Rant, Rant, Rant: 2+ Customs

HEY THERE - this rant is mainly directed to people who have IDs under the 8,000+ category. If you're a Wolf-Haven novelty (such as Seagleam *nunface*), then you have a reason to get yourself a new custom.

So, of course, I'm here with a rant. Today, I'm here to discuss people who get customs when they already have customs. This is something that has been annoying me forever and I'm glad to finally get it off of my chest. Please note that everything contained in this entry is my OPINION. I do not hate you, I am not going to mute you, I'm not going to ask Karlos to permanently IP ban you, and I'm not going to shoot your head off with rainbowsperm. I mean, I guess I could do the last one if you'd like...

Anyways, people who replace their perfectly fine customs... they just annoy me to no end. I understand if you have a REASON to get a new custom, but if you already have a custom, just get a custom on your new account! Remember that when you get a new custom, you've technically wasted 7.50 GBP. If you donated to get a custom, you got Points with it, but you donated for the custom credit, not to have 75 Points. Sure, you still have your Points, but you could have earned them in a contest. You basically just took two $12 bills and glued them on top of each other.

If you're a Rival, just go make a new account! Don't like your old custom? Sell the account. Don't want to level to the Rival rank again? Buy a Rival account off of somebody and put your new custom there. WHY are you going to waste your money? I doubt any of you overwrite your customs for the sake of saving server space, which would really be the only reason that one should do so without a good reason. I mean, I understand if you are a Warlord-leveled user and don't want to re-level again, but a Rival?

With that being said, I don't mind custom revamps when somebody is at a decent level. I mean, I'm getting a custom revamp. Pfft, I've only donated 7.50 GBP total of my own money to Wolf-Haven. I sold a truckload of Chicken Smoothie pets to get Points and give donations. That makes me feel better because I feel that I'm not wasting money. Plus, I am an Exalted user. I do support myself and any other Exalted getting a custom revamp because that is a decent level. But, if you are something lower, there is no need to waste your money.

The only time that I could see a second custom being suitable is when you are drawing new lines with good reason. Perhaps you're like me and got your custom when the "No edits" rule was still enforced. I am in love with my current custom, but perhaps I want custom emotes without changing my character design. That is one of the few instances that I don't mind custom revamps. Of course, when you're revamping a custom that already has custom lines... well, you are, in my sole opinion, a dumbass.

And of course, the more often you do this, the more money you waste. Dear Rival-leveled user, you don't need a second custom, let alone a third one. Just move your character info over to a new account and get a new custom there. Sell your old account, keep it, whatever... but don't overwrite something without a good reason. "I changed my character" is a silly reason. As I stated, simply sell and transfer. You could always donate on one account and send the Points to another. I did this once and I was told that it was fine. If you want a new custom and 150 Points, simply donate on separate accounts and use the Points on one account. It's not a big hassle and will benefit you in the long-run.

So, again, there's no need to waste your money. If you want to, that's fine, but I personally just find it sickening. ;3;

WH + Tinychat = Many LOLz

WH seems to be lacking in any activity as far as visible updates, although there could be some codes changing that I am totally unaware about. However, the problem with no visible updates brings about the problem of nothing to write about, which means people stray away from reading the blog. I suppose NO blogs are actually doing well right now, though... I mean, unless you expect me to be writing about drama, like the mate break-ups and the female who's stalking one particular sexy wolf... ene Let's not get into that. Too creepy.

Today's blog entry is about a website called Tinychat. What do you get when you throw a bunch of WH members into a room with webcams and microphones? You get one heck of a good time. I have had some LOLzy times there, especially with Rikkah, my little bastard. <3 Ahem, and CallyKat. Totally better than Skype, and it's awesome to hear everybody's voices. It is quite laggy, though, which can be a problem for those of you who don't have epic Mac or Windows 7 computers with 800 trillion MB or whatever.

So, yes, you will join us soon. http://tinychat.com/whwhore

I have nothing to write about, unfortunately. While you're at it, though, take a look at this:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rainbowsperm

A blog entry? Oh, my!

...Right. So, you may have noticed my sudden lack of blog entries if you're a frequent reader. I've noticed this as well, but I didn't really intend to just end my blog. Quite frankly, there is nothing to write about anymore, and with nothing to write about, I can't produce a blog topic. The v1.2 madness is over; I can't write about annoying n00bs because I'm a Moderator and can't behave in that manner; the gang of trouble-makers is gone, so I can't write about their terrifyingly absurd comments; I can't do anything in my pack; I've covered a lot of topics; Stormgaze covered a ton of topics; I'm too lazy to write an entire entry on my Mac.

And on top of that, my scheduled entry dates are annoying. On one day, I'll have a ton to write about, but I have to publish the entries later and I often forget. Oh, and not to mention the amount of time that I couldn't publish entries; my navigation bar at the top of the page was blank and I didn't know how to get onto the "New Post" page without it.

Didi you really think I would just abandon my blog? I'm trying, I really am. I intended for this to be a fun place for members to read what I have to say. My blog has caused problems in the past, though; people comment negatively simply because they dislike me because they think that I shouldn't be a Moderator. Yes, I still get the, "You're an idiot, Wolf-Haven fails because you're a Moderator and you're a douchebag." and etc. etc. Plus, you have to remember that a few certain people dislike me because I'm actually nice and don't ridicule n00bs, and then they get their friends to hate me, who get their friends to hate me, and so on. It then turns into a giant, biased flame war where I get rude insults fired at me constantly and can't do anything about it because even if I am right, it will still run my reputation and I'd rather not do that because I have a quite stable one.

So, with that being said, I'll try to keep up with my schedule as often as possible. I really don't know if I can, though.

On a brighter note, today is my one year anniversary! I joined on June 6th, 2010. I've told my joining story a few times before, but you'd might as well hear about it again.

So, my joining was completely accidental. I was looking at a forum topic on ChickenSmoothie and was scrolling down to a post, taking no notice of users' signatures. My mouse was being spazzy and kept going places where I didn't actually move it to. I meant to click something else, but ended up clicking a wolf head in somebody's signature. It brought me to this strange website. I had been looking for a cool wolf game at the time, and it looked interesting, so I decided to join.

After I joined, my referrer (Keychain) sent me a PM and welcomed me to the website. I told her how I found it and she helped me get on my feet. Being the ambitious person that I am, I decided to level. It was then that I decided I would get to the Legend rank someday and become one of the best wolves.

At one point, I almost decided to quit. I was a Pack Member and I was quite bored with the website. I had no friends, and leveling was at a dead still for me. Then Keychain left, and Warfangs started to crumble. I was pretty bummed, but I stayed anyways. Eventually I continued to level and used the Chatbox more, and things were back to normal for me. I leveled more and more until I finally decided to ask Stormgaze for a Blue-Moon invite, which was the best thing that I ever did. That pack was the best pack in the existence of Wolf-Haven. I don't care what you have to say about that pack. We may have been the strongest bastards on Wolf-Haven, but we were more than that. We were a tight-knit family of dedicated players who had one main goal; to become the best pack on Wolf-Haven.

So, that's how I got my start on Wolf-Haven. Happy anniversary to me!

Running A Pack - Not as Easy as it Seems

Packs! *insert #nun# here* We love them, yet at the same time we hate them. You love packs like Blue-Moon and Swift-Night, and maybe even Ambrose, but you hate new packs and n00b packs, correct? If you are a general WH user who is normally referred to as a "large portion of the WH population", this would apply to you.

*cannonballs into blog entry*

Firstly... why do we have so many packs? Well, the requirements are way too low. Level 40 isn't hard for an average player to achieve. I think that the Alpha rank would be a better requirement. That way, we wouldn't have Betas as pack alphas. Think about it; it doesn't make sense. Your on-site rank being lower than your pack rank is kind of odd. The DP requirement is also a bit low. I have to admit, though, lower-leveled members do not find it easy to earn DP. It isn't extremely worthless, really; you simply have nothing to do with it after you get all of the Equipment. It's only worthless because the popular members who affect the community the most say it is. When they say it, other members say it, and it spreads to even more members. If DP was worthless, you'd have 200 million of it. Having 1 million DP and being a Champion is not bad; you simply don't have anything to do with it, so it just adds up.

Alright, now we know why packs are so plentiful. Why are there so few good packs, though? A good pack takes one or two (or even three) good Alphas. If both of your alphas don't know how to play WH and tlk lyk dis, their pack will not have a good reputation and won't make it far. Take a look at our popular WH packs; do you see any grammar mistakes? Are there n00bs as alphas? Good leadership qualities are needed, too. If you can't lead a group of people, you can't lead a pack, because that's pretty much what it is.

Thirdly, you need to be active. If your excuse is, "I have a life," don't own a pack. Most of us are here because we have no lives, and we're around all of the time so that's why we succeed. If you don't have at least three hours a day dedicated to Wolf-Haven, a pack probably isn't the best option. This doesn't necessarily have to be for both alphas, but having an active alpha and an inactive alpha is worse than having just one regular alpha.

So, you know how to play the game, you're an active member, and you meet the requirements. You're ready to run a pack... right? Well, no. You need other things, too. Anybody can type normally and be Level 40; you need extra.

You need to be powerful. If you have a lot of XP, you're going to attract a lot of members. On WH, strong users tend to join strong packs. Take a look at Shimmer; most of our members have over 1 million XP. Our strength attracts more people. You can run a pack very well if you're a Champion, but having more XP will simply attract people.

You need a plan. Why should people join your pack? Are you going to have active forums, contests, giveaways, a roleplay, what? People will leave if they aren't entertained. Make your pack interesting! After you have all of that, you need to manage to run the pack. It takes a lot of time, dedication, and good qualities. If nobody knows who you are, they won't want to join. Make yourself known! If you're a rude person, that won't get members, either.

If you ever plan on running a pack, I wish you the best of luck!

Disrespect on Wolf-Haven

So, I seem to have started a pattern for my blog: post something related to life, then post something related to WH. Hey, this is my blog... so, why not? :3

If you're looking for new music, I highly suggest listening to The Ready Set. This guy is great! I'm currently in a huge obsession of him and have been for about a year. He's great at singing live, which you can see in the following video. Plus, his hair... damn, his hair is sweet. If I were a guy, I'd want to be him.

Today's entry is a bit rushed, because tonight is a huge event for me. So, my apologies if it seems choppy, small, or incomplete. I tried to get my main point cross. As usual, this is my opinion and my opinion only, so please do not take it offensively or as a way to bash anybody.

Alright, enough of my obsessing. Today's topic is disrespect on WH. I'm not going to sugar-coat my words with rainbow sparkles; I'm just going to say it. 30% of the community is made up of disrespectful members. I could name three off of the top of my head, but this is not a blog intended for flaming.

I've been a Moderator for less than two weeks, and I'm already annoyed with the lack of respect that I receive. Stepping into my job a bit, one of the things that I have to do is tell people when they're breaking the rules. Well, I did that one day on the Chatbox. What happened in return? More of the "Lolol, Sea, you're such an ass-kisser. Stop trying to ruin our fun." Firstly, I did not write the rules; I'm here to enforce them. Secondly, when a Moderator tells you to do something... my Lord, just do it! It's not only against the ToS to argue back, the Moderators are usually right. Instead of ignoring the warnings, just listen to the Moderator, whoever it is. If you don't want to comply with the ToS, continue ignoring the multiple warnings that you receive and one of us will punish you. Whether you like it or not, a Moderator actually can tell you what to do, and if you don't listen, you risk getting muted or banned. I'm not trying to sound harsh or snobby or godly, but it's the truth. The current staff we have were chosen to do exactly that.

My favourite example is, "If you were on Wajas and did this, would it be acceptable? If not, don't do it here." Would you say, "Fuck you, admin. Wajas sucks. You can't code and you're a stupid bastard."? I highly doubt it. So, why would you do it on here?! Bashing the site owner on a Chatbox isn't the best way to go. When you get banned for it, don't complain, because you earned your ban. I'm just sick of all of the Karl-bashing and complaining that's been going on lately. Seriously, have some respect for the website. The things that are said are just completely unacceptable. I try to stop them, but I get ganged up on and can't. I'm getting tired of defending Karl time and time again because, quite frankly, I shouldn't have to.

This isn't really a huge problem, but it's persistent with the clique of abusive people that are "leaving" but still linger around. There are really not that many members who refuse to listen to the staff, but I've noticed it a lot. Perhaps it's just me? I know that there are three users in particular who dislike me here, and that's where I've noticed most of my problems coming from. Whether you dislike me or not, it doesn't give you a right to ignore me. Being "popular" doesn't give you a right to bash the website and get away with it. Having followers doesn't give you the right to have a rude opinion.

Speaking of opinions, there is a difference between an opinion and flaming, and some people don't seem to understand what it exactly is.

"Sorry, Karl, but in my opinion, I dislike v1.2 a bit. I dislike _____, ______, and ______. Thank-you."

Opinion.

"Fuck you, Karl, and fuck your website. You suck balls and you can't code for crap. You turned WH into a shitpit and everybody hates it."

Flaming. That example is based on a banned user's "leaving" message.

No, the staff are not ass-kissers. No, people who don't bash the site constantly aren't Karl's minions. No, you are not banned from having an opinion. Yes, you are banned from posting your opinion if its only intentions are to flame others.

And again, if you dislike WH so much, can you just leave instead of bashing everything? You have MSN, so just add your friends. I doubt that Karl wants members who are only here to bash his website.

Quitting: Up, Down, Left, and Right

Before I begin my post, I just wanted to thank everybody who took the time to join the website that I linked to in one of my previous blog entries. I won the contest, but I got about 40 referrals from WH members alone. I couldn't have done it without you, so thank-you all! <3

My first week of moderating has been great! I can't believe that it's been that long already. I received the blue name on May 4th, but I didn't do any actual moderating for the website until it went back up. It's been great working with the staff so far. I believe that the moderating team currently consists of Kovaro, Corina, Jekyll, and myself. I don't recall CheshireAlley receiving his powers yet, though I could be totally wrong; I only say that because he didn't have them on the day that v1.2 was released. That doesn't mean that he was kicked from the staff team, I suppose; Karl said that he wanted to make sure that everybody was into their own accounts before he handed out any powers. One account has already been hacked. Unfortunately, the said hacker wasn't as smart this time around, because they hacked an account of somebody who lived in a different continent, and when the hacker used the account, the account's IP changed. IP banned, hacker gone.

A lot of people have been asking me how my job has been so far. I'm enjoying it very much, actually! I haven't had to mute anybody yet, and I've only banned one person who requested to be banned. It also warms my heart to log on WH everyday and be reminded that Karl trusts me enough to give me the ability to ban anybody and know what choices to make. Not having the power, but knowing that somebody trusts me with the power, is enough to make me happy.

Plus, it's already helped me in the real world. I'm taking a mediation class, and I can apply the concepts in both places. Did I mention that it's made me a happier person in general? This is similar to an event that happened over the past week:

Person: Your make-up is ugly.

Me: *mutters while walking away* Yeah? Well, I'm a WH Moderator, so idgaf what you think about my make-up. :B

Now, let's discuss today's topic. I'll just flat-ou say it: leaving Wolf-Haven is becoming a trend. Not exactly the best trend, either. It's mostly the people who have been here the longest, too, which is a shame.

The main problem that I have with people leaving is the drama that arises. If you're going to leave WH, you don't need to state why and list all of the reasons that you hate it. Just put a small note on your profile that says, "Leaving Wolf-Haven for personal reasons. You can contact me at ______ if you'd like to." You don't need to cause drama. You don't need to create a forum topic about it, either. Just PM your close friends.

Now I have no problems with people leaving, but the reasons given are completely absurd! People are leaving because of v1.2 and because Stormgaze was banned. Seriously, you're going to quit your favourite website because one person got banned and you don't like the way something works? If that's enough to get you to leave, you probably shouldn't have been here in the first place because you don't care about WH.

Some people are leaving because of the new Premium Users feature that will be added later. I really have nothing to say in regards to this... if you're going to leave a website just because other people will get more DP storage (which all of the people who left claim to be useless, anyways) and a little title under your forum posts, why did you bother wasting your time here for the past year? If you're going to quit something because you dislike one little thing about it, you're going to quit everything in life. As I've stated multiple times in the past, as the end of the day, Wolf-Haven becomes a business. Businesses make money. They use money to pay for their resources, and the rest becomes profit. That's how it works in the real world, and that's how it works on WH. You're not actually required to buy a Premium Account, either, so why are you complaining when you could simply keep yourself out of it?

In my opinion, if you're going to leave Wolf-Haven, just do it. If you plan on taking everybody along with you, it's not going to work, and nobody needs the drama that's created due to this. Most of WH really doesn't care, anyways... again, just PM your friends. I doubt that a random forum reader cares to hear that you're leaving WH because you don't like v1.2.

Do you actually UNDERSTAND what Karl puts into Wolf-Haven to make it successful? I doubt that you do. Perhaps this isn't your type of website, but for God's sake, don't bash the website or Karl because you don't like one little thing.

All I can say is if you don't like Wolf-Haven, just go. Then, you'll look back and see that the other 12,000+ users are still there.

v1.2 Dislikes

After using the new website for a while, I’ve grown unfond of a few features that we have now. Keep in mind that this article is of my personal opinion only, is not created to be offensive, and is not intended to bash Karl. I love v1.2; I’m simply pointing out what I could live without. I'm mainly just being picky.

1. The new Profile layout

-I liked the old one better. After using the new profile system for a while, I’ve realized how much I miss the “Online _ hours/days/weeks ago” feature.

-I dislike the lines. They were fine at first, but no that I’ve expanded my profile a tiny bit, I no longer like them. They look too junky because they stretch across the entire page whereas the wolf image and information is in a much smaller area.

-The new color codes. I can no longer put rainbow fades on my profile because the new code is “hex” and not “color”. I am unsure why we needed that change; it’s just more to confuse new members. Perhaps it had something to do with the coding? If we didn’t need it, though, I would have preferred the old color system over the new one. Again, just much easier for the community in general

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2. Too much Mate information!

-Really, I don’t think that Sheri cares how many PvP losses I have, nor do I care how many she has. Sure, it’s great to know how my mate does on the Map, but that information doesn’t benefit my gameplay. At least is makes the Mate page look like it has more information. xD

3. The Forums

-Just unleashing my OCD side here, but they’re in the wrong order. Roleplay goes before packs, and the Biography section goes before all of the Roleplay categories. “Your Pack” should be under “Packs”.

-”Art Thread” should be “Art Board”.

-The rules haven’t been added yet. This is mostly a bother in the RP sections, because Jekyll and I have been enforcing rules that don’t technically exist. Hopefully Karl will move those over soon.

As you can see, most of my problems deal with my annoying OCD side. All in all, WH v.1.2 is much better than v1.1 was. Keep up the hard work, Karl! Thank-you very much.

My Mother is Such a n00b

bye

Back to Blogging

I finally have something new that I can write about. Whoo! I loved Wolf-Haven and all, but I'll admit that digging around my head for topics isn't the easiest thing to do.

Anyways, I'm writing this on Saturday night, but you will not see it until v1.2 is released. So, if something is wrong because it was changed during the small timeframe, my apologies. We'll simply cut to the chase and discuss why v1.2 is so much cooler.

1. New staff members.
-New m0durayt0rz! They're being hand-picked this time, which I personally find to be better than receiving applications. Perhaps you've heard the story about how my friend owned a website and I was an administrator? Well, we used to hand-pick our staff as well, and it turned out to be good for the site. It doesn't turn into a competition on who can write the longest and best application.
-By the way, I'm one of them. Prepare for your death-by-rainbows. *coughsplutter* Alright, I'm done bragging. I still have that "YAAAAY!" feeling about being picked. At least give me one line of text on my own blog! D:

2. New [Need Help?] buttons.
-For nearly everything on the website, there is a button that, when clicked, opens a new window that gives you additional information on what you're doing. It's all of the information that you need, right at your pawtips!
-I'd send you all on a scavenger hunt to attempt to find the two that I wrote... you wouldn't be able to, though, because nearly every page has one. Seriously, these things are LOADED with information. Even the Bank has a nice description! I feel that this is very beneficial for Wolf-Haven. Newbies will no longer have the need to ask simpler questions, and the purpose of everything is broken down into something for you to read.

3. Arrows ON the Map
-Literally, the arrows to control your wolf are ON the actual Map. I'm ensured that users who rely solely on their mouse will be delighted to hear that they won't have to move their cursor up and down and up and down and up and - you guessed it, back down to the arrows that used to be located at the bottom of the Map.
-While on the subject of the Map, you no longer have to enter a Security Code. Hellz ya.
-The new battle system has been added to PvA, and XP rewards have increased greatly. The new system has been a pain for me, though, as I'm terribly used to my regular pattern of WASD, click, E, WASD, click, E. The "E" key to go back to the Map no longer works, and you cannot kill more than one enemy at the same time (clicking three enemies' names and battling all of them ). However, I like it so much. It gives the game a better roleplaying feel to it, because you're actually controlling what your wolf does, and it allows you to become more involved in the game. No more grinding, but it's actually pretty fun to hunt with. Plus, I feel that the rewards make up for the extra two clicks taken to kill each animal.

4. Forums and Messages have been Wiped
-The forums and messages have been completely cleared. The only thing that I can see becoming a problem is lost topics, such as roleplays and biographies. I roleplayed occasionally, and I had a very long RP with -Isis- that I never got to replying to. Many of my replies neared 600 or so words, so I cannot re-do them. However, this means that every spam topic is gone. And that? Well, that means that Wolf-Haven is much faster. Which leads up to... NO MOAR INTERNAL SERVER ERRORS!!!11one!1!!!11
-The site is fast now. Those forum topics took up a lot of space, so a clean start is awesome. Feels refreshing, eh? While you may have lost a few important topics, at least you don't have to post the same topic five times because the ISEs can't haunt you into double-posting.
-The new message system allows you to see the last 10 messages in a conversation. If your short-term memory is bad like mine and you can't remember what the last person said, you can see their last reply while you're typing.

5. Additional Top 5 Categories
-The Top 5 is no longer solely about XP; we now have a Top 5 for PvA, PvP, XP, and even the top user all-around. You no longer have to be a speed-leveler in able to get onto the Top 5, which I find nice. Leveling never really was my thing...

6. Mate Page Update
-The Mate page is now more organized, and information is more accessible. There's a table to the left that displays all of your mate's stats, and on the right side a table is located with the unique options of transferring DP and leaving your mate. I think that it looks much cleaner, and I like it.
-My favourite part is how your mate's Side View is shown instead of their Equipment View. Since the Side View is much smaller, it doesn't overpower the page. Plus, Sheri's Side View is so sexy... now I can stare it as I stalk her by knowing how many PvA losses she has.
-I dislike how it tells me that Sheri and I have been mates since March 13th, because we have been mates since March 14th - Pi Day! D: It probably has something to do with the server's time. We're still celebrating our anniversary on Pi Day, though. 8D

7. Nicer Shop, Item Storage, etc.
-The Shop looks much nicer. The only thing that I noticed is that I own a piece of Equipment that I am not able to purchase. o.O
-The Inventory page also looks a lot nicer. It looks clean, well-cut, and organized. The old one was somewhat cluttered.

To wrap it up, v1.2 is much nicer in general. Everything has a clean look to it, a few new things have been added, and the site is faster. I'm fairly sure that the entire coding was re-done into something easier for Karl to manage, which is also a plus. It makes Karl's life easier, and it enable him to add new features more easily. I personally think that this is a great improvement for Wolf-Haven. Seriously, it's awesome. Be sure to thank Karl for all of his hard work when you get the chance!

No Blog Entry for Today

Unless you consider this a blog entry, of course...

I won't be doing any entries while Wolf-Haven is down. This is mainly due to my blog not being as easy to find, and I'm quite sure that most people retrieve the link from my Wolf-Haven profile. Since there aren't many people who actually check blogs when the site is down, I've simply decided to not write today. I'll save it for the next day on my schedule that Wolf-Haven is up.

My apologies to all! ^^

Mini-Modding: Not Always Needed

Mini-modding is something that happens quite frequently around the Internet, and you may actually do it yourself without even noticing. Why is it so bad, though? When should a point be made to stop? Do you even know what true mini-modding is? Today, we'll be discussing something that happens frequently on the forums - while it isn't always actually a bad thing, some people don't know when to stop.

Mini-modding, in short, is pretending to be a Moderator. This isn't necessarily posing as a staff member, but simply acting as if you had authority over another member. Mini-modding can be anything from, "This belongs in _____ section." to "OOC: Your roleplay posts aren't meeting the minimum word count for this section." Basically, you're acting as if you have the authority to tell other forum members what they're doing wrong.

Is mini-modding actually a terrible thing, though? Often, regular members end up relieving the Moderators of more work, which can be beneficial if the mini-mod actually has moderating experience. I mini-mod, and I'm not afraid to admit it. Keeping in mind that I have over two years of moderating experience, I can control my temper and I know how to deal with things appropriately. Does this mean that I should attempt to break a huge fight up? No, it doesn't. Should I alert another user when their posts are starting to become spam posts and simply give them a link to the ToS? Yes.

For example, a bad time to mini-mod is making an attempt to break up a fight. Seriously, you'll just cause even more trouble unless you know EXACTLY what you're doing, which you probably don't. Unless you know anything about mediation, simply PM a Moderator about it. When somebody else gets involved in a fight, one person usually takes it offensively and the person who stepped in becomes angered at their reaction. For example:

Person 1: I hate you.
Person 2: I hate you more!
Person 1: I don't really care!
Person 3: Wow, guys, stop fighting.
Person 2: Stay out of it!
Person 3: I was just trying to help.
Person 1: This isn't your fight! Geez.
Person 4: Hey, leave Person 3 alone. They were only trying to help.
Person 2: Oh, now you're going to get involved? Just stay out of it.

And so on...

An appropriate time to mini-mod would be when somebody is spamming in the Chatbox. One or two people should say, "Please stop spamming." or something kind. For future reference, saying anything such as, "GTFO n00b, don't spam." will simply cause an argument. Anyways, if they say, "Oh, sorry," then you're good. If they attempt to fight back, that is when you call a Moderator. Unless you can stay level-headed and calm, just don't bother. Honestly, you may think you can, but in the heat of a fight (or heated debate, even) you're going to say things that you wouldn't say at another time. If they fight back, call a Moderator and have them handle it. If you mini-mod too much, you'll just get yourself in trouble; you'll fight, say mean things, and get muted.

Keep in mind that the Moderators know what they're doing by now. Cheshire and Aeralie were picked a long time ago. I don't actually consider Aeralie active anymore because she has done nothing Moderator-related that can be seen by the public, so let's take CheshireAlley as an example. This guy is great. Coming from a former moderator's point of view (not on Wolf-Haven, but I have 2+ years of experience on me), he really didn't know what he was doing at first, but he's learned. Though I disagree with how he handles one rule - the advertising rule - I think he does his job well. He's active, friendly, and collected. He's been on the team for a while, and he has some experience now with handling things. So, I suppose he's really the only Moderator who wouldn't know exactly what to do in ____ situation, but he does more than 99% of the time. Kovaro and Corina were both Moderators before I joined, so I have nothing to say in regards to them. Kovaro is my favourite, to be honest. I've never seen him handle anything inappropriately, and he's definitely my role-model on here.

Anyways, I'm totally off-topic. Now, we have three Moderators who are experienced and know what they're doing. Recently, I think I've seen some people actually telling them what to do, and I'm talking regular members. I'm not going to name names, but I saw something like this take place:

Red: How do I kill animals?
Blue: Go the the Mep, enter the Security Code, then click their names and navigate around the Map.
Red: Thank-you!
Blue: No problem.
Green: This can be locked now, staff. :)

...Seriously? The staff must be blind if they can't see that a question has been answered. That's not even mini-modding... that's just plain old spam and an attempt to make the Moderators notice you and possibly hire you (which never works, just so you know). If somebody did that on my website, it would make me want to hire them even less. Actually, I may hire them just to get them to be quiet. After all, they wouldn't have to tell the staff to lock the thread.

There are some extreme cases of mini-modding, and some minor cases as well. Mini-modding isn't necessarily a bad thing, but you need to know when mini-modding is appropriate. If you're doing it to become noticed by the staff, the community sees it as well and you look like an absurd bastard. If you do it when it's needed, you'll acquire enemies.

*NOTE: This entry was not written to inspire you to go out and patrol the forums like a Moderator and mini-mod wherever you can. The purpose of this blog entry was to express my feelings on mini-modding and when I think it's appropriate and when it isn't. Keep in mind that we have an excellent staff team that don't really need your help.

Maturity

What is this? I have been invaded by Meikaji today! Ohnoez. D:

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Hey guys, it's Meikaji here, not Seasonal this time around. I had an idea for a blog entry but didn't actually want to create a whole blog for only one, so I borrowed one of Sea's. Thanks so much, Sea!

And I'm warning you, I may jump around a bit. This is pretty much my first blog entry, and it probably sucks really bad.

Anyway, onto my topic, maturity. We all know that Wolf-Haven isn't the safest place for kiddies. In fact, you have to be over sixteen be allowed on the chat and in the forums. There's also a parent's notice onsite. However, being over sixteen doesn't really apply, seeing as it's not enforced at all. Some wish it was, but it's not.

I'm half for it and half against it. I'm for it in the way that some of the content I've seen onsite is pretty sketchy for younger players. I have a sister who is eleven that is a member of Wolf-Haven and thus subjected to such material. Now, as much as I dislike my sister, I don't want her innocent little mind corrupted by all of the stuff on the chat. Okay, that may be pushing it. Honestly, I don't want her to open her stupid little mouth about stuff she's seen on W-H (even unknowingly, she may not know what half the stuff said even means) and have out parent's block the site. I'm against it because I don't want to be kept from the community, since there really isn't anything else to do for the time being.

To counter the problem of getting youngsters with innocent minds and to keep their annoying antics out, some have proposed to actually enforce that you be over sixteen to get into the forums and chat. But think about how many good members would be lost. Corina, Rhiannith, Tiberiius, and Avenninyx (I think, at least, but I could be wrong) along with myself wouldn't be allowed on the chat anymore. There's probably others, but these are the members I know of.

Some people say we should allow some people and not others. How this would be regulated, I don't know. Perhaps a test to test a user's maturity? Maybe we'll take a vote on who wants them. Either way, it's pretty unfair, since some will be allowed and others not. I mean, everyone over sixteen will be allowed, even if they are less "mature" than some of the users under the age requirement.

Plus, to my main point, who is to judge who is "mature" and who is not? It seems to me that the community had a rather misled idea if which mature we want.

To me we have two kinds of mature. Mature as in a TV show rated MA filled with all kinds of negative stuff (sexual stuff, swears, violence among it) and mature as in knowing right from wrong and knowing where to draw the line. To me it seems we're encouraging the first kind, which is probably not a good idea.

Think of it this way: you're in science class at school in something like seventh grade. You're going to learn about mitosis, and of course sex cells are going to be mentioned. Most of your classmates snicker at the mention of the word "sex". Obviously, they are not mature. But they are mature enough to know what sex is.

It's obvious from the chat that we have tons of these members on our site. Hell, they're fine with things like dicks and vaginas and everything else, but as soon as someone says the word "rape" everyone jumps on them like it's the worst thing one can do. Instead, they say grape. People, c'mon, it's the same thing. The "g" in front of it honestly makes no difference at all. It's the same meaning. It's like when you were younger you would say "H-E-double hockey sticks" instead of Hell or "it" instead of sex.

So now I'll leave you guys with this:

Which kind of mature would you rather see on the site? The people who want to make a wildly inappropriate joke out of everything or the people who know where to draw the line. Do you want the kids who snicker about the mention of sex or the kid who can mention it without turning it into a joke?

Level Gaps... too easy, too hard?

I totally ignored Storm's advice and didn't write my entries in advance. I would have, actually, but I didn't actually have an idea as to what I should write about. xD I have the rest of the week planned out, though.

The first thing that I have to say here is if you dislike my blog or are only here to bash me, please just leave. I honestly don't care what you think of me, I don't have time to deal with your whining and drama, and I'm just going to delete your comments that you work oh-so hard to write. That's more of a note to everybody, including future viewers - not just one person in particular - but I am aware of the fact that I have three haters at the moment.

These pictures and captions seem to make my entries appear smaller... ah, but it's just so fun. Pictures speak more than my words, most definitely. xD

Anyways, today we are here to talk about something negative regarding Wolf-Haven. Now, before we begin pointing fingers or gasping when we think we know what we're talking about but we actually don't, this has nothing to do with bugs, coding, or drama. This has to do with something that I've noticed lately: the levels of Wolf-Haven and why they are good and bad.

First of all, we'll take a moment to get accompanied with the levels of Wolf-Haven. We have Levels 1 through 80, ranging from 0 to 17 million XP. What comes after 17 million? Well, you're stuck at Level 80 until you lose XP for being a douche or new levels are added. New levels being added - yup, that's what we're here to discuss. Err, somewhat. Let's take a look at this lovely list created by Stormgaze. By the way, nobody actually bothers to give him credit for this, which you should be doing.

1 0 Pup
2 25 Pup
3 50 Pup
4 200 Pup
5 400 Pup
6 800 Weakling
7 1000 Weakling
8 1500 Adolescent
9 2000 Adolescent
10 3000 Adolescent
11 4000 Grunt
12 5000 Grunt
13 7000 Grunt
14 9000 Grunt
15 10000 Grunt
16 14000 Rogue
17 18000 Rogue
18 20000 Rogue
19 25000 Rogue
20 30000 Rogue
21 40000 Rival
22 50000 Rival
23 60000 Rival
24 80000 Rival
25 90000 Rival
26 100000 Omega
27 110000 Omega
28 120000 Omega
29 130000 Omega
30 150000 Omega
31 175000 Pack Member
32 200000 Pack Member
33 225000 Pack Member
34 250000 Pack Member
35 300000 Pack Member
36 310000 Scout
37 350000 Scout
38 400000 Scout
39 450000 Scout
40 500000 Scout
41 525000 Warrior
42 600000 Warrior
43 650000 Warrior
44 700000 Warrior
45 750000 Warrior
46 800000 Warlord
47 850000 Warlord
48 900000 Warlord
49 950000 Warlord
50 975000 Warlord
51 1000000 Challenger
52 1100000 Challenger
53 1200000 Challenger
54 1250000 Challenger
55 1300000 Challenger
56 1400000 Beta
57 1500000 Beta
58 1600000 Beta
59 1700000 Beta
60 2000000 Beta
61 2200000 Alpha
62 2500000 Alpha
63 2750000 Alpha
64 3000000 Champion
65 3500000 Champion
66 4000000 Elder
67 5000000 Elder
68 5500000 Elder
69 6000000 Elder
70 7000000 Exalted
71 8000000 Exalted
72 9000000 Exalted
73 10000000 Exalted
74 10500000 Exalted
75 11500000 Legend
76 12000000 Legend
77 13000000 Legend
78 14000000 Legend
79 14500000 Legend
80 17000000 Legend

All 80 levels of Wolf-Haven. If you take a closer look, you'll notice that the higher up you go, the more XP is required to reach that particular level. Sometimes, when the ranks change, the level requirement is lowered. Perhaps this is a reward for your hard leveling and to say, "Hey, nice new rank! Here's some easy leveling. But once this is over... you're screwed until you spend another 10 hours clicking animal names and defeating images." I'm not kidding, either. I'm at Level 70, and though I can hunt quickly when I'm under pressure (the Challenges were my own personal kick-me-with-a-spur-in-the-ass trick) it would probably even out to about 100,000 XP her hour. 100,000 x 10 = 1,000,000. So, it would take me 10 hours of animal-clicking to gain 1,000,000 XP.

On the other hand, that would be a lot of DP to earn. However, once you've leveled up enough, DP is useless. It's too hard to earn at first, then too easy to earn at a high level. I mean, you only get 5 DP for killing a Badger when you get 10 DP for killing a Mouse... which theoretically makes no sense. A wolf killing a badger proves more dominance than killing a mouse does. Then again, Wolf-Haven is a fictional game, and perhaps it doesn't work as a real pack would. For example, you wouldn't have three female alphas of a pack, like Shimmer.

Now, back to the XP. Let's use Level 50 as our break-off from hard leveling and easy leveling. First, I'll explain why Levels 50-61 are the easiest levels that you will ever encounter in the game. Using my example above, I'll assume that you have decided to move your travels to the Desert and you now hunt there. Level 50 is what some users strive for, because it opens the Desert. Though I have not thought of a logical reason myself, the Desert yields more XP than the Island, the Forest, and the Tundra areas.

Hah, I just noticed that every area aside from the Snowy-Tundra area has a specific label, but the Tundra place is referred to as the ____ area. The Forest, the Desert, the Island, the Tundra area/zone/lands. We should give it an official name, like the rest of the Map. When calling it an area, I prefer to call it a Tundra area and refer to the climate rather than what covers the ground, but that's just me. Heck, for all you know, they could be mountains. Aha, we could call it the Mountains! But that totally wouldn't make any sense, because Penguins and Polar Bears don't live on Mountains. Then again, have you ever seen a Bison in the Desert? If you explore the Desert's map area some, you'll eventually come across three tiles of grass and three tiles of water. I'm assuming that this is some type of oasis where the animals come to drink? Still, you wouldn't find a Bison there. Well, perhaps... weren't there bison in The Lion King? I had always thought that a herd of bison had trampled Mufasa. And they were always in rocky or sandy areas, so I suppose you could call it a desert.

...nevermind that.

Anyways, you are now a Level 50 Warlord with 975,000 XP. You've been dying to check out the Desert because everybody says that the hunting is easy. Curious, you manage to find the correct pathway (I still get lost when I switch from killing Vlad to hunting in the Desert) and you start hunting. Now, you only need 25,000 XP to get to Level 51. Now, take into consideration how long it took you to become a Level 19 Rogue (your first 25,000 XP). If you're a fast hunter, you could get to Level 51 in about 15-20 minutes. I'm sure that it took you much longer than that to get to Level 19. Though the XP requirements still increase as you go up, the Desert makes these incredibly easy to achieve. Need 100,000 XP? Think you can earn 20,000 XP per 10 minutes? Hunt in the Desert for 50 minutes. Considering that this is an RPG, and also considering how hard it is to gain XP in the Desert, you basically have it made.

Of course, it comes to the point where leveling becomes harder once again. I need 1 million XP to get from Level 70 to Level 71. I've been at Level 70 since January, and I've only gained 500,000 XP. I can assure you that the reason that nobody is leveling has to do with the x10 XP, and every higher-leveled member will agree with me. Avenninyx has been an Exalted as long as I have. Though I'm not sure of her actual level, you only need 3.5 million XP to get from Exalted to Legend, which would take about 24 hours in reality. Back before the hack, I would have leveled that much in a week. Now, nobody really cares anymore. Sure, it hasn't actually affected our gameplay or community, but it's affected our actual will to level. Now, you can't say this to a Level 50, because leveling is incredibly easy for them. Hunting and feeling as if you're getting nowhere can be a drag whereas constantly leveling up is a rush of excitement.

I don't even feel the need to explain why leveling is the lower levels is harder than that. Considering that the most you could possibly defeat at Level 19 is a Bison worth 130 XP, and there are more lower-leveled animals than Bison... well, good luck, because you'll be on the Map for a long while.

But how do we solve this? Do we make the Desert animals worth less? No,  that would be unfair to members of seniority. Oh, so we just increase the XP yields of lower-leveled prey? No, that would still give too high of an advantage. So... what CAN we do? Add more levels? I would like to see more levels added (Level 100 would be a great level to end on) but that still does nothing about Level 50 Warlords having such a high benefit.

That's my two cents on the matter. I hope you enjoyed reading today!

You stalkers...

EDIT: Seagleam was kind enough to make a nice image for you all to put on your profile regarding all of the drama that's come up lately. If you'd like to use it, it's located at the end of this entry!

You all must stalk this blog. You really enjoy it, yes? Good, good. I have lured you in. :D

Before I begin, since the advertising rule does not apply on my blog, I want to ask if you would mind joining an adoptable pet website with me in mind? You don't need to play if you don't want to, but if you join using my referral credit, I'll become eligible in a contest. I'd really like to win that contest; if I do, Seasonal will become a custom pet on the website. Any objections to seeing Seasonal in a nice lineart? No? Then I summon you all to join.

http://rika.somewhatwishful.com/index.php?refer=481
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By nice linearts, I mean linearts like these:

Level me? :D http://rika.somewhatwishful.com/pet.php?id=19567

That anatomy is just juicy.

Anyways, on to the main point of this article/entry/blog/whatever-it-actually-is. I had a great topic for today, but my "wonderful" short-term memory made me forget it after five minutes. I told myself to write it ahead of time, but no... I had to be the lazy douchebag that I am. Nobody can argue there; I am quite lazy, and I mope around like a potato sack, which is close enough to a douchebag.

So, back to my point. I had two ideas for today - one was an entry about how epic Karl is, and the other one is in regards to all of the drama on Wolf-Haven. Should I be an ass-kisser, as Zanna claims that I am on her blog (hey, gotta live up to my expectations!) or should I get everyone fired up about the drama? Decisions, decisions...

The fact that her blog is titled, "Zanna's Revenge" kind of worries me... I mean, if you consider blaspheming and slander "revenge", you've got serious issues to work out. If you hate somebody, don't waste your time, because nobody actually cares about a banned member's opinion on respected members anyways.

I can write about how epic Karl is any time, because he's always being epic. Seriously, Karl just has that... thing about him. The thing where the party don't start 'til he walks in. Not as the site owner, but as a person in general. Before you form an opinion of Karl, please make invisible the "site owner" title before you do so.

Now, let's get into the drama. Where did it start, you ask? Well, from what I have seen and observed, its orients seem to be Phoenix. I'll flat-out say it: Phoenix traced photographs and other images to produce most of the Map art. I'm pretty sure that there are only a few non-traced animals. I'm not going to sugar-coat it or act like it isn't a big deal, since art theft is illegal. I'm not going to treat you like babies and leave details out. Anyways, we don't actually know (well, I don't) who brought the art theft to attention and found the images, but I reported it to Karl. On Wolf-Haven ER's Chatbox, somebody named "The Hacker" had posted the images. When I reported it to Karl (again, blame my short-term memory) I'm fairly certain that he said he knew and was making an attempt to resolve the issue. He asked me to remove the Chatbox for a while, so I did. I never found out what exactly happened, but when I saw that Phoenix was removed from the staff, I knew why. Well, actually, I didn't really know why; I didn't know who made what images for the site.

KARL IS WORKING ON GETTING NEW ART, so please, do NOT jump down his throat! Creating 20+ good quality images is not easy. Personally, I say that callyKat should create them. She said that she'd like to, and she's a great artist. I've known her off-site for a while before I joined Wolf-Haven, so I can agree with any "CallyKat is awesome" statements.

Back to the point. According to Chesh's blog, "He started on about a group of people on msn who gathered and conspired against Wolf-Haven. How they dissed people on the website, dissed packs, listed people on their little hit list, and how they were going to make thier own website to compete with Wolf-Haven. I won't list to you who these members were, but I'm sure if you guess than you'll have a pretty good idea. So, this msn group eventually got busted by Aer, who was working somewhat as a double agent and showing Karlos their chat logs. An in the end how they put the blame on one member in their group when they got caught.
The way Storm relayed the info to me, he portrayed Aeralie as some sort of criminal that only told to snag an admin position, Karlos as some greedy person who would do anything for money."

So, from what I understand, Aeralie busted this group of anti-Wolf-Haven players and earned herself an admin account. Don't worry; that new admin wasn't a hacker, as most of you were thinking.  In short, Vectias is Aeralie. Now, do not assume that Aeralie or Karl is at fault, because neither of them aren't.

If you want more information regarding the whole Aeralie thing, check out Cheshire's blog. It's actually pretty decent. Chesh is fair, and I think you'll enjoy reading. Basically, he was the middle-man that got stuck in the middle of all of this. But we still love Chesh. <3

Now, where did I become involved in the drama? To be honest, I wasn't very much involved up until two days ago. Other than the occasional common insult, I've been pretty much drama-free. Zanna, Kasac, Stormgaze and I did have a heated discussion about SunsetGuardian's XP being removed, though I don't really consider that drama, since heated discussion =/= fighting. We were still friends the next day. We've come to the resolution of removing it in v1.2 anyways, so even if it did cause problems, it wouldn't matter at this point.

Now, we all know that Bandaint is a rude troll who gets her lulz by insulting others. Not necessarily terrible, but not pleasant if you're on her bad side. I have never bothered to talk to her because I viewed her as rude and simply didn't have any reason to want to be her friend. I'm shy, and people become friends with me; I don't become friends with people. It's nothing personal against anybody; I'm just quiet and insecure and all. Since Band never talked to me and she was rude to other members, I was fine with the conclusion of, "Band is rude. I'll stay away from her and mind my own business, and we'll all be fine. She isn't causing me any trouble."

From watching Band's actions from the start of WH to now, she has changed, but the change is so drastic that she now appears to be ass-kissing to the staff. Don't get me wrong, but when somebody magically goes from "lol i haet u and ur suggestion sux0rz" "Stop the newbie haaaate!", then something's up.

Now, I was merrily carrying along on WH one day as I usually do when I asked the Chatbox if I had changed any. Everybody said "No", except for Bandaint, who said, "You've changed positively and negatively." I asked what she meant, but she didn't tell me. So, I pushed it aside as if nothing had happened.

The next day, I was on the Chatbox again, when Bandaint decided to say, "I hate Sea." I know why, too. About five minutes beforehand, she commented on my new suggestion and told me that my standards were too high. I told her, "Calm down, Band. It's just a suggestion." So, that is why she wrote, "I hate Sea" on the Chatbox. Totally unneeded, yes? She then told me that I have a big ego and am an ass-kisser. Obviously pissed off since I had had no prior conversations with Band, I... you know, I don't actually REMEMBER what I did, which is the sad part. I think I told her, "Well, Band, you're not very nice to members" or something along the lines of that. I seriously don't remember. Kasac then told me to get off of my high horse, which I am assuming is slang for having a big ego.

Then, I started getting hate mail from random WH users. It wasn't on WH, though; the sad thing is, it was on ChickenSmoothie. They knew that they could get in trouble for doing it on WH, so they did it on CS. Totally confused and fed up, I attempted to leave Wolf-Haven to cool down.

Four hours later, I came back because I realized that I was being a dumbass. Why should I leave an entire website because one person doesn't like me and says that I'm so terrible? I didn't know that constantly offering help to new members in the Support forum and not being rude to newbies and n00bs was having a big ego. I view myself as a very kind person. So now I have a big ego because I do not constantly hate on myself? Nice. I'm supposed to be depressed and say, "Oh, I hate myself, I'm so terrible. There's nothing good about me.", then? I'll be flat-out honest with you; I view myself as a shy yet kind member who enjoys helping others, hss a wonderful personality and temper, and doesn't mind lending a helping hand when needed. I put it on my profile, I put it in my Moderator application, and I put it in my messages when I introduce myself. Now I'm not ALLOWED to be kind? Now being kind is ass-kissing?

Then, Zanna wrote her "opinion" blog. Err, I mean her decoy for bashing people and not getting blamed for it. It's just going to start rumors. For example, in her blog, she stated that I caused "lulzy shit between Jhaxx, Dalfang, and [myself]" when, actually, Dal is the one who directed me to her blog before she even started writing articles. There was never any shit between Jhaxx and myself, either. I have stated multiple times that I do not care about the whole "Who was first with rainbows?" jazz and that the "firsts" on my profile were just for fun. Jhaxx and I came to an agreement that he was the first male wolf with rainbows and I was the first female wolf with rainbows. And I just thought of one right now, actually; I was the first to have rainbows on my wolf's design, he was the first to have it on his emotes. That works, too. Either way, I DON'T REALLY FUCKING CARE WHO WAS FIRST WITH RAINBOWS, so I'd appreciate if people like Zanna stop spreading shit around that isn't even true.

Now, with Zanna's blog? I read it to see what she has to say about others. Unfortunately, most of it is personal opinion (Zanna and I were on good terms until she was banned, and she never would have called me those things one month ago) (I've been told, by Zanna, that Band and Kas spread the whole Band thing and rumors regarding it over MSN) considering that I could say positives and negatives about Blaez that Zanna didn't, or I could say that she left out the fact that I am quite a reputable user. I'm probably going to stop reading it. Hey, if we all stopped reading it, she wouldn't keep writing because she'd have no viewers; that gets nearly every blogger to not bother blogging. Hey, why bother if nobody's going to read it? I wouldn't blog without the constant reminder that I have many viewers reading what I have to say.

Put this on your profile because it speaks the truth.
Click it to receive the full-sized, profile-suited version!

Perhaps you are wondering why I always seem to get the bad end of things? I've always been a scapegoat and an easy target, I suppose. The scapegoating started for me in second grade, and now I have the chance to bore you with personal stories to get my point across. Whoo!

So, I was in second grade. Before I explain what happened, we will establish that I am legally blind and have been since birth. No, I don't use a guide dog or anything; legally blind is simply a term for those with terrible vision. In short, I have extremely near-sighted vision. My vision is 20 x 200, meaning that I see details at 20 feet that you see at 200 feet. I personally think that my doctor's diagnosis is a bit drastic, and at 20 feet I can see some detail in a tree, but I've never seen the world through "normal" eyes, so I couldn't tell you that. Anyways, as I said, this causes me to be near-sighted, so my teachers usually placed me in the first or second row of seating arrangements. Our desks were arranged in tables, and I sat at a table with this boy named Ben. Ben was the skinny kid that everybody disliked, and he hung out with two other kids that nobody really liked. He had a ig second grade-style crush on me. I say "second grade-style crush" because second-graders don't know what crushes are. But y'know. Anyways, the teacher wrote math problems on the board, and Ben pulled out his calculator. The teacher caught him and took the calculator away. So, I said, "Ben is a cheater, Ben is a cheater~" and my friends joined in. Then, Ben took a girl's pencil and threw it at me. It hit me in the eye. Luckily for me, it hit my tear duct and caused me no harm. After a nice trip to the nurse's office, I told the principal. Two days later, when I walked into class, my Math teacher informed me that I would be sitting in the back of the room.

Now, how crueler can a teacher get? She knew that I was elgally blind, and put me in the back of the room as a punishment? Using my disability as my punishment, yes? That is cruel. Ben ended up getting in no trouble whatsoever for what he did. I could go on and on about incidents like this, but it would only bore you. I feel that that story is a good enough example.

If you think about it, a school could be viewed as a website. The principal is the Administrator, and each teacher is a Moderator. Perhaps not actually relative to my Wolf-Haven or school story, but that would be similar to Corina muting me because I called Ecafur stupid, then Eca hacked Wolf-Haven and removed all of my XP, and her not getting in trouble for it. (<---- You know that's just an example, yes? xD Chesh didn't.)

I really don't like to be involved in drama, but I just wanted to share my side of the story so that I am not disliked by the community for false reasons.

Custom Edits: Becoming Too Much?

Before I begin, I just felt the need to state that I am bad at writing any type of introduction to anything, blog entries included. My apologies if this makes any of my articles look "funny" to begin with! A proper introduction would enhance my entries, no? With that in mind, you'll notice that my blog posts just jump in to whatever subject we'll be discussing. I have a feeling that you'll get used to my writing style with time, though. Several of my friends have told me that they enjoy reading my blog., so I hope that the same applies to you.

Also, Stormgayze, thank-you for posting a link to my blog in your latest entry. You certainly have more readers than I do (after all, your blog inspired me to create mine) and I'd like mine to be read by multiple people on Wolf-Haven. I certainly do enjoy writing, but if I felt that only five or so people were reading this blog, I wouldn't feel so inclined to do it. Thanks, buddy. *huggles*

Anyways, you visited for WH-related content, not blog-related content... so, let's get onto that! Today, we'll be discussing our current generation of Wolf-Haven customs. I have many things to say, so I'll make an attempt to keep this as organized as possible.

Where to begin? Ah, perhaps with the new custom lines created by Innocenzia (AKA Kenzy)? Though I prefer the regular Wolf-Haven lines better, I have to admit that Inno did a fabulous job with the new lines that she has created. The only problem that I have with the new lines is... well, they're new. I tend to hate new things and changes. Since they are new, and we still have the old lines, we have four different "official" custom wolf lines. However, they are two completely different pairs of lines. Being OCD about perfectionism, having the two sets that are so different annoys me to no end. I love them both, but I'd rather have one or the other.

Here, you can compare both lines. Seasonal belongs to me, and Blaez belongs to Blaez.

They're very different from each other. The legs are placed differently, the heads are held at different angles, and the new lines already have intense shading. I would probably like the new lines better if they were the original lines; again, I dislike changes. They're both great linearts, though, and I applaud the artists of both of them. I just wish that they weren't mixed together.

Ugh, I just granted myself a headache from staring at both of the lines against the white background of the box that I'm typing in right now. Plus, our air conditioner won't come on because the temperature in my house is two degrees under when the AC is set to turn on. My room rises to a good 90 degrees (Fahrenheit) in the summer, so it's hotter than the rest of the house. Heat + headache = disabled writing skills.

Next, let's discuss the Custom Rules and how often they are ignored. Wait, did you even know that we have rules regarding how we can design our customs? If you didn't design your custom or don't read things that could become potentially important, you may not have knowledge of the limitations located on the Custom Wolves page:

- Using pure black (#000000) on the majority of your wolf.
- Bright colors used tastelessly. If it looks like a neon rainbow vomited on your wolf, chances are it will be rejected.
- Excessive editing of the base. Additions like wings or small items like jewelry are fine, but anything more than that and you start running the risk of having your custom rejected. Keep in mind, we are more likely to accept an edited custom if you do it yourself. If in doubt, ask a staff member if something is acceptable.

Also, while it isn't located on there, shading on your emotes is prohibited.  Now, you're wondering how often these rules are ignored...? I can provide an example from each category.

1. Using pure black (#000000) on the majority of your wolf.

Put this image on MS Paint and use the Paint Bucket tool on the largest black part of this wolf. The lines will change colour as well because they are all the same colour.

2. Bright colors used tastelessly. If it looks like a neon rainbow vomited on your wolf, chances are it will be rejected.

Karl already told me that my new custom is fine. But, yes, it does appear that a neon rainbow has vomited on my wolf. And, yes, I just insulted my own custom. Total sparkledog.

3. Excessive editing of the base.

...I'm pretty sure that those lines are unique. Very, very unique.

 4. Shading on any of the emoticons.

As you can see, none of the custom rules are actually enforced or followed. Now that we have had rule-breaking customs, though, what can you do? Like the RP forums, heavily-edited customs have spread like a virus. It's now unstoppable, and you can't stop allowing it now that it's started. If a custom with line edits is denied, the user will become upset because there are other customs with line edits, and it would be unfair to give privileges to one person and not the other.

What's "in" and what's "out" for customs now-a-days, though? Wings aren't very popular anymore, but edits of the emotes have taken their place. We've moved from edits of the bone on the Fulfilled emote to adding text on the emotes to making completely custom emotes. To be honest, I think that emotes like these:

end up looking silly on the Users Online list. They look out of place because they're custom. Yes, I know you want to share your wonderful artwork skills, but your emote looks like it doesn't belong because it isn't the same style. Not to mention the howling wolf emotes... I'd LOVE if we all had them, but they're custom. When only one person has it, it looks silly.

The last thing that I want to write about it the amount of custom auctions in the Art Board. Like, I understand if you want to sell Custom Wolf designs, but you don't need a new topic for each auction. And they're literally flooding the forums; I can barely find an actual art shop anymore! I have no problem with you selling your designs, but I wish we had a separate section for it. Or perhaps a new website for it like that one Kyprus generously made. Unfortunately, nobody ended up using it, but it would be nice if it were used.

Adding onto this, I have seen some designs go for extremely high prices. Teanna paid 800 Points for two separate designs. I mean, come on... that's 80 GBP, which is about $125 in US Dollars. If you had a design in mind, you could technically get a custom coloured for free... but 80 GBP? You could probably buy a 48 by 48 (inch) print of a custom art piece made by a famous artist, along with a frame, for 80 GBP, and you're spending your money on... pixels? It's not just Teanna, either; other people are paying large Point amounts for designs. I'm pretty sure that Karl has easily made over $1,000 of a profit from Wolf-Haven, and most of it is coming from people who pay ridiculously high prices for their customs. Do you know how many Points I paid for my new custom? Zero. I sold some of my ChickenSmoothie pets for 80 GBP, and I gave Meikaji a 10 GBP donation to give to her friend in return for her work. I kept the Points. Since the donation would have just gone to waste, I practically paid nothing extra for my custom. Yet, people manage to make 60 GBP on one design.

I don't know about you, but the thought of paying that much for something that will (probably) be gone in 30 years from now makes me shiver. Who knows... maybe Wolf-Haven will be open in 2041? Then, it will have gone to good use. I can only assume that some other website will have taken its place, or Wolf-Haven would have simply shut down. Who knows?

That's all for now... Rikkah is begging me to finish. xD As always, feel free to leave your opinion in the Responses. I love getting feedback!

*Please note that all of the artwork in this entry belongs to Wolf-Haven, and all characters belong to their respectful owners.

A few ranty subjects

Rants, rants, and... more rants! Awsomeness.

Also, my apologies that this article is late; I haven't had any time to write today. I had school, then went to the store, then hung out with two friends until 10:00 PM... so, yup. Little tidbit of my real life.

Today, I'm here with a rant. Being a co-leader of a pack and all, it's something that manages to constantly get on my nerves. It's none other than seeing Alphas and Exalteds with no pack.

As a pack leader, this bugs me to no end. Shimmer has many high-leveled members, and we appreciate having them, but as any pack does, we want more. The other day, I saw an Exalted with no pack. They're not very active - they log on every few days - but seriously... if you don't play the game anymore, why not put your XP to good use instead of letting it do nothing on your account? It's not like we're going to kick an Exalted for being inactive. We don't require you to actually do anything helpful for the pack. So, really, why do nothing about your XP? It's not hurting you, and it takes seconds to join a pack. I can understand if you wanted to be packless for roleplaying reasons, but our Roleplay forums are full of fail right now. Besides, your wolf character usually has nothing to do with your RPing; if you're an Alpha and you're roleplaying with two other Alphas, you're not all going to lead your RP pack, are you? And since Elder is a higher rank than Alpha, that means that your character will have more power than the Alphas and be old, right? You see, RPing in the forums doesn't actually have anything to do with your character. So, you shouldn't use your character as an excuse for letting some... 7000k+ XP go to waste, you know?

Speaking of the Roleplay forums, they're at a stage of utter fail right now. I've seen many roleplays in Advanced that don't even qualify for Intermediate. Honestly, how hard is it to read the rules? Plus, the people who are writing things such as this...

Seasonal walked over to Juliah and bit her paw off. "That's why you don't mess with me," she said.

Do they actually consider that advanced? I mean, the word "advanced" (to me, at least) means something more complicated and longer. Unless these people consider that lengthy and detailed, of course. You can't really blame it on the Moderators, though. Well, perhaps you could; the problem started from the lack of moderating in that section. If the rules were enforced, it wouldn't be a problem, but the RP forums are like a viruss. They were small and treatable at first, but have grown into something large and that's hard to stop. Perhaps we'll get new RP forums in v1.2? To be honest, I don't actually know what to expect anymore; at first, v1.2 was strictly for code and bug fixes, but it seems to be much more than that according to Karl's Twitter.

While on the v1.2 train of thought, I'm sure that you've all seen the YouTube video demonstrating the new Attack System; if not, you should definitely check it out! My apologies, but I don't have a link. Anyways, now that I have tried it out for myself, I take back what I previously said on my blog regarding it. It honestly doesn't take much more time, and the increased XP is a fair enough compensation.

Now, let's discuss Challenges. If you are active on the Chatbox or stalk my profile, you know that I was obsessed with them. Though I didn't use them as much as I could have, my giant Challenge obsession started close to when they were removed, and I had trouble finding Challenge partners. I have to say, they were enjoyable and they motivated me to level. Perhaps they would have been used more if they were more... well, I don't know. Perhaps if it counted our end scores, it would have been used more. In fact, I do recall several people saying, "I'd do more Challenges if I knew what I won/lost by!" And, being honest, it would have been nice to see how many more animals I could kill than one of my friends. However, Karl probably had planned on removing it before he did, hence he found no need to add to it when he knew he was getting rid of the idea anyways.

On Storm's blog (funny how I mention him in all of my entries; come on, he can be pretty epic when he's not being a jackass!), I saw that he stated something along the lines of, "Why waste time to remove them?"

My theory is that Karl pays for however much memory he stores on the server, how many main webpages he has, etc. or perhaps he has limited room. Since the Challenges were so under-used, Karl decided to remove them to make room for other things. Since I'm not a top-notch web designer (pfft, if you knew how long it took me to set up my Blog to look like this...) I don't know if that is the case, but saving space/money seems to be the most likely. When my computer's files get abundant, I delete the things that I don't need, whether it be useless pictures or whatnot. Since your computer gets slower when you have more files to view, perhaps the same is with Wolf-Haven? Again, I have no idea. That's my guess, though.

It's a shame to see the Challenge feature gone, but I'll have to live with it. I don't hunt much anymore, but I used to have level races with my friends. Actually, I'm supposed to be having a 10 million XP race with Sheri... guess how much I've earned? Probably 50,000 XP. I think I could write an encyclopedia regarding how badly the x10 XP has screwed up Wolf-Haven. I'm actually beginning to wish that we had voted "yes" for a reset. It's not like you can just take away everything earned with the x10 XP; I didn't abuse it. I gained back what I lost. What about the other members who did the same as I did? Can you take their XP away? Then, you'd be taking it away from everybody, and nobody would be happy about that.

Blah, blah, blah... I lost my muse today, which is another reason for the delayed article. What else to write about? My own suggestions? Staff changes? Rainbowsperm? The Chatbox? Seriously, I don't know... ;_;

I'll leave you off on that note.

Newbs and n00bs - The not-so-subtle differences

 EDIT: roxylane was kind enough to create this badge that you all can put on your profiles. Enjoy!

"Wow; what a n00b."

We've all heard these words at some point in our life. We were all new to Wolf-Haven, and we were all new to the Internet. When you joined Wolf-Haven, I'm sure that you didn't automatically know how to create a pack, and I doubt it took you less than a week to learn the name of each enemy on the Map. When you first placed your right hand on the mouse and took your first click, you thought chatspeak was cool and you used it. But how can you differentiate between newb and n00b?

The two words have very different meanings, and perhaps the meanings aren't as you thought they were. The insult "n00b" is thrown around Wolf-Haven like a hot potato that stole my HP steroids.

Newbie or Newb - This term is short for "a new member". This person is often kind and has an interest in the website. They are inclined to learn more about it and get involved. They take some time to learn more about the website, and eventually they graduate to "Member". Newbs may not have the best grammar, and they may use occasional chatspeak, but this has nothing to do with their attitude towards the site.

Nub or n00b - This term is short for... a lot of things, actually. Though n00b is the most commonly-used term, it is also the most harsh. n00bs are members who break rules, whine, complain, ask to be staff members, troll, harass others, and break the Terms of Service. n00bs more than likely use chatspeak, but occasionally you will come across one who doesn't. n00bs are usually newer or lesser-known members, but there are a select few that are senior members and are well-known for being n00bs.

As you can see, there are many differences between these names, and they mean completely different things. To summarize what I've taught you, newbies are new members who seek help and want to make friends. They want to try and fit in and eventually get accustomed to the game. n00bs, on the other hand, are troublemakers and often do it on purpose. n00bs seek attention, whether it is negative or not, and often make an attempt to make themselves well-known. Most n00bs are younger children who, for example, think that it would be cool to say that they have 1 billion XP but were warped back to the Pup rank, and that it's something special that Karl never told us about.

Basically, I am making an attempt to stop some of the newb bullying that happens frequently. We were all new at some point, and it was no different for you. I struggled to make my place in the Wolf-Haven community, and after an entire year of playing, I still haven't made my mark quite yet. Getting involved into a 10,000 member website is not easy, and you should be a bit more appreciative to the fact that the next new member could end up being your best friend. Until you get to know somebody, there is no way that you can determine if they are friendly or not.

I'll use one of my friends, -Amaterasu-, as an example. Perhaps she doesn't use commas exactly where Stormgaze would put them, and maybe she doesn't capitalize all of her sentences. Does that make her a n00b?

It certainly does not. I talk to her often, and she is one of the nicest people that I have met on here. In fact, it turns out that she is a pretty decent artist who is only improving. She's great at colouring lineart, and her wolf anatomy is improving rapidly. So, she's a n00b because she uses two exclamation points and isn't majoring in journalism? That makes no sense. Before you call somebody a n00b, get to know them first.

Now, let's take raichu59013 for example. I have never personally talked to her, but she is wonderful at displaying n00b-like qualities. She impersonated staff members, made an account and a pack that bashed Karlos, and still does her fair share of bitching. In fact, she had the nerve to call somebody ELSE a rude name, which earned her (and Meikaji, her older, sophisticated sister) a mute. Raichu did so many n00b-like acts that as her punishment, her custom's Equipment View is the old one, and therefore the Equipment doesn't fit properly. I'm not just being mean, either; the staff members hate her. I suppose they haven't got the heart to ban her quite yet. Or perhaps they get multiple LOLs from her constant trolling. Either way, this is an example of a true n00b. Been here from the start, been trolling from the start.

The main reason that I decided to write this article is because of instances such as being rude towards newbies on the forums. This link is the perfect example of what I mean. If you take a look at the title, it says "First Quest". The newbie stated that the Quest went fine, and there were no bugs. Scrolling down a bit, we can see our forum members' reactions towards this. The main highlight would be Stormgaze. We know that he's an absurd bastard with a cold heart, and I'm fine with members speaking their opinions, but I feel that a comment like that was strictly uncalled for. "Please don't ever come to the forums again." Really? Never come back to the forums? If you remember doing the first Quest, the text at the end states that you are supposed to go to the forums and post your opinion of how the Quest went. All the member did was bother to read what Karl's character had to say, and that is why they should never come back to the forum?

"Alright, so let's be mad at Karl instead for not updating the first quest for over a year?" Sure, why not? He never stated where to post the Quest review. Since it said "Post any bugs that you may have encountered", why not put it in the Bugs forum? As a new member I wouldn't have posted it there, but it is somewhat logical. Did Stormgaze even know that Karl no longer wants to hear what members have to say? Perhaps Karl did not feel the need to update the first Quest? Maybe we COULD have a forum for such responses, or perhaps the first Quest should be updated since it is clear that there are no Bugs, but that gives you no right to be rude towards a new member that simply followed what they were told to do. I suppose that they were supposed to automatically know that nobody posts how the first Quest went. Yeah, they've been playing for a half an hour, and they can automatically know that. Makes sense to me.

Not all newbies are n00bs. Not everybody who uses chatspeak on occasion is a n00b. On Wolf-Haven, the insult "n00b" is used far too much. Just because somebody asks something that most people know does NOT make them a n00b; it simply means that they have a question. With this article, I hope that I have taught you to be more kind towards new members and to realize that new members are not idiots. The way that somebody types does not make them a n00b. And, for the sake of giving this site a good reputation, don't be rude towards the newbies.

Wolf-Haven: Living or Dead?

Hey everybody! I've finally decided to start publishing entries on my blog, Why, you ask? For me, it's a mighty fine way for me to express my feelings without having others flame me, and I don't feel afraid to speak my mind. I know how much I enjoy reading blogs regarding Wolf-Haven, so I hope to satisfy your WH-blog-reading needs.

In my first actual blog post, we'll be discussing Wolf-Haven as it once was and as it is now. Please note that I am not to be held responsible for burning your eyes out due to this lengthy post. Enjoy!

Firstly - is Wolf-Haven really dead? ...Perhaps in the eyes of some, it is. Some view the site as "dead" because we haven't really received any new features, other than the occasional ability-to-send-Points-and-protect-them updates that we've had. In all honesty, though, do we need new content constantly? If there was more to do, perhaps not. As a higher-leveled member, I feel somewhat neglected. There are no Island quests, and there are only two Desert quests; the others take place in the Forest and Snow area. Once you're past Level 50, you've most likely completed every Quest aside from the Desert quests, and after you finish those... there's nothing else to do aside from leveling. With the Challenges gone, I've had no motivation whatsoever for leveling. Plus, the x10 XP really screwed everybody up; you can't get onto the Top 5 without 40 million XP, which would literally take months to earn.

That raises another question, though; can't we just get rid of SunsetGuardian, Blaze-Moon, and Coren_Venom? We have proof that Coren_Venom used a bot to level, so why has nothing been done about it? Why should SunsetGuardian keep her XP when it was removed once, but only brought back due to the time warp? It raises so many questions that have so many different answers. SunsetGuardian has made it more than clear that she no longer wishes to play on Wolf-Haven. If she doesn't want to play, why would she want to keep her XP? Kasac and Zanna have told me numerous times that she worked for her XP and therefore should keep it. But, she doesn't WANT her XP. She WANTED to be banned. If she wanted to be banned, I really don't think that she cares whether or not she earned her XP and whether or not she has a Top 5 place.

If our SunsetGuardian problem was eliminated, like back in February, the Top 5 would be more achievable. Dangerous would have the #5 slot, and he only has around 20 million XP; that is much more reasonable, yes? Then, why is it that SunsetGuardian's XP is remaining? Perhaps it's because people like Zanna and Kas freaked out when this happened, or perhaps Karl simply doesn't have the time. According to Zanna, so many people flamed Karl for it that he brought the site back in time and gave back their XP. I don't know how accurate a banned member's information is, but you never know. Either way, it doesn't make sense to flame Karl for it. If you knew the whole story, it would make sense to simply remove her XP.

Maybe about... a month ago? I had a very lengthy discussion with Coren_Venom regarding something that he had on his profile. If you were unsure of what happened to SunsetGuardian, I'll keep it short and sweet for you.

Coren_Venom and Sunset share the same IP address. Sheri attacked Coren a lot, so he put a message on his profile saying that he gave a trophy to Sheri for being the most annoying wolf on here. We reported it, which earned Coren a mute. Since mutes are based on IP and not account, SunsetGuardian and her accounts were muted. I suppose that Coren never had the decency to say anything, because Sunset thought that the staff muted her for no reason. She was enraged about this, so she flamed the staff and quit Wolf-Haven. Nobody believed her until her Last Online status would say "2 weeks ago."

So, yes, I suppose that Sheri and I are the ones who made SunsetGuardian quit. Yay for chain reactions.

We already have a problem here. Coren, I don't know if you're Sunset's brother/mother/niece/cousin, but why didn't you tell Sunset that you got her muted? You caused the whole of Wolf-Haven to nearly die because you couldn't admit to your family member that you had her messaging system and forums revoked for a while? You... have issues.

Congratulations... you've managed to get me sidetracked! Alright, where were we? Oh, yes; dead Wolf-Haven. People think it's dead because we aren't getting any new content. Seriously? You are 2 against 11,000 here. Our Users Online list does not look any less full than it usually is. Lower-leveled members are still leveling, the forums are plentiful, and my Inbox is about to explode. How are we dead, exactly? Is Karlos supposed to grow new features from his fingers, break them off, and add them immediately?

Now, the main reason for the lack of leveling is, indeed, the x10 XP. Karl did not give it to us for it to be abused; he gave it to us so that we could re-gain what we lost. The people who went from Pup to Legend make me sick, because that isn't what the extra XP was intended for. Saying that I didn't gain more than I lost makes me proud, and I don't see how a Legend who got that way in one day can be proud.

Anyways... you're probably thinking, "How in the world does extra XP make us inactive?" Quite frankly, none of the higher-leveled members are leveling anymore. Though one of the best motivations for me was the Challenge feature, something else that inclined me to level was the fact that I could get to the Top 5 and that having an Exalted or Legend rank was something special. Now, everybody is an Elder+, and the ranks lost their sentimental value. Perhaps if new ranks were added, this would change things, but 18 million XP is already hard enough to achieve. Many people don't even make it that far, though; you only need 11 million XP to have the Legend title. Since the Top 5 is now out of the question and every feature is available once you reach Exalted, there's no reason to level past that. You have the title, and nobody can see your level or rank unless you tell them. Again, we need more features for higher-leveled members. Perhaps a special Honour for those who reach Level 80? Perhaps some new Map for those who complete their account? I just want something new to do.

While I do not support the fact that Karl is growing quite inactive, in his defense, he is coding v1.2, which DOES NOT require him to actually be online. Coding takes place in special programs (like an advanced Microsoft Word), so you wouldn't actually know if he's on his computer or not; he simply isn't on Wolf-Haven. He lurks on his side accounts, too. Perhaps a daily check-in would be nice, but don't say that Karl isn't doing anything until you actually know. Take a look at his Twitter; it seems that he's doing a lot.

Also, stop expecting new features in v1.2, as we are not actually getting any. Things such as the new attack system (that none of us actually asked for; just saying...) are not new; they are recodes. You could consider them new content, but theoretically, they aren't. I do consider it a new feature, due to what has been added, but it really isn't one. Even so, I don't see why it was added. We've wanted the ability to be able to search the forums, yet Karl codes things that most of us don't even want. Seriously, why would I want to go through an entire Pokemon battle instead of clicking one button? Plus, I'm pretty sure it isn't automated - this means that you cannot attack people who never log on, because if you don't one-hit them, you'd have to wait for them to hit you... which would be never. So, we'd need some sort of time-out thing. Battles such as these can happen quickly if you're good at them, but whether or not the PvP gains are raised and the Honours are lowered, nobody actually wants this feature. Nobody suggested it, and there are so many complaints on Karl's YouTube channel that it isn't even funny. Perhaps if Karl coded things that we wanted instead of things that are going to make us pack our bags and reside to Neopets, we would flourish. This is a wolf game, not a Pokemon game. While I do respect Karl dearly, I feel that he should ask our opinion on things like these. If this was here before we all joined, we'd probably love it, but it wasn't.

However, I do think that the new attack system has the potential to become better than what we have. At least Defence will be used now, and it will add more of a challenge to PvP. How challenging is it to click somebody's Attack button? With different moves, you'll have to be tactful and use your wolf-like brains. I think it will be pretty fun.

Nobody asked for the new navigation, either. I like them, but we didn't need them. Karl has already stated that v1.2 is for making his coding life easier and making some features better/removing glitches, and that v1.3 is strictly for design. I appreciate having them, but it's a bit contradicting. xD

That's all for now! :3 I'll add anything else in my next entry.