I’m finally freeing us from the constraints of the MSN blog. We can have full-size screenshots and pages for information and articles! I’ve taken the liberty to go back through the old posts and update the small screenshots using the original files, making a couple of small related changes to the text to make it all make sense (well, as much as it’s going to anyway).
As an extra bonus, I’ve installed some forum software (look under “BOYD Links” in the column on the right), so we finally have a way to communicate and plan things that doesn’t involve being lucky enough to have everyone log on to the game at the same time. In addition to making forum postings, the forum software allows private messages as well, so no more waiting for ArenaNet to put the messaging feature back in the game. Of course, that probably means it will be back with the update on Wednesday. You’ll need to create a User name in order to post on the forums (and to get private messages).
If you need to email me directly, I’ve set up the address alara@boyd.dreamhosters.com. If any other guild members would like a similar address that forwards to an existing email address, let me know – they’re easy to set up.
I’m planning on upgrading the look of the site (it’s set almost entirely to the defaults currently), but since I had all the old content transferred over and things seem to be working (let me know if they’re not!), I wanted to go ahead and start using the new site now. If there are any artistically gifted members in the guild, I’d love to hear from them about doing a treatment for the site. Unlike the MSN blog, this blog can be customized to an almost unlimited extent.
In game-related news, the Frog has been doing a lot of talking lately in the International Districts of Lion’s Arch, and we had quite a conversation with Gaile Gray at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. Cape removal is sounding like a done deal (yay!), the messaging system is definitely coming back at some point, and I think I made some very solid points about the lack of inventory space and character slots (and how buying another account doesn’t take care of the problem because of having to unlock the other account all over again). The idea of private/custom chat channels got a very poor reception because of bandwidth concerns and their desire to not reinvent the wheel in regards to instant messaging software in general.
I’ll very likely have more to say about what I’ve heard recently after I see what makes it into the game with the Sorrow’s Furnace update in a day and a half.
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