Ok, I think both sides have made their points. Please let's try staying on topic.

I really don't want to have to lock or cut my own thread 

 

Aiwendil. Glad to see you're still lurking around. Hope all is well with you. I realise that your experience gives you little faith in what I'm trying to achieve. Thank you for raising your concerns, I will take them to heart and do my best to be an exception to the rule. For clarity's sake let me reiterate what this team is attempting to do.

We are trying to gather information about what players would like to see in the game, various problems that prevent them from enjoying the game fully and then coming up with new and innovative was of dealing with the said problems. We then take the solutions directly to Talad, who will then pass it on to the team for implementation.

Now I realise that a major concern is that Talad is not going to approve anything that's not his idea. I don't believe this is the case, I think he realises that PlaneShift is in need of fresh ideas. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt.

Yes similar attempts have been made in the past and have failed. It does not necessarily mean that this is also going to fail. Give me a fair chance to prove it, please.

I've had a fantastic response thus far, thank you to everyone who applied. I will be sending replies throughout the next two days. Hopefully we can have our first official meeting at the end of this week.

Together we will make a difference.

OTR... Clearly the most obvious candidate. Though learn to follow instructions. I said PM, not reply.

Verden, for you maybe. This question is actually there for a reason, if you can't answer it, then the skunkworks department is not for you. Lesson to all, do not judge a book by its cover. I've had applicants already who have taken it as seriously as any other question, which tells me a lot more about the applicants than they realise.

[decided to get a bit creative again, since I can't log into the game for a couple of days]

Fhasha Qii, continued...

Time passed like water through a stream. Days meshed together in a blur of warmth and suspicious safety. Fhasha grew uneasy with each passing hour, passed experience has never allowed her to stay in one spot for long. She knew it was only a matter time before the kindly Enkidukai woman and her little son would be dead. Sitting in a old wooden chair at the other end of the ultic, the young boy shifted his gaze from his toys to her face. Peering deep into her mind, his expression seemed to reflect her fears. What is it about this child, surely he can't know? She had to leave, and soon.
    Outside the elements were raging. The wind was blowing strong and rain was pouring. And somewhere, not to far, a sinister man with an even more sinister purpose took cover in the hollow of a tree, smiling as he watched the entrance to the magnificent Ojaveda city.
    A chill ran down the spine of the troubled Fhasha, and all at once she tried to stand. With a wince of pain the Klyros doubled over, but remained on her feet, pushing the concerned young Enkidukai aside as he tried to get her back on the bed.
    "Ubyna tanjeth zhrre!" cried the boy in a distressed voice. Though Fhasha was fond of the child, she did not hesitate to smack him out the way when he attempted once again to stop her. The young boy fell to the ground and broke out in tears. Each droplet of salty sadness like a blade tearing through her soul.

    In the next moment Fhasha was weaving her way through the maze of Enkidukai homes, wiping the tears from her eyes as she went. Tears of physical pain and emotional regret. Finally the familiar site of Brado's Tavern came into view.
    Glancing back one last time, Fhasha allowed herself a significant moment of sorrowful reflection.
    In the one single moment her heart wrenched for a what she didn't have. And so the wind kept blowing and rain kept falling, and the boy kept crying and man... stopped smiling.

to be continued...

Lolitra, we've been friends on and off ever since I started playing. Sure we didn't RP as much as we could have but we've had our moments. Thank you for being such an inspiration to so many people, including me. You will always have a place in my heart.

Like the angry irishman said, GMs have those options available. Different text color is actually quite sensible, it'll make separating GM text from your RP a lot easier. Plus you'll know instantly that its a gm talking. I mean anyone can say "This is a GM".