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If we had a shoutbox I'd say "Great job last night!"

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:53:17 +0000

It was a great night with focus and energy and drive.

I think we turned a corner last night.

Awesome!

Leadership

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:26:18 +0000

Dear all,

In the nicest possible and most positive possible manner I want to remind everyone what a complete b!t£h it is to be a leader. This is something I have done in the past (poorly) and I just want to let you all know it is a thankless job and almost always without reward.

But we should ALL be grateful and thankful because few, if any guilds, have the permanent, dedicated and strong leadership that we have here. It is often more important to have clear decisive direction as a group then for the leader to be right. Our leaders will get us there, but along the way, changes need to be made. It is far more detrimental to have a lack of direction, lack of decisiveness. We don't have that.

I had to catch myself tonight as I looked over the Raid manager. Why am I in this role? What is that note about? Why is that person left out? But I took a breathe and reminded myself it's a thankless job to lead...to be in the position to make such decisions, is hard. To be a member is to accept direction and do the job I'm asked to do, for the good of all.

And WHEN our leaders do make changes, know and believe they are doing so for the good of the guild. Trust they are doing their very best for us, the members, and remember, it's a thankless job.

A word about longevity.
Imperium has had the same leader since it's inception 10 years ago. We have officers who are on every day who have been in Imperium for a long time. There is almost always an officer online.

Many of you have been in many other guilds. But did you have the support, the dedicated leadership and longevity of those leaders? Or did they burn out? Did the guild burn out and die? 99% of guilds burn out. 99% of hard core Raiding guilds die. They burn bright then fade. Why do you think Shoreline is recruiting? Because their members are bored. Being first practically guarantees you'll not be around for long because you made up of a bunch of instant gratification seekers and not comrades who love gaming together.

This is a marathon, not a sprint. We are here because we love gaming together and we trust our leaders to get us to the promised land.
And they will IF we support them and don't make the job any harder or more thankless then it already is.

Best,

Raiding Research

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:27:56 +0000

http://www.raidingresearch.co.uk/

This is a site that might interest some people here. It's run by a PhD student doing research on raiding and raiding culture. It's mainly focused around WoW (I know of her from her work with one of my previous WoW guilds) but is applicable to any raiding MMO.

Perhaps we could interest her in some views on raiding in Rift?

How to protest against ACTA!

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:06:08 +0000

Since there is a lot of petitons floating around on the net created by
persons with sincere intents I advice you to sign this firsthand:

AVAAZ Org-Petition

This is the petition that media refers to.
By all means sign as many petitions you like, but be sure to sign this first.

Please do not make this topic a debate about piracy, if you want to
debate piracy, start a thread of your own.

This protest is about the decisionmaking behind closed doors by market intrests
with help of a political lobby and its consequensies.

If you do not know what it is all about read this:

ACTA Info

Relic items will not be switched out- Support ticket answer

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:59:53 +0000

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On February 1, 2012 20:23:53 [Dasaster] wrote:
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Is there any way to switch the relic golves if you currently have the Asphodels Empowered Handguards to the Asphodels Hardened Handguards since they are now better SP wise and offering SC as well as more wisdom. Had I known with the changes that came with 1.7, I would have gone with the hardened ones. Is there any suggestion other than collecting the marks and relic item mark again and purchasing a second pair of gloves? I look forward to your response

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On February 1, 2012 20:49:07 [Customer Service] wrote:
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Hello Dasaster! Thank you for contacting us regarding RIFT. I apologize for this inconvenience and understand any frustrations you may have. Unfortunately we will not be able to reimburse you for the requested item. Content in-game updates constantly and it changes quite often. Our apologies for the inconvenience. If you have any additional questions or concerns then please don't hesitate to let us know. Thank you for your continued support of Trion Worlds and for playing RIFT. Your reference number for this question is 120201-001455 Sincerely, GM Wedge Game Master Trion Worlds Inc.

Mimer - Update

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:48:33 +0000

Last friday I did my Carpal Tunnel Syndrome surgery for my right hand.
I have a huge bandage and can not use the mouse with any easy, obviously.
The bandage and stiches are gone in about 1,5 week and then 4-6 months
until full recovery, but should be able to use the mouse as intended after
the stiches is gone.
In three to four months I am going to do same surgery for my left hand
and between or after (me and my specialists haven't decided yet) that I
shall do my neck surgery (removing 2 disks and a stiff procedure).

I am also trying a fourth med for my depression (SNRI, Venlafaxine) since
a couple of weeks back.
Still trying to get regular therapy, both for body and mind, but failed so far.
Last comment why I was refused was that I had been sick too long and needed
more (quality and quantity) resources than they could offer, so therefore I did
not got anything ... doh! Back to square one ;(

Still panicking when I try to get on Vent, but I am still here even if my kicking
is on the weak side at the moment. Luckily I have 2TB of TV-series stored in
White Queen (my rig).
Thinking of you all, especially some (you know who you are ;))

Hugs, Janne

Raiding Turkish style :)

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:13:39 +0000

From movie "Mongol".

Re-edited by someone with new music.

Seeking SWTOR Recruitment Lieutenants

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:02:43 +0000

Dear all,

We started off strong, but the community needs better active recruitment. We're still gearing up for Raids but behind schedule.

In order to field 16 man teams we need about 20-22 active Raiders. But right now were not even fielding 8 man teams.

I am seeking recruitment lieutenants to bolster our numbers through social interactions, forum posts, 'PUGs, etc.

The position comes with increased guild permissions and responsibilities.
Recruitment lieutenants are our public face and should embody the best of Imperium at all times.

Those interested, please reply here.

IMPORTANT!!! Everyone needs to be recruiting. Don't leave it to just me or the Recruitment Lieutenants.

Thank you,

Let's push trion to get more wardrobe slots :)

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:24:31 +0000

I know not everybody cares about wardrobe but I really really want more wardrobe slots (for cheaper prices)

So if you just write agree or like it or write your opinions maybe trion would think about doing it

http://forums.riftgame.com/rift-general-discussions/general-discussion/suggestions/293130-wtb-lots-wardrobe-slots-cheaper-price.html

Join Your Community - FB, Twitter + YouTube

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:41:15 +0000

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