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Wake-up Club |OT| Wake-up = life
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ThatStupidLion
Gold Member
phosphor112
Banned
PSN is down for maintenance in NA i think, didn't get to this morning.
Rollo Lawson
Banned
Team 5:53...the champ is here
Uh... nobody else woke up with me todayjust the CPU plants.
PSN was down.
Woke up in 12s and with bots this morning due to PSN maintenance; got the trophy for everyone waking up anyway. Woo!
I picked up the Vita dock yesterday when I happened to pass by it in a store. Sadly it doesn't work unless I take off my case, but it feels a little more alarm clock-y that way.
I picked up the Vita dock yesterday when I happened to pass by it in a store. Sadly it doesn't work unless I take off my case, but it feels a little more alarm clock-y that way.
MisterC20XX
Member
Oh my goodness, the crushing disappointment of missing my alarm, looking at my Vita and seeing that weeping sheep and the scrolling list of names! I forgot that I had my headphones plugged in so I overslept. To hell with this app, I can't take the potential for morning sadness!
To hell with this app, I can't take the potential for morning sadness!Jean-Claude
Banned
So can you only use this with people on your friends list? Two days ago, bots, yesterday, it didn't even work because PSN was down so I got a generic alarm and an error message, and today, bots again.
WrenchNinja
Member
its anyone around the world waking up at the same time as you. Someone actually added me because of this.
Jean-Claude
Banned
So I have to believe that no one in the world with a PSVita uses this app to wake up at 11:00 GMT?
Looks like this really is a flop.
Looks like this really is a flop.
doctordoak
Member
PSN has been down for a few days.
Yeah, you get a trophy for adding someone, so it can't just be your friends.
Hopefully people keep using this and it doesn't drop off a cliff eventually, I plan to go for the 365 days trophy legit.
This is weird. I forgot to leave the app running in the background on standby last night. You'd expect no alarm to go off this morning. Which is true, a Wake Up Club alarm did not go off.
Instead, the Vita started beeping and there was a notification that popped up saying "Time is up. Would you like to launch Wake Up Club?" The hell?
Checking my stats, it apparently didn't count as a failure. Well it certainly did the job, in any case. The beeping woke me up, lol.
Instead, the Vita started beeping and there was a notification that popped up saying "Time is up. Would you like to launch Wake Up Club?" The hell?
Checking my stats, it apparently didn't count as a failure. Well it certainly did the job, in any case. The beeping woke me up, lol.
Huh, weird. But nice.
doctordoak
Member
Weird. Mine asks me if I'd like to launch Wake Up Club every morning; and I always leave it running.
super-famicom
Member
I have my alarm set for6:30am JST.
It took me over a minute and a half to get up and I still ended up in 1st place. Japan must be slacking off.
It took me over a minute and a half to get up and I still ended up in 1st place. Japan must be slacking off.
President of Japan Kamiya never sleeps
metsallica
Member
Does this thing just tell everyone they're in first place? I've woken up with it every day since it came out and have never been in anything other than first place. Only had bots during PSN maintenance, and have only had to "cheer on" real people once. While you may have woken up my heart, Wake-Up Club, you've also awoken my SUSPICION.
CloakedPuppet
Member
I may be only able to give this thing a try a try while my g/f is out of town. Otherwise, my Vita will end up being accidentally destroyed when my back is turned.
Wish list for Wake Up Club:
1. Be able to add friends and look at the profiles of the people you woke up with on a given day /after/ you've shut the alarm off.
2. Add own music as ringtones -- Pretty much anything from C418's Minecraft soundtrack would be awesome, though specifically Living Mice jumps to mind.
3. Add own clock faces? I feel like "the community" could make some super nice looking clocks if they were allowed to.
4. Disable "cheering on" sound effects. I don't want to hear cheering first thing in the morning if I've already turned my alarm off. If I'm tapping someone's icon, I don't want to hear /their/ encouragement.
Was first again today, at 14 seconds, and there didn't seem to be any bots. I am also growing suspicious...
Also there is a trophy for everyone in your group waking up in under 3 seconds, if I am recalling correctly. Unless I set /another/ alarm to go off before /that/ alarm, I don't see that one happening...
Generally getting up at 7 a.m. Mountain Time (UTC-7).
1. Be able to add friends and look at the profiles of the people you woke up with on a given day /after/ you've shut the alarm off.
2. Add own music as ringtones -- Pretty much anything from C418's Minecraft soundtrack would be awesome, though specifically Living Mice jumps to mind.
3. Add own clock faces? I feel like "the community" could make some super nice looking clocks if they were allowed to.
4. Disable "cheering on" sound effects. I don't want to hear cheering first thing in the morning if I've already turned my alarm off. If I'm tapping someone's icon, I don't want to hear /their/ encouragement.
Was first again today, at 14 seconds, and there didn't seem to be any bots. I am also growing suspicious...
Also there is a trophy for everyone in your group waking up in under 3 seconds, if I am recalling correctly. Unless I set /another/ alarm to go off before /that/ alarm, I don't see that one happening...
Generally getting up at 7 a.m. Mountain Time (UTC-7).
Definitely won't happen. They're going to sell them!
I figured that, but a boy can dream. Hell, I'd give 'em $5 for the privilege of adding my own music (given that it's a free app). I'm guessing we won't see Minecraft songs on there, for instance...
metsallica
Member
Yeah that time-based trophy has to be impossible, because it takes longer than 3 seconds for the app to load from standby. Even if I hit the button [as] instantaneously [as possible], it still takes around 10 seconds.
Remembered to throw my Vita on the bedside table last night for some Wake-up Club action. Got a beep that wasn't my alarm, a popup asking me if I'd like to open Wake-up Club (yes), then a connection popup and finally a notification telling me I need to update my System software. I shut the thing off and got on with my morning.
The idea of Wake-up Club >>> Wake-up Club on PS Vita. Having to open and load the app when your alarm goes off instead of just going straight to the social alarm bit is kind of a dealbreaker to begin with. Hope they can improve upon it, but the way the OS is set up currently is just not conducive to being a good alarm clock.
The idea of Wake-up Club >>> Wake-up Club on PS Vita. Having to open and load the app when your alarm goes off instead of just going straight to the social alarm bit is kind of a dealbreaker to begin with. Hope they can improve upon it, but the way the OS is set up currently is just not conducive to being a good alarm clock.
Guh... I forgot I had lowered the system volume yesterday, so this morning's Wake Up was a bust
As neat as this thing is, it's just too much at the mercy of what is otherwise your video game playing device to be entirely practical. Forgetting to open WUC or turn the master volume up to max shouldn't be issues you'd have with a proper (reliable) alarm.
As neat as this thing is, it's just too much at the mercy of what is otherwise your video game playing device to be entirely practical. Forgetting to open WUC or turn the master volume up to max shouldn't be issues you'd have with a proper (reliable) alarm.
Guh... I forgot I had lowered the system volume yesterday, so this morning's Wake Up was a bust
As neat as this thing is, it's just too much at the mercy of what is otherwise your video game playing device to be entirely practical. Forgetting to open WUC or turn the master volume up to max shouldn't be issues you'd have with a proper (reliable) alarm.
Yeah that's a problem. Also when I use it as a proper alarm without the internet connectivity it doesn't make loud noises at all. It's 3 soft alarm sounds that you only hear if you're already awake.
ThatStupidLion
Gold Member
Guh... I forgot I had lowered the system volume yesterday, so this morning's Wake Up was a bust
As neat as this thing is, it's just too much at the mercy of what is otherwise your video game playing device to be entirely practical. Forgetting to open WUC or turn the master volume up to max shouldn't be issues you'd have with a proper (reliable) alarm.
agreed - i'm about to delete it off myself. fun while it lasted.
phosphor112
Banned
Tried to wake up this morning. It beeped, I went to it, Vita told me to update OS.
I was pretty annoyed... The Vita needs to connect to the internet 5 mins before the timer goes off to make sure any updates are downloaded and whatever because clicking on the wake up club thing, then waiting a minute as it tries to connect to wifi AND psn... is super annoying.
Pretty much. Unless you have the program open, not on music or Music unlimited (which I use a lot on my Vita dock), and the thing connected to the internet already, it's useless.
I was pretty annoyed... The Vita needs to connect to the internet 5 mins before the timer goes off to make sure any updates are downloaded and whatever because clicking on the wake up club thing, then waiting a minute as it tries to connect to wifi AND psn... is super annoying.
Guh... I forgot I had lowered the system volume yesterday, so this morning's Wake Up was a bust
As neat as this thing is, it's just too much at the mercy of what is otherwise your video game playing device to be entirely practical. Forgetting to open WUC or turn the master volume up to max shouldn't be issues you'd have with a proper (reliable) alarm.
Pretty much. Unless you have the program open, not on music or Music unlimited (which I use a lot on my Vita dock), and the thing connected to the internet already, it's useless.
perfect free
Member
Woke up half an hour late today because apparently the Vita's "can't find a network connection!" error message takes precedence over everything else until you dismiss it, so my alarm never went off (or rather, it did, but it was hidden behind the error so I never heard it). I think the honeymoon is over.
phosphor112
Banned
Just realized we had the exact same problem.
Completely agreed. If the system didn't insta-sleep while the screen was off, or if WUC wouldn't take so long to open, it'd be awwwwright. But it's way too hampered by itself.
Guh... I forgot I had lowered the system volume yesterday, so this morning's Wake Up was a bust
As neat as this thing is, it's just too much at the mercy of what is otherwise your video game playing device to be entirely practical. Forgetting to open WUC or turn the master volume up to max shouldn't be issues you'd have with a proper (reliable) alarm.
Even silly things for me like: WUC works best when the Vita's in a dock, in my opinion -- it looks and even sometimes acts more like an alarm clock. Since the USB cable is super short, so the power brick has to rest of my nightstand, which is just messy. I suppose I could have the dock there without the power cable, but that seems silly...
I've been setting my "normal" alarm clock to go off 5 minutes after WUC's, just in case WUC's didn't work for some reason. An alarm should be a relatively straightforward thing; to have the app *not* work in its *only reason for existing* seems a bit ridiculous...
Community Forum
Member
Every morning, a bunch of bots. I don't think I've seen an actual person. Everyone always awake already. This is such bullshit. What a piece of shit app.
Oyashrio-Sama
Member
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47371951&postcount=5258
Now up on the store in Europe - looks like most countries covered.
Does Euro-GAF want to start waking up on time?
Now up on the store in Europe - looks like most countries covered.
Does Euro-GAF want to start waking up on time?
foobarry81
Member
Belgium too.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
I will be grabbing this and setting for 5.45 GMT
I doubt it's going to be handy besides the novelty but I'd love to be proven wrong since I have a hard time waking up
Maybe if we wake up at the same time we can finally play PSABR! :lol
metsallica
Member
Yup. I've used it every day since it launched in the US. The program behaved correctly the first day, and never again since. Now I either get a combination of me and bots, or a room where everyone is awake already yet I'm ranked first. I have no idea why I'm even using it at this point... I guess because it gives me something to do on the Vita.
I just touch and hold on woken up people. I don't think it works after everyone has woken up though.
metsallica
Member
Yeah it only works during the cheer section, not the ranking section. Then again, bots have no profiles...
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