Hey Guys,
I've deactivated some sections from the site as they will no longer be updated with accurate content since Mythic has turned off the Realm War updates. Being we can no longer pull data directly from Mythic we will be forced to do things the old fashion way.
Characters
I should have the add a character feature on the Edit Characters page. I will need you all to be sure to keep your characters updated and change your guild when you switch from Anu/Sigmar to Gaiscioch/Nuada. This will be very imperative in the coming months as we wont be able to promote you unless we know which guild your in.
Grand Champion
Has been removed. Being we can no longer pull renown gain from the feeds we will no longer be able to have weekly grand champions.
Guild Progress
These will forever be stuck where you were on Monday when things went dark. We will no longer be able to dynamically update your guild rank, membership lists, and progress.
Achievements
Will be limited to participation and leadership from here on out. Without the feeds we can no longer track what levels your characters are at to automatically generate announcements for increase in level.
Leadership / Fellowship after 1.4
It's going to take me a few days after the patch to see how much this "Conquest" will be worth. I typically try to balance points vs time investment. If we can lock zones under an hour then we'll probably just award about 50 points per Conquest. The old keeps / zone locks / bo's will be removed as they are not part of the new system. With the exception of tier 1. I will put in a new type of objective called Conquest which will award you the proper points for taking down the opposing keep. It's going to take a little time to figure it all out so until the new conquest system is up I would ask that you don't try to claim things in the current system when it comes to oRvR. Last thing I want is you guys not getting compensated for your time invested and getting a bunch of inaccurate data in the system.
Battle for Badlands and 1.4
I want to have the season finale of Battle for Badlands before the patch goes live. I will be moving it to the week of November 16th. Vamp and Bloodburner do you guys want to helm that for order? I dont want to risk losing the finale over this patch. With the new patch the point system is going to be screwed and unfair so I need to make sure we have this event before that patch goes live. I also want to have a mingle photo somewhere before the event to show participation and have something for the memory book / season 3 video. Lets go out in a bang guys and have some fun doing it. If we can get that score as close to tied as possible that would be one epic ending.
Family Recruitment
From here on out we are doing recruitment on a strict on request basis. We will no longer be broadcasting our guild recruitment pitch. As it stands now maintaining 4 guilds with over 1200 characters between them is going to become a management nightmare so for the time being we will purely recruit when someone asks about the family. Our success is our biggest recruiter anyways.
The Road Ahead
I am unsure what is to come and know a lot of us are frustrated. I really want to encourage you all to try the new patch for at least 2 weeks. Give it a chance. Right now we are highly crippled with the changes that are taking place but that doesn't mean we cant work around it. Lets give it a go and see what we think. If after 2 weeks after the patch you don't like it then I wont hold anything against you if you decide to leave. When we moved from PT to Badlands we lost about 500 characters from our roster splitting us in half. I'm sure that if a few of us can tough it out we can keep this branch going. All I ask is that you give it a chance before saying "I Quit". If I am to fly the Trinity in the new patch Im going to need friends I can count on to help. Trinity doesn't work without co-leads and M&M's I can trust. You guys are the success of the family and I need you.
Regardless of What is to Come.
Thank you all for being a huge part of 2 years of my life, The rebirth and recovery years of my life. You all have helped pull me out of the deepest darkness and helped me find the light. And I mean that. You guys have been a wonderful addition to my family and I am truly blessed to even share some time with you all. You all have made the journey in this game I originally didn't even consider an option an enjoyable experience. So many new friends both within the Gaiscioch and in the Tuatha. I thank you all. We'll get through this and a year from now will be rolling the way were used too. I look forward to our future adventures wherever they may be.
Ben aka Foghladha
» Edited on: 2010-11-07 11:27:25