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| 9/30/1999 | GS3 RADIO #2! |
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We had excellent response and attendance, to our premier show, "New Developments", with GameMaster Banthis. We're very pleased to announce that on Saturday, October 1st, we will present "Rogues, guilds and IceMule Trace", hosted by Spunn with special guests Sage Bhamma, GameMaster Lyredaene and GameMaster Smite.
GS3 Radio broadcasts LIVE from 9 PM - 11 PM Eastern every Saturday evening. Go to http://www.zone.com/gemstone3/news/gs3radio.asp or http://www.play.net/simunet_private/gs3/gs3radio.asp for more details! To ask questions and interact with the GS3 Radio Web jockeys during the broadcast, simply go to the special GS3 Radio Zone chat room at http://www.zone.com/chat_events.asp at 9PM Eastern. Web jockeys and guests will respond live on the air. |
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| 9/30/1999 | FIND MORE TREASURE? |
| A reporting dwarf on assignment from the Elanthian Times has discovered after several months of investigation that many kinds of creatures previously thought rare and in poverty were merely hiding their numbers and wealth. Said creatures have not been identified by the learned wordsmith, but word has it that some monsters will be carrying more booty. Be on the lookout for these deep-pocketed critters. | |
| 9/30/1999 | GS3 RADIO #2! |
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We had excellent response and attendance, to our premier show, "New Developments", with GameMaster Banthis. We're very pleased to announce that on Saturday, October 2nd, we will present "Rogues, guilds and IceMule Trace", hosted by Spunn with special guests Sage Bhamma, GameMaster Lyredaen and GameMaster Smite.
GS3 Radio broadcasts LIVE from 9 PM - 11 PM Eastern every Saturday evening. Go to http://www.zone.com/gemstone3/news/gs3radio.asp or http://www.play.net/simunet_private/gs3/gs3radio.asp for more details! To ask questions and interact with the GS3 Radio Web jockeys during the broadcast, simply go to the special GS3 Radio Zone chat room at http://www.zone.com/chat_events.asp at 9PM Eastern. Web jockeys and guests will respond live on the air. |
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| 9/29/1999 | FIRST FRIDAYS - FESTIVAL OF LEARNING |
| The Festival of Learning will be hosted by the House of the Argent Aspis on the first Friday of every month at 10 PM Eastern. Hunts, games, stories and opportunities to learn more about Elanthia and its history are open to everyone! House Argent Aspis can be found at the far southeast end of Wehnimer's Landing. | |
| 9/23/1999 | NEW RELEASES |
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Join Spunn as he welcomes GameMaster Banthis who will recap his Simucon 99 Seminar: "New Releases" which details exciting new developments for GemStone III! Hear all the latest info about GemStone III's New Developments (the Artisans System, Creators Association, Bloodlust, and spell changes) and ask Banthis your own questions.
The GS3 Radio broadcast of "New Releases" happens Saturday, September 25th 9-11PM EST, so don't be late. For more information on GS3 Radio live, read News 13 or go to http://www.zone.com/gemstone3/news/gs3radio.asp. |
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| 9/23/1999 | NEW RELEASES |
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Join Spunn as he welcomes GameMaster Banthis who will recap his Simucon 99 Seminar: "New Releases" which details exciting new developments for GemStone III! Hear all the latest info about GemStone III's New Developments (the Artisans System, Creators Association, Bloodlust, and spell changes) and ask Banthis your own questions.
The GS3 Radio broadcast of "New Releases" happens Saturday, September 25th 6-8PM EST, so don't be late. For more information on GS3 Radio live, read News 13 or go to http://www.zone.com/gemstone3/news/gs3radio.asp. |
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| 9/22/1999 | DOWN TIME |
| We will be taking down GemStone III for four hours tomorrow morning for some hardware and software updates. The game should be up again by 12:00PM Eastern. We appreciate your patience. | |
| 9/22/1999 | GS3 RADIO LIVE! |
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Introducing GS3 Radio - the all-new way to get the inside scoop on GemStone III in real-time audio format.
Listen to the premiere show, "New Developments" on September 25th, hosted by Spunn with special guest GameMaster Banthis. GS3 Radio broadcasts LIVE from 9 PM - 11 PM Eastern every Saturday evening. Go to http://www.zone.com/gemstone3/news/gs3radio.asp or http://www.play.net/simunet_private/gs3/gs3radio.asp for more details! To ask questions and interact with the GS3 Radio Web jockeys during the broadcast, simply go to the special GS3 Radio Zone chat room at http://www.zone.com/chat_events.asp at 9PM Eastern. Web jockeys and guests will respond live on the air. |
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| 9/20/1999 | NEW SURVEY READY. |
| A new survey will be available to all Players for a limited time starting today. This is a one question survey, which will be used to help us set our priorities and can be taken by typing the word survey. No experience will be awarded. | |
| 9/14/1999 | REVISED SCRIPTING POLICY |
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Any method allowing a player to gain skills, experience, money, or any form of in-game advantage in any Simutronics game while being unresponsive to the game environment is prohibited.
Experience and player reaction has shown that these methods (such as scripting) to gain skills, experience, money, or an in-game advantage while "unresponsive to the gaming environment" are disruptive to game play, helping to destroy game balance and the role-playing atmosphere that has been carefully nurtured in the game. In addition, it puts undue stress upon game resources (treasure, creature generation, etc.) which makes it harder to keep the game scaled to the needs of its normal players. Players who spend lengthy periods of time scripting skills or gaining experience while AFK (Away From the Keyboard) or "unresponsive to the gaming environment", don't just miss out on gaming opportunities (such as role playing, merchants, invasions, etc.), but also skip ahead at rates which the game cannot support and wind up at the edge of what the game provides more quickly than was intended in the design. What constitutes a violation under this new policy? The following is a general guide to help you avoid being warned by staff: =Any= experience gaining activity while being unresponsive to the gaming environment will be considered against policy. AFK scripting of =any= kind is entirely against policy and is an immediately warnable offense (If your attention is not in the game window, you should log out of the game or stop any experience, skill or money gaining activities to avoid being warned. The excuse that you looked away from the keyboard or left your desk only for a few minutes will not prevent you from gaining a warning since the staff will have no way of verifying that fact). In addition, =any= activity that allows you to gain =new= experience while using Rest Mode may result in a warning. Warnings for scripting or any unresponsive activities are based on the staff's observation of the character, and the staff's judgment may vary from instance to instance. Therefore, each instance of long term scripting will be judged independently. Furthermore, GMs have the right to verify any and all characters are following this policy at any time. Exceptions: In general, if you are running a script or are in Rest Mode and are not gaining any =new= experience, skills, money, or an in-game advantage, it does not fall under this policy. Being AFK or in Rest Mode while absorbing experience you have already gained is not a violation of this policy. However, =any= activity that's deemed by staff to be disruptive or not in the best interest of the game or its players can be warned when discovered. (E.g., if you script moving in and out of a room a warning may be issued because it causes undue screen scroll, if you are gaining skills passively a warning may be issued based on your being unresponsive to the gaming environment, if your "Rest Mode" message is determined to be inappropriate a warning may be issued based on the message being Out of Character or disruptive.) - First offense: Character receives a formal warning, is moved to a consultation room, loses =all= field experience (unabsorbed experience) in =all= skills, and must reread and agree to policy before being released. - Second offense: All characters on the account, plus potentially all other related accounts, can be locked out of the game for 30 days. In addition, substantial penalties of experience points may be subtracted from any or all characters on the account(s). - Third offense: The account, plus all of the other related accounts, can be locked out permanently. NOTICE: Please do not ASSIST or REPORT about this change, as the staff will not be able to discuss it with you in-game. Any questions, comments, or concerns about this new policy should be posted on the Simutronics Message Boards, Category 1 (Simutronics Discussions), Topic 30 (*Policy Discussions), or submitted in email to [email protected]. |
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| 9/14/1999 | BILLING OFFICE CLOSED FOR SIMUCON |
| Simutronics' Billing and Customer Service Departments will be closed from Wednesday, September 15th at 5:00 PM Central time until we reopen Tuesday, September 21, for SimuCon '99. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause. | |
| 9/14/1999 | *** YOUNG SORCERER FORUM *** |
| Join the Order of Lorekeepers for a ***Young Sorcerer Forum*** on October 10, 1999 at 9:00 PM Eastern at Silverwood Manor in the Sorcerer Room of the Pavilion. | |
| 9/13/1999 | TODAY'S OUTAGE |
| The Staff of GemStone III are currently implementing a new system in order to aid in replacing losses due to this crash. If you have a loss, please do not assist until you receive further information. Thank you very much for your patience. | |
| 9/12/1999 | QUEST SERVER OUTAGE |
| Our quest server has experienced some difficulties this weekend, but we have corrected the problems and it is once again running. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience. | |
| 9/9/1999 | TATTOO ARTIST TO TOUR ELANTHIA! |
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The gypsy caravan leader Taslynn Rhymann is taking a break from her normal duties in order to bring her talents at decoration of skin and hide to the adventurers of Elanthia. Her wagon will be stopping in the Landing, River's Rest, Teras Isle, Solhaven, Icemule and Pinefar and will stay open for a day in each location.
Hundreds of tattoos will be available at all times from her dwarven assistant, hired from the capable tattoo artist's guild. A few custom works may be done, but unfortunately Taslynn cannot promise to be available on a daily basis. The tour will begin on the 9th of Imaerasta (September) and continue throughout the following week. |
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| 9/9/1999 | EBON'S GATE FESTIVAL |
| This year's October "Eve of the Reunion" Festival will feature all the games, merchants, fun, and most importantly, food that one would expect from a grand celebration in honor of Lorminstra! There's room for hundreds of revelers (not to mention spirits of the dead!), but participation is limited for this three-day event so sign up soon. Advance Premium subscriber signups are now open! | |
| 9/9/1999 | TATTOO ARTIST TO TOUR ELANTHIA! |
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The gypsy carvan leader Taslynn Rhymann is taking a break from her normal duties in order to bring her talents at decoration of skin and hide to the adventurers of Elanthia. Her wagon will be stopping in the Landing, River's Rest, Teras Isle, Solhaven, Icemule and Pinefar and will stay open for a day in each location.
Hundreds of tattoos will be available at all times from her dwarven assistant, hired from the capable tattoo artist's guild. A few custom works may be done, but unfortunately Taslynn cannot promise to be available on a daily basis. The tour will begin on the 9th of Imaerasta (September) and continue throughout the following week. |
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| 9/7/1999 | CONTINUED DOWN TIME |
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Many of you have commented on the frequent down time we have experienced over the last weekend, since we've moved to the new server. We made every effort to fully load test the new server for several weeks before moving to it. However, we have found additional areas that need adjustment, before we can return to the same consistency of service we had before. In addition, response time on the new server isn t as good as we d like, and we are confident we can make the improvements needed to get the game running as fast and smoothly as possible.
To reach the goals of optimizing performance and reducing down time we will continue working on the server, as well as the game itself. This means you will see periodic resets, while we make changes to the code into both the game and server. Resets should only take about 10-30 minutes. We have currently scheduled a reset for 9/8/99 around 10AM Central time, and several other resets during the rest of the week as we finish code and put it in. We've been assured that when we reset the game we will do full in-game announcements prior to the reset, and that we should be back up within 10 to 30 minutes. In cases of serious problems or crashes, such as we experienced late last week and through the weekend, down time may be longer. We appreciate your patience with us, while we continue our efforts to bring you the best gaming experience available. |
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| 9/3/1999 | BILLING OFFICE CLOSED |
| Simutronics Billing and Customer Service Departments will be closed on Monday, September 6th for Labor Day. The departments will be open again for normal business hours on Tuesday, September 7th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. | |
| 9/1/1999 | SYSTEM UPDATE NOTICE |
| Due to testing on the new server, GemStone III Platinum and Prime will be going through a series of planned shutdowns/reboots every morning over the next few weeks. Please be advised that these shutdowns should only be momentary, but may take up to an hour. There is no set time for them, just sometime in the morning at this point. If you access GemStone III during these hours, be prepared. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you, but it is an unavoidable phase in our growth and plans to bring you an even better GemStone III. | |
| 9/1/1999 | *** LOREKEEPERS PRESENT EMPATHING 101 *** |
| Join the empaths of Silverwood for Empathing 101, a beginner's class for empaths. The class will start on this Friday, September 3rd at 5PM Eastern. Everyone is welcome, but teaching will be towards the beginning empath. | |