What happened to KZ (http://sinisterdesign.net/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=4)? He hasn't been on since April 03, 2010, 04:30:37 PM.
no idea
i haven't seen any mention of it, and according to posts in the introductions forum, he usually takes 2 weeks at the start of of November
If I'm not mistaken, he's in the middle of final exams right now. He'll probably show back up in the next week or two.
I'm glad it's just exams. I was a bit worried since he didn't say anything (in here).
KZ will probably disagree that it's "just" exams... :D
The Русская мафия is extorting him.
Quote from: CraigStern on April 20, 2010, 05:37:08 PM
If I'm not mistaken, he's in the middle of final exams right now. He'll probably show back up in the next week or two.
He's not back yet.........
He's gonna be mad that he missed the downloadable demo's release
he goes to oxford right? how long do their exams last?!?
KZ last wrote to me on May 3. Apparently he's been prepping for his final exams, which begin in early June.
It's good to know that everything is OK.
Quote from: Pylons on April 21, 2010, 10:47:13 PM
The Русская мафия is extorting him.
Really russian mafia
If no one has noticed same thing has been going on with me except not finals just busy. I have been gone for a while this is probably the only time I have.
Sorry, Crusadur Tastidian, for not saying anything. I did noticed that you were gone. I hope everything is OK with you.
This thread appeared because the folks around here got worried that KZ didn't show up for quite a while. In all the time I've met him (starting from the old forums), I don't recall something like this ever happening without a previous warning. Furthermore, he's a mod (#2 in command, if you like) that posts quite regularly, so his absence was noticed, in particular because Presentiment and his alias were disturbing these forums.
(If it makes you fell better, around last November I was quite busy too and that wasn't a reason to create a thread about what happened to me in the old forums. Probably because I'm not a regular poster as KZ was up to April.)
KZ would actually be 3rd in command. There are two Admin's, Craig Stern and a generic "Admin" that was probably needed to create the forums, or some other silly reason.
Besides that, I think KZ may use this time to test us. I'd say we're doing pretty well, as Craig, as far as I'm aware, has only had to step in once... so we're not in total anarchy.
I'm concerned KZ's disappearance more than others because he seemed to be the productive life of the forums. His posts are what made me think and gave me ideas, and while he was hear it was new idea after new idea. There were so many attacks and characters and creatures being discussed and formed that we were often not even done with one discussion before somebody else posted another idea. I know this doesn't just have to do with KZ, but I just noticed that, marking the beginning of his absence, the forums have really declined in the ways of productive posting. Meanwhile the forum games are more active than ever. Therefore I know the imagination and talent for creation is still in this society, it's just dormant...
^ dormancy followed by a resurge hopefully. I hope he does well in his exams.
He posted in the thread about the updated AI (http://sinisterdesign.net/?p=525) a few days ago, saying:
'Great to hear that- AI is getting better over time and gives more of a challenge (given what a pain in the back in TPA2 the Greater Ghost was, I'd expect now more of the high level from other units as well). Looking forward to trying my hand once more with all the usual battles, etc. Seems quite a lot of progress is being made, what with the interface re-vamp, new in-game portraits, voice-acting, and now AI. Methinks I won't be missing out on all this innovation for too long now (at min=2/3 more weeks)! "
if he is taking exams then those must be some pretty long exams
Once you get to college, final exams tend to be spaced out over the course of a couple of weeks. I expect we'll be seeing KZ again soon. :)
Quote from: Ertxiem on May 22, 2010, 07:05:14 AM
Sorry, Crusadur Tastidian, for not saying anything. I did noticed that you were gone. I hope everything is OK with you.
This thread appeared because the folks around here got worried that KZ didn't show up for quite a while. In all the time I've met him (starting from the old forums), I don't recall something like this ever happening without a previous warning. Furthermore, he's a mod (#2 in command, if you like) that posts quite regularly, so his absence was noticed, in particular because Presentiment and his alias were disturbing these forums.
(If it makes you fell better, around last November I was quite busy too and that wasn't a reason to create a thread about what happened to me in the old forums. Probably because I'm not a regular poster as KZ was up to April.)
Actually don't really care not to many people are noticed absent and even more created a thread on.
And Craig is right those exams aren't like high school or middle school exams
yeah, i left for finals and nobody noticed me either :'(
its been over 2 months and almost 3 months. how long are his exams gonna take >.<
i really dont beleive exams take as long as that. has kz just forgotten about the forums or something because he has been gone to long
Unlike me, KZ would never desert the forums; not without a good reason. He would definitely tell us first, at least.
I think KZ decided to be absent from here because he may have felt that he couldn't avoid spending more time than he intended and he needed the time to study.
As soon as KZ finishes his last exam (perhaps mid July?), I'm sure that he'll come back here (provided he still remembers the url :P ).
Quote from: Ertxiem on June 22, 2010, 08:28:04 AM
I think KZ decided to be absent from here because he may have felt that he couldn't avoid spending more time than he intended and he needed the time to study.
As soon as KZ finishes his last exam (perhaps mid July?), I'm sure that he'll come back here (provided he still remembers the url :P ).
Bang on right, Ert! (And I've got the url bookmarked, so no need to remember it :P)
Anyhow, to answer the thread's question: I am back, and I've been away 'cause I was preparing for my finals, had two sets of them, and just finished last week.
And I'm about to see if, in absentia, folks kept true to the spirit of using proper grammar and punctuation, abiding by the rules and posting constructive stuff ;)
Welcome back. As you can see, the suggestion topics more or less stagnated while you were away.
Thanks, steelfist! Well, let's resurrect them then!
Is KZ gone again?
Possibly its been 4 days from this post.
Nope, I'm all here, but I've been very busy the last couple of days. Might be like that for most of the summer- though, hopefully, it wont' be the case.
Is KZ gone or just not posting?
He may be logged out to look around without us being able to recognize him other than "Guest".
Relax. He's probably on holidays.
Or his ISP has also screwed up! (Joking) :P
Edit: I rewritten the 2nd sentence - it was a mess.
Or and I quote (literally)
Quote from: KZ on July 11, 2010, 07:47:29 AM
Nope, I'm all here, but I've been very busy the last couple of days. Might be like that for most of the summer- though, hopefully, it wont' be the case.
Though school wise where I am its the end of summer, school has started just today. But technically its not the end of the season yet.
I forgot his post saying that he might be busy.
Well, this just proves that taking a quick look at the previous posts or using the search function may give us the correct answer in a shorter time.
Quote from: Ertxiem on August 17, 2010, 08:52:27 PM
I forgot his post saying that he might be busy.
Well, this just proves that taking a quick look at the previous posts or using the search function may give us the correct answer in a shorter time.
To be honest I just got this by a sudden jolt of memory.
I think KZ has moved on. Even if we do hear from him, I don't think it will be often.
Nope, as I did say before, I have been very busy this summer, what with the work and all, so although I do glance at the forums, I don't have time to log on and post. However, I, hopefully, will not be as busy as before, and will post here more often. Worry not folks, I haven't forgotten ye all. ;)
And thy peoples hath not forgotten ye.
[spoiler]I assume that GD posts no longer count?[/spoiler]
Quote from: Zhampir on September 06, 2010, 09:54:19 PM
And thy peoples hath not forgotten ye.
[spoiler]I assume that GD posts no longer count?[/spoiler]
Nope. They sure don't that's why some peoples post count went down drastically.
Quote from: Zhampir on September 06, 2010, 09:54:19 PM
[spoiler]I assume that GD posts no longer count?[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Off Topic]I didn't really notice, my post count didn't go down, either.[/spoiler]
Good that thee haven't forgotten my humble persona!
On the off-topic: the new posts will no longer count, but, unfortunately, like in the games section, all posts made prior to the stop still count. Thus, if you want to see how useful someone was, just have a look at the stats on their profile and see how many posts they made in the games/general discussion and other sections.
As soon as I ask where KZ is, he will return.
Where is KZ now?
Umm... He's not back yet.
... still not here...
...when shall he return?
RIP. KZ will be missed.
*sniffle sniffle* It was a last attempt by the 1337 before they became Ertists. The crushed him under a giant marshmallow covered in peanut brittle spikes landing in the middle of a lake. I would bring him back but I'm a Cowmancer. Not a Necromancer.
Oh, please. I don't have nearly the sense of humour and irony to appreciate that, so I'm going to have to say that it's a mean thing to say. I hope you understand.