Which way now?

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While I fully expect this to fall on empty ears I will say it anyway. Enough is enough, this infernal bickering is to end here and now. (Too bad thats actually an impossible feat to accomplish.) For the sake of Classic's future, I have put it as Under Construction and will remain in full control of the server until such time as its ready to be rereleased. This was done so that focus will remain solely on development alone and we stop wasting time worrying about GC's, GP's, FAQ's and Managers. I have made myself deadly clear to everyone involved in the restoration of Classic that nobody is beneath my removal of them. I have flat out said "If you don't have the time, willpower or energy to contribute then get out so someone else can."

While Thor and Storm are still the official managers they are still both having to answer to me. If they don't produce one or both of them will be gone. I will not micromanage but their sole purpose is to formulate a plan and implement it. I will not be manipulated by well thought out but empty promises. There will be no current administrators kept in their positions due to their time on the server. Each and every one of them have agreed to step aside if they were holding back any progress and not contributing to the server moving forward. If I have to, or if they feel there is a need, I will make the server staff only in order to keep things moving in a forward pace so the development staff is not having to respond to complaints of no visible changes.

Its already been decided that the server needs to be smaller to start out. That those areas first reintroduced should be devoid of empty space with nothing to do but wander aimlessly hacking bushes. Do not expect to see Classic restored in some miraculous timeframe of 2 weeks. Its not going to happen and instant gratification is not going to benefit the server in the long term anyway. Terezal pretty much hit it on the head when he said

Originally Posted by Terazel Tenjin

A few of us foresaw this turn of events (ie: Classic as a server beyond fixing/redeeming). It's something of a vicious cycle. Lack of desirable content and/or player connections cause players to migrate to another server or leave Graal altogether, which in turn feeds that same fire. Classic itself didn't evolve disasterously; it was neglected as far as shaping where it should have headed. In my opinion, it was a cancer. It grew and grew with no beneficial or positive guidance and direction. The whole "too many chiefs and not enough indians" consistency also had a vastly negative impact on the server, as well as people who wanted to be the Jesus of Classic in its slump for the personal recognition. If those negative factors can be gutted out and avoided completely, the server itself, no matter where it's headed, has a chance of coming back strong.

Its time to put aside personal grievances and work toward a common goal. Bring back the server that was the flagship of Graal. One that included exploration, quests, guild rivalries and community.

One last thing, you cannot have a pre npc server. Its not going to happen, it won't be supported by Stefan so forget it. Those days are gone.