Saiface

On 08/02/2019 at 04:42, Lelling said:

It's important to understand that anyone demanding that OC should continue as it did up to now is demanding that the staff continue to put our entire lives on hold to keep OC going. I'm inviting @Saiface and @Viridian to chime in here, since this is a feeling that I think they can talk about better than me.

I struggle with a nice way to put my thoughts on this subject into words, because of how much it did effect my day to day life. And this was all still with the best intent in mind, wanting the best for the community. Wanting our user base to be happy, to have these events for you guys. I put so much time, and energy into OC from late 2016 to now. Starting out as a normal Event Team commander, to commanding Triple Trouble. Becoming a mod, then eventually a Team lead/Community manager. Countless hours of commanding, planning events, and any back-end tasks that needed attention. I had even changed my availability at work to be there to command if needed, and even times where I'd come home from work to jump straight into commanding. But as time went on my interest in the game changed, and so many things I felt like I was forcing myself to do.

And don't get me wrong interest in commanding comes and goes, we've gone through so many commanders in the time I've been here. But at the same time I've seen hundreds of people come and go. Some only here for our events, others who wanted to be part of OC. Feeling like if they weren't playing GW2 anyone that they didn't have a place here, and would simply disappear. Everything on the outside really did feel like it had to be all GW2 related. And even when we started the Minecraft server, it only helped so much, but that opened another can of worms of it's own.

But we made it to the point where we are now, a good chunk of our commanders prior to the downtime their hearts weren't truly into it anymore. We instead wanted a nice cozy place to have a community, to play games together. To support one another, and to get back to enjoying what they loved. And then the others still want, and enjoy organizing events. Which we figured this Task Force was the best way to go about it. We want to see it grow, and succeed at what they want to do, and help if needed. But I personally don't want to go back to putting my life in standby, to make sure events are happening.
 

Oh, I'm excited to hear that! I love the colors of autumn.

This looks super cool, always so cool places from above it all seems so different that way.

There isn't one on the schedule currently, but I will ask the Event Team commanders if any of them are interested in running one soon. So just keep your eyes on the calendar as it will always be put there once one does get scheduled.

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Hello Minecrafters!

As some of you may already know, the Minecraft 1.13 Aquatic Update is right around the corner. And with that being said we have a few things we would like to announce.

Aquatic Update!

So what is the Aquatic Update?

The Aquatic update is actually a mixture between two planned updates for Minecraft. The first being a more technical one, with tweaks to many commands. But the main part of this update is as the name suggests Aquatic related. Some of the new additions include the following.

• New Ocean Biomes, and Structures
• New hostile mobs
• Dolphins, Turtles, and Fish
• New blocks, and Items

And quite a bit more, which you can look at on the Official Minecraft Wiki

How does this impact our server?

Here is the not so fun part, with this update it makes changes to the world generation of the game itself. The addition of the new biomes changes not only the look of the oceans, but the classifications of them as well. So any currently generated oceans on any worlds prior to the update will not have any of the new content. So for our server it could mean exploring outwards thousands of blocks, which doesn't quite sound like fun.

A Whole New World!

With the information above in mind we have decided to reset the map, and start fresh for the new update. As well as what you will need to know moving forward.

Map Reset:

This will all be done server side, and what will happen is we will no longer be playing on our current world. Meaning you will lose any items you have on your person, or in chests/storage. As well as any current building you have around the world. The server IP will not be changing during any of this, only the map itself, and the game version.

What will happen to the current world?

The world save will remain, we wont be deleting it after the update hits. But it will no longer be active, or used moving forward. At a later date we will provide a world download for those interested in having a copy saved. As well as the possibility of having some builds moved onto the new server, such as the Medieval town. 

How can I join the server?

Our Minecraft server is currently whitelist only to prevent abuse, so in order to join, you simply need to fill in a signup form! We do have a few rules though, so when signing up please do read them.

• Minecraft Guidelines
• Whitelist Signup

New Addition to the Guidelines!

The server is for the community as a whole, and we have noticed a few things put a damper on the fun. That being railways in the sky, these not only cut over others builds. But also ruins the view for those who live around the rail ways. So as we move forward and we have the map reset, the sky railways won't be allowed.

What is still allowed with railways:

• You can still build them in the over world, just no longer across the skyline. And remember other people could live in the area, ask before you cut through with a rail system. And if you are unsure who lives there, just don't build near it.
• Rail systems in the Nether will still be allowed, no changes have been made here.

Monthly Games!

Moving forward with the server as well, we will be working on implementing monthly games for our active players. With the chance to win some nice in-game loot. 

Some examples of games:

• Building games
• Map wide puzzles
• Races
• PvP fun
• And many more~

Minecraft Team!

With all these updates comes an exciting new addition to the OpenCommunity teams - the Minecraft Team!

We will be creating a new team to go along with all the fun we have planned. What we are looking for is a small group of people who would want to help us setting up these monthly games, participate in constructing the new spawn area, as well as keep an eye on the server to make sure everything is running smoothly. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please do consider signing up!

How to join:

To apply for the team, all you have to do is fill out the Signups form!

Wrong Stronghold? Try to destroy it anyways!

Hello Karry

On 4/13/2018 at 15:36, Datura87 said:

Not focusing on winning anything, just wanted to overcome some social anxiety and was encouraged to participate in being a bit more social. Was sad to see it got greeted with a downvote though   Regardless, just here to add something fun after I heard some team-leaders were disappointed there were only two entries so far, hope it cheered you up a bit.

I still found it rather clever, and had a chuckle so don't let it get to you. So I appreciate the effort put into submitting an entry.

Hello again from the Event Team! As April is already here it's our turn once again to take part in organizing the Screenshot Reenactment Challenge.

And like before we are announce the winner of the March Screenshot Challenge! So Congratulations to esctruth, for winning a mount adoption license!

The Rules for the Challenge are simple:

• Only one entry per person is allowed, in case multiple screenshots were posted we'll judge the first one submitted
• And you will have until April 30th to enter your screenshot in to win

We'll be judging the screenshots in two different categories:

• Perfect Recreation, which we'll judge by location, angle, number of characters, just how close to the original your image gets
• Creativity, which we will judge by the originality of your idea, your ability to recreate the screenshot closely with different elements and the quality of any jokes you throw in there

I would like to note though we don't care if your graphics aren't the best, that will never factor in to our judging. We want to make this easy and open to all, amazing graphics or not. That being said, let's actually get to the screenshot, and the prizes that can be won!

This month the prizes are!:

Carcharias, Rage, and Venom!

So with the three underwater precursors up for grabs, we decided some underwater fun was called for!

So the screenshot you guys will need to recreate is:

So I wish you guys luck, and can't wait to see some screenshots! And if you guys ever need help finding people to help take a screenshot with you. It never hurts to ask in guild chats, or even on discord. You never know who might be willing to help, and you can help them take one too.

As we enter into January we've decided to keep going with the theme of the Monthly Screenshot Reenactment Challenge! This month the Event Team was in charge of coming up with an interesting screenshot, and the prizes!

But before we get into that we would like to announce the winner of December's Screenshot Challenge! This user won the following items, The great sword Cobalt, the Annelid Rifle Skin and a Crimson Lion weapon skin of their choice! So congratulations to esctruth! 

The Rules for the Challenge are:

• The locations can be on any map, including Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire maps
• The locations are accessible by running, jumping, gliding and using basic mount abilities (no leaps, Griffon mounts or other tricks required)
• Cheap tonics or bundle items that can be obtained through the trading post or from vendors in the world may be used
• Character race / class matching is not a requirement, a 100% match can score you points, but original solutions will also be rewarded
• Only one entry per person is allowed, in case multiple screenshots were posted we'll judge the first one submitted
• And you will have until January 31st to enter your screenshot in

We'll be judging the screenshots in two different categories:

• Perfect Recreation, which we'll judge by location, angle, number of characters, just how close to the original your image gets
• Creativity, which we will judge by the originality of your idea, your ability to recreate the screenshot closely with different elements and the quality of any jokes you throw in there

I would like to note though we don't care if your graphics aren't the best, that will never factor in to our judging. We want to make this easy and open to all, amazing graphics or not. That being said, let's actually get to the screenshot, and the prizes that can be won!

The Prizes for this month are!

A Mini Karka Hatchlings, a Karka Helm Skin, and a Southsun Remembrance Package!

And as for the screenshot itself!

We'd like to call it
 

"Vacation Gone Wrong!"

So good luck to everyone who enters, and we can't wait to see what fun reenactments you have for us!

As part of our Wintersday celebrations we've running an OpenCommunity Secret Santa!

Secret Santa is a gift-giving practice that involves people anonymously giving & receiving presents! So basically, you send a present that someone else will receive, and you receive a present from someone else!

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So how to participate?

All you have to do is send an in-game mail to Saiface.7834 with the subject "Secret Santa" and the present you'd like someone else to receive. You can also add your account name with the numbers (Name.1234) in the mail to make sorting easier!

Please note that the present should fit the following guidelines:

• The present should be at least 5 gold in value
• The present should be one item or a single stack
• The present should be an actual item, and not just in-game gold

Sending in a present automatically means you will also receive a present from someone else!

Presents can be sent in until the 24th of December, and they will start being sent to their recipients on the 25th!

Merry Wintersday!

We are glad to have you!

Killed Trio for the first time today! \o/

Welcome to the community! And if you ever have any questions feel free to send them my way.

Hey

Best part of the fashion show was Layniar posing in the back

I will protect my quaggan bibis to matter what!

Quaggan hunt fun times! Coo

I have a face! \o/

Hello, My discord name is Saiface#3115

Sabina: confirmed