Mod Post. 4/17/18

[awashmods]

Hello everyone! There have been some concerns brought to us in regards to our reasoning for not advertising on EMP, so we wanted to quickly clear those up and also use this space to make sure that everyone is on the same page for the upcoming app round!

First off, we're very sorry if anyone was made to feel unwelcome due to that decision; we're very excited for the upcoming app round and whatever characters are brought in! We wanted to assure everyone of that first and foremost. Our reasoning for not posting a proper EMP ad is simply that, with the cap as small as it is, it seems fairest to limit advertising to word of mouth and plurk. We will be posting on plurk when the TDM is up and reserves are open.

With that all said, we'd also like to take this opportunity to detail the upcoming app round, since a few things have slipped through the cracks a bit (sorry about any confusion stemming from that)!

• First off, the TDM will be posted the weekend before reserves open: April 28th, 9 PM EST. That will hopefully give everyone some time to tag around and play with everyone before reserves open. It has also been added to the calendar.
  
  
• Reserves open May 1st, 9 PM EST. We currently don't have an exact number of slots that will be available; as of right now, there are 29 available slots for new players. Please keep in mind the cast cap of 6 and the player cap of 80 when reserving. We will process AC as quickly as possible so that we can update the reserves page with the number of available slots before reserves open!
  
  
• Applications open May 7th, 9 PM EST. You must have a reserve to apply if you are a new player. Reserves expire May 12th, 9 PM EST, at which point applications will be open to everyone until the game cap of 80 players has been met.
  
  
• For second characters: second characters do not count towards either the reserve or app cap. You do not have to have a reserve to apply for a second character, but you are welcome to if you would like to reserve your character.
  
  
• If you are not ready to apply for a second character yet, don't panic! We will be opening up applications to current players once every other month for a week for players to apply for a second character if they should choose to do so. The only reason for having them open for a set week is to make it easier on us to keep track of when we need to process applications! However, you must have passed AC at least once with your current character to apply for a second. There will be no TDM and no reserves period for those app rounds.
  
  
• For future app rounds, as it states on the FAQ: there will not be TDMs, as applications will open without reserves. When 5 slots have opened up in the game, we will give 2 weeks' notice, and then open applications to everyone. Proxy applications will be allowed in an attempt to be as fair as possible, but it will remain first come, first served.
  

We appreciate your patience with us, and if there are any concerns, please feel free to bring them to us! We want the upcoming application rounds to be as easy for everyone to handle as is possible, and we're grateful for everyone's interest in the game.

The event log for tonight will be up at 9 PM EST; we just wanted to address these concerns as quickly as possible. Thank you!