[July] What's New?

[Viper3X 1056]

Greetings, Lord of the Craftians!

 

I am sure we can all agree that this has been one heck of an eventful month, but I am confident that we have a bright future ahead of us. While we lost a small handful of members earlier on in the month, we have also gained some back. Anyhow, the purpose of this post is not to dwell on the past, but to look towards the future. And that future is certainly promising. Many positive changes are in motion, and I am convinced that this will be a fresh start for our community.

One of these changes is our new Head of Lore. With Mogroka's departure, Alan (aka Rittsy) is now in charge of lore. He is certainly the whiz in this department, and it only makes sense for the Head of the Lore Team to be the Head of Lore itself. Don't forget to congratulate Alan the next time you see him!

 

Speaking of Alan, he has also been working tirelessly on the ore mines. We had a few helping hands pitch in their efforts recently, and we can now officially share that the next mine is fully operational. We have been listening to the community's feedback, and we know how much you guys want to see actions rather than words. Hopefully this is our first step in the right direction, and I do hope we can continue to bring these positive additions to the server in a timely fashion.

 

While my statement in the above paragraph may contradict what I am about to say, I encourage you to continue reading through without making any assumptions. We realize that the community has been waiting quite a while now for unregioning to take place in certain areas of Anthos, and I can now officially state that efforts are being made to bring this into steady discussion. Yes, we are currently in the discussion stage rather than taking action, but this is a delicate procedure and we must ensure that we unregion the land correctly the first time. For those who are unaware, the entire map of Anthos will not be unregioned. Areas of natural beauty, event locations, roads and settlements will remain regioned. However, specified areas throughout the land will be unregioned for anyone to use. More information regarding this topic will be shared as we progress through this stage.

 

RP or PvP default for fighting is still up in the air. I will not expand on this topic to a great degree, but I will reaffirm that we are still deciding on what will happen with this. We have taken the community's feedback into heavy consideration, and I encourage you all to accept whatever the final outcome may be and look toward the benefits to the server's well being, rather than the possible downsides. We will simply have to ride this one through and learn as we go along; after all, it's not like the final decision can't be undone.

 

As many have noticed, the GM team has become much smaller recently due to the eight GMs that left our ranks. Thus, we have already begun the process of recruiting new members onto the team. Thus far, we have promoted two new recruits: Blindmind and AllenTheGreat. While I am sure that many of you are already aware of Blindmind's promotion, Allen was recruited earlier today. Don't forget to congratulate him (or Blindmind if you have not already) when you get the chance! We are still in search of new potential members, so don't lose hope if your application has not been accepted yet!

 

Earlier on in the month two new members were added to the Lore Team. Benboboy and I were the new recruits, and we have already begun efforts toward contributing to the team. Expect to see some interesting, new lore approved in the near future! (Hint: Orcs will be getting a treat).

I presume it is safe to say that many of our teams have received plenty of new members within this month alone. The Event Team and Magic Team in particular have promoted a variety of fresh meat into their ranks. The Event Team specifically will continue to promote new members throughout the next couple of weeks. Expect to see some new and entertaining events sprout up from the Event Team's hard work, and the Lore Team can also be thanked for some of the upcoming events as well.

In connection to events, we, the Event Team, are in search of event proposals from the community. We recently reviewed all of the present event proposals, and a majority of them have been accepted. However, the Event Team needs your help in deciding what the community wants in terms of events, and public event proposals are the best way to express this. While the team does develop their own events, we love assisting the community with their events as well. Event proposals are a great way to bring something fun and new to the server, and I believe events are essential in forming a solid relationship between not only the staff and community, but also within the community itself.

Danny and the rest of the GM team have worked hard on overhauling the rules page to be shorter and more concise. Numerous rules that were either pointless or no longer enforced were removed, and some were merged in hopes of shortening the rules page. A couple of new rules have been added as well, although they were previously enforced as common sense anyhow.

Lore regulations in general have been extremely loosened and relaxed. After heavy contemplation of player feedback, we have decided that this is a positive move towards a healthier community. Keep in mind that these changes place much trust in the community, and this is everyone's chance to prove that this can and will work. The changes to the lore regulations will be a great test to the community, and hopefully -- if all goes well -- we can continue to loosen our restrictions on specific aspects of the server. Want to know more? There is an entire thread listing all of the new changes in detail here.

The main antagonist has recently been gaining numbers and action. Unfortunately, however, a large, vocal sum of the playerbase have stepped out to share their concerns and feedback. I have taken the observations into heavy consideration, and the main antagonist is currently undergoing a great overhaul. The discussion process is over, and I can now safely announce that the changes will be implemented soon. In fact, the battle at Fort Greywynn will act as a catalyst for these changes, depending on the outcome of the war. Expect to see the planned revisions in action soon!

 

We have heard the community's cries, and we have been listening to your feedback. The staff team as a whole would like to encourage the community to continue to share your new ideas -- we are paying attention to you guys! It is evident how this can be easily disregarded and considered false words, but our actions will hopefully prove this in the coming weeks. The revisions to the rules page and loosening of lore restrictions are clear examples of this. I will personally be pushing for other changes that have been requested by the community as well, so stay tuned!

[Caln McHarnish/porkchopp2 71]

First

Edit: And didn't I win the Most Noted Player?

[Free The Hobbits 859]

We still need VAs changed

[Samson Option 9652]

Good to hear Viper

 

[Lark 2227]

Fourth >_>

And yus. So excited for the battle.

[Aislin 4354]

Very happy with the way staff has been acting as of late (mostly), keep it up!

 

Also, I'd like to see new admins. Viper, Telanir and Rittsy, specifically.

[Valon (Yokey) 168]

This is a wonderful set of changes. I look forward to the coming days.

[Augor 142]

Gud.

[Evilbanana5757 154]

This is good news :) I like the changes! :D

[Morkas (Wrathstar555) 34]

I just joined back and I'm really happy about how things have been going. Keep up the good work guys.

[Viper3X 1056]

We still need VAs changed

This will be discussed in the upcoming GM meeting, and we are in the process of discussing our course of action on the staff forums as well. Do not fear, action is being taken; I'll make sure of it. :)

[Free The Hobbits 859]

This will be discussed in the upcoming GM meeting, and we are in the process of discussing our course of action on the staff forums as well. Do not fear, action is being taken; I'll make sure of it. :)

I ca always count on the web admin :^)

[KUSHerZombie 222]

First off, reguarding to the lore stuff, they said no subraces, no races, are minor playable races still able to be implented?

Second off, RP FOR LIFE

Third off, can't wait for nexus <3

[Valon (Yokey) 168]

This is a wonderful set of changes. I look forward to the coming days.

[Lanader - Richard Tarus 197]

Is there anything happening with the Undead/Ascended topics and such?

 

edit: I am very happy for these changes though, and thank you to all of the staff. Keep up the good work, really!