Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Leapity Leap
Just wanted to say Happy Leap Day to everyone! It's the first February 29th for Wolf-Haven. Cool, huh? ^_^
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Resurrection of Karlos
So, this incredibly weird thing happened to me the other day...
I had a dream about Wolf-Haven for some reason. I found this a bit odd, since I haven't been as active as I could be and Wolf-Haven isn't exactly the last thing on my mind at nighttime. The dream was kind of short and vague, but I remember that in the dream, Karlos had come back to Wolf-Haven and surprised us all with v1.4. Not v1.3, but v1.4. Now, the significance in this is that Karlos has hinted in the past that Wolf-Haven is 'still in beta' and won't be 'released' until v1.4. Oh, the irony!
And then, the next day... would you look at that, Karlos comes online and then gives a new feature to the pack alphas. Now that's what I call coincidental (if only all of my good dreams came true :c). If you aren't a pack alpha, you may not have noticed the new feature because it isn't available to you. Basically, when you defeat a creature on the Map, you gain the XP from it, and then an additional 1/4 of that XP is sent to the pack's XP pool. When a certain amount of pack XP is reached, pack alphas can use this nonexistent XP to buy Attack stat upgrades, Defence stat upgrades, or overall XP gain upgrades. The upgrades work in percentages, and every time you buy an upgrade, the percentage of that upgrade's effectiveness is increased by 1. For example, if Shimmer were to purchase the XP upgrade 10 times, we would receive an additional 10% XP for anything that we defeat on the Map. Eventually, if we bought the upgrade 100 times (which would cost 1,500,000 XP, meaning that Shimmer's members would have to earn a combined amount of 7,000,000 XP!) it would double our XP gains. On the downside, the upgrades reset monthly or weekly (Karl hasn't decided yet). This will also work for PvP in the near future; currently, the pack can only gain XP from PvA kills. Pretty cool, huh?
Along with this nice pack feature, Wolf-Haven now has an official Facebook page. Well, we've had a Facebook page for ages, but it's going to be updated more frequently now by Jekyll. If you'd like to check it out, click here. If you don't feel secure sharing your personal information, have no worries; you don't need to state your Wolf-Haven username anywhere. You could even create a Facebook for your character, like I did.
Last but not least, the staff got a special new feature for the Moderator CP. I can't tell you what it is, but we've been hoping to have this for ages and it will definitely prevent many issues with account trades and stolen/missing accounts.
Also, if you're wondering where I've been hiding... I'm learning PHP. I want to make my own website eventually, about tigers... rawr.
I had a dream about Wolf-Haven for some reason. I found this a bit odd, since I haven't been as active as I could be and Wolf-Haven isn't exactly the last thing on my mind at nighttime. The dream was kind of short and vague, but I remember that in the dream, Karlos had come back to Wolf-Haven and surprised us all with v1.4. Not v1.3, but v1.4. Now, the significance in this is that Karlos has hinted in the past that Wolf-Haven is 'still in beta' and won't be 'released' until v1.4. Oh, the irony!
And then, the next day... would you look at that, Karlos comes online and then gives a new feature to the pack alphas. Now that's what I call coincidental (if only all of my good dreams came true :c). If you aren't a pack alpha, you may not have noticed the new feature because it isn't available to you. Basically, when you defeat a creature on the Map, you gain the XP from it, and then an additional 1/4 of that XP is sent to the pack's XP pool. When a certain amount of pack XP is reached, pack alphas can use this nonexistent XP to buy Attack stat upgrades, Defence stat upgrades, or overall XP gain upgrades. The upgrades work in percentages, and every time you buy an upgrade, the percentage of that upgrade's effectiveness is increased by 1. For example, if Shimmer were to purchase the XP upgrade 10 times, we would receive an additional 10% XP for anything that we defeat on the Map. Eventually, if we bought the upgrade 100 times (which would cost 1,500,000 XP, meaning that Shimmer's members would have to earn a combined amount of 7,000,000 XP!) it would double our XP gains. On the downside, the upgrades reset monthly or weekly (Karl hasn't decided yet). This will also work for PvP in the near future; currently, the pack can only gain XP from PvA kills. Pretty cool, huh?
Along with this nice pack feature, Wolf-Haven now has an official Facebook page. Well, we've had a Facebook page for ages, but it's going to be updated more frequently now by Jekyll. If you'd like to check it out, click here. If you don't feel secure sharing your personal information, have no worries; you don't need to state your Wolf-Haven username anywhere. You could even create a Facebook for your character, like I did.
Last but not least, the staff got a special new feature for the Moderator CP. I can't tell you what it is, but we've been hoping to have this for ages and it will definitely prevent many issues with account trades and stolen/missing accounts.
Also, if you're wondering where I've been hiding... I'm learning PHP. I want to make my own website eventually, about tigers... rawr.
Monday, February 20, 2012
A Blog Entry... whaa?
Oh, hi there. Long time no see! We haven't talked in ages. Let's jump into a giant pool of things, shall we?
Where to start, where to start...? Firstly, I guess I'll admit that my blog has become an utter failure. Stormgaze was right; I actually don't have anything to write about. I could blame this mostly on the fact that I became staff. I mean, I suppose I do hold some sort of 'authority' if I can tell you not to break the rules, so my blog and opinion in its entirety would be somewhat more powerful and therefore I have to watch what I say. I can't give you any secrets, I can't tell you about what's next for Wolf-Haven since I didn't go scavenging for those deep secrets like I used to, and Wolf-Haven has had the same message on the News since May 2011.
But where are Wolf-Haven's updates? I probably know less than you do on that question; I heard about new features from Karlos (that I can't reveal, of course... dur), but then I heard nothing else and then I received word that Karl was ill...? Not sure how valid that one is. It is such a shame to see this miraculous website begin to crumble to ruins; Wolf-Haven had (and still has) so much potential, and I don't think that Karl realizes this. People LIKE Wolf-Haven, and that's why he's made thousands upon thousands of dollars from it. Don't believe me? As of the time I'm writing this, there are almost exactly 450 customs on Wolf-Haven (453 to be exact, but I'm using rounded numbers due to the fact that my math skills are absolutely horrid. Plus, I'm sure that a few customs have been handed out for free). Now, assuming that EACH member with a custom has ONLY donated 7.50 GBP, we're already at a whopping 3,375 GBP of profit for Wolf-Haven. You also have to keep in mind that many members have donated more than that; I've donated some 100 GBP myself, as have Mooneye and his side accounts, Salias, Teanna, Innocenzia, and so on. If you do the math... well, we can safely assume that Karl has earned over $5,000 in profit off of Wolf-Haven. I'm sure that the number is probably higher, but I don't want to give you a number that's overly high and absurd.
We have over 19,000 registered accounts; that's a lot of people that take interest in this website. I don't know what's not being seen, but Wolf-Haven could make it big. We still have 45 users online at any given time, and the website hasn't been updated in ages. People are still hanging around for the community and if the game had some bug fixes and actual content, it would be a complete success. I understand that Wolf-Haven isn't a top priority at all, but come on...
Aside from the community, there really is no purpose in playing Wolf-Haven for me. I have a wonderful mate for my character, I (try to) help run the #1 pack onsite, and I can beat everything on the Map that is possible to beat (I lied, Salias can beat the Roadrunner and the Camel because she's a badass). Other than one PvA honor and 9 levels, I have nothing to do in the game itself. The website has been lagging for me for months and hunting is a pain; it's not fun anymore. I'm here to do my job as a Moderator and to talk to my friends because I've mostly completed the game.
So, what's next for Wolf-Haven? I honestly have no clue. If Karlos is sick, I wish him the best in recovering and getting back to college as soon as possible, and I hope that he is enjoying his life. However, I don't think that Wolf-Haven is going to stay at its peak in popularity for much longer and if things aren't set straight soon... then I really don't know.
Where to start, where to start...? Firstly, I guess I'll admit that my blog has become an utter failure. Stormgaze was right; I actually don't have anything to write about. I could blame this mostly on the fact that I became staff. I mean, I suppose I do hold some sort of 'authority' if I can tell you not to break the rules, so my blog and opinion in its entirety would be somewhat more powerful and therefore I have to watch what I say. I can't give you any secrets, I can't tell you about what's next for Wolf-Haven since I didn't go scavenging for those deep secrets like I used to, and Wolf-Haven has had the same message on the News since May 2011.
But where are Wolf-Haven's updates? I probably know less than you do on that question; I heard about new features from Karlos (that I can't reveal, of course... dur), but then I heard nothing else and then I received word that Karl was ill...? Not sure how valid that one is. It is such a shame to see this miraculous website begin to crumble to ruins; Wolf-Haven had (and still has) so much potential, and I don't think that Karl realizes this. People LIKE Wolf-Haven, and that's why he's made thousands upon thousands of dollars from it. Don't believe me? As of the time I'm writing this, there are almost exactly 450 customs on Wolf-Haven (453 to be exact, but I'm using rounded numbers due to the fact that my math skills are absolutely horrid. Plus, I'm sure that a few customs have been handed out for free). Now, assuming that EACH member with a custom has ONLY donated 7.50 GBP, we're already at a whopping 3,375 GBP of profit for Wolf-Haven. You also have to keep in mind that many members have donated more than that; I've donated some 100 GBP myself, as have Mooneye and his side accounts, Salias, Teanna, Innocenzia, and so on. If you do the math... well, we can safely assume that Karl has earned over $5,000 in profit off of Wolf-Haven. I'm sure that the number is probably higher, but I don't want to give you a number that's overly high and absurd.
We have over 19,000 registered accounts; that's a lot of people that take interest in this website. I don't know what's not being seen, but Wolf-Haven could make it big. We still have 45 users online at any given time, and the website hasn't been updated in ages. People are still hanging around for the community and if the game had some bug fixes and actual content, it would be a complete success. I understand that Wolf-Haven isn't a top priority at all, but come on...
Aside from the community, there really is no purpose in playing Wolf-Haven for me. I have a wonderful mate for my character, I (try to) help run the #1 pack onsite, and I can beat everything on the Map that is possible to beat (I lied, Salias can beat the Roadrunner and the Camel because she's a badass). Other than one PvA honor and 9 levels, I have nothing to do in the game itself. The website has been lagging for me for months and hunting is a pain; it's not fun anymore. I'm here to do my job as a Moderator and to talk to my friends because I've mostly completed the game.
So, what's next for Wolf-Haven? I honestly have no clue. If Karlos is sick, I wish him the best in recovering and getting back to college as soon as possible, and I hope that he is enjoying his life. However, I don't think that Wolf-Haven is going to stay at its peak in popularity for much longer and if things aren't set straight soon... then I really don't know.
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