Gaiscioch Community News February, 2016
- Gaining Momentum & Building Brands
Having a calm month or two gives me some time to catch up on some of the issues and features I’ve been working on and haven’t had the time to finish. So far I have completed several projects that have been on the back burner for a while such as the loot vault donation console, the new magazine homepage layout, the new Gaiscioch homepage layout, and the livestream management console for our streamteam.
- Coming in March: DoubleUP Charity Event
It’s almost time again for another DoubleUP Charity Event as we benefit 2 charities with 1 dollar. We will be ordering stuffed animals from the Kohl’s Cares program which benefits children's education & health services and then shipping them directly to our charitable partners who are in dire need of these plush lovable animals. Look for more about this in next month’s Ceannard Notes.
- ESO Progress Report - February 2016
Things in ESO are picking up. The population is consistently growing since we went to the GSCH system and things are looking up for the community. With promise of nameplates on the horizon this should give us what we need to harden our community and start building a reputation in ESO.
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- Guild Hall Progress Update - February 2016
We’ve done it, we’ve made it to level 40, have unlocked all our enhancements, expanded our map to include areas previously inaccessible, and have the majority of the WvW upgrades in Rall. But the work is not yet done.
- System Almost Complete
There are just a few pieces that aren’t quite in place yet. Such as the Game Level badges and event calendars. I also want to make a way for players to notify others in an adventure when their events are created so that they can gain a bit more traction on their events.
- Phasing Out Unloved Adventures
I am building a way that Adventures that are dormant and unplayed can disappear off the main directory yet remain in the claim event interface. If the games ever get played again they will pop back onto the list. This is to allow us to grow without that page becoming overwhelming. I will also be adding an easy Alphabetical list view of all of the past, present, and future adventures for access after the fact.
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- New Way of Ranking Adventures
Over the next month I’m planning on building an interface for games themselves to rank up based on how much exp the members earn. This in turn will be how Adventures are listed instead of how many people are playing. I believe that activity is better measured by how active the player base is on claiming activities. Games that have a lot of events happening will show up higher than games that do not.
- This Month’s Social Adventure Livestream Lineup
This month we’ll only visit 4 games. With the overwhelming success of Warhammer Online’s event we’ve decided to hold 2 of them this month to help get everyone prepared for the Tier 2 war. Additionally we’ll be revisiting Devilian for an attempt to complete the Guild Dungeon (Max Levels Preferred, but all can come).
- The Big Adventure: Black Desert Online Launches March 3rd!
I know for a lot of you, you've been waiting for Black Desert Online. The day is finally here that it is arriving. Originally over 250 of you said you were interested in the game, so I have setup a GSCH Social Adventure to get us started.
- New Homepage Layout
Be sure to head over to the the Gaiscioch Magazine site and check out the new format. Now that we have a library of more than 100 articles we've shifted our focus on the homepage from industry news to our articles & magazine. We also have new methods of sorting news so we have pulled some popular categories to streamline your news browsing.
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- Issue 8 Enters Editorial Phase
For all those still sitting on articles, be sure to get them turned into the Edit 1 folder and update the spreadsheet so that our editors know they’re ready to edit. My hope is that by February 15th we can be done with edits and be well on the way to laying out the new magazine. This issue is an important one as it marks the conclusion of our second year in publishing.
- Looking for Beat Reporters
If you would like to join the team, now that we have a better homepage for content presentation, I will be trying to recruit some people who like to write hot stories about news in the industry. These will not be for the magazine itself but fast tracked directly to the website. Occasionally we come across things that need a faster turn around than the next issue and we want to have a team able to produce and schedule these articles for release on a faster pace. In addition it would be nice if we could publish a brief on the website and a larger article in the magazine covering multiple briefs. There are a few new columns I would like to launch and would like at least 1 dedicated writer who is passionate about the topic to cover the stories and monitor the news.
- The Epic Ten
Episode 50 is right around the corner and we want your vote! Cast your vote for your favorite episodes on our Google Form. The poll will be open until February 25th. We will air the top game in each category during our Epic Ten livestream. Be sure to cast your vote. In addition to the viewer poll we will be having a staff poll of the most fun games we've played over the first 50 episodes. This is going to become an annual tradition and as we put a wrap on this first year of livestreaming excellence we want to give kudos to the developers that have made this show an awesome experience for us and our viewers. I look forward to sharing many more adventures with all of you and hope to entertain you for years to come.
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- Closing Notes February 2016
February looks to be a month of progress and stability and we have positive things in the forecast coming in the months ahead. Thanks again for all your support and I look forward to coming days.
- Plains of Ashford Mowed over
We all did quite well today - did hearts in the the northwest fought alot of soldiers and ghosts! we moved around the western boarder and ended up going south. Are bags were so full we had to go straight to Ashford Forum to get rid of stuff and did the heart right next door...
- Caledon Map Clear going Great
We sped things up a bit today and cleared all but one heart in the southern half of the map. We transformed into a crab and fought the vet and many other foe today. Thanks to Winterlight, we had a beautiful feast of food at the start and I put down a hero banner for us...
- Black Citadel is complete
It was a small group today so we decided to clear Black Citadel and wait on Plains of Ashford until next week. We will meet at the Mustering Ground Waypoint.
- Running a bit Slow today
Had a great turnout again! We fought ghosts, talked to depressed cows, caught bugs and collected Water test kits for our hearts. We cleared the West perimeter and went into the middle of the zone. We only have a few more hearts and waypoints...
Just another Sunday hike through Fractals of the Mists. - Outstanding trip through the lovely Auric Basin
Now i just have to get the story done to complete...
I don't get to group with you guys much because of time differences (I am in Australia). I must say it is really fun to group with you guys when I do get the chance. Thanks guys. Rebel - Snowden Drifts Map Clear Finished
We finished up the northern perimeter and hopped and skipped through the middle to find all the lost POIs and waypoints we missed. Did a lot of shiny collecting and fighting - just because. Gma Fog got lost, going the wrong way to the cave and underwater tunnel, but all the followers helped with putting her on the straight paths...
- Lots of bosses today in Diessa
It looked like it was going to be a quiet day, only a few people were there waiting for Grandma Fog at the waypoint. Gma Fog announced in guild and map chat that her event was going to start in 20 minutes and she was going to put down a hero banner and food...
- they never knew what hit them
Well we are are our midway break, having tames most of Fireheart rise. The Flame Legion thinks they hold sway here but- NO. We are determined to cut a swath through this infested region. We have decimated many a charr and their flame minions...
- I ate those crabs!
Thanks to Vile Jackal for escorting me through the Crab Rush. Got through for the second time EVER in many times of trying over the last several years.
- Verdant Brink Hero Points Galore
Lots of shinies!
Also hero points :3
Much fun! Such moment, wow, much memories
- Everyone Likes Godslost Swamp Hmmm.
Just before the event - all Grandma's followers went to help at Godslost Waypoint. One moment everyone is surrounding Grandma Fog and then, Grandma was standing on the fence by herself LOL. They all came back for the event though...
- Tip toe through dragonstand
And we were tip toe, throught the dragonstand, by the dragon, gathering all the shinies! All the shinies!
And I can't wait so we can tip toe through the shinies with Shmee! :D
- Diessa Plateau started
There was a problem with my gamevox and Gma started the event in "Silent Running" . Everyone had a time when they could talk and I couldn't hear. I wonder what they said about Gma Fog? We had a good laugh over that one...
- Good Group
We have been at this for a while now, everyone is starting to work as a team and do the dance, I really believe it will only be a few more weeks and this run is in the books. Thank you Prissy for leading and everyone else who keeps coming back.
- Adventure in the Silverwastes
We got achievements, tons of fun! Loot galore! :3
Shmi is best shmi leader for she is nice and fun to run with
- a romp in Silverwastes with Shmi
there is nothing like going to a zone with this family. they are prepared. they share details and they provide little tricks to help you win. Shmi did a great job explaining details of fights especially PacMan and Vinewrath...
- Game is locking up and/or disconnecting quite a bit
If your game is intermittently locking up or freezing or crashing or just randomly slow, consider setting an exclusion to the install folder of the game in your antivirus so it is not included in the real-time scans...
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