**MOD POST**

[highseasmods]

Hey guys! Welcome to the game, new players! We're a little late this month, but...

A few housekeeping items:

♦ Both the Taken Characters and Player Contacts pages have been updated (aside from a couple drops)! If you haven't commented on either of those yet, please do so! Also, if there's a mistake anywhere or if someone was accidentally missed, let us know!

♦ ALL CHARACTERS IN THE GAME SHOULD HAVE A TAG! Please use these anytime you create or comment on a post in piratejournal and high_seas! This will make it much easier for YOU if you ever want to go back and find a post your character tagged into! If your character doesn't have a tag, let a mod know and we'll create one ASAP.

♦ For the sake of clarity and making things easier to read, all piratejournal posts & tags should be marked with some version of [WRITTEN] or [VOICE]. Just stick it in the subject line of your posts/comments. This way we know exactly how your characters are communicating with each other! Also, please remember that those are the only two methods of communication the journal has! They DO NOT have video!

♦ As you form crews or join the ones that already exist, please be sure to let us know over on the Ship Registry/Crews page! We like to keep this as updated as possible so everyone knows who is on their crew, and also so we know where everyone is! Also, we suggest making Plurk cliques with your crew members, or maybe even setting up a separate community for your crew. It makes it easy to keep in touch with everyone on board your ship and gives you a convenient place to plot, etc!

♦ Also remember that we have the Island Registry that you can use once you set sail. You can visit any of the islands already listed there, or create one of your own!

♦ The CR & Friending Meme is still available if you're looking to meet others OOCly.


One more thing we want to ask you guys about this month...

***PLEASE READ THIS AND GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK***

Would you guys like some kind of tracking post for each crew? It would be set up similar to the Crew Registry, only it would just be a list of the crew names and where they currently are. As your crews sail to wherever they're going, you can comment on the post with their location and we'll update the page. That way if any crews want to plot something out, start firing at each other, have a party, WHATEVER, we'll all know who is where. It'd be up to you guys to let US know where your crew is, though!

Thoughts? Y/N?

Also, November is going to be a bit slower events / craziness-wise, but look forward to something going down early in December!

Comments

Crew Tracking

[elissacousland]

YES, PLEASEANDTHANKYOU!

[rikuheyriku]

I vote yes to the crew tracking. That sounds like a nice idea for keeping in touch, actually.

Considering all the different time zones, that might save a LOT of time--not to mention, it could make it so there's no having to track one another down?

[wavesoakedlegs]

In answer to your question: yes, that's a very good idea! ♥

[jadethenecromancer]

I also vote yes. I feel like it's easy to fall out of touch with other crews when you don't know where they are. Tracking should make CR planning easier!

[deathsought]

I wholeheartedly vote yes in favor of crew-tracking.

[lost_sailor]

Toss in another vote for the tracking page. It'd make coordinating a ton easier, especially if two crews happen to be near the same place-- a log could be set up for a chance meeting, etc. :D

[alwaysgrumpy]

We need that tracking post. Even with plurk and such, it's often hard to catch people while they're on.

[bitty_blue_brother]

Another vote for that tracking post!

[thewatchdogswife]

Did you guys really expect anyone to say "no" to tracking posts in such a game? Totally "yes please" to it!

[darknessinside]

I was hoping there'd be that ONE person who was just like ABSOLUTELY NOT MY CREW'S LOCATION IS TOP SECRET. >\\\

...But no, this was definitely the response I expected. XDD

[thewatchdogswife]

ICly many would probably say so, I know I have a guy who would. But OOCly... Maybe to be a snowflake? xDD

[oceanicbutterfly]

Man, half the time I can't even remember where my character's ship is. So definitely yes.

[spirits_of_the_air]

As a new player, a crew tracker would come in very useful as trying to figure out where everyone is has been very hard.

[deadlyribbons]

Yes please for the tracking post! ^_^

[booyaka_boom]

Aye.

[hisoldtricks]

I definitely agree that a tracking post would be helpful.

Another "Yes, Please!"

[hands4healing]

My immediate thought went to the Marauder's Map. Dang. Too bad we can't have something like that. :D

[gokai_red]

Speaking as a new player here, that sounds like something that'd be helpful in the long run.

[exceptionallybright]

nth'ing for a tracking post. It would make inter-crew plots a lot easier to come up with on the fly.

[undeadparts]

That's a big YES for the tracking.

[watchesthesea]

I vote yes to. Mostly because for one crew I never have a clue as to where they are.

[abundantlove]

I am fully in agreement there.