Jord
22-02-12, 13:13
I come to you today with good news, in contrast to the bad which Kirk announced a few days ago, which can be found here (http://forum.neocron.com/showthread.php?t=144937).
Please allow me to begin by introducing myself.
I have long been an active player of Neocron - from the days of Open Beta, right through NC1 retail and all incarnations of Neocron 2 - across Pluto, Uranus, Venus and Terra. It is fair to say that although my character account isn't all that active on the forums, many of you will know of me. Of course, my new position as Game Master means I will never be able to share with any of you which character I play in game, but rest assured, I am as die-hard a fan of Neocron as one can become. I've loved this game for the best part of my adult life, and effective immediately, I'll be doing my bit in the hope of bringing Neocron back from the proverbial dead.
Of course, there's nothing I can do about patches and development, so please don't ask. What I can offer you though, is something that's been missing for as long as I can remember ..... an active GM with a huge involvement with the community.
In my new position as Game Master, I plan to work with you guys to breathe some much needed life back into the game. I see this happening in a number of ways:
1. Cheats
Whilst it has been (and continues to be) the policy of ReaKKtor not to discuss cheats on the forum, we cannot deny that they exist. Whilst I cannot promise to put an end to it, rest assured that I will be keeping an eye out.
2. Events
Back in the early days of Neocron, it wasn't out of the ordinary for GM's to randomly start events. I cannot remember the last time an event started out of nowhere. Well, this I very much want to change.
I have a few ideas (and I'm not yet 100% sure how far I can go with this), which range from random spawn events requiring runners to team together to fight off scores of angry warbots, to roleplay/storyline events and dynamic missions with temporary NPCs.
I'm also very much open to ideas. Nobody knows what you guys want to see in game more than you guys do. Please feel free to post any event ideas in the thread, or simply drop me a PM and I will get back to you.
3. Community Involvement
Whilst I have not been brought on board to act as the Community Manager, that position is very much vacant. As such, I will do my very best to fulfil this role in addition to my role as a Game Master. I will be here to watch over the forums in addition to being present in game. I will not be the typical in-game GM that only shows himself when absolutely necessary, I will aim to be more visible.
4. Role play support
I once asked a GM to help me convert our clan's apartment into a store, complete with NPCs and strippers for role play purposes. The fact that he took the time to oblige made my day.
Where there's a genuine demand for it, I will happily listen to all requests of this nature.
5. Support Tickets
Of course, a big part of my role will be to deal with in-game support tickets. Whilst primarily I will be actively looking to create new and fun content for you all, I will be available for support, too.
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Finally, I'd just like to say that I am incredibly looking forward to taking this role and running with it. I really think that if we can make this work, we can bring that server population peak up from 2% to 10%, at which point the world might truly feel alive again.
Thanks for taking the time to read, and please spread the word to anyone you know that plays the game that might not be a regular in the forums.
Jord
Please allow me to begin by introducing myself.
I have long been an active player of Neocron - from the days of Open Beta, right through NC1 retail and all incarnations of Neocron 2 - across Pluto, Uranus, Venus and Terra. It is fair to say that although my character account isn't all that active on the forums, many of you will know of me. Of course, my new position as Game Master means I will never be able to share with any of you which character I play in game, but rest assured, I am as die-hard a fan of Neocron as one can become. I've loved this game for the best part of my adult life, and effective immediately, I'll be doing my bit in the hope of bringing Neocron back from the proverbial dead.
Of course, there's nothing I can do about patches and development, so please don't ask. What I can offer you though, is something that's been missing for as long as I can remember ..... an active GM with a huge involvement with the community.
In my new position as Game Master, I plan to work with you guys to breathe some much needed life back into the game. I see this happening in a number of ways:
1. Cheats
Whilst it has been (and continues to be) the policy of ReaKKtor not to discuss cheats on the forum, we cannot deny that they exist. Whilst I cannot promise to put an end to it, rest assured that I will be keeping an eye out.
2. Events
Back in the early days of Neocron, it wasn't out of the ordinary for GM's to randomly start events. I cannot remember the last time an event started out of nowhere. Well, this I very much want to change.
I have a few ideas (and I'm not yet 100% sure how far I can go with this), which range from random spawn events requiring runners to team together to fight off scores of angry warbots, to roleplay/storyline events and dynamic missions with temporary NPCs.
I'm also very much open to ideas. Nobody knows what you guys want to see in game more than you guys do. Please feel free to post any event ideas in the thread, or simply drop me a PM and I will get back to you.
3. Community Involvement
Whilst I have not been brought on board to act as the Community Manager, that position is very much vacant. As such, I will do my very best to fulfil this role in addition to my role as a Game Master. I will be here to watch over the forums in addition to being present in game. I will not be the typical in-game GM that only shows himself when absolutely necessary, I will aim to be more visible.
4. Role play support
I once asked a GM to help me convert our clan's apartment into a store, complete with NPCs and strippers for role play purposes. The fact that he took the time to oblige made my day.
Where there's a genuine demand for it, I will happily listen to all requests of this nature.
5. Support Tickets
Of course, a big part of my role will be to deal with in-game support tickets. Whilst primarily I will be actively looking to create new and fun content for you all, I will be available for support, too.
----------
Finally, I'd just like to say that I am incredibly looking forward to taking this role and running with it. I really think that if we can make this work, we can bring that server population peak up from 2% to 10%, at which point the world might truly feel alive again.
Thanks for taking the time to read, and please spread the word to anyone you know that plays the game that might not be a regular in the forums.
Jord