Cead Mile Failte!This past month was all over the place on an emotional level. It started off with the arrival of unfortunate news regarding Beardtounge being hospitalized for Dimensia. A few days later I received word that Stormcaster had been diagnosed with late-stage cancer and was being moved to palliative care. Just a few days after that, I was exposed to a dog that had been in a covid positive environment for several hours. I went into self-quarantine for 14 days. Thankfully Donaliam was kind enough to snag some survival food and beverage for us while my wife and I were on lockdown. The first day of quarantine without caffeine nearly killed me. This was probably one of the worst caffeine withdrawal days of my life which had me in bed all day with a massive headache and nausea. But not all was bad this month. In the middle of all of this, we saw the final New World Beta, the Elyon Beta, the surprising launch of Bless Unleashed, the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons Mastery Beta, and I made some headway on the adventure/chapter streamlining project. Let's jump into some of this month's top news. DirectoryGet InvolvedGaiscioch Family NewsSummer 2021 Gaiscioch Community SummitThis past month has been a bit crazy for me and I had to delay the typical August summit to Sunday, September 5th at 3PM PT. This should give me the time I need to prepare and also place it a bit closer to all the excitement coming in the next few months. Join me for a comprehensive look at the future of Gaiscioch. Gaiscioch Extra Life Charity LivestreamJoin us for three full days of fundraising, events, and Livestreams benefiting the Children's Miracle Network. In our 11th annual Gaiscioch Extra Life Charity Livestream we will be showing off the games that have captivated our community over the past year. We will be featuring Tribes of Midgard, Neverwinter, Bless Unleashed, New World, Conqueror's Blade, Elyon, Elder Scrolls Online, and Guild Wars 2. In addition, we've recruited a few of our other Gaiscioch streamers to keep the content rolling while I'm off the air for breaks. In Loving Memory of Mike 'Stormkaster' PenderWe received word on August 21st, 2021 that Mike 'Stormkaster' Pender has joined the ascended. This message came in earlier in the day and has since been updated with the news of his passing. Our Deepest Sympathies to Beardtounge and His FamilyIt was brought to my attention earlier this month that our fan-favorite Guild Wars 2 player Beardtounge has been diagnosed with Dementia. Don't mind the mess. Website reprogramming in progress.This month I tackled the Systems that allow you to register to the community, join an adventure or chapter, and the backend scripts that sync up data based on chapters and adventures. Now that the joining process is all streamlined the big process of converting over all our subdomains to become subdirectories comes into play. Inside the FamilyGaiscioch Family Patreons:Want to give a special shout-out to those members who are helping enable our community to do great things. Their financial support has allowed us to expand the tools at our disposal and maintain the community without burning a hole in my personal savings. While a still do pay a bit out of pocket their contributions have prevented me from having to work side gigs to keep us afloat and for that, I am eternally grateful. It's at a manageable level I am comfortable with. Without these Patreons, you'd be seeing a lot less of me. Thank you for keeping me in-game and focused on growing our community. Avohaiel
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Please welcome Atram to the Eldership TeamOver the past 6 months, I've had the pleasure of getting to know Atram. He hails from Switzerland and will be doing the team to help manage New Worlds launch along with helping me out on the data gathering for Conqueror's Blade. His helpful personality is always looking for where he can be of service. We look forward to having him on the team opening day for the New World Launch. Gaiscioch Family Promotions:I wanted to take a moment to say congratulations to a few members this month for accepting their next credo and stepping into a new role in our family. Guardians (Seaimpín)The Gaiscioch Family Guardians are an advanced part of the Veteran Members group and serve as the front line of our family. They help newer members learn about the family, our website, and our belief system. They occasionally will need to help get conversations back on track, or report misdoing's to the family elders. They act as advisors, guidance providers, and overall protectors of the family name. By this time a member should be involved in the family for more than 6 months and has been an active attendee in family events. For those who prefer fellowship over leadership this is the last stop on the family tree. Members must prove their leadership ability to progress to the Leadership ranks through the accumulation of both Valor Points (Earned through leading events.) as well as earning Tokens of Valor from lower ranked members of the family. Veteran Members (Curadh)Veteran Members have proven their devotion to the family by participating in events and contributing to the family's success. They have been active more than 90 days and have continued to be contributing members to the family. » Bobbaloubie » Dusty » Elfchess » Swatcat Official Members (Lorgaire)Official Members have earned the rank of Lorgaire and have accepted the Mark of the Kindred credo. They have officially decided to become members of the family and start their journey to ascend the roles of the Gaiscioch Family. » ChanceRisker » CretonIsLame » Jaromir » Slinkymist » Vipxr Please Welcome Our Newest MembersGaiscioch By The Numbers
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Elder Scrolls Online took the stage at QuakeCon giving us a first look at the new DLC Waking Flame. Continue the battle against Mehrunes Dagon and delve into two exciting new dungeons.
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Some of us take a little longer to look beautiful in the morning. Such is the case for the upcoming MMORPG New World. In what seems like an endless series of delays, New World is dead set on making the right first impression come launch day. After their final closed beta, they decided to delay the game a month to fix some of the last remaining issues hindering the game before launch.
If you're interested in joining us for the launch of New World, be sure to join the Marauders faction on the Finias server (if available. See our adventure page for more information). I will be working to set Gaiscioch up and get the invites flowing asap.
On the fence about New World? Did you play alpha and decide you're not into it? Now is your chance to give it a try and see if it is in fact different from what you remember. Join us Sept. 9-12th for a free-for-all Open Beta. There is no cost to you and you can get a good look at what to expect later this month when New World Launches.
At the start of the season, we devised a plan to build up a section of Longting before jumping over to the Borderlands when it opened. As the borderlands opened a few weeks ago we made the jump and have secured a very nice plot of land in the northern borderlands.
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Say what now? Yeah, even I, the eternally optimistic, did not see this one doing as well as it has. It is currently the 3rd most played MMORPG on Steam behind Rust and Ark. Even stranger is the fact it has been there since the day it launched. It has more concurrent players on Steam than ESO, BDO and CB combined. That's one heck of a comeback for a game just about everyone expected to crash and burn. It will be very interesting to watch and see how it holds up through its first quarter.
On September 29th we will see the launch of Elyon. This MMORPG has a lot of similarities to RIFT and Tera but is largely centered around its endgame PvP war. There is a metric ton of PvE questing, dungeons, and epic world boss battles to engage in.
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Please note, most Adventures run spontaneous events that are not scheduled. Keep an eye on your adventures Discord channel for all the latest activities.
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As we near October our Livestream lineup will slide into the full MMO lineup. As of right now we have Guild Wars 2, Conqueror's Blade, Neverwinter and Bless Unleashed in the rotation. This fall we will add New World and Elyon to the lineup as well bringing fun and entertaining events daily. These will be open for all to enjoy. Be sure to keep an eye on the calendar and mark the event you'd like to attend.
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