YO HO! Me Mateys of the Brethren Court!!!
First and foremost a BIG THANK YOU! to all the mates that attened last week's meeting and event. The turnout was amazing! Never before has a line ships so long been assmembled on the high seas, and altough we did not quite make the gap, (we fell about 20 ships short of reaching the shores of
Cuba from Tortuga) nevertheless, it was a feat of outstanding proportions!
STILL WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO UPLOAD A SCREEN SHOT OF THE EVENT PLEASE!!!
MOTIONS PASSED ON THE FLOOR:
2ND LAW OF PIRATA CODEX (the code) OF THE BRETHREN COURT PASSED WITH OVERWHELMING MAJORITY:
NO WEAPONS SHALL BE DRAWN WHILST THE MEETING OF THE BRETHREN COURT. VIOLATERS WILL BE GIVIN WARNING THEN ASKED TO LEAVE IF FURTHER DISRUPTIONS CONTINUE. GUILD CONSEQUENCES APPLY.
AS TO ALL THE COMMENTS REGUARDING LAST WEEK'S MEETING!
THIS is what I'm talking about!!! It is such an honor to read all of the wonderful feedback and great suggestions we are receiving in this post! It shows that a lot of you mates have your thinking caps on and this is
EXACTLY the intent of this Court. The cry for change is obvious! By what we see here, and what we hear in the meeting (aside from all of the dispute and defensive posturing), what work that is being done is happening in the spirit of Brethrenhood!
It is a challenge for us ALL to work together for the benefit of the greater good. In a MMORPG there are Gamers and there are Role Players. Mixing the two has always been like mixing water and oil, due to the simple fact of preference.
POTCO is one of the only games i've seen thus far where the simplicity of the game play compliments the aspect of Role Play very well. (Bravo Disney!)
To be fair to all, and handle situations in a mature and responsible manner which is fair to ALL involved, A Steering Comittee of some sort will be necessary to insure the smooth and successful runnings of Events, moreso, events that are competition based.
CONFLICTS BETWEEN GUILDS NEED TO BE LEFT AT THE DOOR BY ORDER OF ALL GUILD MASTERS PARTICIPATING IN THE COURT!!!
ITS SIMPLE FOLKS, THIS CONCEPT IS BY PARTICIPATION ONLY SO LONG AS YE BE RESPECTING THE LAWS OF THE COURT!!!
GUILD MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATE IN ANY EVENT ARE EXPECTED TO RESPECT THE CODE. NOT DOING SO NOT ONLY BRINGS SHAME UPON YOURSELF, BUT YOUR GUILD, YOUR GUILD MASTER, AND THE ENTIRE COURT AS WELL.
WE ARE NOT DOING THIS TO BABYSIT OR NURTURE FEELINGS OF HOSTILITY TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER!!!
MATES NOT REPSPECTING THE CODE WILL BE SUBJECT TO REPREMAND BY THEIR GUILD MASTERS, INCLUDING DEMOTION, SUSPENSION FROM GUILD, OR BAN FROM GUILD DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF DISRUPTIONS.
GUILD MASTERS WHO DO NOT DISCIPLINE THEIR GUILD MATES CAUSING DISRUPTIONS WILL BE SUBJECT TO A VOTE BAN OUT OF THE BRETHREN COURT AND WILL NO LONGER BE WELCOME AT EVENTS OR MEETINGS UNTIL SUCH ACTION IS TAKEN TO PROVE THEMSELVES WILLING TO FOLLOW THE CODE OF THE COURT. AT WHICH POINT A VOTE OF GUILDMASTERS WILL DETERMINE IF THE GUILD IS ALLOWED BACK IN.
SO SAYS I!
As for a combo communications network. I like the idea in principle, but, it was brought up that not all guild masters would be able or willing to use outside game communication. That is the other purpose for this forum thread. Granted it is not an instant messenger system or real time communication, however it does give us a week inbetween IN GAME COURT Meetings to discuss and banter about matters discussed on the floor at the Meetings.
I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU GUILD MASTERS OUT THERE TO BE POSTING YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON MATTERS CONCERNING THE COURT IN THIS THREAD UNTIL A MORE VIABLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION CAN BE ACCESSED, ASIDE FROM IN GAME COMMUNICATION.
The In Game meetings is a great show of support for the ideas we be promoting here within.
FOR THE TIME BEING, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE HAS BEEN POSTED, WE SHALL HOLD MEETINGS AND EVENTS EVERY WEDNESDAY, 7 PM CENTRAL, TO GET MATES USED TO THE IDEA OF SCHEDULED EVENT AND MEETING DAYS.
2 MATES PER GUILD FOR THE MEETING PLZ! GUILD MASTER + 1 OFFICER OR SPEAKER. 2 MATES ONLY PER GUILD PLZ! ENFORCE THIS WITH YOUR GUILD MATES THAT TEND TO POP IN AND ASK WHAT'S GOING ON DURING THE MIDDLE OF A MEETING.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RESPECT THE SPEAKER HOLDING THE FLOOR PRESENTING THEIR IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS OR COMMENTS. DO NOT! I REPEAT! DO NOT SIMPLY BUTT IN WITH AN OBJECTION. WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE CALLED UPON AND RECOGNIZED BY THE HOST OF THE MEETING TO TAKE THE FLOOR WITH YOUR COUNTER-STATEMENT. THE MEETING WILL GO MUCH FASTER THIS WAY IF ORDER IS MAINTAINED TO A PIRATES STANDARDS, AND NOT A GROUP OF MONKEYS.
As for the subject of
Pirate Lord. It would appear that such a title is a bit premature, if not already reserved in a way it would seem for
"Founders" that were the first to play the game. We do not wish to alienate the powers of imagination that some mates could bring to the table, but may be cut out, since they do not hold a title such as "Pirate Lord". It is for this reason, and has been discussed by several of the guild masters, that titles of esteem be earned by badges of effort.
WE WANT YOU! TO VOLUNTEER! YOUR TIME AND IDEAS to create the
Steering Committee that will plan, organize, and drive these MASS player events. Lets face it, some mates just want to have fun and play the events and not get bored down with the logistics of planning. On the other hand, there are those with a driving passion to help out in any way they can, and those be the mates we looking for on the
Steering Committee (that's just the name be given it for now, we can debate the name later lol).
These would be the mates needing a good line of communication both in game, and in THIS forum! until such a ways of IM can be established. Contact me in game, send me a PM on the forum, or leave a reply here in this thread stating your wish to HELP out! Be part of the pirate machine that be driving towards making a difference!
UPDATE:
Brethren Court Meeting, Wednesday, 7 pm Central
Server: Kokoago; Location: Kingshead Store Room
Event: Ship Town, 8 pm Central (after meeting)
Hope to see you all there! Keep up the GREAT POSTS!!!
