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ƜуηηєfαƖѕнσηɗ ([personal profile] wynn) wrote in [community profile] theround2017-05-07 10:11 am
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FIVE YEARS + Game Business



... and then life happened.

Most, if not all players in this game know by now that the game has slowed down considerably over the last year, because of a series of events in my real life that have basically reduced the time and mental resources that I have to finish out the last chapter finale and chapter of this game.  I never expected this sort of soft hiatus to go this long, or I would have made a more official announcement of it sooner, but I have been endlessly appreciative of the patience that you all have demonstrated, particularly given where some of your plots were hanging when things petered out as they did.  

I have never ever considered stepping away and not returning to finish, and it has been very heartening for me to hear from some of you that you will be here whenever I can get back.

Well, that time has finally come, bitches.  I am full of excitement and enthusiasm to make this work, but was also really sad to realize that with everything happening in my outside life, I somehow MISSED OUR FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, but it would have seemed silly to have that post when the game was half-dead anyway, so we're considering this it.  Technically, the game is now 5 years and 3 months, which is amazing and humbling, and I cannot tell you all how happy it has made me.  I hope it has brought you enough joy to offset the horrible things that I sometimes like to do to your characters.  

There will be no five year anniversary survey - instead I ask that if you are still interested in playing in Knights of Legend with this sort of soft re-opening as it were, that you just leave a comment on this post of any kind.  Those who do not comment in the next month will be placed on the Deactivated list but may re-activate officially at anytime (remember, there is no penalty for doing this).  

I may contact each current mission group and discuss whether they want to finish their thread, hand-wave and discuss the ending, or Skype it out, just so that we get a bit of a 'fresh start'.  All of you who have continued tagging your missions over this last year are my heroes.  I'm sorry that I couldn't be nearly as consistent as some of you.  I'm working on mapping out all the plotlines in the game and figuring out what needs doing in each of them, but I will probably require lots of input from you all to make sure I don't miss things.  I considered erasing the last OOC year from the timeline, to make things make more sense, but I think that we can use the months of hand-waved time to let things have come to a simmer in character relationships/plots/etc. since I know that it can be hard to jump right back into the mood of where things were so long ago.  I will need everyone to act as if it makes sense ICly for all this time to have passed with certain things still hanging in the air in order for this to work.  

I apologize again for real life overriding my responsibilities to you all but thank every one of you, whether you choose to stay or not, for the memories, the patience, the kindness, and the heart that you have continually brought to my game.  I love every one of you.  And as a special anniversary gift, everyone receives 10,000xp to dole out  between their characters as they see fit.  This will get added to your Banks automatically, but to redeem it, you must comment on the Experience Point bank, telling me how much you want given to each character.  The only limitation is that you may put no more than 5,000 of it towards any character who is level 15 or higher.

Happy trails, Knights of Legend.  The best is hopefully yet to come...
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[personal profile] farmgirlfighter 2017-05-07 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Gaz and Cisco ([personal profile] picksthenames) still interested!!

♡♡♡♡♡♡
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[personal profile] daredtobelieve 2017-05-07 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Fresh start/soft re-open may help me get back into things. I'll probably be cautious about who I send on missions for a bit, but I'd like to try returning and not failing so much at being an rper
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[personal profile] doubletake 2017-05-07 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm gonna need Andrew cuz Bo needs to have her babyyyyyy ;)
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[personal profile] daredtobelieve 2017-05-07 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Omg yes idk if we can timeskip and just have a baby already existing now or if Arden will want a dramatic reveal of what the heckin heck is going on in that uterus. BUT I AM HERE FOR ALL OF IT
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[personal profile] beatupgrass 2017-05-07 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
ME AND ALL MY DUDES AND DUDINES ARE RIDE OR DIE BITCH
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[personal profile] trigeminalheadache 2017-05-07 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm still interested in continuing with my three!

♥ ♥ ♥
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[personal profile] ofmyword 2017-05-07 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
STILL HERE STILL INTERESTED with my three!
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[personal profile] bigbad 2017-05-07 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
YOU'RE NEVER GETTING RID OF ME
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[personal profile] allmydreams 2017-05-07 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)


LET'S DO THIS.
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[personal profile] doubletake 2017-05-07 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
LEEEEEEEROY JENKINSSSSSS
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[personal profile] leftenants 2017-05-07 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm still here! I did recently deactivate my characters as real life and general interests have taken some turns that have lead me to decide I don't want to take up mission slots when I can't commit, so I will leave them deactivated for now, but I would love to do social things and potentially re-activate at least Abbie, Zaihne and Ashe in the future.
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[personal profile] krasnayapautina 2017-05-07 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
STILL HERE WITH NATASHA BEING ACTIVE. :D (Sara + Wanda + Erica are remaining deactivated but they're around for social things as always.) Never leaving KOL never leaving yall never ever. /sticks self to this game.
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[personal profile] ambitionist 2017-05-07 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I still want to be here with Astrid, Alex, Dante, Will, and Nathan which i think is my current active roster anyway so it should all be fine. I love you Arden you are my sunshine and it's always an honor to play with you and be in your game 💜💜💜💜💜💜
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[personal profile] bythedreadwolf 2017-05-07 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I'm going to keep Solas, Nick and Dante deactivated for now with the anticipation of reactivating them a little further down the line when my inbox calms down some. they may still pop up for social things though! <3

Unfortunately, I don't think Bobby's voice has stuck around so he will probably not be a thing, but as he never showed up in game, he can be reopened up in case someone else wants to try their hand at him.
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[personal profile] hacker 2017-05-07 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Still here with:

Skye ([personal profile] hacker)
Emma Swan ([personal profile] uncurse)
Buffy ([personal profile] slay)
Rey ([personal profile] forcevisions)
and Lydia Martin ([personal profile] immuno)
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[personal profile] hacker 2017-05-07 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
also: if possible i would like to paraphrase (either by summary or skype) the end of the missions i'm currently on/guest DMing bc i have nooooo reference point for them anymore. the only exception being loki if ppl are still interested in that.
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[personal profile] hawkeing 2017-05-07 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I recently deactivated Hawke and Risa as well, but I'm still interested in the concept and maybe when my irl calms down a bit, too, I'll bring at least Hawke back for more than just social log things. I am also the least able to Skype out missions, but would be happy to discuss/handwave what needs to be done.
Edited 2017-05-07 16:52 (UTC)
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[personal profile] risked 2017-05-07 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
This is Christina and I am still here with all of mine!!

I'm definitely PRO-handwaving/wrapping up things and sorting out things.
I'm also DEFINITELY going to leave that comment by tomorrow for Wynn.
I'm also TOTALLY here for that thing with the stolen identity.
I'm also COMPLETELY okay with not running my mission LOL
Edited 2017-05-07 17:02 (UTC)
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[personal profile] ghostmagnet 2017-05-07 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Still interested in being here with Cassie. She hasn't been out on a mission yet, but I'm still game to do things!
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[personal profile] attollores 2017-05-07 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
yo bitches i'm in
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[personal profile] somewhereinbetween 2017-05-19 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
<333
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[personal profile] socialgraces 2017-05-07 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
o/
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[personal profile] wanttobeahero 2017-05-07 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely still interested in doing social things with Henry and Leia!

♥ ♥ ♥
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[personal profile] asuma 2017-05-07 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Mostly here to say xoxo but I plan to come back in, at the very least, a social log capacity at some point. <3.
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[personal profile] realists 2017-05-07 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
here with my flock of hobos always xoxo
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[personal profile] grumpypuppy 2017-05-08 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
I am here and never leaving you! I've got Baal, Derek, Kiance, and Poe, plus the baby soldier Hal when you get around to looking at the app.

Eventually I might play a girl. Maybe >.>
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[personal profile] charismapotion 2017-05-08 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Mars, Deryn and Sebastian will be returning! And a reopen might be helpful with me as well, ive been kind of out of it the past 4 months.

WELCOME BACK ARDEN! <3<3<3
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[personal profile] thehawksnest 2017-05-10 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry, I have too many shitty plans for Barbles to bail just yet! You're stuck with Clint!

I'll probably leave Pietro deactivated, he'll be around for social stuff if anyone's interested. Welcome back, Arden!
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[personal profile] alwaysfaithful 2017-05-15 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
This is Kyle and I'd definitely want to come back with Chris as I mentioned in Plurk.
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[personal profile] littledhampir 2017-05-16 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Still here, at the very least with Rose. My need to do a reshuffle on my others.
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[personal profile] attollores 2017-05-19 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yaaas Love