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Games Site Mass-Update 2011
Hail to All members of the Valar Guild!
It is I, Eonwë, and the time has come once again for the Games
Site Mass-Update :} For those who joined since last September, it's
the
time of year that I, the Games Site webmaster for the Valar Guild,
wipe
the slate clean, clear out all the old gaming info for last year,
and
ask you the members to send in your most current gaming info. Why?
So
that YOU the membership can get with other Valar Guild members in
any
online game you play :}
Another purpose is to let us know that those of you who may not have
a
chance to pop in on games or come to meetings quite so often
are
still interested in being members of the Valar Guild. As such,
replying
to the GSMU e-mail counts as contact when Varda conducts the
Activity
Sweep :} A response saying "I don't play any games currently" is
better
than no response, as it lets us know you're still there, and your
e-mail is still working, you're just a little swamped at the
moment. All replies should be sent in by September 30th.
What am I looking for?
Simply, what games you play, and the name by which you'd like other
members to find you in those games. If you're in our guild branches
in
Lord of the Rings Online or World of Warcraft, that's all I need to
know for those.
So what have we been up to on the Gaming front over the last year?
Lord of the Rings Online (aka LotRO) continues to be our strongest
game, sporting the most active members. We make our home on the
server
Landroval. Regular runs are scheduled for Monday and Wednesday
nights
at 8pm US Eastern time (Valar Standard Time), but plenty get
together
during the week as well. Since last year, players have had a
free-to-play option for Lord of the Rings Online, so if you want
to get
with us but can't shell out the money for a monthly subscription,
LotRO
might be an option for you. There are two other options: Premium
(which
one gets the moment they buy something i.e. Turbine Points for
LotRO),
and VIP (which is the standard subscription model).
Recently, all LotRO servers have been brought
under
Turbine's control into a single realm list. This is a boon for a
guild
like us, with members all over the world, as now members from
anywhere can join us on Landroval.
The third expansion, Rise of Isengard, will be
launching
on September 27th. For more info about LotRO, you can check out
the
official site at
http://my.lotro.com/home/.
World of Warcraft (WoW) is our second strongest game,
with regular activity and appearances by members throughout the
week.
We make our primary home as Alliance on the US server Lothar.
Our regular runs are scheduled for Friday and Sunday at 7pm
US
Eastern time/VST. Fridays are for Cataclysm-level content (80+),
and
Sundays we go back to older stuff for Achievements/mounts/rep/the
fun
of it.
Since Cataclysm came out last year, Guilds have had
the
ability to level up to gain perks, and the ability to gain
Achievements. As of this writing, we're closing in on level 13.
We've
also been working on getting the guild Achievements, as noted
above. To
get guild Achievements for dungeons and raids, a guild group (of
course) is required. For dungeons, this is defined as at least 3
out of
the 5 members being in the guild. For 10-man raids, it's 8/10, and
for
25-man raids, it's 20/25, except for the level 70 25-mans,
which
work with 8/10. For the old 40-man raids, it's 10/40. For arenas
(a PvP
option), the requirement is all members of the group be in the
same
guild.
We also have a Horde presence on the server Uldaman,
though it has not seen much use of late.
For those interested in joining us in WoW, you can
just
ask me (our lead Vala in WoW). You got this letter so you have my
e-mail already :} Unfortunately, Blizzard still has
servers separated by region, so anyone joining us will need a
US
copy of the game.
For those looking at a trip back to the lands of
Sanctuary, Diablo 3 should be entering its beta phase soon.
Blizzard
has recently launched the D3 Community Site, which you can see
here:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/.
As always, there's more to do for the Valar Guild
than
game, if you can't join us in any games. We take Tolkien-inspired
art,
stories, and poetry. We're always looking for articles for the
Valar
Guild's Tolkien Encyclopedia. For more information on contributing
any
of these, contact Varda.
We have a Forum where you can chat with other members
about Tolkien, Games, or other stuff, or just say hi. You can
find
it here:
http://valarguild.proboards.com/index.cgi.
Make sure to use your Guild Name so we know who you are :}
We have weekly meetings on AIM, every Sunday at 5pm
US
Eastern time, channel Valar Guild Meetingplace. We discuss guild
business, then move on to Tolkien chat. All members are welcome to
come. If you need help getting in, you can whisper VardaValar1
(Varda
obviously :}) or Eonwe Valar (me obviously :}).
Member-written game reviews, game tips, etc., are
always
welcome for the Games Site.
Got something else you think we need on our
Guild web site? Let Varda and me know :}
Lastly, but certainly not least, we'll be celebrating
the Valar Guild's 14th Anniversary on October 4th. Members are
welcome
to send in contributions in celebration of the Anniversary (make
sure
to indicate it's such in the e-mail) or participate in our other
forms
of celebration. Our annual weeklong chat marathon will begin the
Sunday
Meeting before the Anniversary and run through to the Sunday
after
the Anniversary. All members are welcome to come in, say hi, and
help
us keep the chat room up and open for the whole week. For
info/suggestions on celebrations in individual games, namely
LotRO
and WoW, you can contact the respective leads in those areas.
So, to wrap up:
1.) Send me your gaming info by September 30th. As a perk to those
who
attend meetings, you can respond to the GSMU letter there.
2.) Chat and game with other members :}
3.) Continue to bear the emblems of the Valar Guild proudly and
honorably :}
4.) Read Tolkien :} Or at least read :}
Take care all, and hope to hear from you soon!
Eonwë
"There Iluvatar permitted the Valar to maintain upon Earth an
abiding
place, a memorial of that which might have been if Morgoth had not
cast
his shadow on the world." -The Silmarillion
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