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| June 5, 2011 |
Hello, World of Caenyr!!!! Well my last update was towards the end of 2010 so there is definitely a LOT to cover since then and over this first half of 2011! No further delays, let's go!
First thing I have to say is HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! We have hit 9 YEARS as a community and persistent world! Wow, time really flies when you are having fun. Almost a decade and we still have a great base of players, many new but also many from the earliest days still with us as well. It's incredible the amount of RP that has been accomplished and the amount of friendships that have been forged over all these years. I'm humbled and honored to be able to lead this great group of people and to have been witness to your shaping of our amazing world. Here's to many more years ahead of us, Caenyr!
Speaking of our amazing community, several player conventions have taken place since my last update, one in Texas and one in Chicago where yours truly attended! Photos the two conventions have just been posted to our MySpace fan page along with a couple of older ones that still didn't have their photos up, so go check them out! I was personally able to attend one of the conventions and I had a blast! You guys never cease to amaze me when I get to meet you in person! In other player news we have had a lot of new players join our great world and many returning players too. It's half a year's worth so bare with me and apologies up front for anyone that I've missed (I'm sure there are some!) But here it goes, welcome to World of Caenyr!
NEW PLAYERS: Ruckuss, Amondaris, Glyve, DirkBlackwood, DeHayala, Circe, Zipper, Aranka, Arabeth, Blackmoore, bankai, Gildur Orebreaker, Dalisia, Nourah Ebonsoul, Vidar
RETURNING PLAYERS: Starwulf, Krystal Hawke (Sin - yay!), Tel, Abbi, The Voices, Konar, Gallows, Kall, Kusbana, Losriel, mattias/Thomas, eszereld, Bywater (Ananias), Tyrus Whitefire, Exnostromos, White Kitsune
On a sadder note we have had to say goodbye to Lili Ral'orn who has left Caenyr. You are already missed, hope to see you return one day.
If you remember in the last update I announced the World of Caenyr Evolution (WoC Evo) initiative, to quickly bring some community driven changes to the world so Caenyr evolves with the times and remains a fun and exciting place to play at. I'm happy to say the iniative has been a huge success so far, already driving over a dozen significant improvements! Great job to the previous Fellowship of Caenyr, the selected group that represented the player population for the first 6 months of WoC Evo and helped establish these incredible changes. The next Fellowship will be selected soon and I'm sure will bring the same level of enthusiasm and ideas that the other group did. I look forward to how we continue to grow!
There have been some pretty big changes in the DM team. First off we have a brand new DM Supervisor, DM Dangermouse and he is already kicking major arse! Secondly I have modified the DM team to allow for new candidates to act in full DM fashion the moment they are selected to join the team. These "junior" DM's have all the authority a Dungeon Master normally has and can start bringing RP to the players immediately! Their only limitation is the level of RP responsibility they are allowed to take on, such as the playing of Caenyr deities and so forth. Only after graduation from the DM Academy do they become "senior" DM's and earn these privileges. With this change we have already added several new DM's to the team and the impact has been immediate! The junior squad is already on the server brigning some awesome roleplay to the players!
I can't post an update without mentioning the INCREDIBLE work Brutus and his Builder Team have been doing!! EVERY month we have module updates now, most of them pretty significant and all of them appreciated! Besides a ton of hak additions/improvements to enhance the aesthetics of the world and options for the players, and updates to many of the popular areas that already exist in the World, the team has recently given you the Sepich Stronghold, Goldhaven, Sea Battles, Persistent Storage, implemented many of the WoC Evo's and so much more! Can't thank you guys enough, you rock! Check out this month's screenshot of Goldhaven to get just a small taste of their amazing work. You'll have to get in game to experience the rest!
As always we have a new poll, some updates at the Caenyr shop and don't forget to follow us on Twitter! (Updates can be seen on the twitter widget on the homepage.) Until next time, Caenyrites!
-Elvamir, WoC Owner/Lead Administrator |
| November 13, 2010 |
Hello Caenyrites! These last three months may just be the busiest the community has been in years! There's a heck of a lot going on, so let me get right to it!
First and foremost I have to mention one of the biggest initiatives Caenyr has ever embarked on - World of Caenyr Evolution (WoC Evo.)WoC has been one of the most successful and powerful PW forces to hit NWN, paving the way with ingenuity that others have adopted and leading the pack when it comes to community spirit and friendliness. The question then becomes - how do we do it again for another 8 years? The answer is WoC Evo. An initiative I started to have Caenyr adapt to the times but without damaging the core of who we are that has taken us this far and kept so many players in the community. To help me with this initiative I put together a focus group of players from various aspects of the community, a team I call the Fellowship of Caenyr.. yes... the FoC'ers. ;-) I use this team to help me get faster, more efficient feedback from the community in combination with the larger "Suggestions Forum" input from everyone, to develop changes that enhance the player experience in World of Caenyr. In the few months since WoC Evo went active I've already implemented some significant changes to our community such as an improved Builder Team for faster updates to the world (focus on getting player driven RP updates in as soon as they happen,) a Kingdom Travel system so players can get to each other faster, a Flexible Guild system to put the fate of the Caenyr guilds in YOUR hands not the administrators, a Unified Service Guild, rule improvements for Improved Evasion, Guild Sizes, Item Customization and more! And that's just the beginning! Another decision is to improve our forums to phpBB3 and I'm already working with our web host on the change. All of these changes are meant to improve player experience, player satisfaction, RP continuity and overall fun! Visit the new World of Caenyr Evolution Community forum on our website for more details!
As always I have to welcome new and returning players, and over the last couple of months it has been an enormous amount! I hope I didn't forget anyone but I'm sure I probably have so let me apologize up front!
NEW PLAYERS: Ekatarina Deveraux, Vhaluus, kewell100, Bellowsmoke, Tinker Dinkins, MattNoto, duke o'york, ozziewolf, Gidy'ynn, endill, Owtuvammo, Andarn, Ozgarda, Warstout, Invidius, usufructuary, Forged Concept
RETURNED PLAYERS:The Voices, Zahera, Exnostromos, Sierth, Artur Paendaeg (Fierden), Yas'vyre, ErikPerkins88, Yithare, Dean Torendella, Azrael, Raven (Ivana Serran), Sithenin (rushjet), Spoon, Gwenben, Liz (Flutterby), Hertog Jan, Renard, Lili Rumbelly, Henohenomoheji (Hikaru)
And unfortunately there are times when we also have to say farwell to some players. NKW, Alexandra Alyssa, Auriello, matthias and Tuscany you will be missed. The community wishes you all the best and hopes to see you one day return home.
With the new and improved Builder Team has already come a ton of module updates! Some of the highlights from these updates include a Sea Battle Campaign, streamlined/improved/new Caenyr hakpaks, and in-game Auction system, a poison system, tons of new dungeons, items, guild updates, RP updates and more! The work that team has done in just a couple of months has been extraordinary, and I have to thank Brutus (new Builder Foreman) for his incredible leadership in making it all happen! Thanks, Brutus and team!
At the end of the day, however, what is World of Caenyr without some great RP? Trust me, there has been no lack of that! The biggest news is by far the end of the Tendril conquest by Genocian forces. After years of effort the resistance, aided primarily by the Righteous, has finally driven the Overlord and his minions out of their land, liberating it from evil's grasp. This war didn't come at no cost, however, with the capital of Gwaen being razed to the ground as the Legion fled back south. But now free the people can begin rebuilding, but who will step up to take the throne and lead them into this new era?... Meanwhile, up north in the Kingdom of Chail, times are equally as challenging. Since the discovered betrayal by the Regent the Kingdom has been left without definite leadership, and an army divided between the King's Royal Lancers and the Black Hand. In the midst of the chaos the Lizardfolk have attacked the lowlands and the Itheril conquered a portion of the forest. But the people have remained strong throughout and now new hope has risen from the birth of the King's Praetorian Knights and the leadership of Almares within the Council. Perhaps Chail too will find itself a new King in the near future...
Finally, in other community news we have had several Caenyr Player Conventions in cities such as Chicago (go figure) and Memphis, with several others on the horizon in Texas and also again Chicago. We also held several contests on the forums, one for a new Guild Leader of the Brethren (congrats Kusbana!) and one for a random drawing on those who gave donations to win a free character portrait courtesy of Yas'vyre (congrats Alur!) Meanwhile our MySpace fan page has gone through a complete facelift and also features a new Caenyr Shop item and new photos from conventions and in-game! Go check it out from the link on our website and also don't forget to follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/worldofcaenyr so you can stay up to date on all of the latest Caenyr news as it happens!
-Elvamir, WoC Owner/Lead Administrator |
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