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You and I both know it took longer... This is all from the third attempt that we started in February. Or do we not mention the first attempted done last November then the second in December/January? Good to finally see this done, shame it took so long since so much of this was approved and ready back in Spring/Summer. But least it’s all done and all well flowing for 8.0. Best of luck Mod team!

I will still be around for roughly a week from this post. Although any Moderation issues should be directed to Anore from now on. I am sticking around to help him with the transition to admin so he is not going in blind like I was back in Feburary. As well to get the updated Rule Pages ready with him. It’s been fun and a blast for returning to this community for a year. But sadly, IRL does not have a much needed hotfix patch to nerf itself. School, Work, Work-School, and family medical issues means my spare time for Mineman is being spent relaxing and putting fires out. Be safe friends, be kind to one another, and remember this just mineman and pixels.

If only it was like Aegis and we just showed up to other nations with 50 men and just went ham and embraced anarchy smh. Serious note, the current one is very complicated even with how little there is to go off on it. Why we are Putting standards and proper procedures up for everyone to reference so wars can start up and flow more naturally. As we get that rolling we’ll be focusing on the 8.0 System to try to tackle some the ideas and concerns players have brought up to us, as well not wanting things to be like a 30 page user manual guide. After the first version was shot down, we were instructed to focus on the other projects first. Not to mention team being burnt out on the reasons why it was denied had conflicted to what they were given when they first started the projects. Some of the reasons why it was shot down was mainly on differing views how CB’s should be handled, should they be a thing at all and the War Types such as everyone favorite, Conquest and what should and shouldn’t be acceptable wargoals along with a few other things. With changes to the systems that delayed the other projects corrected or being worked on, we hope to see things done in a much more timely manner. If not, we’ll those of us working on these projects have to move forward anyways. I know whole like 5 more tickets then my normal average, can’t flex too hard ya’know?

Moderation Update Log June 2020 <Introduction> Good afternoon everyone! We hope this month has been off to a better start then the previous, for everyone here on LOTC. June was a hectic time for the Moderation Team itself for both good and ill. Although we have had a lot of burnout catching up with many Moderation Team members, we also have seen projects coming to completion and the team moving onto more fun and exciting projects all around. <New Changes> Outside of a few changes to our Staff Wiki, in which we brought many pages up to speed with current procedure, most of the changes to the team can be found within our Project and Roster logs below! <Current Projects> Rule Rewrite - All rules, with the exception of Server Conflict (Not War Rules more PVP/CRP focused) and Raid Rules have been approved. Conflict and Raid Rules are to be finished around this time next week. We hope this will allow Moderation to be able to sit down with the Forum Techs to get the new Forum Rule layout setup and updated in an expedited manner. As well once the new rules go live, there will be a grace period to allow players to adjust to the new rules. You can expect more information on these coming changes once the rules announcement goes up later this month. Coups- Coups rules are currently still paused unless the PRO is inactive. Coup rules are pending an amendment or two from the Admins and Moderators working on refining the system that was recently used in Haelun’or, and we will hopefully have chances to give the system a trial run before fully implementing it. Moderation Application - With the eventful month that was June, the Moderation Application format changes have been postponed until after the current round of Moderation Interviews. After these interviews are concluded, the new Moderation Team Application format will be published. War Patch - The current War Patch is almost done, due to be reviewed by Moderation Management tomorrow and then submitted for final team and Admin review. This is currently on schedule to be done by the end of the month that the absolute LATEST. The goal is to have it done in a more timely manner compared to the last project that was slowed down due to issues outside the team’s control. The War Patch will be addressing problems by creating clearer instructions on how to start a war and outlining default rules, warzone guidelines, staff support and more by changing processes to better methods and expanding upon what is already existing. The Moderation team will be using this war patch as a way to obtain valuable information on what works and what doesn’t so that we are in a better position for the creation of a fully functioning 8.0-ready system. <Current Team Roster > <Monthly Statistics> Moderation Staff received a total of 1299 Tickets in June 1st Place: Crevel 2nd Place: ImCookiie 3rd Place: Markosi <Roster changes> Lefty has Joined Moderation Gus has Joined Moderation Bawg has Joined Moderation Balthazar has Joined Moderation Tigergiri has finally finished her to do list and chosen to leave the Moderation Team to pursue other opportunities on LotC. Darksainthood stepped down from the team. Frott stepped down from the team. BlueBudgie is no longer on the team. Frill is no longer on the team. – – – – = – + – = – – – – +Basketweaver has joined Moderation Management + TheIchorDruid has joined Moderation Management +Markosi has joined Moderation Management <Special Thanks> @Tigergiri, for all the hard work she has done to help shape the team to a better path then what it was in the past. As well for the work she did that helped guide the Rule Rewrite Project, even the past versions of the project that was before my time as Admin. Not mentioning listening to my near daily rants, seriously thank you. @ImChiicken for spearheading and tackling the current Rule Rewrite Project alongside Tiger, myself and a few others. Taking the mantle of the project manager when others went to tackle other problems regarding the team. I do regret the project took so long, when so much hard work was put into it during her time on the team.

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Heyo everyone. Making this public post here so all parties and those who have been the subject to rumor-mongering can have some clarity and know what is going on with the region Leuven/Rubern. Regarding the Frozen Region of Rubern The region was obtained by breaking the community guidelines regarding Deceit. Moderation Management has spent a good several days looking into the case and looking at what proof was given to support the OOC Deceit and Trickery that took place to force the direction of RP to go a certain direction. There were several routes the team was ready to take, after discussing things over with the previous/tricked PRO of Leuven (Rubern) and to the current Nation Leader and PRO of Haense the following verdict is being given out. The Tile is staying within the hands of Haense, Seannie will be making a post on how the region was re-obtained by Haense with a few possible and confirmed valid RP routes laid out by Rukio, the previous PRO of the region in question. All materials that belonged to Rukio n Co will be returned to them while the region itself is once more going back to Haense. As for Norland's part, since the region was given to them via OOC deceit, any RP that led to Norland obtaining the region and handing it over has been Voided. Norland and Haense are still, of course allowed to seek Diplomatic meetings, pacts, etc. But any regarding Norland obtaining the region and giving it Haense is now null and will not be referenced ingame. If so infractions for Meta-Gaming will be given out. All parties involved will be given a Three Day Grace Period to make this adjustment before those caught referencing the voided RP will be punished. Until Seannie’s post is made all RP posts regarding the Transfer will be hidden. Once the post is up all posts still valid will be unhidden. Hopefully this clears up some of the confusion and rumors that have sprouted up last few days as Moderation came to a close on our verdict last night. Cheers – Moderation Management

The call wasn’t made by Moderation but by Administration, the case was reviewed little over a month ago by Moderation and during the meeting it was escalated into Administration. Where several admins looked at the timeline and what had occurred IRP, OOCly and how active the war was for the last few months. Feel free to bump our DMs since I am free for a good portion of the morning if you have any further questions.

Sadly this is not the only project the team had ongoing before I took over or had to deal with and is one of the many. I could list them here from external ones and from what last month was focused on, internal ones that we had to face and put corrections in place. If things had gone to plan the War Patch would have been out to get wars on this map better settled and combat many of the issues we gathered from our Feedback post in Feburary. For when the plan was and currently still is, to experiment with new rules, old rules, etc to see what works and what doesn’t so we can gather as much information as possible regarding what systems we can roll with to make a war system for 8.0 that will hopefully last while at the same time setting standards to smooth things out for this map. As for there has been no Wars, we just wrapped up the Dwarf and Orc war, which as when it was a bit shaky at the start since there is no clearly defined rules to start nor guidelines to follow is bound to happen with most. Although once it did get started we had World Team assist us in building a Warzone on the server which both sides enjoyed greatly and the war came to an end through RP means. War is still possible its just a hassle, one we had hoped to correct by now but again since the War Patch was shot down and not much was given to fix it, the already demoralized War Team has been either burnt out or picking at ideas to get around the final review which has halted this entire process. There are many on the team who think it will just repeat what happened with my iteration of the team’s War Fixes, Silvers, Kaelan/Sykos’ from last year etc, where it will get gunned down and offer no stance for middle ground. Which ontop of the now two month delay on the General Rules, has those on the team who work on this, on the edge of being burnt for good. You may claim there is a lack of wars, but from the three Different conflicts/Wars I have watched or helped with since December prove otherwise. Although all of them small, or came to conclusions for RP reasons. You may also claim its Mod negligence but Moderation has been screaming for direction and we really can’t do much until we get guidelines or something to work with so we don’t repeat what happened a while ago and things are shot down by the final review, when weeks to months worth of feedback gathering, researching, and writing was put into it all. By feedback I meant from the final review not the communities. As we’ve already gathered and based our first rewrite off of that, as well as gathering ex-moderators previous suggested war systems, and as of last month per the community meeting, even newer Conflict Related posts such as yours, for the next war patch. The sad truth is this is going to be a big project for a complete revamp for a system that will benefit the server, while still getting through all its review processes both within and outside of Moderation to be done in time for this map? It is most likely impossible, which is why we are still trying to push the War Patch method where we can get something rolling to help smooth things out for this map while allowing for a proper redone system from ground zero for next map. And no worries, no offence is taken some things I have said almost verbatim in some meetings. I honestly think I’ve said them so often some like Llir probably have it burned into their memories for a good few months lmao. Also apologies if some bits are a tad everywhere, random IRL aggro is random and wanted to get this out in a somewhat timely manner. I was just notified an hour or so ago the Issue was resolved so the rule post is going to get formatted and should be out by Sunday, with Heist applications being out around Monday. Since we have to follow through with promises given to NL’s when Hiests we put back on trial status some time ago. A training course will most likey be made to give Moderators a chance to be ready and familiar with the rules, but in all honesty nothing trains better then trial by fire.

As the main body of the post suggests, the second version is being started since the first was shot down and not much feedback was given besides CBs / Conquest bad. Recently we had a meeting to help shape some of the more big questions regarding the end of wars, consquences etc. But those are larger topics the team will be tackling after we HOPEFULLY get this patch out to allow more stream lined ways to start wars for both Players and Staff as well as set up some basic default rules just in case if both sides can’t come to agreement on any certain rules, to be a middle ground sort of route. The patches goal is to smooth the system out somewhat for this map, while the entire rewrite is more aimed to benefit 8.0 and the new systems coming with it. woo

Who told you he is demoted? He has is pex still just not ingame due to some misbehavior and actions he took and already admitted to in LOTC main discord. He will be getting it back once we talk with him after the suspension time is over. Less something arises.

Was he proudly representing the Snowyfield Guard?

Moderation Update Log May 2020 <Introduction> Not a late Update post this time around! There have been several changes to Moderation and the community as we have seen a lot of the Covid-19 stuff lessen, with some countries and communities outside of LOTC returning to school, work, etc. The team hope those going out once more stay safe and keep social distancing in mind while out in public. But now, let's get into some Moderation information for you guys and gals. <New Changes> Moderation has undergone a lot of changes with Managers, tracking their activity, how we handle inner moderation policy, the Manager picks, etc. The community at large will not see these changes as much as the Moderation Team itself will. These changes have been made to help prevent what occurred in early May, when there was only 1 Manager around and in some fields they got blindsided. The Rule Rewrite Project is still pending as we wait for the final draft of the conflict rules to hit review. We are also still awaiting older pieces to be reviewed, as well. Although the team has been delayed enough and we are spreading our members onto a few other projects starting this month. Such as Coup Rules, The War Patch attempt #2, and the first version of the new Heist system, with hopefully petty theft rules to follow it sometime in the future. <Current Projects> Rule Rewrite - The Majority of the Rule Rewrite is still in the final review phase, currently awaiting final feedback from certain individuals before it is kicked back to the team to rework, or before it can be passed. We do hope to have a proper update for everyone soon. Several sections still need approval or some sort of feedback. Due to the stagnation on this approval, a portion of the team working on this project is being moved onto other projects to help lessen any of the slowdowns the team have run into. War Patch - The War Patch revamp is starting this month, as the delays in the Rule Approvals have slowed the team down. With the new Moderation Manager setup, various team members will be taken off the Rule Rewrite Project to start this one. Coups- Coups rules for active regions are currently in the works. The Administration and Moderation team are currently undertaking this process, an update to the rule should be out by the next update, unless we run into complications. Heists – Heists have been delayed due to LWC glitches. The Tech Team is aware and we are currently awaiting a patch to come from the LWC Support. Once it is obtained and implemented onto the server, the Heist posts will be out and 24hr heads up to Nation Leaders will be given before the applications go live. Moderation Application - The Moderation Team will be completely revamping the application process and making a post on the new procedures that will be going along with it, sometime this month. We are taking in one more round of, mostly, GMT candidates before we go and purge any applications that did not make the cut this time. Once the new application format is out, all players applying or reapplying to the team will have to fill it out. <Current Team Roster > <Monthly Statistics> Moderation Staff received a total of 1808 Tickets in May 1st Place: ImCookiie 2nd Place: Markosi 3rd Place: Frill *Those in red are either Admins who’ve helped out at odd hours, or management who have projects instead of quotas. <Roster changes> + Mcdaedra has dual rolled into the Blue Tag + Arkantos1279 has joined Moderation + Crevel has joined Moderation – – – – = – + – = – – – – +ImCookiie has joined Moderation Management +TheIchorDruid has stepped into the Moderation Trainer Role -ImChiicken has stepped from Management to Moderation Trainer

Rescue Raids are currently in the works with the other raids rules, we hope to have something out in a timely manner but since Raid Rules are a hot topic we will see! As for LWC before I unhide the Heists thread I will be contacting the Tech Team to see what is the current status on some of the LWC errors. If you can either over Discord or Forum DM’s. Sent me which specific LWC errors you are worried about just incase its any my team is not aware of yet.

Answers is already in your DM’s on discord, if you have any further questions please let me know there. If you are streaming from an Official Platform such as Twitch, DLive, etc and you get captured you are free to Stream It but must be ready to accept that some people may use that to Meta Game information and may drag Moderation into the case. But if you are streaming on Discord when your captured, and some of those people who just so happen to be in the same channel are nearby and a mod sees that, they are fully able to request the Discord Stream to be shut down as it would be breaking the Meta-Gaming based rules of LOTC. With the rewrite coming out this will be a little more clear once it is approved. Not soon enough smh The posts will be out later today after the Moderation Meeting or early tomorrow, depends on how the schedules play out. The changes coming to this are minor, but ones that will give a good amount of leeway to Moderators when it comes to handling situations. Ban Lengths and Appeals themselves are not changing much at all, at least from when we changed them back in Late February getting away from Pun’s old system.

Moderation Update Log March & April 2020 <Introduction> Now this double month update was supposed to go out early May since I forgot to post the March one too. But both are now late, and I would like to apologize for the long wait for this month's Moderation Update. Late March, I was becoming under the weather and ended up in early May and until last week very ill and something which at first, most people thought to be Covid-19. Thankfully after five anxiety filled days of being denied the test, my symptoms changed, and while I was still ill and only able to dedicate a few hours a day to LOTC. It was not Covid, which I would take any day. I only really made this known to a few groups when it was at its worst. While I had originally planned to go on hiatus, I was unable due to a sudden issue with Moderation Management. As I did not want to repeat what happened when 2/3 Manager’s poofed for a short while, along with the Admin back in December/January. Since last week, I have been playing catch up on Discord DMs, reports, drama and such. Not to mention the projects that Moderation has been working on since our last update. Some, sadly, are still in the works awaiting final review before they can either be published or the next step can be taken. Although, over this weekend several posts from me and my Management will be coming out, showing that this hiccup will not be hindering our team. <New Changes> Moderation will be undergoing some big changes for the remainder for this month. It being our Moderation and Management Rosters, some Inter-Staff policies, training, procedures, etc. Some of these will be going up in a few days so players can see what we’ve been up to. As well, at the end of this month or start of the next one, the Moderation Application will be changing, those who we think may be possible fits for the team will be getting an interview sometime this month, or early next month before the new applications go out. <Current Projects> Rule Rewrite - The Majority of the Rule Rewrite is still in the final review phase, currently awaiting final feedback from certain individuals before it is kicked back to the team to rework, or before it can be passed. We hope to have a proper update for everyone at the end of this month. Even if I have to go back to pinging people like crazy, it will be done daily soon. As soon as they are kicked through the final review, we will be revamping the rule page. We currently have two possible formats given by Telanir and Lyonharted. We will try to give both a try to see what the community deems easier to navigate the rules with. Infraction System & Ban Lengths - With the Infraction System Update, we saw a more hard and firm stance taken with many offenses. Throwing away the 2-3 warnings per infraction before a player even saw a light ban. Although the new system has fixed many problems, it itself has created its own. One being a major complaint from players and even from old and new Moderators some of the pre-set ban lengths either being too heavy or too light for the situation at hand. A post will be going out shortly showing some minor changes that will allow Moderators to go and give lighter punishments if the situation calls for it, or heavier as well. Although Heavier options will be subject to Manager or Mod Admin approval. Infraction Appeals - The Infraction Appeal system did not survive the final review and has been reworked. Information for Infraction Expiration will be in the same post mentioned above. War Patch - This is completely being reworked from the version we submitted some time ago. Thankfully Players and Ex-Staff have thrown ideas and documents our way to help make another attempt at a system we can use regarding some player feedback we got with the Your View months ago, the documents given to use, even Xarkly’s manifesto are being referenced for this second attempt at a war patch. Coups- Coups are still on hold unless you are couping an inactive nation or charter leader. Although, we hope to bring coups into a state where they can be done for active and dynamic role-play. We will be gathering more feedback on that in the near future as well as referencing some feedback gathered by CT a little while back. Management – There will be a change in Moderation Management coming this weekend, with one or even possibly two new faces stepping up to the plate. As well as hopefully next week a currently wifi-less Mod will be regaining her internet. More Accurate Modreq Data – Hopefully this will be ready for our next update when June rolls around. And this time we are making a draft ahead of time, like right now. So no sudden hit to Moderation Leadership delays this any further then needed. Which will have Average wait times, average time to handle a ticket, etc. As well as data to help moderation pinpoint which exact time-zone we are having the most trouble with. Heists – Heists have been approved and the rule-set will be updated by the end of this weekend or sometime next week. When the post goes public, Heists-rules will be open and applications for it will be as well. Do not fret if you want to partake in some thievery but not on a large scale. Petty Theft Rules are being worked on shortly after this project is wrapped up. <Current Team Roster > This is the current roster of the team below, with both new and old faces ready to tackle Moderation. <Monthly Statistics> Moderation Staff received a total of 2221 Tickets in April. In March, the Modreq total was 1786 Tickets, in April we saw the ticket count rise by an additional 435 Modreqs. And as far as May goes we are already beating the pace of April in tickets. Moderation is currently preparing to do several rounds of interviews to help replace the Moderation team members the team has lost over the weeks. 1st Place: ImCookiie 2nd Place: Frill 3rd Place: ImChiicken March: 1st Place: ImCookiie 2nd Place: Knox213 3rd Place: ImChiicken *Those in red are either Admins who’ve helped out at odd hours, or management who have projects instead of quotas. <Special Thanks> To Cookie and Budgie for assisting me with getting this post out in a somewhat timely manner since my return to full gear. As well to the players who have shown patience with the recent spike in Modreq waiting time. Moderation is currently doing two to possible three rounds of interviews to help fill in missing spots, while still allowing the team to grow to help cover more timezones in a more effective manner.

You of the many old farts should know never to trust this madman

Oh shit its Gaius

Class of 13 reeeeeep Also why is my Purgatory name in purple. Spooky vibes

wat

With Moderation with getting the team better balance between the timezones, which still isn’t perfect has gotten alot better. Even more so since I now have access to all Modreq data we can start pinpointing what timezones need help, which GMs are not touching tickets whilst online, etc. Honestly GM is gonna need a few more hands in it which I plan on discussing with my managers soon. Not talking like doubling our numbers or anything silly like that, but get a few more onto the team and then start to do their training and any retraining that Moderators might need assistance with. I know at least for my team and myself personally I’d rather fine tune and prepare the team for growth, expansion of duties, etc that come with a growing server population. I do really want to see the numbers we had in Aegis/Asulon/Anthos again, but many teams are going to need alot of rework or growth in preparation for such. Which I am not against, just something we will not want to rush if at all possible. Thats one reason we are doing changes to the Rule Rewrites, War Rewrite, Infraction System etc and having little groups within the team monitor and take note of what works, what doesn’t etc. So that way our systems can be evolving and grow with the server. If we remake a war system that works well today, in a few months as the server grows it may not be the best system by then and might need tweaking. If its a tweak here and there it will save both the community and staff alot of time then trying to redo something and hopefully resolve some issues when a problem within the rules doesn’t get fixed until months after its pointed out because of the tedious processes involved in altering one rule at the moment. Honestly, a Friend Referral System would be cool, it works well in other gaming platforms, long as we get some decent rewards and balance them it sounds like something that could be a boon. I remember when Haelphon first made the Media Team in late Aegis/Asulon it exploded and greatly helped the server, only to rather quickly burn out and just be a staff group where people had pex, and didn’t do much. Least in my time till late 2013 is what we saw with that. I’d love to see a Media Team return in proper and remain active to help showcase the server. So far, its been a rocky start but there has been progress made towards this. On-Site Moderation only occurring if absolutely needed, as I am not entirely against it. But when it comes the norm players, or at least a good portion would throw them up all the time willy nilly at the slightest disagreement. When I first rejoined Moderation this was an absolute shock to me. Even more so seeing Gms burn out so quickly or become senile and jaded because of the rapid fire shotgun decisions they would have to make that would just bite them in the butt shortly after. Just flying around at random, which one lead to me catching players doing things they shouldn’t more often then I’d think. But it also has shown me several groups of player hashing things out OOCly or communicating with one another in a non-toxic way to resolve their issues, I hope to see more of that grow to help be a stepping stone in restoring the community to where it was before. At least when it comes to self-moderating ones self and how to interact with other players.

The Silver Company | Honor | Duty | Valor | ”Those of the Silver, always repay our debts.” Who are we? The Silver Company is a Mercenary Company currently led by Captain Silver, or Captain Dugar as some more commonly know him by. This band of mercenaries do not normally partake in any wars, but is it not unheard of to see their banners alongside their employers in more smaller scale battles, preferring to stay away from the risk it all global wars that torment the lands of the descendants. It is much more common to see the colors of Silver and Blue engaging in more local bounties such removing local gangs of thugs and bandits, purging monsters and hostile wildlife from the borders of various towns and villages. They also host contracts out themselves, acting as a third party for any adventurer unaffiliated with the Company who is eager to earn a few coin by slaying beast, monster or villain. Where we Rest: Fort Nicolas Named after the first benefactor of the Company from the days of Asulon, a noble of white hair, sharp tongue and deep pockets, Duke Nicolas. Here one can find a road stop within the Keep’s walls, amongst the bounty board and the current jobs the Company is hosting. Recruitment and Ranks The Silver Company is currently looking for mercenaries and staff to run their various Mercenary Hubs. The first being Fort Nicolas located right outside the Woodland Realm of Irrinor. Those who are currently seeking work in the mercenary field as a permanent member of the company must be ready to take the oath and live by the code of conduct used for all members of the company. All non-combat staff, barkeeps, innkeepers, information brokers, etc may serve the company without any oath, but must abide by a majority of the codes of conduct. If one finds themselves fulfilling this role, they will be working with both recruits and blades on the daily grind. Mercenary Ranks Recruits – The basic grunt rank like many other mercenary or military orders out there. These newly oathed recruits will be assigned the most basic of work, although it is not uncommon for a Blade or an Officer to take a few recruits to get their metal tested in some more dangerous bounties. They can also be seen tending the hubs the Company runs, acting as assistant barkeeps, cooks, etc. All supporting roles are depending of their assigned base. Blades – Those who call themselves Blades of the Silver Company are those who have been on various bounties, tasks and have several battles, brawls and fights under their belts. As well as well versed around the hubs being able to pick up any task assigned to them. They are given free reigns over the contracts and bounties they may take. Only needing permission from the local Sergeant or Lieutenant for extremely dangerous trips. Sergeants – Sergeants are assigned to a Lieutenant as an assistant of sorts, making sure the hub they are both assigned too is in proper condition, leading the more difficult and dangerous contracts and bounties, as well to see the introduction, training and preparing of the newest recruits. Lieutenants – There is one Lieutenant per hub that the company owns, or owns a portion of to operate out of. They are in charge of making sure all assign contracts, bounties, training and duties are completed, or making sure their Sergeants are doing so. They are allowed to take contracts from locals sources and approve their mercenaries to take them. If the Lieutenant is not around to discuss a new contract, their Sergeants may relay the message or the Company’s Captain can negotiate terms in their stead. The Oath W. I. P OOC: