Possible bug with the feed buttons...

gemgeiststorm • 18 February 2013 at 5:49 AM

I keep having trouble with some of the feed buttons not "clicking" on the first couple tries and then getting a pop-up that says congratulations, I've already fed that creature, come back tomorrow.
Now if I were speed clicking that would be one thing, but I click wait almost a minute or so (some show in less than a couple seconds while others don't) and nothing. Click again. Same thing, or the second time it will take.
There's no set duration or number of times that it works/doesn't work. It's sporadic.
The Majority of the time for Most of the creatures the buttons work. But even Then it seems only when I make sure to click them dead center of the button.

If it never worked, I'd say it was either my connection being too slow (it can be) or my browser acting up. But it's not straight across the board on whether it will misbehave or not for whatever creature I'm clicking at that moment.

1. Your browser - Firefox
2. Your browser's version - As far as I know the latest one.

I'll be on site on and off through out the day. Thank you. Any help or information will be appreciated.
~me

mims_mus • 18 February 2013 at 7:11 AM

I have experienced the same thing.. I'm on firefox too.. ^^

gemgeiststorm • 18 February 2013 at 11:00 AM

Ah, so it's not just me. Thanks for posting, mims_mus!

Huh... Is there anybody out there using one of the other browsers reading this that can tell us their experience on this subject?
Like people who use Safari, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or if there's another one out there... Do you have the same trouble with the "feed" button?
Or is it just possibly a Firefox issue?

5eggs79 • 18 February 2013 at 11:01 AM

@gemgeiststorm I had the same problem, but I'm using Internet Explorer.

gemgeiststorm • 18 February 2013 at 11:25 AM

Thanks for letting us know 5eggs79!

Well I switched to my Google chrome (which I'm not fond of) and there's no improvement here either.
So that makes it 0 for 3 as I believe the terminology goes.

My connection is "High Speed" (my room mate says it's DSL but he's not sure either) so it's not because I've got a really crappy access speed.

borgore • 18 February 2013 at 11:28 AM

@gemgeiststorm

This happens sometimes. Once you've clicked the button but it doesn't say you've fed it, you actually have. It tends to lag a bit. Next time this happens, move to the next crit, go back to the crit you've fed and it'll say you have. 😊

gemgeiststorm • 19 February 2013 at 9:38 PM

Thanks for weighing in borgore.
I do do that but it still seems like the lag is just huge. I can move down a list where maybe four out of ten creatures don't lag then come back to the original six only to have them still show unfed.
It's not on all creatures, it's really sporadic when it's going to work and when it's not. But when it doesn't, and there's a large amount of creatures in need of clicking/leveling/feeding, it's a total bear to deal with.
And I don't mean the fun cuddly kind either. Those I like. X3
But I guess I'm just going to have to wing it. Just do other things and work with what works and skip what doesn't when I'm pressed for time.
This is why I'm only going to run ten tops at a time until they've made it to the level 2k. I'm not going to put nice folks out because my little beasties are being beastly. XD
Thanks again though!

april__ • 19 February 2013 at 9:49 PM

@gemgeiststorm

This happens to me quite frequently on Google Chrome. some days more than others.

I've just begun to ignore it. XD

gemgeiststorm • 19 February 2013 at 9:54 PM

Thanks @april__.
It was happening on both my chrome and firefox. And yep, some times/days worse than others here too.
I think that's likely going to be my option too. I hope I still manage to fulfill returning favors in a timely fashion though. That's my main concern. That the short amount of time I can give directly to returning favors won't be spent on trying to just do rf's for two or three folks & then I'm done.
We'll see what I can come up with to make sure that's not the case though.

ems • 19 February 2013 at 10:05 PM

@gemgeiststorm I'm on Internet Explorer, and I have this problem periodically too, but I agree with @borgore . For me, it's normally just lag, and it doesn't happen very often.

april__ • 19 February 2013 at 10:13 PM

Maybe it happens more when there's more people on? And the servers are busy?

Although, sometimes this also happens with the post reply button too...
XD

No idea. I'm not a computer expert.

gemgeiststorm • 19 February 2013 at 10:20 PM

@ems Well, I would agree with you but it's happening to me pretty much every time I come on & I don't keep regular hours so I'm not sure if it can be blamed on surges of people stampeding... What it is, nooo clooo.
Thanks for posting though!

@april__ me neither. I know some basic stuff but that's even pretty outdated. I could tell you what might be broken on something like back in the nineties but now? Nuh uh, all bets are Off. XD
And yep, I get it on pretty much any button thinger on here but it's the most noticeable to me when I'm trying to feed everybody's critters. I guess that's because I'm trying to hussle then & it breaks up my pattern. 😋

crescentfeather • 19 February 2013 at 10:34 PM

This happens to me. 😋

fluffycat • 23 February 2013 at 4:28 AM

Guys it's a server lag thing.

When server starts to get too much traffic per second it lags instead of crashing.

ladythegreat • 23 February 2013 at 6:58 AM

@gemgeiststorm
Also often happens to me.. I'm on Chrome..