Bell Tree Direct - 2.2.20

[John Wick]

Hooray! Big things are happening everyone, so glad to see this announced at last!

Is it going to look like the sites I've seen, with stuff down the right, cramping the forum so it's not full width?

Though I only have a mobile I always use desktop view so I don't feel like I'm on a mobile, but the preview I saw made me feel like I was in a coffin, and that WAS desktop mode.

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Also, why can't we keep the avatar width?
I only bought this a week ago.

 

[skarmoury]

new stuff!!! soooo excited for the new interface (and mentioning usernames!!!!!! yay!!)
also thanks for the bells, I'm 40 tbt less poor :')

 

[Justin]

Is it going to look like the sites I've seen, with stuff down the right, cramping the forum so it's not full width?

Though I only have a mobile I always use desktop view so I don't feel like I'm on a mobile, but the preview I saw made me feel like I was in a coffin, and that WAS desktop mode.

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Also, why can't we keep the avatar width?
I only bought this a week ago.

We haven't made final decisions on every design element yet, but please stay tuned for more previews soon!

As Jeremy said, we plan on offering some compensation for avatar width purchases, don't worry.

 

[toadsworthy]

lol, yes bring back Simon hahaha

 

[LambdaDelta]

• Trade system

wonder if this'll mean more easier ways to hunt down desired collectibles

• A usable image uploader

lmao, this level of dunking

• The Blog Tree will be retired and archived

gomen, apples

• Some forum add-ons bought in the shop will no longer have any functionality

well, this'll be interesting to see what gets left behind. width extension mentioned below, but perhaps maybe the animation as well? mailboxes, maybe????

• Differing avatar sizes between users will no longer exist, but will show in different sizes on different parts of the forum

so was this the true reason you were still absolutely refusing to release us the height extension?

assuming users means *all* users, staff included

We'll provide replacements for some of these things, such as compensation for users who own the Avatar Width Extension.

woo, free egg funds!

While we've decided to retire the blog due to lack of use, we'll be considering an Animal Crossing focused alternative for those who use it as their town blog.

will probably never use myself, but glad this idea is on the table. especially with all the new/returning members we'll be getting that may like to have this

The forum is moving servers this Wednesday, February 5th, which means it will be down for some time.

got any minimum downtime estimate, or just will try to get through as smooth and fast as possible?

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Game Week Coming Soon​

There was only one more TBT Week that was teased in our Official TBT Week thread that we haven't hosted yet: Game Week! It will be starting in two weeks, on February 16th.

yay, new week

You'll have one last chance to play our TBT Arcade games that you may remember from TBT Fair 2017. Since the Arcade will be left behind with vBulletin, it won't be coming back again!

wow, I can't believe game week will only get one shot before being dead forever lmao

We'll also be hosting some game nights and tournaments for Nintendo Switch games like Super Smash Bros, Splatoon, Pokemon, and Mario Kart. This will be the perfect time to play some other videogames before your gaming is completely consumed by Animal Crossing.

no switch myself, but this is cool

I'll just hope any actual prizes won't necessitate owning a switch. though if they do, then oh well

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Two Bell Giveaways!​

Today is 2/2/2020, so we have 2 bell giveaways for you! We're giving out 20 bells twice to an unlimited number of members, as long as they're redeemed within one week from today.

nice, 2 bags of 20 on 2/2/2020. thanks

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I bet that the Groups feature is one of the few features going away. There are even more people on this site owning a weird doll than people who like Groups.

ngl, I completely forgot that the groups add-on as even still a thing

but yeah, it can honestly go too

 

[Justin]

I bet that the Groups feature is one of the few features going away. There are even more people on this site owning a weird doll than people who like Groups.

Yes, Groups will be leaving too. That's why we put the item out of stock last May.

 

[cornimer]

Wow this is huge! I'm so excited to see TBT 3.0, the preview of the new banner has got me hyped. And I love that we will get one last chance to play the arcade games

 

[toadsworthy]

Will the egg hunt still work the same this year with a new forum?

 

[Dinosaurz]

THE BLOG TREE WILL BE ARCHIVED THANK THE LORD IM NOT RELIGION BUT

 

[Hanif1807]

Love the incoming new look of the forum. Can't wait to use it!

 

[Alienfish]

Sounds promising, and I love the avatar change, not a fan of how it was so positive news. Thanks also for the bell and hope updates and such goes smooth

 

[xSuperMario64x]

It'll probably take me forever to get used to XenForo. I've been really active on here for three and a half years so I'm very used to the way that vBulletin looks.
I'm also sad to hear that the Blog Tree is going away, although there are many other websites for writing blogs so I suppose making blogs on TBT is kinda obsolete.

Also nice to hear that users will be compensated for add-ons they bought that can no longer be used, though I'm sad to hear that they're no longer available. Hopefully the new site has more interesting avatar accommodations.

So I have a few questions:
- Is the compensation a percentage of that or the full amount?
- When you say that the Blog Tree will be archived, does that mean we can still look at it (and potentially download it)?

 

[That Marshal Fangirl]

Wow, exciting! Thanks for the free TBT. I can't wait to see the fully updated site and all the new features it has to offer. Kind of sad about not being able to use my Avatar Width Extension anymore, but oh well. I'm also looking forward to seeing who will be our newest staff members. c:

 

[mogyay]

wow this is super exciting, can't wait to see all the new changes! and i'm rly excited for game week (even if i can't participate bc i'm dumb and my brother has the switch) it was one of my suggestions for tbt on the survey we did for the new year event

also thanks for the bells!

feels nice saying i'm one of the OG people when we move over haha, a flex

 

[dizzy bone]

I’m excited to game with y’all <3

 

[Emolga59]

Bye blog tree. It was fun making blogs that ended up being really cheesy.


But anyways ty for the bells and I can't wait to see all the new changes!

 

[Zura]

I’m excited to game with y’all <3

I can't wait to play with you too!

 

[Darkesque_]

Ooooooh, yayyyyyy! I can't wait for Arcade Week!

Better mobile functionality
Quote notifications
Threaded private messages
Alerts
Mentions with @username
Trade system
A usable image uploader
Discord integration
Reactions (more than just likes)
Full list of emojis
Brand new design

I am super excited especially for the trade system!

 

[LambdaDelta]

btw, would it not be a good idea to remove the stock for any add-ons that will be leaving us with the forum software move now?

just so nobody grabs and gets disappointed after later realizing they could've just skipped

 

[will.]

super excited for this! more mobile functions and integration sounds super promising and an update to the site will look great! username mentions is *chefs kiss*