The Update Newsletter (9.18.13)

When you first come upon this group, you might think that's a lot of information there. And then stuff gets updated so it's even more confusing for you as a member, so here is a journal that we'll update once or twice a month with all the minor and major updates in case you missed them!

September Edition

Heya folks!

Real quick: Did someone attempt to note the group?  I have a "group note" notification in my inbox, but there's no actual note and it doesn't say who sent it (in fact, it says "from Nobody"), and it doesn't actually appear in the group notes section of the staff area?  If you did, you might wish to resend it, because we didn't get it!

Onto updates!

First off, you'll have noticed we have a poll up right now.  It's a bit important, so if you do have an opinion, we would greatly appreciate a vote!

Secondly, our group page is getting a facelift! /o/  I recently redid the journal skin and Kaorien did a new group icon (it's a wip, and yes the shadow creeps sideways; don't worry we're working on it).  If I feel like I have the time, I might also be updating our applications with a new bg and layout, but that's rather low on my list of priorities right now.  And that's because....

...Our biggest update we have for you all is that, after some discussion among the mods, we've decided we're going to pause the group.  We are not shutting down, but rather we are going to put advancement on hold so we can make all the assets - the monsters and references and plot images and missions - before continuing again.

After we have everything ready, we're going to open for limited enrollments for three weeks, and then close the group and re-start Act I.  

Once we are actually in motion, the pace will be very swift - a new mission every two weeks.  As per normal, no one will be required to do any of the official missions, there is no due date on any of them (up to the end of Act I), anyone can create their own unofficial missions or do anything they really want to during Act I up until the final missions.  There will be two final missions, and it will be mandatory to do at least one of those two.  The due date for the second final mission will also be the due date for any of the Act I missions.

After Act I is completed, we will open again for another three weeks for second enrollments, should any new members wish to join, and then close again for Act II.  Act II will be run in the same way as Act I - a new mission every two weeks, none of which will be mandatory up until the final missions.

After Act II, we will poll the members to see if anyone is interested in playing an epilogue.  There is no plan, at this time, to do an Act III.

This will be a very tight game, very fast-paced and not one I plan on letting drag (hence why I plan on making all the assets ahead of time, so there is no chance of delay).  This is because I fear a lot of interest in rp groups fades away if the group remains open for too long without updates, and I hate to see that happen. ' v ';;  However, this does also mean that for the time being, I have to ask people to suffer through a waiting period while we create all the assets.

For a lodestone, I would say we're about 3/4 of the way completed with making Act I assets.  If I had my way, we would be completed with them all by the end of this month - and then move on to making Act II assets.  However, life happens, and there is never any guarantee. xD

As per usual, any questions can be directed below or, if there's anything you'd like to discuss, don't forget we have the Suggestion Box/Message Board journal!  And don't hesitate to note the group or comment on the main page, and we'll get to you as soon as we can!  o/

Cheers!
-osei

If I miss something and should add it, let me know! We'll update it as soon as we can.