VMS December Herald - Secret Santa Event

[Visual Media Studios 121]

 

Recent News

 

Recently there has been a change to the GM’s. According to Pandan’s post “Changes, Additions, and Departures” we have gained and lost GMs.The new additions to the GMs are Ski_king3, Mitto and Telanir. Following them as Trials GMs are Cracker, Fireheart, Mth_drew, and Zarsies. There have also been two departures this month. BrandNewKitten and Ricky. Pandan also released a new topic explaining that a new ban policy has been put into place. This policy revolves around any bans that threatens to ban ten people or more from the server at any given moment. The purpose of this new policy is to stop anyone innocent or simply following orders without knowing the problems it may cause from getting banned with the rest of the group.

 

There has also been a new addition to our rules. Nation leaders are now required to let GMs know when they are resigning and taking items from the nation. If the nation leader is resigning in game, they are allowed 10% of the items with proper roleplay and GM oversight. Leaders that have PK’d get nothing from the treasury.

 

During this month, removal of magic has a bit of an uproar. Contract Magic, Arcane Puppetry, and Ascended Magic have been removed. They were removed for not serving the purposes. Recently Readicti posted a few news topics herself. She would like to remind people that the GM crypt and Hall of Heroes has opened. This allows those who donated to gain their name on a plaque and GMs a place to be remembered. Her second post involved the disbandment of Media Team. This was a sad loss to the teams as many shared their views as to why Media Team was disbanded.

 

Finally, a recent change to the Magic Teacher applications was announced. Characters can learn up to five magics, however, only their two most powerful will be their taught magic. This will keep people from creating magic cliques. Characters will be allowed to be master in two magics, adept in two, and novice in a fifth. As a reminder, you can not become a teacher without having a magic application for that specific magic for at least four months.

 

Animation Pictures

 

 

Screenshots

 

 

Player Interview ~ Zarsies

 

 

 

Zarsies! How does it feel to be our player of the week?

 

It’s a pleasant surprise I suppose. I didn’t even know there was a ‘player of the week’ thing going on, so it was nice to hear of it. Although, my main reaction wreathed in confusion; I am far from the peak player status and am unsure if I'm a right choice.

 

What brought you to Lotc, and what now has held you here?

 

The way I heard about LotC was two months before Aegis was released in 2011. I was on the minecraft forum thread for the Photo Realism texture pack where, listed on the page, were servers whose official texture pack was Photo Realism. Lord of the Craft was listed and as a fan of Lord of the Rings I just had to look into it. I applied and the have been hooked ever since. The concept of cooperative roleplay has been by fix for the last four/five years.

 

Do you still see yourself here in Two years?

 

Unless LotC shuts down, which it won’t because there are dedicated fanatics who will always keep it afloat somehow (like myself) and will not allow it to go. I love what LotC is and the people here. There is nothing in my mind that would permanently drive me away, and that’s not childish delusion of dedication, I swear.

 

For the majority of the time i've known you, you’ve been a key player in villain rp. What advice do you have to people trying to make their place in a villain role?

 

I should write a villain guide. Anyways, there’s a few points that are paramount to villainous roleplay; mutual courtesy, patience, and receptibility. You have to be able to work with people, as almost no one will think kindly of being slain without any buildup unless warranted. In order for nefarious roleplay to be done well, you have to work well with those involved. React to their actions, allow them their own measures, and keep in mind that you are not necessarily the one to come out on top. On patience, you absolutely cannot become upset or distraught if in a villainous position (really never in any position, but that’s something else to talk about) because the moment your attitude infringes on your roleplay and how you treat others OOCly it all goes downhill. You have to have a clear mind, be calm, and be able to handle whoever you are dealing with and what their reaction is. Some people detest any form of negative roleplay. That is their issue to deal with, so treat them with respect and do not belittle them; show fairness. Lastly, which ties just as the other two do with one another, you need to be receptive. As the villain you have to keep everyone’s pleasure in mind, so being receptive to their actions and words -- spoken or otherwise -- is key to having a successful experience. Really it’s all about having fun so be sure that fun is had.

 

Do you have any suggestions on next week’s player of the week?

 

I think Joe_Blackman is the prime example of a perfect player. He has an amazing mindset and is, in my mind, the pinnacle of what a player role model or idol should be.

 

Contest Results

 

1st Cave

2nd Dream

3rd Whimsy

4th Trinny

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Thank you to everyone who entered!

Judging was quite the task, since all 4 were wonderful pieces of art!

Everyone was judged in 2 categories:

-Quality of Art

-Creativity and Relevancy

 

Our judges (Nummy, and Genevieve-Chan) chose Cave as 1st for the quality of art. They did a great job blending, and coloring.

 

While Dream got 2nd for doing a wonderful job capturing the emotion, and memory of the scene, as well as impressive color choice.

 

3rd goes to Whimsycal for a tie between quality, and relevancy. They had a wonderful use of textures, and composition.

 

 

4th goes to Trinny for a great job of portraying a “memory”, and exceptional quality.They used effects to perfectly give a memory-like feel to the picture, and used expressions to help visualize the scene.

 

The winners will be contacted shortly in regards of their prizes.

 

Thank you again for entering!

 

Secret Santa

 

Greetings Lord of the Craft!

 

We at VMS would like to get roaring and ready for Christmas 2015! How are we going to do that? Well we plan to have a lot going on to bring content to you as well as a little community love. With how many are in our wonderful community, we want to create a Secret Santa project. Between now and December 10th, you can sign up to join Secret Santa. Just follow the rules! On the 10th, we will randomize the list of people who signed up, pairing you off. You will receive a PM from us telling you who you are the secret santa for. You will then have from the 10th to the 20th to get a gift ready for your recipient. Make sure you PM us back with the gift. We will then distribute the gifts accordingly on the 23rd. Please abide by our rules.

 

Rules

 

1 - All gifts must be not be over $20. This can be art, humble bundle codes, steam codes, or other medium.

2 - You must give a gift in order to receive a gift

3 - If you can not give a gift, PM us before the 15th! We will get a replacement done for your recipient.

4 - You can either choose from their wish list or ask for art from the VMS, we are here to help!

5 - We do not handle gifts after they have been handed out. Make sure to get a gift off their wishlist or artwork of their character from us.

 

Deadlines

 

Sign ups end December 10th

Withdrawal is December 15th

Gifts due by December 20th

Gift disbursement is December 23rd

 

Sign Up Form

 

Make sure to fill out the FORM in order to participate in the festivities

 

VMS is Recruiting

 

Now, here at the VMS, we are looking for new members! We’re quite small still but we’re now looking to expand and add more members to us. With more members, we will be able to get more media related subjects up for LOTC. What we’re looking for are people who are artists, no matter the drawing style. People who can gain information or anything that the VMS may be interested in talking about. Also, we need people who can take incredible screenshots with Optifine and shaders, as well as people who can make renders or animations and recorders. Lastly, having script writers and voice actors for the videos we post will be very helpful. I’m sure there’s many other roles out there as well. Be sure you’re capable of getting your work in before the deadline and good with working as a team. Also, we want people who are friendly, creative, and willing to give their own ideas to the team. If you think this applies to you, then go ahead and apply! There will be a link under the video where you can apply for the team. Just be sure you can have some free time and don’t miss deadlines, it can be really stressful at times so don’t push yourself. And importantly, remember to have fun with this. The best thing to do is to do something you enjoy doing, don’t force yourself to do something you may not enjoy.

 

Requirements

- Have a positive attitude

- Are not a trouble player.

- Able to provide your own work

- Able to provide content to the team weekly

- Can work in a team setting and alone

 

Application

 

Please PM the following application to us

 

Forum Name:

MCName(s):

Skype (can be given in PM instead):

Timezone:

Position(s) you can fill:

How often can you provide content:

Example(s) of your work:

 

Edited December 2, 2015 by Visual Media Studios

[Samson Option 9652]

Holy sh*t, this is pretty damn good.

[ℤ∃ʁ∅ 823]

I think we did an amazing job! Great work Everyome and congrats winners!

[Wrynn 1349]

This is great.

[Kilig 333]

This is awesome! Good job VMS Team and congrats winners! 

[Silent™ 552]

Now we just need to keep these a regular thing that doesn't get delayed for months at a time, then vanish without a word from the forums.

 

Maybe I'll apply for the VMS... 

[Angmarzku 1251]

Great work! Keep it up!

[Neri 3590]

 

This is such an improvement that i'm starting to wonder... if we kill this will it resurrect into an even better media team?

[WuHanXianShi14 0]

I'm a fan :) I like how you've gotten the playerbase involved and inspired some nice content to be made in the process. Keep at it friendos.

[Aislin 4354]

 

 

This is such an improvement that i'm starting to wonder... if we kill this will it resurrect into an even better media team?

if you beat a saiyan to near-death it will become even stronger

[HeroOfDuLoc 1935]

wheres chuckaboo's interview?

[Farryn 860]

I wrote the script for the video! The voice actors and everyone did brilliantly on putting this all together! ^_^ Glad you all enjoy it.

[ℤ∃ʁ∅ 823]

why ask us for player of the week if you arent going to do it anyways lmao!

We started as weekly content but saw how less of things were posted as of changes and such. Ask a few chats what is better, bi weekly post or weekly post. Bi weekly won due to how slow LOTC has been last month. If things start picking up we'll go back to weekly. The herald is pretty much a mash of everything that's happened over the month. I soon wish to add more parts in these videos. And I have thought of more videos to throw up on our channel. Thanks for the feedback :) The interviewer is the one that picks the people, we all have different roles. 

[xDK 1205]

 

Sweet, I see that you will do great content even though I stepped down as a manager, I tip my hat for that.

[=Nkruma= 65]

Great job guys! This is some amazing work! Also I'd like for the people that made the animations to contact me if your are open to requests.

Edited December 1, 2015 by Nkruma