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COMMUNITY TEAM UPDATE [Posted Jan 2024] INTRODUCTION - @HogoBojo Howdy everyone, I hope that everyone is having a great 2024 so far. 2023 was definitely a busy year, with lots going on. Today in this update, we’ll show some of what we’ve been up-to the last few months, as well as give a look-back at applications for the entire year of 2023. I am very appreciative to the team for their hard work, and hope that this post displays some of what’s going on. Thus, without further ado, I’ll let you get onto the update. CURRENT ROSTER INTRODUCTION - APPLICATIONS Applications are a very crucial part of the server, as it serves as the gate which new players must pass through to join the server. Throughout the previous year of 2023, the team has worked hard to review thousands of applications. In the previous year, sometimes large influxes caused by various reasons would cause some applications to build up, but despite that, the team worked through it and got it under control. Quick response times are important, and we know that– and that is why we will continue to work towards improving and keeping application review time lower as we move forward into 2024. With that being said, please find below a years worth of application data for 2023. Please note that the Racial & Timezone Data provided below will only be shown for accepted players. __________ APPLICATIONS - 2023 During 2023, we saw a total of 3418 applications submitted and reviewed. Out of these, 2037 new players were accepted! Our accepted/denied percentage ratio last year was around 2037/1381. Please note that the Racial & Timezone Data shown will only be shown for accepted players. - Accepted/Denied Ratios - - Race-Specific Data - - TimeZone Data - - Raw Application Data - - Racial Data - - Humans - Total: 986 Adunian: 65 Heartlander: 90 Highlander: 151 Farfolk: 91 No Subrace: 589 - Elves - Total: 617 Wood: 174 Dark: 179 High: 182 No Subrace: 82 - Dwarves - Total: 183 Cave: 39 Mountain: 68 Forest: 20 No Subrace: 56 - Orcs - Total: 190 Orc: 143 Goblin: 47 - Halflings - Total: 61 - Timezone Data - Oceania: 170 America: 1329 Europe: 47 - Accepted/Denied Ratio - Total: 3418 Accepted: 1195 Pending-Accepted: 842 Pending-Denied: 1048 Denied: 333 APPLICATION MONARCH The title of Application Monarch for 2023 goes to @Smol With the most applications review this year, Smol is our reigning Application Monarch of 2023, followed by @AnimeWolf0080 and @Blake0205 COMMITMENT UPDATES Media Team GENERAL OVERVIEW With the Media Team, we’ve implemented new members to hopefully bring forth more content then before. TikTok has somewhat been halted in terms of efficient production as we are leaning towards more professional content, aiming to get more videos out on the main channel. The foremost issue confronting our team is the occurrence of team members generating innovative ideas, initiating action on these ideas, only to subsequently forget about them. In response, we’ve made a task list that all team members can access. This task list serves as a centralized hub of current projects and tasks, allowing team members to stay notified about what needs to be done. Furthermore, it promotes collaboration by enabling members to assist with existing projects rather than initiating new ones independently. A couple of the team members that produced videos this past month were @Blake0205 and @Smol. While the current war began between nations, Blake produced the storyline between the Haense King and the Veletz leader within his first video to then use live footage from War Claim battles to produce fantastic hype videos for both sides of the war. He has continued his hard work and continued to pump out videos after each warclaim, showcasing them all off. All of the videos were massively hits in showing how fun and exciting it is to be a part of large-scale wars. Another YouTube video was produced to showcase one of our oldest and strongest races… The race intro for Dwarves pt. 2! This amazing video was filmed by our very own Smol_ who worked tirelessly to show how unique and enchanting Urguan can be. Thank you to @Blake0205 and @Smol for such amazing videos in December! Something else you might notice as you peruse the Youtube channel is the brand new intros, one regular intro and one for the holidays, created by the one and only @SaviourMeme! Watch our latest videos to see these new additions to the channel. Regarding other social media platforms, @poki created four TikToks which used trendy music combined with creative short films to introduce Lord of the Craft to more people. We are so excited to see more work from Poki and to see how many players they can bring in through TikTok. And finally, we have recently established a set of guidelines that outline the minimum requirements for maintaining our standard of video quality. Our intention with this is to encourage the creation of higher quality videos for our main channel, as well as giving our new members an idea of what we’re aiming for. Wiki NEWEST UPDATES Yoyoyo everyone, here to update you on what's been happening with the wiki side of the community team. As per usual we have been keeping the wiki in a general state of accuracy, looking back at some of our long term pages and making sure that the data within them is still accurate. As well as updating and creating new pages as the need arises for them, based on the events of the server as a whole, and working on a number of larger projects. Some of these bigger projects have been the constant creation and recovery of wiki accounts for community members who wish to contribute as well as monitoring changes to prevent malicious actors. We’ve also been on the last stages of the new Magic Hub with amazing art work created by @CombatRolePlay, a full rework and update of the settlement guides pages, updates for pages on Aenguls and Daemons, keeping track of any ongoing wars or political rivalries as well as updating any old ones with as much information as possible, remaking the map on the homepage with links to each realms page, as well as a myriad of other minor fixes throughout the entire wiki. WIKI TEAM GOALS Although much progress has been and continues to be made on the wiki, we see it as a never ending project. The server is constantly changing and evolving, and thus the wiki must be constantly updated with the most up to date information. Whether this be simply updating pages, or remaking them in their entirety. Some of these spots that we have noticed that we plan to update in the near future are finishing up the final touches of the magic hub, updating any existing settlement guides as well as making any we are missing, we also plan a rewrite of the New Player Guide, The Wiki Guide, and The Wiki Rules. The latter two hopefully aid any future wiki contributors. If you are interested in contributing to the wiki, head to the wiki account request channel in the main LOTC discord. Community Services (Map Art, Capital Pastes) Heyo everyone, providing a quick update on the state of Community Services. With the change of paid-LC being favoured over general wide-spread pastes, the Community Services duties now cover Realm Capital Complete Pastes & Map Art. Since the start of the map, we’ve processed a total of 218 pieces of map art, with an average turnaround time of roughly one week. We are happy to be able to provide players with access to beautiful custom art within the game itself that enhances the roleplay experience. Events and Arts Contests After a wildly successful, albeit on a smaller scale event for Halloween (shoutout to all those who had a chance to have some fun with Mr. Skelly and Mr. Pumpkin) we just wrapped up one of our largest scale events for the Holiday Season. For more information please visit: LINK. Thank you @annabanana1014 for all the hard work you put into leading the charge on the holiday events for December! The holiday events began with the immediate decoration of a multitude of realms and our very own Cloud Temple by Anna. Snowmen, candy canes, and lights around every tree could be seen from all over! Soon enough, Smol posted her joyous server-wide secret santa which had about 90 participants! Thank you to all who joined in on the festive fun and thank you to Smol for organizing such a massive event! Throughout the joyful holiday, there were a few Monk helpers that spread laughter and fun with their Community-Signed gifts. Shout out to @KaptainScarletfor making such fine gifts for the player base! Now onto the ever loved Community Arts Contest, our previous contest ran throughout the month of September and most of the prizes have been given out to the winners (if you have yet to receive your prizes please reach out to @saviourmeme on discord). And with the holiday season upon us, we swang right into our latest Arts Contest. If you are interested in participating in our current ongoing Arts Contest, or seeing the winners of the previous one please head over to our new “Community Team Arts Contest: Krugsmas Returns” post. CT Project Guides Over the last few months the Community Team has been undergoing an extensive project of writing and updating a variety of guides on the forums, in hopes of helping more new players and old alike. If you have not had a chance to read these guides, follow the link and let us know your thoughts. (LINK) If anyone has anything they would like to see become a guide, or notices an older guide that needs fixes please message (Anime_Wolf0080) in discord as we begin to wrap up the final few stages of this project. Retention Another smaller project we have begun working on is a small analysis of the effects of how new players start on the server. The question of player retention is an important one to the server, and improving our part of keeping new players around and enjoying their time here is something we are eager to explore. In the coming weeks, you might see an occasional CT member doing things a little differently from the others as we try to gauge the effectiveness of various techniques. TEAM DIRECTION & CONCLUSION - Goals Over the Last Few Months - We’ve had several goals over the last few months. One of them was establishing some Media standards, tools, and support behind the scenes, as well as getting more content up and going. We’ve done relatively well with this, with the one point of contention being us needing to upload some more Tik Toks and short content. Another was the return of Community Events every now & then on occasion. We did this several times & I’m happy with the Community's reaction & how well they went. Thirdly would be improving Application wait time, which I mentioned earlier. - Future Goals - Moving forward, there are several goals that I believe the team should work on. Firstly, as I mentioned earlier in this update, I want to continue working towards lower and lower app wait times each month. Secondly, I want to continue our hard work in the Media sector both behind the scenes and the public facing. Thirdly, I want the team to look at the new player experience overall and look how we can improve this… Are there any informative guides that need updating or writing… What are gaps that team members aren’t online where players may need help, and how can we patch them, and so on. - Conclusion - Overall, I believe that we’ve had a productive year, with a wide variety being accomplished during this time. I always believe that there is room for improvement for me, and the team, and thus we shall continue to strive to improve where we can and continue our hard work into the new year. We will be posting a monthly Application Update post as well as a larger CT Update post every 3 months. If you have ideas for Projects the CT should pursue, please let us know. Need help? Feel free to contact a community team member via the forums, Discord, or you can use the command /creq in-game and a member can help you out there! Shoutout @HogoBojo - Writing his parts and being community team admin @annabanana1014 + @Blake0205 - Helping write and Proofreading The Community Team - For their hard work over the past year and all the help they gave in writing this update.

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Changed Status to Accepted

Hi there, as you can see, you have been accepted onto the server! Well done on your application, you’re doing great! Welcome to the wonderful community of LotC! To get started, The server IP is mc.lotc.co The server is 1.18.2 - 1.19.3 I suggest going to tutorial island or do; /creq Can a Wilven come assist me? Here are some links to help you start out! x3 Settlement Guides Nations & Major Settlements If you need help, Feel free to contact me via the forums @SaviourMeme or my discord [saviourmeme]. I’m often online, so you can message me with /msg SaviourMeme to find me in game. If I’m not around You can always do /creq with your questions or you can also use the LotC Discord which is right here! : Discord I recommend going to the New player’s category, going to help chat. Pining @Community team saying “I’m new and would like a run down on the server!” If I or another team member can not be reached. Lastly, here is the new player hub, I recommend you look over it! New player hub Another New Player Guide Have fun role playing! :D

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

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Pending Collection. Please submit a /creq requesting your uploaded Map Art. Each map piece will cost 100mina (ex. A 2x3 map art is 6 pieces, which will cost 600mina total)

Changed Status to Accepted

Hi there, as you can see, you have been accepted onto the server! Well done on your application, you’re doing great! Welcome to the wonderful community of LotC! To get started, The server IP is mc.lotc.co The server is 1.18.2 - 1.19.3 I suggest going to tutorial island or do; /creq Can a Wilven come assist me? Here are some links to help you start out! x3 Settlement Guides Nations & Major Settlements If you need help, Feel free to contact me via the forums or my discord [SaviourMeme]. I’m often online, so you can message me with /msg SaviourMeme to find me in game. If I’m not around You can always do /creq with your questions or you can also use the LotC Discord which is right here! : Discord I recommend going to the New player’s category, going to help chat. Pining @Community team saying “I’m new and would like a run down on the server!” If I or another team member can not be reached. Lastly, here is the new player hub, I recommend you look over it! New player hub Another New Player Guide Have fun role playing! :D

Changed Status to Accepted

Hi there, as you can see, you have been accepted onto the server! Well done on your application, you’re doing great! Welcome to the wonderful community of LotC! To get started, The server IP is mc.lotc.co The server is 1.18.2 - 1.19.3 I suggest going to tutorial island or do; /creq Can a Wilven come assist me? Remember When talking about your character’s actions! Remember to use 3rd person! Here are some links to help you start out! x3 Settlement Guides Nations & Major Settlements If you need help, Feel free to contact me via the forums @SaviourMeme or my discord [SaviourMeme]. I’m often online, so you can message me with /msg SaviourMeme to find me in game. If I’m not around You can always do /creq with your questions or you can also use the LotC Discord which is right here! : Discord I recommend going to the New player’s category, going to help chat. Pining @Community team saying “I’m new and would like a run down on the server!” If I or another team member can not be reached. Lastly, here is the new player hub, I recommend you look over it! New player hub Another New Player Guide Have fun role playing! :D

Changed Status to Accepted