Post by ganondorf on May 14, 2015 19:29:18 GMT -8
In all likelihood, if you're reading this, you've just taken a pretty big pay cut, and you're wondering why.
Two reasons...
One, the ranks have been renamed. We had entirely too many Admirals, to put it bluntly. The rank formerly known as Vice Admiral will now be called "Captain". All of the same privileges and responsibilities will remain with that rank. Only the name has changed. I've eliminated the "Admiral" position in ToC, and the "Major General" position on the Power side. I've added a Lieutenant Commander rank to compensate. That rank will now be what a Commander once was.
I hope that clears that up.
Two, all of the Fleet Roles have been nullified, and are now open for bidding. Anyone interested in being our new Banker, RP Lead, Crafter, Event Planner, Tailor, Recruiter, Arbiter, Security Officer, Tactical Officer, Personnel Officer, Counselor, Pizza Delivery Guy, or whatever else you can think of, let me know in a PM or through in-game mail. You may bid for more than one position, and I will select who gets what based on prior experience (favoring someone new to the position), need for the position, and my own judgment.
Until you select a new role, your rank will be Commander (formerly known as Captain). This rank offers quite a bit of leeway within the fleet. You'll still be able to make large withdrawals from the bank, and shop in fleet stores, so if you're not interested in taking on a role, no worries.
I'm doing this in order to have a freshening up now that I'm back - to give new members a chance to contribute to our group, and to give experienced members a new angle from which to direct our forward progress.
Once you're done reading this, please check out the Admiral's section of the forum to help vote up some up and coming Commanders. There have been quite a few that have reached the 100,000FC threshold while I've been away, and I'd like to make sure we recognize those members that have made themselves known, and worked with us to build our community.
Lastly, THANK YOU all for keeping the flame alive while I've been off. Together I know we've got what it takes to reach Tier IV, and indeed all the way to Tier V.
Qapla'!