10-27-2004 01:33
can we please have some indication that we're in the middle of trying to teleport or log out? every single time i try to teleport or log out around other people i get the black screen with the bar and they keep typing at me. but i can't tell what they said because i'm looking at a black screen. if it's just a teleport i can look at chat history but people seriously think i'm being rude and teleporting in the middle of them talking. sometimes teleporting takes 15-20 seconds and they see me just standing there like i'm still paying attention.

even worse is logging out. i hear them still typing to me but i can't check history anymore. whatever they say is lost. this happens every single time i log out around someone. no joke. even after i say goodbye. and logging in i hear people typing before i get past the loading screen. obviously i'm already in the world and they can see me but i can't see them or do anything about it. then logging out they can still see me but i see myself as gone.

so here's my suggestion....
1. when i'm logging in don't make me visible to anyone until i'm actually past the loading screen and can see them.
2. when i'm teleporting put some glow on me or play a sound or hang a sign around my neck or something so people know i can't respond. or even better, put that progress bar over the regular view and not a black screen. or all of the above.
3. when i log out, make me invisible as soon as i get the black screen so people don't think i'm still there.