The Great Halt

Unfortunately, Wolf-Haven has come to the point in its life where everything you could think of is going on behind-the-scenes whereas the actual game is quiet in comparison. With v1.3 well under way, everyone has been pretty busy. I can't say much about it, but I CAN say that you all are going to love what's coming! Waiting will certainly pay off.

I'd like to welcome Sheri to the moderating team! Sheri has been around longer than I have and, quite frankly, I would have been upset if she never got this promotion. She's dealt with a persistent rainbow mate for over a year and she's one of the most active and friendly people that I know. If you catch her in the Chatbox, give her a kind word. Getting used to the position can be tricky at first, but I have faith in this fluffy winged wolf. Good luck, Sheri!

Speaking of Sheri, I'm sure you've seen her blog before. It seems that another blog has sprung up as well! This one's by Loopy, and it's called A Mongrel's Den. You can visit it by clicking [here]! Loopy's a great writer and the website also has some helpful information about WH on it. And while we're on the subject of helpful WH sites, Phlox's guide is active again. You can check it out by clicking [here]. I made a guide, but then I realized that I am far too lazy to maintain one. xD Let's hope that Phlox doesn't follow my pawsteps. This guide already has a lot of helpful information, and I can see that it will grow very quickly.

So, what's up with WH? It seems that the gameplay is dead right now. That doesn't mean that WH is dead, it just means that there's nothing new to do at the moment. Account selling and roleplaying has taken over, and account trading is all the rage right now. I really don't like this fad. For one, it's nearly impossible to keep track of everybody, and secondly, I hate changing the same account's username, email, and password 3 times a week. It's not that I don't love what I do, I just don't like to do it for the same account because someone wants to resell it right after they bought it. I would take advantage of these high level account sales while you still can; once v1.3 is released, I doubt that you're going to want a level 20 account with a pretty custom over a level 60 account. Even so, like many others have stated, where's the personal feel of accomplishment when you buy an account? You don't have any accomplishment because you didn't work for what you bought. I have earned all of my XP by myself, and I am very proud of what I have done. I wouldn't feel the same if I had bought my XP.

And honestly, these completely edited customs annoy me as well. They're beautiful, but they look terrible on the Users Online page. The whole page is a mess with these completely edited emotes next to the regular ones. Remember when shading wasn't allowed on emotes? I miss the uniformity of WH. The edited customs are great, but they're not the Wolf-Haven that I was obsessed with two years ago. Hopefully this custom craze is just something to compensate for the boredom, and I really hope that it all ends with v1.3. There will be many better things to do!

On a higher note, I've been leveling lately and I think that some other users have been as well. I recently got into an XP race with Azure, which has really motivated me to hunt on the Map. Plus, I still have a PvA Honor to get; I'm not even at 50k yet! I also... err... bought an account. xD Im going to keep this one secret, though. I only have 3 active accounts now, which I feel is a good limit for me. I don't really have an interest in roleplaying anymore, so there's no point in having a bunch of accounts.

I think that I'll bring this blog post to an end now. Keep an eye out for updates on Wolf-Haven!