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    See Me in Steel

    in Human Realms & Culture

    Posted

    Sir Ruben,

     

    Your letter has found its way to me, and I must admit, it reeks of desperation rather than valor. To dredge up the ancient history of our forefathers and clothe it in the garb of "honor" does little to impress or intimidate. You accuse me of abandonment, yet it is you who seems eager to forgo reason and ration for the reckless pursuit of conflict. Although, if it is satisfaction through bloodshed you seek, I shall not deny you the opportunity to attempt, albeit vainly, to reclaim the vestige of honor your family has miserably lost. Let us meet in Portoregne.

     

    Lorenz Gavaudin

     

    Spoiler

    ((Sunday, 2/11 @ 12 PM EST))

     

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    2 Years as Admin.. AMA

    in Ask Me Anything

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Jentos said:

    what did lotsofmuffins do

     

    no idea, didnt really bother to ask

     

    4 hours ago, Borin said:

    I am unsure how to word this, and I decided not to be vulgar despite my well-known alcoholism so I chose this question.

    What is your view on unbanning people? Unbans etc have been a controversial aspect of your administration, how did you decide whether to unban people or not? Would you have liked to unban certain individuals (Trol, other controversial folk), why, why not? What is your opinion on the 'cancel culture' of lotc that responded to the possible unbanning of certain individuals (Trol, other controversial folk)?

    I for one wasn't a fan of your administration, as you probably know... though I couldn't and still can't think of any alternative admins beyond 60th. Have a nice time though! :)

     

    My decision usually boiled down to the severity of the action of the player, and how much time has passed. There are some bans I turned away because I didn't think that they should've been unbanned due to their heinous actions. The trol ban was the toughest ban we've ever handled. This was because of the culture shift in the server, which we never really acknowledged. Something that was said in the admin meeting was: "well, this was the culture of the server 6 years ago. would we permaban him for what he said today? probably. but would we have permabanned him 6 years ago? probably not."

     

    Cancel culture is insane on LotC, especially when you see these players who have said similar things themselves. Most everyone on LotC has done regrettable shit. Self-reflect before you start pitch-forking on the forums. Though, if the person is continuing their behavior - it's free game. 

    4 hours ago, DeusVult said:

    You really put ur kda in the chat huh

     

    yea lol im proud of my accomplishments

     

    4 hours ago, Neviah said:

    Why did you choose 60th? Not as a complaint I’m just curious

     

    He is really loyal to the server. No funny business with him. 

    3 hours ago, rukio said:

    How many safety bans did you undo though?

     

    We voted to undo one because it was a self-report that upon review, wasn't anywhere close to violating the safety policy. I believe it was a ban that was done in haste and without review because of a 13th forum uprising 

     

    One of our best policies was ensuring that Tythus had to sign off on unbanning permanently banned players (PCV and TOS). All Tythus cares about is keeping shitty people off the server. So I trust his judgement in the case that we've got a bad one. 

    3 hours ago, Crevel said:

    How many proposed admin bans have not gone through because you contributed to the No vote in a system that requires a unanimous decision? Is there an admin that you felt obstructed you being able to fulfil your vision the most? If you are privy to the information, how much money does the server generate through donations per month or year and does this result in a net loss, profit, or break-even?

     

    I've never voted no on a TOS ban. I voted no on a PCV ban once (along with fellow administrators) because of lack of evidence. I have voted no on CGV bans more than once, albeit rarely. 

     

    It's difficult to get all admins on board with my agenda, but that's not a bad thing.

     

    I do not see donation money, although I know we're in a good position. I believe the server turns a profit, but we just use those funds to upgrade our hardware. 

     

     

     

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    2 Years as Admin.. AMA

    in Ask Me Anything

    Posted

    13 minutes ago, Wulfric said:

    did you vote for the crab, the armadillo or the penguin?

     

    ??? penguin

     

    13 minutes ago, ClassyDryad said:

    Actual legitimate question, how has your feelings on the color red changed from before being an admin to now?

     

    It's a stupid color and asserts authority that it doesn't have on a minecraft server. I like red on cars tho 

     

     

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    2 Years as Admin.. AMA

    in Ask Me Anything

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, Cpt_Noobman said:

    What is your social security number??

     

    694-30-6021

     

    12 minutes ago, Markisstreaming said:

    What's the ban you regret the most, looking at it now?

    What's the one you think was most deserved?

     

    The ban I regret the most is probably Rylothh or maybe even M1919. The one I think was most deserved was [insert TOS banned player here]. 

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    2 Years as Admin.. AMA

    in Ask Me Anything

    Posted

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    It’s 11/1.. And my last post as admin. AMA. 

     

     

    My accepted approvals over the past two years (excluding bans and failed approvals): 

     

    Statistics:

    Proposed approvals: 128

    CGV Bans: 13

    PCV Bans: 15

    TOS Bans: 32

     

    (this does not mean those are all the bans we did in the past two years, just the ones I typed up)

     

    Spoiler

    11/06/21
    Moderation Rule Change to 13 in Roleplay Rules
    **PREVIOUS:** 
    You may not abuse mechanics to access areas you cannot get to in roleplay, this includes boat glitching and using horses to bypass walls higher than 3 blocks tall.

    **PROPOSED CHANGE:** 
    You may not access areas you cannot get to in roleplay. This includes using boats, horses, or 'horse parkour' to bypass walls higher than 3 blocks in height, or gaps wider than 4 blocks in length.

    —

    12/02/21
    Allow the current drafted war rules to be used in an Urguan v. Oren conflict, given that both sides have agreed to keep it 1v1.

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    12/07/21

    poll: @Admin Expand the war rules to allow alliances for the duration of the conflict.

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    1/14/2022

    @Admin 
    Approve the war rules document in [CHANNEL] for canonization to act as our official ruleset on conflict.

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    1/15/2022
    @Admin
    ADJUSTMENT TO THE APPROVED WAR RULES DOC: 
    > - Change nation raid sizes from 6, 12, 20 **to** 5, 10, 20. 

    Rationale:
    > - Visually better, and also ensures that smaller settlement nations aren't completely obliterated in a war.

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    1/27/2022
    @Admin Allow Cepheid to be confirmed as the new PRO and NL of Savoy.

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    1/28/2022
    poll: @Admin Transfer PRO of Savoy to Milenkhov

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    1/30/2022
    poll: @Admin Rule amendment to External Wartime Raids Rule #2 on Road Banditry. Current: During wartime, raid sizes are increased to the following criteria and raid protections are applied to city/settlement/lair regions instead of the tile, meaning banditry on roads in a nation tile or the area outside of a city/settlement/lair will not trigger a raid cooldown as they do in peacetime. Adjustment: During wartime, raid sizes are increased with the following criteria, and raid protections are applied to the entire tile. However, banditry on roads will have a base cooldown of 0 days, with each additional person brought over the soft cap adding a 12 hours to the cooldown. Rationale: Road banditry is too much rn. We had an uncapped raid of 150 people today, and I need a rule to justify giving people cooldowns for road banditry.

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    2/05/2022
    poll: @Admin Change capture war goal to: "This may be used on any member of upper leadership (NLs/settlement leaders (or their heir/successor), settlement leaders, the head of the military, or the head of the religion). This applies if the character held the position anytime during the war. Cost: 7.5k Limit: 2 per war

    poll: @Admin "Travelling to fight with allied armies involves troop movement. Your army starts in any tile in your territory. When moving your army outside of your territory, troops may be moved according to the following: - Land Tiles: 2 days - Water/Ocean Tiles: 1 day *Army movement may total up to no more than 14 days between warclaims. *Armies may not be moved through the Cloud Temple or where a nation has not given their permission. Nations may choose their own route to get to the battle without moving through the enemy's territory."

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    2/06/2022
    poll: @Admin Canonize this map for the new movement system!


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    (proudest achievement)
    2/23/2022
    poll: @Admin Subject to Max's proofreading. RP Combat: Roleplay Combat (CRP) is the default style of combat. When 8 or more people are involved in a combat scenario, the combat can default to PvP by a simple majority vote of the defending party (51%≤). In the case of a tie, the style of combat will default to CRP. Guards are classified as the defending party when a law that is clearly written on the forums is broken. Murder, theft, vandalism

    poll: @Admin 
    Mercenary Lairs

    Mercenaries can be granted a lair in which they can perform their services out of. Mercenaries that have a lair will be granted a treasury that they can store their funds in. This will act as their permanent place of residency.

    Mercenaries are prohibited from engaging in war conflict without a lair.

    poll: @Admin  

    Subjugation War Goal (7500 x tiles)

    The ultimate demand. Annex a bordering nation or non-nation settlement.
    Win a normal field and siege battle in the capital tile.
    The capital tile must be the last tile belonging to the nation.
    Capital and settlement regions are immune from any eviction by the subjugating nation for 3 months after the war ends.

    poll: @Admin Remove: PK War Goal
    Allow the currently forcibly PK'd players their characters

    poll: @Admin Adjust: Conquer a Tile to (1000 x tiles)

    poll: @Admin Adjust: Mercenaries (2000 per 10 players)

    poll: @AdminAdjust: Move war cooldown from 4w to 2w.

    —

    poll: @Admin Change appeal requirement from over 2w to over 1month

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    3/30/22
    poll: @Admin Change the War Rules Allied Movement Rules to the Following: Alliances Nations may declare their allied status in roleplay. Allies may assist Nations in Warclaims, however, they must have declared their alliance forty-eight (48) hours prior to the start of the Warclaim. Half of attacking allied tiles are added to the aggressor’s warcost. Allies must consider troop movement. Your army starts in any tile in your territory and, as the army moves, troops are subject to travel costs: • 750 minas per water, ocean, and land tile. Armies passing through owned tiles must seek permission from their nation. Armies may not move through the Cloud Temple. Furthermore, the main Attacker Nation may launch a war from an allies’ tile if the ally gives consent for it, except when conquest is involved. Rationale: Keeping the spirit of the rules in charging people for movement. I don't like the way we currently have troop movement set up. This will change our current troop movement rules (1 tile land, 2 tile water/ocean) to a cost-based movement

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    4/02/2022
    poll: @Admin Grant PRO status of capital_haelunor to the Republican leadership (puffables)

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    4/22/22
    poll: @Admin After Oren grants independence to Arichsdorf, grant nation status to Arichsdorf (becoming Westfall) so they may retain the tiles granted to them in their independence.

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    5/05/22
    poll: @Admin Make appeals public again. Appeals that are currently up will be handled and move to "Completed Appeals" which will remain a private category. An Admin Bans category will be created and remain private.

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    6/03/22
    poll: @Admin keep CRP default! ( 😄  )

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    7/11/2022
    poll: @Admin Enact the safety policy, pending final approval from Tythus, scheduled to be released August 1st

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    7/16/2022
    poll: @Admin Bring Rilath onto the team as @Moderation Admin

    —

    11/08/2022
    poll: @Admin Move itdontmatta to Moderation Admin (madmin):

    —

    11/26/2022
    @Admin Offer Rilath a seat in the admin retirement home
    Offer Joel a seat in the admin retirement home
    Offer Fireheart a seat in the admin retirement home
    Offer Rift a seat in the admin retirement home
    Offer Basketweaver a seat in the admin retirement home

    —

    4/21/2023
    poll: @Admin I don't really need admin approval for this but: Rule addition:
    Malirally bells can only be used after three preparation emotes.
    Rationale: This is how we treat it now via the plugin & our policy, but there's no reference to it in the rules.

    —

    4/22/23
    poll: @Admin Require servers we publicly advertise in the LotC Main Discord to verify the following Discord Settings:

    Rationale: Blocks slur usage and sexual content on mediums that we advertise (realm discords)

    Enacted in August/September of 2023

    —

    6/26/2023
    poll: @Admin 9.0 War Rules contingent on Max's rewording as follows.

    —

    6/26/2023
    poll: @Admin Change pricing: Additional core tiles cost 150 minas each, and; Exterior tiles cost 50 minas each.

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    8/7/23

    @Admin Approve CRP Rules, requires rediscussion in admin voice on or after 9/7/2023. 1 month experiment on removing rollplay

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    9/20/23
    @Admin Alexperiment: Remove base war cost of 25 minas
    Attacking army must start from a core tile.
    Defender can start from anywhere.
    Allies of either attacker or defender must travel from a core tile
    Period: 2 months extending for any wars that might have a duration that goes past that date. Expiry date: 2 months from the date of approval Rationale: Wars will still be regional, but more affordable. I polled the player base on the forums and a majority (56% in poll 1, 72% in poll 2) believe war costs to be too high. The average nation has 6.6k Mina, but the median nation has 2.7k (give or take) 


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    10/16/23

    @Admin On hiatus until November 1st. Official resignation on November 1st (depexed / degrouped)

     

     

    FAQ:

    Where are you going now?

    • I'll be a mod for at least a month before dipping out, pending the conversation I have with 60th on when he wants me to go. After that, I'll be focusing on IRL!

     

    Are you going to miss the moderation team?

    • Yes.. it is my baby.. I will miss all of you. Good luck. You guys are doing great and 60th is a fantastic successor :)

     

    Are you going to miss the administration team?

    • Absolutely. I don't think I could've asked for a better team to work with. There were many times where meetings turned into a heated mess, but as soon as the meeting ended we left our disagreements there. I wish them nothing but the best. 

     

     

     

    If you have any questions about specific approvals or even regrets I had as admin, feel free to ask. No secrets!! 

     

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    • Popular Post
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    The Return of PVP Default

    in Announcements

    Posted

    shoutout maltamoss

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    Hi everyone,

     

    This time I'm actually leaving. Throughout the past two months, my schedule has been getting busier and busier, and I no longer have time for LotC anymore. Truthfully, work has completely swamped me and I want to focus more on my IRL relationships & future grad school. I'm really grateful for the opportunity that @Telanir@ScreamingDingo@Llir and @Heero gave me in the first place, and I'm even more grateful to have worked alongside them as well as@HogoBojo and @squakhawk

     

    @The60th is now the Moderation Admin. I have my full faith in him to do better than I did in every categorical aspect of administrating. I will be sticking around as admin until November 1 to help him transition into the role. After that, I'll be a moderator for a month and then fully make my departure from staff. 

     

     

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    Thank you for this opportunity to serve you, and I wish you all nothing but the best.

     

    itdontmatta

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    HAELUNOR V. NEVAEHLEN

    in Warclaim Discussion

    Posted

    Hi, 

     

    I’m sorry but we haven’t had ample time to prepare. We’ll need to delay it until next week. I really apologize but hopefully this will give you guys some more time to build and prepare. 
     

    Please feel free to reach out with any questions. We should be ready for next weekend. 

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    HAELUNOR V. NEVAEHLEN

    in Warclaim Discussion

    Posted

    Hi guys.

     

    We'll need to change the warclaim to Sunday, 10/8 @ 3 PM EST.

     

    I apologize for this inconvenience, but it is imperative that we make sure the siege plugin is ready for usage. I will share some rough stats regarding the siege weaponry:

     

    TREBS:

    • Arc-type shot
    • 25 blocks to break (you use an axe to break a block, you must break 25 blocks. as you break the block, it'll be instantly replaced but it will damage the siege weapon's healthbar)
    • Longest reload time
    • 2 hits by siege equipment
    • 4-5 blocks damage in a 2-3 block radius
    • Low player damage
    • High bloom / spread

    CANNONS:

    • Straight shot
    • 10 blocks to break
    • Medium reload time
    • 2 hits by siege equipment
    • 4-5 blocks damage in a 2-3 block radius
    • High player damage
    • High bloom / spread

    BALLISTAS:

    • Straight shot
    • 5 blocks to break
    • Quick reload time
    • 1 hit by siege equipment
    • No block damage
    • Medium player damage
    • Low bloom / spread

     

    The SIEGE WEAPON AMMO will be added in game tomorrow. The crafting recipe will be 8 netherite per ammo, applicable to any type of equipment. You may bring ladders to the war server. Please have your war camps ready on Saturday. Send them to me and the60th. If you choose not to make a war camp, we will not place siege equipment for you. 

     

    Haelunor may build their siege camp within the blue square, as we're going with the premise that Nevaehlen has fallen back to their city to defend it.

     

    Nevaehlen may make the following modifications to their build:

    - Tear down houses

    - Make platforms for siege equipment

    - Moderately improve their walls (no button spam, no monumental walls)

     

    Please do not do this on main, just do it on a build server and send us a schematic. 

     

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    Please let me know if you have any questions. 

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    HAELUNOR V. NEVAEHLEN

    in Warclaim Discussion

    Posted

    Just a quick clarification to Spoopy's post - 

    Iron Horde & Norland are already at the location of interest in RP. For the sake of tile movement, the Iron Horde & Norland only need to pay 5 minas per person. (5 minas * 1 tile traveled to get to the new battlefield * X amount of players brought)

     

     

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    Zoom(er) Chat with Professors Hawk and Matta

    in Announcements

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Xarkly said:

    7:30EST is well after midnight in Europe, should probably schedule a better time because you're pretty much cutting off EU players from participating.

     

    Of course. It's quite difficult given that a couple of us have been unavailable on the weekends. Wish I could give a more universal time, but Tuesday @ 7:30 PM EST was really the only time that matched all of our schedules.

     

    I hope to make this recurring, so hopefully in the near future we can have another meeting at a more reasonable hour for everyone.

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    Zoom(er) Chat with Professors Hawk and Matta

    in Announcements

    Posted

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    Hi all,

     

    This Tuesday, October 3, at 7:30 PM EST, we're hosting a community meeting/Q&A session in the LotC public discord. Feel free to ask any questions here, and we'll do our best to address them. Additionally, we invite individuals or groups to engage in discussions on how we can make the server a more enjoyable experience for everyone. All members of the administration team plan on attending the meeting, as its crucial that we hear your feedback firsthand.

     

    I'm eager to delve into several important topics, including activity, the role of war and its place in our community, CRP rules, lore, insights on realms in general, and strategies to foster a healthy server story.

     

    I hope that upon the conclusion of the meeting, the administration & staff team will have a clear direction that we can communicate and measure.

     

    Hope to see you all there!

     

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