Yes, Raz once again returns to the community for the 10th, 11th, or 12th time now, I do not know, I lost count.
Some of my old veterans and colleagues approached me saying, "We need you Raz!" and "This place does not function properly without you!" Well, my title is now officially back to "Founder" of this community, which was established in June of 2006.
So, I reluctantly take the role of an active Founder role once again. I do not plan on staying active for very long, so this is my last chance to make this place a well-oiled running machine again. You can almost say that I was "raped" back in the top spot.
Therefore, myself and numerous other leaders, veterans, and respected members have decided to make a few changes in the near, but not so distant, future.
What kind of changes you may ask? Well, to sum it up in one word,
SIMPLIFICATION – Definition: To reduce in complexity or extent. To reduce to fundamental parts. To make easier to understand.
I believe that it is understood that the current Battle Plans and Rules of Engagement are almost too complex to understand for "most" people. When I founded the community, it was very simple to understand battle nights. Red was attacking this map and Blue was attacking that map.THAT WAS IT. We did not have troop counts, benefits, or "Random Events."
So in essence, we will be going back to the roots of this community with some aspect. We can now say that we tried almost every idea, and in order to fix some issues, we are heading back to the way this community was when it was at its high point. However, that is not the only thing returning.
Once the current war has concluded, we will be revising and simplifying the Accords, remaking the rank list, reorganizing the army structure and leadership structure.
Additionally, the setup for the War Council itself will be adjusted to improve efficiency and reduce bureaucracy:
NEW SYSTEM TO BE USED:
- Founder: RaZ Vicious
- Forerunner (2 Max): TBA
- War Director: Mythonian
- Website Administrator: Metkil5685
- Field Marshals of REDD and BLUE.
The War Council will only consist of the Founder, the two Forerunners, and both Field Marshals.
The War Director will be in charge of orchestrating the battle nights and overseeing other matters related to the War-Sim part of the community. Mythonian is already doing this, which is why this is the perfect place to position him.
The Website Administrator is the main person in charge of all the website's maintenance, security, and any other web site issues that he is to handle. Metkil already does this, and is given this rank.
The War Director and Website Administrator will be advisers to the War Council and will implement the War Council decisions that affect either the War-Sim or the website.
This improved system will allow for decisions to be made easier and for implementing them to be faster.
***UPDATE*** THE NEW HIERARCHY SYSTEM IS NOW OFFICIAL
The following list of people are the only people who will be able to see, post, and share ideas in the New War Council.
Founder: RaZ Vicious
Forerunner: SpartanBH
Forerunner: EriRi11138
Field Marshall: Gargoyle
Field Marshall: Fuzzy
War Director: Mythonian
Website Administrator: Metkil5685
Only the Founder, Forerunners, and Field Marshalls will have vote pull on the decision process. The Web Director and Website Admin will be able to give insight on the voting process.
Thank You
THE AVERAGE SOLDIER and OFFICER
This is the 3rd time I am re-building a community on a new system, but what about the average soldier? What will happen to you when this system is utilized?
After the conclusion of the war, we'll be redoing the ranks list, especially the responsibilities that each rank holds. More on this when it happens, but your current rank and responsibilities will likely change.
Overall, there will be less leadership roles within the Officer ranks. What does that mean? Well, when we first founded the community, there were only 3 ways that an army was structured. Battalions---Squads---Fireteams.
However, the army structure will ultimately be up to the Field Marshal, but this is the Founder’s recommendation on how armies are to be organized. Why this way? Well it’s simple, because it is simple. There is too much segregation between companies, and platoons.
Soldiers only playing with a set group of people every-day causes problems within an army in some aspects, the goal is to hopefully mix and match even more. Of course, if you want to play with a group of friends in an army, you are still given the right to do that.
Back in the day, all we did is invite a soldier that did not get a chance to play in a battle, if you were in that color army, that was good enough. That is what I am hoping that will be used again. Does it seem chaotic? Well, trust me. Sometimes less is more. Again, the army structure will be up to the Field Marshall, but the ranks and reasonability is up to the war-council, and the field marshal must work around the new ranks that we use.
(Check future updates for the new rank structure).
Well, I am done with this lengthy update. When the new War-Council is in place, and the current war is over, my team of Forerunners and I will work out all the kinks and bring back the feel of an actual War-Sim and make this place thrive.
Im back, and it's going to be biblical.
~RAZ~