Hydlaa Summer Festival III Yes, It is that time of the year again. So It's time to get the gears turning. This will be the third consecutive year of the Festival. The Summer Festival was planned from the beginning as a community event full of events. That being said, all are welcome to enter an event into the schedule centered around the City of Hydlaa. We do ask that major events are scheduled apart from each other so that they can each benefit from player participation. Smaller events should be scheduled around and/or connected to the larger events to generate the best participation for them. Some events that get scheduled may over lap due to unforeseen reason so by flexible with that if you decide to plan an event for the Festival.
First I will add some links here for the last two Summer Festivals so that you can see how they were set up and how the events that were held were set up.
Hydlaa Summer Festival 2008
http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=32612.0Hydlaa Summer Festival II 2009
http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=35619.0[I have to redo the galleries so I'll provide a link when that is ready]
Second, With the relation of the PS Calendar to RL calendar we may want to reconsider changing the name of the Festival. It will still be the summer Festival just by a different name.
That info you can find here
http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=37468.0and here
http://planeshift.ezpcusa.com/pswiki/index.php?title=Yliakum_Calendar As far as a date I am looking at the last weekend in
August 27-29, 2010 which falls into the PS month of
Quintahl This will put the Summer Festival at or near the begining of that month every yea. Give or take a few days. By coordinating it in this manner we can set it up as a regular event each year around the same time period. So that should give us a IC name for the Festival
The Hydlaan Quintahl Festival (How does that grab ya?)
Quintahl as I am understanding it is very similar to the end of August or mid September period anyway so that fits well.
A summer Festival, mainly the larger ones are held at the end of the summer. This allows for some early crops or seasonal crops to be harvested for use during the festivities. It is also the best time to hold a Festival before the summer's traveler's, merchants, farmers, Hunter.s Miners, begin their journeys back to their home regions to prepare for the seasons harvest and to prepare for the upcoming winter. Sales are popular as Merchants tent to want to sell off as much of their wares before the winter, and the tradespeople look for items that they will need and may be hard to find in later months.
Hydlla being the center city is ideal for holding the main Summer Festival. As well as has all the facilities necessary in which to hold a Festival of this size. The city's Plaza offers a great turntable in which to stage several small events in regard to each being easy to navigate to from the other. So even a new arrival to this large city can basically find their way around from this junction.
During a Festival there is usually a Planned market place and time in which the majority of Merchants and Crafters can display and sell their wares. Being a Festival however, allows them or anyone interested to set up shop at almost anytime of the day in or around the scheduled events of the Festival. Street Venders are common place. Selling Bread, Pies, sweets of all kinds. Beverages of all sorts as well. Shell games, raffles and games of chance surface to provide entertainment at a cost, often mostly to the players of such games. Knowing this first hand often does not discourage a person from participating regardless of their chances of success.
[Wanted to get a minor background in here for newer players]
If you think of a better name let me know.
THIRDLY! This is a biggy. I need a Tournament to plan the weekend around. I have heard rumors of one in the works. That is about all I know of that. I do not know the intended time period or date if that Tournament is in the works.. If anyone can provide me with any information about that I would appreciate it. Then we can see if we can somehow coordinate it into the Festival. If it is only a rumor then I need to find a interested guild, Alliance, and/or groups that may be interested in holding a large tournament for the Festival this year. One that is not interest in mainly holding one to generate a profit from the event. The CoD has in the past offered to add to the purse of winnings and will again do so this year. Other financial sponsors can be obtained for little more then a mention of their Organization for a donation to the winning purse. {This is a optional suggestion as many that hold Tournament Events like to take that responsibility themselves as a matter of pride and Honor]
What I would like to see, and this is just me talking.
Either points or elimination.
A tournament of daggers, swords, staves. no armor. Moderate entree fee.. This allows a larger volume of participants. Better fighters won't really have much issue with this, Though this is a chance of luck not going their way.
Another is of course for heavies only. Heavy armor, weapons of choice. I am not sure with the current player base if this can generate the participation that the first suggestion will.Taking that to thought it could probably be held directly following the first.
This is up for discussion, and the decision left to the party that wishes to undertake the sponsorship of the event. IF one or more party is interested then maybe something can be worked out so that a joint effort can worked out for the best.
Okay what else do we have of interest?
Religion.
There are two religions based in the city of Hydlaa One of course is Laanx, Which is housed in the big red Tower you can't really miss. The other is Xiosia, which you can miss if you never been to the garden. So Ceremonies can be planned with these religions in mind. Not to say that the others should not be. I am just saying that since these two have roots in Hydlla, I would think that they would want to use that to their advantage and/or to their interest.
Edited this partAlumni:
This has been a discussion in several threads and often written off as a useless idea. As things are changing.I can't actually agree with that and here is why.
This is the recurring event thread. Not Reoccurring mind you , but it is a step in that direction for the future. Whether or not it leads that far we will have to wait and see
http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=37359.0 My thoughts are that if we extended the Summer Festival from the weekend of the main events to the prior Monday to as the official start of the Festival week. We could use that whole week as an Alumni week. So, in this case for this year it would look something like this
Example:
Monday 23 August - Laanx Feast in the temple grounds
Tuesday 24 August - Party at Kada-Ells
Wednesday 25 August - Mini Market near Harnsquist
Thursday 26 August - Xiosia Ceremony at the Garden
Friday 27 August - Entertainment at the RCD
Saturday 28 August - Festival Events
Sunday 29 August - Festival Events
Weekday events do not need to be major, just sometime to offer some entertainment.That goes with the people involves with the events. What i am saying if we can somehow set a week aside each year around the third week of August it leaves a known point fora reunion or Alumni gathering. Granted that many that have we can not get a hold of. But, there are some that we can, and it is up to them if they want to stop by and say hello. This is not necessarily aimed at them as much as those that play now. If we can establish a reoccurring time period some may come by. I have discussed with other CoD members of a contact to past members for a reunion. One day is an impossibility, but a week is not so bad to try to catch someone. It is always nice to see an old name you know pop in to say hello and have a look around , even if they don't stay. Anyway it is a workable suggestion. The difficult thing is the contacting and hopes that they get it, and want to stop by.
Okay enough of that.
Hmm?
As in the past I am willing to run the schedule for the Summer Festival and help to Coordinate and assist in the planning and holding of events. I am also willing to do most of the promotional 's for it. I will Plan some back up events, and some pockets fixes.
For the record. All past events were done by several people in-game and out.
So for this year I need some volunteers to work with me in supporting events behind the scenes What we provide is support and backup to anyone or group that holds an event. Due to timezones, missed communications. and RL situations an event may stumble. Not often but it happens. I have a good support group that helps,. However new faces are needed and it's a great way to learn from each other. What we try to do is to take turns participating in events, because that is a long weekend. we try to stay informed as to what the event is about. If for some reason one or more of the holding sponsors cannot make it in-game we can offer our assistance under their instructions. Or in a rare case scenario where no one shows up we hold the events ourselves until they show or replace it with a backup plan. Basically we become the backup, backup plan of the event or in this case the weekend.Most of the time it is not necessary and we participate it the event.
[For some of the newer players considering doing an event anytime. Many older players will offer their support in one way or anther, or you can always ask here]
