Thread:Vorknkx/@comment-3547390-20161116194210/@comment-1496755-20161216221824

Oh yes, it is very awkward and clumsy - each university has its own database, which is not directly connected to the central one at the ministry. So that's why we do two exports every year (on the first day of April and November) so that the ministry can update their database with our exported information. And if something changes in between... well, tough luck, you are stuck in a time paradox. You are an active student again, but the ministry's database says you're on a leave because it's still October and their database will be updated in November. And guess what - when this happens, angry students come to vent their frustration at ME because I am the main administrator of our database. So if something goes wrong, it's clearly my fault, I was probably drunk and fell asleep on the keyboard or something. So I explain to them, again and again, how the whole thing works (stressing on how I did not design this system and thus have no power to change its update schedule), yet they are still convinced I messed up their lives because I am this evil guy who ruins people's futures for no reason. And even when November comes, changes do not happen immediately because errors have to be eliminated (for all departments, not just ours, which means the other administrators also have to do their share of fixing, unless they are busy listening to someone venting frustration at them) and then, of course, all universities in the country have to submit their data uploads as well... and so it can get pretty protracted (and time paradoxes do not go away quickly). The new information for some of the returning students was not properly entered into the ministry's database until December 14... that was just 3 days ago! And 1.5 months after November 1st, which is supposedly the official date of the data export. Naturally, I get frustrated, but have no one to vent at...

I could swear the elevator in the building where I grew up was haunted. I had a theory (with a friend of mine) that some contruction worker died during the building process.

Sure, I have my fair share of old scratch scars. Luckily, my current cat is really nice. But she is a bit clumsy so a few times she gave me nasty scratches by accident.

Heh, or imagine having to haul cargo to some place while avoiding the police. But then there is no cargo or police and you just drive aimlessly, passing through buildings and terrain as if they were ghostly. Oh wait, this already been done!

The really nice thing is that you are playing the series in the proper order. In my case, Hexen 1 was the last game I played. Before it, I had already beaten Heretic, Hexen 2 and Heretic 2, so it felt like an annoying gap. A nagging feeling I had missed something important. And thus I was very happy when I finally got my hands on it. I could finally see a smoother and more meaningful evolution of gameplay, rather than the abrupt jump from Heretic's to Hex2's play style. You'll see... in 10 hours ;)

Heh heh, at least you're making their life difficult. I am pleased to say I've never had a compromised account so far. And I hope I won't have one.