER GAME CREATION PROGRAM!

Hope that clears things up.

P.S. HAPPY FUCKING NEW YEAR!

[Igor]

I'm grandpa and i'm gonna take a nap now...

Oh, DGMacphee, son, watch your filthy mouth young man, or you'll have to clean toilets again.

[DGMacphee]

Bite me, gramps!  

[santiago]

It says that you love both,  you think that AGS is a great engine, and CJ is the creator of said engine. So your anger is the product of your love.

This is so mature and wonderfully written I think I'm gonna cry.   :'(

[BOYD1981]

do ants actually have testicles?

[Ishmael]

Now I'm sure I had something witty to put on this line, but I forgot it... anyways....

I could have started AGS yesterday (25th), but I didn't. If you find this joke so offensive, why don't you get an older version?`I'm using 2.56, and the joke's not in it. But as I've seen the message, it does say "take a day off", so why don't you just follow that?

Who knows if CJ has planted in there more of these jokes? LIke if you try to start AGS on new years eve after 10 o'clock PM, it tells you to go blast some rockets instead of making a game.

Why am I always so late from these topics that everying wise has already been said?

[LordHart]

I once knew a Markis. He wet his bed while his electric blanket was on and electricuted himself...

I think what I'm trying to say here is that he was lame, and so are you...

...lame, that is. Not a electric blanket-bed wetter.

Or maybe you are!!! :o

[shbaz]

Heh, you just KNOW someone left because they were mad the program shut off on christmas.  Anyone who gets offended at everything like that would probably leave for another reason, if not that. I seriously doubt that you are correct here.

I agree that the average computer user doesn't know how to set their clock differently, but the average AGS user is not the average computer user. Anyone who can't set their clock is going to have a hard time figuring out how to do anything in AGS. I kind of wonder if you're defending this just because YOU couldn't set your computer clock differently, which is just funny.

I'm not resorting to peer pressure, because immediately after reading your post I felt this way. You come off as one of those annoying people who screams bloody hell over any little thing that could possibly, maybe, slightly offend one person in 400,000.

[Blackthorne]

Yes, I agree.  Joke gone too far.

We must boycott AGS now.  For good.  No one should every use AGS, anywhere, for any purpose, so we can send a clear message to Chris Jones........ "Screw you, and your free program too.  We hate it's convient features, and the fact that it allows any schlep off the the street to make a decent game, despite having no useful programming knowledge.  You sir, are an ignoramus for creating such a program, and how dare you put jokes in it.  For shame.  Forsooth.  Forever we hates you, Baggins.  Theif.  Theif.  It stole our precious.  We hates it forever." So, in the name of the Horned King, Lord Sauron and Darth Vader, Chris Jones we curse your name to the hallowed halls of evil doers.  You wank.  Or something.

Bt

[Proskrito]

hey, if you are dissappointed, ask Chris your money back!! (i've heard that he will even send 10 times the money you paid back to you)

[m0ds]

At Christmas, you eat Turkey. You Marcus, are a turkey. Therefore, two turkey's are related.

[Domino]

I could understand being upset if this were software you had bought at a store. But since this is a free program and CJ asks no money in return for it, you should just be grateful that you even have AGS.

I'm just happy to have a program like this to use, and i'm not the greedy type to tell the programmer what to do. How would you feel if CJ decided not to do AGS anymore and decided to say Screw You All because people are nitpicking about the most minor things.

Just be happy you are able to create adventures with AGS and you don't have to dig deep into your wallet to enjoy such a wonderful program

BG

[densming]

Maybe CJ should put a random date in there so that AGS stops working randomly on certain days.  Now THAT would be funny.

[TerranRich]

Zing!


EDIT:

Er, I, um, agree with the fact that that would indeed be quite a hilarious spectacle.

[Raggit]

"You could have spent your time doing something constructive like painting a picture or putting your cat in a microwave oven."


I find this joke higly offencive!!1!!11!!